Thoughts from MC10

January 2, 2023

The 4 good things about building a crypto-firm in a bear market

2022 was a crazy time and we likely entered a multi-year bear market. If you are working on a crypto start-up, this is the best moment for you to double down on building.

December 27, 2022

11 traits of my personality I want to strengthen in the next 10 years

For the next ten years, I want to develop techniques to improve across eleven dimensions.

#personal

December 19, 2022

The agile moment of crypto

Crypto is at its “agile moment” right now. We are fast approaching the point of transition from a niche solution used by a few insiders to a mainstream one that can grow larger in various unpredictable ways.

#web3

December 7, 2022

How to counter the illusion of progress

In life and in business, it’s hard to know how to direct your efforts to make progress. While certain activities are obviously a waste of time, some others are very good at hiding.

#business building#productivity

December 5, 2022

A view on token economies

Shermin Voshmgir, author of Token Economy, writes:If we assume that the WWW revolutionized information, and that the Web2 revolutionized interactions, the Web3 has the potential to revolutionize agreements and value exchange. The Web3 changes the data structures in the backend of the Internet, intro...

#web3#tokens

November 29, 2022

The art of making mistakes

In life, business and web3 making mistakes leads to learning. This process doesn’t happen by magic: it is important to acknowledge the mistakes we make, reflect on the lessons we learned and move on rapidly.

#productivity#business building

November 22, 2022

Are NFTs just dead overpriced JPEGs?

NFTs trading volumes slumped and their popularity drastically decreased. However, the technology offers compelling use cases for future development and its applicability is being tested across many industries.

#web3#nft

November 10, 2022

Come back to reality

We had some interesting last few months: thousands of layoffs (Twitter, Facebook, Stripe, etc), crypto exchanges that went to hell (FTX), companies that tanked on the stock market (Tesla, Twilio, Atlassian, etc) and mega-funds that lost billions (Tiger, Sequoia, etc). A swift comeback to reality wil

October 25, 2022

The problem with problems

When thinking of a challenge we or our business are facing, we are often not rigorous enough in defining the problem we are set to resolve and we do not articulate clearly enough why this is an important thing to do.

#strategy

October 16, 2022

How do established businesses pursue opportunities for value creation in web3?

Web3 is the technology trend that is shaking the 2020s. How can businesses navigate this tectonic shift, capture value, establish new business models and defend them?

#web3 consulting#strategy