PinnedPublished inLunar VenturesBehavioral Crypto-Economics: The challenge and promise of blockchain incentive designBitcoin aligns the incentives of computers. Modern blockchain systems incentivize humans using the same principles. Will this work?Mar 16, 201813Mar 16, 201813
Tips for First Meetings Between Founders and VCs“It’s not a Pitch — it’s a Conversation”, and other mental models to help Startup Founders and VCs get started on the best foot.Jun 25Jun 25
Published inLunar VenturesBitcoin is not a Battery — it is a SinkIn a recent blogpost, Nick Grossman explains how Bitcoin acts as a battery — moving electricity across time and space, from where it can…Mar 23, 20218Mar 23, 20218
How to get a quick primer on Information TheoryI was helping a colleague get up to speed about Information Theory. I realized this might be of general interest, so I’m posting it here…Aug 29, 2020Aug 29, 2020
Published inLunar VenturesMutable: Building the Low-Latency CloudOr: Bring Back Mainframes!Jan 10, 2020Jan 10, 2020
The Case Against PanelsIf you’re organizing a conference or meetup, we’d like to humbly propose the following: a panel for your event is probably not the way to…Feb 17, 20191Feb 17, 20191
Published inLunar VenturesEarly-stage Crypto Investors Must Evaluate “Token Risk”Token Risk is the risk that the company will succeed but the token will fail. We introduce and analyze this type of risk.Dec 2, 2018Dec 2, 2018