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May
09

Play-to-earn ≠ pay-to-win (+new pod)

Blockchain offers some very interesting enhancements to video games. Even if you operate your own game servers in the traditional,
2 min read
May
06

Don't talk about blockchain

If you run a business with existing customers, adding blockchain-powered experiences to your apps is a mine field. Just because
1 min read
May
04

The Innovator's Dilemma: why web2 companies will fail

When possible, it's a better use of our collective time and money to bring web2 companies along into
1 min read
May
03

NFT Event Tickets

I write a lot about the principle of accessible dApps, but rarely get into specific examples. So, let's
1 min read
May
02

Web2 companies NGMI? (new pod)

There's a common opinion in web3 culture that people who are skeptical about blockchain are "not gonna
1 min read
Apr
30

Free ≠ non-profit

How do you make money when your dApp is free to use? How do you pay your users? Businesses built
1 min read
Apr
28

Pay your community

If you decide to decompose a traditional business model into a dApp, then you need to solve the problem of
1 min read
Apr
28

Which came first... the App or the dApp?

This week on the podcast: an interview with Lyndon Oh (CEO of Ozone). There are a lot of great takeaways
1 min read
Apr
26

Help me I'm decomposing!

Traditional businesses provide products and services to customers. The core of businesses built on blockchain doesn't work this
1 min read
Apr
25

Front running (sucks)

Last week, I wrote about MEV and flash loans. If you have a lot of money in crypto to begin
1 min read