Note: this post is a result of thinking about how traditional finance and tech analogies apply to the realm of blockchains, and realizing most of the...
Two main types of reasoning are reasoning by analogy and reasoning from first-principles.Reasoning by analogy involves thinking about prior experienc...
Delayed gratification is a sign of civilizationExistence doesn't require perfection, so imperfection doesn't imply a need for non-existence...
Excellent book. Men and Rubber was originally published in 1926 by Harvey Firestone, a founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Amazon page.Top ...
Does a crypto project still make sense if all crypto falls in price by more than 90%?Passing the litmus test doesn’t guarantee a project will succeed...
Hamilton Helmer’s 7 Powers provides a framework for how to think about persistent sources of competitive advantage.It is easy to take the framework a...
Marketplaces are places where people gather to trade. In ancient times, marketplaces were physical locations where traders met to exchange valuable g...
In The Known World, Edward Jones explores the world of Manchester Country, a county in the South of the US that is built upon the ideals of slavery. ...
An “airdrop” is a distribution of crypto tokens for free (Pruden and Chokshi 2021). Airdrops are a popular method to distribute tokens to users who i...
In To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf explores darkness, an elusive and mysterious component of every living human being. Oftentimes, the greatest joy...