Tag: networks

• Andreessen Horowitz Is Blowing Up The Venture Capital Model (Again)

  April 2, 2019

  This story appears in the April 30, 2019 issue of Forbes Magazine. Subscribe merging from the financial crisis in 2009, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz laid out their campaign to… more ›

• The Chinese takeover of Indian app ecosystem

  April 1, 2019

  For those trying to make sense of the Chinese dominance of the Indian app ecosystem, these are familiar statements. Yet, until about a year or a little more ago, these… more ›

• A complete guide to cryptocurrency after the crash

  February 12, 2019

  If one person embodies the unbridled audacity and optimism of bitcoin investors, it’s Didi Taihuttu. https://qz.com/1546591/a-complete-guide-to-cryptocurrency-after-the-crash/ more ›

• What comes after open source?

  February 11, 2019

  This post explores the differences between software tools and services; how the stateful nature of software services led them to be closed; and posits how crypto networks can catalyze a… more ›

• 5G Unplugged

  February 5, 2019

  The advent of the mobile internet has massively accelerated the information revolution brewing since the start of the 20th century; the impact on civilization is staggering. https://medium.com/@sergesapiens/5g-unplugged-6cda0f078419 more ›

• Does Journalism Have a Future?

  January 22, 2019

  The wood-panelled tailgate of the 1972 Oldsmobile station wagon dangled open like a broken jaw, making a wobbly bench on which four kids could sit, eight legs swinging. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/28/does-journalism-have-a-future more ›

• Report: The Diminishing Marginal Value of Aesthetics

  January 3, 2019

  Cultural production is typically ignored by economists and technology writers. At best it is only addressed within the context of various media verticals: film, music, news, and so on. https://subpixel.space/entries/diminishing-marginal-aesthetic-value/ more ›

• 16 Ways to Measure Network Effects

  December 18, 2018

  16 Ways to Measure Network Effects Network effects are one of the most important dynamics in software and marketplace businesses. But they’re often spoken of in a binary way: either… more ›

• new-aesthetic: Malcolm Harris on Glitch…

  May 1, 2018

  new-aesthetic: Malcolm Harris on Glitch Capitalism and AI Logic In the stories of algorithms gone haywire, the glitches prompt programmers to reassess what they really want from their programs, and… more ›

• The ultimate, 2000-word, plain English guide to…

  August 10, 2017

  The ultimate, 2000-word, plain English guide to Ethereum » Although ‘Bitcoin’ and ‘Ethereum’ are terms that are often paired together, the reality is that they are vastly different. The only thing… more ›