Recent actions by Reddit and Stackoverflow, both pillars of internet communities, have ignited a flurry of debate and concern. The shutting down of APIs, questionable moderation practices - these are not just isolated incidents. They're symptoms of a…
This is the second in a series of threads of "The Product thinkers guide to Web3". Please leave me feedback @viksit on Twitter! 1/ In this thread, we'll build upon WHY web3 matters with the HOW -- what are its building blocks and what is a framework…
This is the first in a series of threads of "The Product thinkers guide to Web3". Please leave me feedback @viksit on Twitter! 1/ A thread on why blockchains are important for anyone thinking about building web based products. 🧵 2/ In 2009, @Bitcoin…
1/A centerpiece of humanity's cultural evolution is our ability to preserve important artifacts like paintings and books in museums and libraries.Our archival techniques, however, haven't kept up with the pace at which we create digital content.…
1/ As technology, standards, and incentives evolve, all software applications will eventually move to the web -- with the browser serving as the operating system. We are already almost there today. But there are some challenges. 2/ Software today is…
1/ Here’s a thought experiment about the future of the internet. Can we model it as a complex system in the same way we look at human societies and governments in real life? 2/ Humans began as individuals, who had the ability to form progressively…
I grew up in New Delhi in the late 90s on a steady diet of 2600, phrack, BBSes and the EFF. Two of the people I’d read a lot about, and was subsequently very inspired by, were JPB and Mitch Kapor, as founders of the EFF – and I decided one day that I…
Life, as we lead it, is very uncertain. All of the myriad ingredients that constitute our daily existence are nothing but ephemeral experiences, and many wise voices over millennia have spoken about the follies of being too attached to them. As a…
When the term Y Combinator is mentioned in most technology circles today, the image it usually conjures up is of the well known startup incubator with their orange logo and a list of famous funded companies. There’s a very interesting reason they…