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Building @blockworks
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10+ open roles at Blockworks right now. - VP content ($250k) - VP product ($250k) - VP sales ($400k+) - Senior data engineer ($160-200k) - Research analyst ($120k) - Senior research analyst ($130k) - Data analysts ($120k) - Senior protocol strategist ($135k) - Manager of finance & accounting ($150k) - Podcast produce...
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New investing strategy. Only invest in stocks where the founder stills runs the company. The portfolio: Coinbase, Robinhood, Nvidia, Meta, Netflix, Airbnb, Salesforce, Apollo, Capital One, DoorDash, Tesla, Shopify, Figma (listing soon). Once they hire a professional CEO, sell.
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Introducing: VC Versus Like Tinder... But for crypto VCs.
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ARR hitting escape velocity Took longer than expected to build the GTM motion (sales, account management, distribution, pricing, etc) and a tight integration with product improvement. But now that it's humming, man it feels good.
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Blockworks firing on all cylinders. People working their absolute ass off. And (I think) having a lot of fun. Media + events feeding research + data, and vice versa. Flywheel in full effect. Tough to compete with us right now.
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If you're gonna do something, you might as well go all the way
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Token markets are broken. We believe the solution is token disclosures. No one else wanted to build it so we took it on. It's a massive endeavor but one that I genuinely believe will push the industry forward. Stoked to unveil the Token Transparency Framework, our standardized, open-source disclosure framework. Th...
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0/ Token markets are broken & suffer from information asymmetry & hidden risks. We're changing that. Introducing the Token Transparency Framework, a new standard for leveling the playing field. https://t.co/VlcIqTcxmq
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The thing that separates Permissionless from every other event is best summarized as "talent density" Most conferences are pure chaos. Tens of thousands of people I've never met and candidly don't want to meet. Permissionless is the opposite. A few thousand of the highest caliber people in the industry. Have heard ...
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I built a website that analyzes your storytelling. You can upload videos and podcasts. Steve Jobs iPhone launch got a 93. Steve Ballmer's USC speech got a 47. Built everything using Replit AI. Come try it out and give feedback! storyscore.replit.app
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StoryScore - AI Storytelling Analysis
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Coinbase alumni event. There are now 100+ crypto companies founded by ex-Coinbase employees. Very dope.
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One week until we launch something that will make a lot of people mad at us. Half the industry will love, half will hate. See you on the other side.
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Centralized exchange data is LIVE Includes volumes, liquidity, spread info, order book, DEX/CEX ratio, time of day data, and more. Perps and options data coming soon. Let me know if you have CEX data requests and we'll build it.
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Been hosting crypto events for 7+ years... Permissionless will be our best ever. We've curated the perfect mix of founders, developers, investors, enterprises, and institutions. Extreme talent density. June 24-26 in NY. If you don't have a ticket yet, buy yours today (code YANO for $100 off)
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One of the best books I've read in awhile. Airline CEOs are crazy mfers. Industry has intense cycles. Low margins. Capital intensive. The operations to land thousands of planes daily is next level. You compete against highly levered psychos. 10/10 recommend.
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Circle trading at $85 up from $31 IPO price. Every investment bank and CEO is staring at this number right now saying "it's go time" Get ready for an onslaught of crypto IPOs.
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