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My name is Patrick Rivera and I'm a software engineer, writer, and investor. I currently work at Mirror, a crypto protocol helping creators and communities build businesses. Alternatively, it's like if Kickstarter, Patreon, and Substack had a crypto baby. That's Mirror.

Over the past few months, we've shipped:

• A decentralized publishing protocol
• Tokenized crowdfunding
• NFT auctions
• NFT editions
• On-chain revenue splits
• A tokenized referral program

We've worked with filmmakers, writers, open source projects, musicians, grant giving DAOs, party DAOs, and more.

Previously, I was a growth engineer at Instacart and a lead growth engineer at a DeFi startup called Dharma.

In my free time, I write about the intersection of crypto, creators, and communities.

Here are some of my most popular posts:

• A Presentation on Crypto Fundamentals and NFTs
• Come for the Creator, Stay for the Economy
• Designing Internet-Native Economies: A Guide to Crypto Tokens (A16Z Future)
• Tips for Creators Getting Into Crypto
• Crypto-native Newsletter Businesses
• The Emerging Internet Renaissance (an interview done by a friend)
• Internet Renaissance Vibez

Say hi on Twitter or email me at patrick.x.rivera@gmail.com.

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