building farcaster infra @ /neynar 🪐 | casting @ /rish

I would buy this more as a function of number of employees and less as a function of fundraise stage

the more the number of employees, the greater the dilution you would expect in each new employment relationship

Sometimes progress looks like standing still.

Podcasts

Dialectic with Jackson Dahl

Chris Paik is an investor and co-founder of Pace Capital.

Chris is all about intentionality and discovery.

He combines rigorous frameworks about incentives, people, and markets with an insatiable appetite for the new. He is a true original thinker.

We discuss his intentionality, approach to explanations, how culture follows a pendulum, the efficient market hypothesis and other frameworks for evaluating businesses and markets—including his newest on top-down vs. bottom-up companies, how he finds new stuff, the pros and cons of the internet and capitalism, Pace Capital’s values, and the inner-workings of Chris’s unusual mind.

Episode 6 is out now on all platforms, more links below: 

https://pods.media/dialectic/6-chris-paik-intentionally-in-search-of-the-new?referrer=0x9b902482E62Db8FC486C3f1acAA568006021DbEC

Chris Paik on incentives, capital, systems, and power:

"The world has two sides: a for-profit world and a non-profit world. There are entities that are trying to drive profits, and there are entities that are not trying to drive profits (governments, religions).

For-profit companies are really good at pushing the world to the way that it will be. They are very bad at being paternalistic. They’ll give people exactly what they want.

The non-profit side is really good at pushing the world into how it should be. It’s really good at being paternalistic. We as individual actors depend on the systems to imbue society with paternalism."

"The best way to predict the future is to create it, step by step, decision by decision."

"Success is a journey, not a destination."

"There’s power in vulnerability. When we allow ourselves to be seen, we open the door to connection."

"Life is a series of choices. Choose wisely, choose with your heart, and embrace the journey that follows."

"Sometimes, silence speaks louder than words. The space between is where true understanding happens, if we listen."

"Not every path is straight, but every detour has its own beauty if you take the time to notice."

Ethereum

What is the best Zapper alternative today?

I want a site that will show me the correct total balance of an ethereum account. Fancy, I know.

Sablier | Token Distribution

~14.7k website visitors on http://app.sablier.com yesterday

Base

I've spent the last few months in deep conversation with the @coinbase listings team on how they can better support and lift up builders, whether it's on @base or any other chain (L1, L2, everywhere)

There's a difference between what Coinbase wants to list, and what they're able to list, based on their status as a regulated exchange — but the team understands the lack of clarity and frustration and are committed to making the process better.

I know it's slow and I'm frustrated too — but me and the team are going to keep working until its fixed. I'll be having a discussion on the Regulatory Landscape with Paul on Thursday on @base, would love folks to tune in.

https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1884051994324947001

Memes

new /memes experiment:

1. create a memecoin in /memes by tagging @clankpad with a name, ticker, and image

2. top cast on channel leaderboard each day is automatically launched as a token https://www.clankpad.com/contest

3. trading fees split 40% creator, 40% clanker, 10% memes channel subscribers, 10% clankpad

A token launchpad for every community on Farcaster, powered by @clanker

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