
The Decline of Media and the Rise of Networks
The collapse of corporate journalism is evident and accelerating rapidly.The question that remains is: what will fill this void?For me, i...

The Decline of Media and the Rise of Networks
The collapse of corporate journalism is evident and accelerating rapidly.The question that remains is: what will fill this void?For me, i...

The Unavoidable Politics of Tech
The X Block, Fragile Freedoms, and Why Founders Must Step Up

The Unavoidable Politics of Tech
The X Block, Fragile Freedoms, and Why Founders Must Step Up


Governance Leapfrogging
The opportunity of emerging economies


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The Most Impactful Startup Society In The World
The Brazilian organization Gerando Falcões, led by Eduardo Lyra, is one of the most innovative and promising startup societies in the world, even wit...

The Most Impactful Startup Society In The World
The Brazilian organization Gerando Falcões, led by Eduardo Lyra, is one of the most innovative and promising startup societies in the world, even wit...

The Most Impactful Startup Society In The World
The Brazilian organization Gerando Falcões, led by Eduardo Lyra, is one of the most innovative and promising startup societies in the world, even without self-identifying as such. You may have never heard of them before but they are poised to become one of the most impactful social organizations in the world and potentially the first Brazilian Network State in the coming decades.Breaking down walls and building bridgesGerando Falcões is an innovative and fast-growing social organization that ...

The Most Impactful Startup Society In The World
The Brazilian organization Gerando Falcões, led by Eduardo Lyra, is one of the most innovative and promising startup societies in the world, even without self-identifying as such. You may have never heard of them before but they are poised to become one of the most impactful social organizations in the world and potentially the first Brazilian Network State in the coming decades.Breaking down walls and building bridgesGerando Falcões is an innovative and fast-growing social organization that ...

Go-To-Society Strategy - And Why Network States do Need a Founder
Special thanks to Madhuri for feedback and review. If you’ve liked this content, consider collecting it to support my work.Building something meaningful, innovative, and disruptive from scratch - whether it's a company, a network, or a currency - is a hard endeavor that demands strong and visionary leadership. And a new country, of course, wouldn’t be different. By no means implies that society will be governed forever by a single person without any checks and balances, as some critics h...

Go-To-Society Strategy - And Why Network States do Need a Founder
Special thanks to Madhuri for feedback and review. If you’ve liked this content, consider collecting it to support my work.Building something meaningful, innovative, and disruptive from scratch - whether it's a company, a network, or a currency - is a hard endeavor that demands strong and visionary leadership. And a new country, of course, wouldn’t be different. By no means implies that society will be governed forever by a single person without any checks and balances, as some critics h...

Maybe Crypto Shouldn't Be Invisible, After all
I'm seeing a lot of these types of statements: 'Crypto' needs to be transparent in order to Web3 reach the mainstream. Facebook doesn't talk about python or MySQL databases on their landing pages People don’t care about private keys, networks, or blockchains. They just want the value provided by the app. and so on. This is partially true but is important to pay attention to some caveats. Yes, if you are selling a product and your pitch is a bunch of infrastructure technolo...

Maybe Crypto Shouldn't Be Invisible, After all
I'm seeing a lot of these types of statements: 'Crypto' needs to be transparent in order to Web3 reach the mainstream. Facebook doesn't talk about python or MySQL databases on their landing pages People don’t care about private keys, networks, or blockchains. They just want the value provided by the app. and so on. This is partially true but is important to pay attention to some caveats. Yes, if you are selling a product and your pitch is a bunch of infrastructure technolo...

Collecting As A Social Feature
Soon you will digitally be collecting everything, from art, posts, lessons, articles, pictures, memes, events, and tests, to books, movie scenes, tickets, music, and many more. This is a deep shift in how society's culture works. It’s one more step towards a more digital native culture. In the same way that Social Media has changed everything we've known about relationships, from how we meet new people (apps) to how we flirt (chats, likes, reactions) to how people cheat, NFTs will p...

Collecting As A Social Feature
Soon you will digitally be collecting everything, from art, posts, lessons, articles, pictures, memes, events, and tests, to books, movie scenes, tickets, music, and many more. This is a deep shift in how society's culture works. It’s one more step towards a more digital native culture. In the same way that Social Media has changed everything we've known about relationships, from how we meet new people (apps) to how we flirt (chats, likes, reactions) to how people cheat, NFTs will p...

A Complete Guide to DAOs - what it is, tools, and how to create
Bob loves music, follows several local bands, goes to its shows, shares its music on social media, and sometimes even helps with some business connections. He is more than a simple fan. He has been collaborating with each of these bands, and with the city’s musical/cultural local economy since the beginning. Bob is passionately helping to build this ecosystem. One day one of the local bands’ songs goes viral. The band stands out, becomes famous, closes presentation deals, and gets very rich. ...

A Complete Guide to DAOs - what it is, tools, and how to create
Bob loves music, follows several local bands, goes to its shows, shares its music on social media, and sometimes even helps with some business connections. He is more than a simple fan. He has been collaborating with each of these bands, and with the city’s musical/cultural local economy since the beginning. Bob is passionately helping to build this ecosystem. One day one of the local bands’ songs goes viral. The band stands out, becomes famous, closes presentation deals, and gets very rich. ...