Mike Manning (ravmike)

I wrote a piece on press releases, aka the Rasputin of tech communications: They simply won’t die. Many companies still believe their announcements should be optimized for 20th-century journalists and delivered through a newswire. Can we all move past this, please? It's time to kill the press release. https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/kill-the-press-release/

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I gotta give MLB credit, this solution for service time manipulation of top prospects really worked. An extra pick is the right amount of incentive for teams to give their best talent an earlier shot (from Jim Bowden, The Athletic)

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I casted this sometime around the 11th inning last night. Had a feeling there was a repeat coming.

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Our @a16zcrypto winter reading list just dropped.📚 My contribution: "The Ends of the World" by Peter Brannen 🌋 https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/winter-reading-list-2024/

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We have an exciting open role to develop and manage the content program for @a16zcrypto’s Crypto Startup School (CSS), which will be hosted in London (spring) and LA (fall) next year. Ping me if you're interested! https://a16z.com/about/jobs/?gh_jid=5761364003

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Today's ZK Podcast episode features @a16zcrypto Research Partner Justin Thaler discussing Jolt, the sum-check protocol, and how SNARKs will evolve -- worth a listen! https://zeroknowledge.fm/322-2/

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Sundays are for exploring new record stores. This is Stranded in the Mission, SF

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