Jason Rosenthal pfp

Jason Rosenthal

@jasonr

72 Following
865 Followers
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
5/ Coming up this week, we’ll be joined by the incomparable Arianna Simpson to deconstruct the art and science of startup fundraising. Can’t wait!
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
4/ At the end of the day, a fireside chat with LayerZero co-founder and CEO @primordialaa brought it all home. He covered everything from his career as a professional poker player to his playbook for building and scaling LayerZero. @samgreen summed it up well: https://x.com/0xsamgreen/status/1917430038955450747?s=46&t=PnBRgKK5va1REYWasaHVoQ
1 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
3/ In the afternoon, @a16zcrypto Security Engineer Matt Gleason cold-called CSX founders and challenged them to diagnose and respond to a series of bone chilling security threats. Matt shared three critical questions to ask when you realize you’ve been hacked: 1) How can I determine what’s been compromised? 2) Can I recover the set of compromised systems/devices? 3) What do I need to do in order to prevent the same thing from happening again in the future?
1 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
2/ A few of my favorite gems from @eddylazzarin’s morning talk: - “I’m counting on all of you to interrupt me and ask good questions because if you don’t, I’m going to interrupt myself and ask them for you.” - “Incentivizing the demand side of your network is like putting a gun to your head and playing Russian Roulette.” - “Achieving Product-Market-Fit after you launch a token is incredibly tough. Find PMF before you launch your token.”
1 reply
1 recast
4 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
1/ Designing an effective token business model is one of the most important and least well understood aspects of building in crypto. Key to success is ensuring that the business model design aligns with and amplifies a product or protocol’s network effects and core user experience. @a16zcrypto CTO, @eddy demystified this process at CSX last week with a no holds barred deep dive on Tokencraft.
1 reply
2 recasts
11 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
This simple, practical, easy to follow guide for how to keep you and your family safe from @a16zcrypto's head of security, Carl Angnelli is one of the highest leverage reads of the week. Carl's knowledge on this topic has completely rewired how I think about safety and security at home and on the road. Check it out!
1 reply
0 recast
4 reactions
Miles Jennings pfp
Miles Jennings
@milesjennings
The SEC’s 2021 token safe harbor proposal introduced control-based decentralization. Today, we proposed steps to bolster it—enabling progressive decentralization while preventing get-rich-quick schemes. Key Premise: Expand market access as risks of info asymmetries decline.
2 replies
4 recasts
25 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
5/ Coming up in Week 4, @eddy will be tackling one of the most eagerly anticipated CSX topics: Tokencraft. Let’s do this! https://warpcast.com/eddy/0x45aab92b
0 reply
0 recast
4 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
4/ On Wednesday, @cdixon.eth delivered a masterclass on the past, present and future of Web3. Chris has a unique ability to synthesize complex, disparate data and trends into a cohesive framework for understanding the future. One of the many gems he shared in this conversation: “We’re clearly on a path to broader adoption of stablecoins. Imagine the kinds of applications that can be built and use cases that will be unlocked when developers have easy access to cheap, fast and digitally native payments.”
1 reply
0 recast
5 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
3/ At the Infrastructure Expo in the afternoon, @a16zcrypto CSX founders had the opportunity to talk directly to the teams designing and building the next generation of Web3 infra. The Flow team summed it up well: https://x.com/flow_blockchain/status/1915443137104990640
1 reply
0 recast
4 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
2/ We kicked off the morning with an inspiring conversation between @alive and @toly. Toly pulled no punches in recounting the many challenges and near death experiences that he and the @solana team navigated along the way. Here’s one of the many lessons that really resonated “One of the core jobs of the CEO is to eat all of the stress in the company so that the rest of the employees don’t have to.”
3 replies
0 recast
8 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
1/ Making the right infrastructure choice is a key architectural decision for every founder building in crypto and we dove deep during @a16zcrypto CSX Infrastructure Week. A few of this week's highlights CSX highlights: - Fireside chat w/ @toly - Infrastructure expo - Strategy discussion w/ @cdixon.eth And more. ⤵️
1 reply
4 recasts
22 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
It's strong. Definitely worth a watch.
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
6/ What’s coming in Week 2? @tr and the @a16zcrypto Research Team are joining us to share updates on the latest innovations in cryptography, tokenomics, distributed computing and market design. Get ready!
0 reply
0 recast
4 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
5/ After a packed day, we enjoyed a fantastic dinner Che Fico. The food, ambiance, and conversations were top-notch!
1 reply
0 recast
6 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
4/ For our last session of the day, @a16zcryto's Head of Finacial Ops, Em Westerhold, walked through a hands-on example of how to build an operating plan and manage a budgeting process. It’s never too early in the startup lifecycle to implement a solid financial planning process. As Benjamin Franklin said, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”
1 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
3/ In the afternoon, @a16zcrypto head of security, Carl Agnelli wowed us with stories of his career in the US Secret Service, educated the cohort on the evolution of crypto crime, and shared some common sense tips on staying safe and secure. Two pieces of advice that really resonated with me: - Whenever you check into a new hotel, find and walk the exit stairs so you know where to go in case of an emergency. - The night before you checkout, put something in the hotel safe that you need the next day (like a shoe). This ensures you don’t inadvertently leave behind critical items in the safe.
1 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
2/ In the morning of Day 1, we dove into finding Product-Market-Fit in Web3. Each CSX team built their plan for achieving PMF and shared it with the broader group for feedback. One key takeaway: Thinking through PMF from both a top-down and bottom-up perspective can substantially increase chances of success.
1 reply
0 recast
3 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
1/ We just wrapped up our first week of @a16zcrypto Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX). It’s the start of our fifth cohort, which is now back home where it all started, in San Francisco! CSX is for any early stage startup that seeks to build with (not just in) crypto; we cover multiple domains of startup building in an ever-changing industry. Now, onto week 1!
1 reply
2 recasts
14 reactions
Jason Rosenthal pfp
Jason Rosenthal
@jasonr
There's incredible activity across Crypto x AI, Stablecoin-based payment systems and a whole host of interesting infrastructure projects.
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction