India is exploding as a hub for innovation. These days, it seems more common to hear Unicorn announcements out of Bangalore than out of San Francisco. The numbers back up the feeling. Unicorn announcements in India have literally 10x’d. In 2021, India had 44 new unicorn announcements. Only 37 companies had hit that mark in […]
From the New York Times and Wired to Allure and Vox, everyone seems to be writing about digital fashion. For gamers like myself and our collaborators for the week at Master the Meta, this is a bit of a head-scratcher. Cosmetics have existed in games for over 20 years. So, the question of the day […]
50 thousand favorites of a Tweet is not a normal thing. While crypto bears are everywhere, Stephen Diehl has become the standard bearer for the position. His threads are written with the wit of David Foster Wallace and the techno-philosophical prose of Michael Crichton. And, boy, do they perform. With Twitter’s average engagement rate of […]
If you had to pick a single cryptocurrency to highlight blockchain innovation in 2021, Solana would be it. The $SOL token has gone from a market cap of $490 million on January 1st to $53 billion on December 11th. Year to date, it has more than 100x’d. It went from one of the thousands of […]
They Said, “Let’s Buy the Constitution” It was the auction featured on newscasts around the world. A copy – yes a copy, not the original document – of the US constitution was going up for sale. As far as utility to the world, the value of the document was as a historical artifact and collector’s […]
Why Microsoft is a Better Bet to Win the Metaverse than Facebook The Quieter Announcement It was the name change heard round the world. When trillion-dollar Facebook announced its intent to rename itself to Meta, suddenly interest in the metaverse exploded. Aided by a strong media tour from Mark Zuckerberg through tech’s foremost influencers – […]
12 lessons on building for web3 from crypto’s #1 DEX Uniswap is, in my opinion, the most interesting company in decentralized finance (DeFi). Already the leading decentralized exchange (DEX) by market share last year, it survived the infamous SushiSwap “vampire attack,” and has continued to release noteworthy product innovations since, including becoming a decentralized autonomous […]
Today, an all star consortium of investors announced a $100M fund dedicated to Solana gaming. This is a big deal. It can kickstart blockchain gaming on Solana significantly. The investors, including FTX and Lightspeed, represent the cream of the crop in crypto investing. Here are three of the top Solana gaming companies to watch. Faraway […]
Startup investing and content creation are converging Packy McCormick rose from 0 to 80K subscribers and buzzy venture capitalist (VC) with an $8M fund in less than two years. We reviewed his story a few weeks ago. In any generation but this one, his story would be insane. That is because Packy’s story is not […]
Decentralized Finance Applications’ Killer Interface: the Metaverse NFTs. Metaverse. DeFi. 🤦 Not more buzzwords… I get the reaction. The title can read like hyperbole salad. But, I want to argue these three technology trends are real. And matter. And what most analysts miss is – they increasingly look to be connected. After working in gaming […]