Sales Hacker

JULY 17, 2024

Annelise Osborne is Chief Business Officer at Kadena, a Layer 1, POW blockchain where she is focused on upgrading finance. Discussed in this Episode: The impact of cryptocurrency market fluctuations on the adoption of blockchain technology. How digital assets and blockchain are upgrading finance and why it matters for businesses.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

NFTs are blockchain-based records that can be digitally scarce versions of, well, anything — and are especially compelling for media assets. They’re poised to give … The post Investing in Royal appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Non-fungible tokens are already beginning to reshape ownership on the web as we know it.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 27, 2022

Virtual wallets will form the backbone of the next-generation ads stack , replacing the cookie with a blockchain wallet. In the next few quarters, web2 marketers will begin to invest more in participating in the web3 ecosystem, seeking the attention of a young demographic who has amassed material wealth in the last few years.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Because of the success of Bitcoin, most people still believe that blockchains will only ever be useful to build new kinds of currency. They’re part of a larger technological … The post Investing in Alchemy appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. The truth, however, is that their usefulness is actually much broader.

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OnStartups

JUNE 7, 2021

I’ve decided I’m going to invest $1 million in BitClout the blockchain-based, crypto-currency powered social network that is all the rage (at least within some circles). Example: I’ll be investing $100,000 in @bitswap (and here, I mean buying equity/shares in the startup). Invest in $dharmesh (my own creator coin on BitClout).

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 21, 2023

Years before the first blockchain was created, the sci-fi space MMO EVE Online proved out many of the core principles that define web3 today. This is why we are excited to be partnering with CCP on a new project set … The post Investing in CCP Games appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 16, 2021

By analyzing how web3 companies invest tokens, we can calculate the cost of customer acquisition (CAC) for a crypto company. Let’s contrast the sales and marketing investments of web2 companies to web3 companies. Plus the $38b of venture capital invested in crypto year-to-date doesn’t ask many questions.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 30, 2022

The past few years have seen a surge in the number of sidechains, rollups, and Layer-1 blockchains which support and scale applications handling billions of dollars worth of value. Bridging … The post Investing in LayerZero appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. The multichain future is here, but there are currently limitations.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 3, 2018

A while ago, I pulled up the Redpoint website from a decade ago, when the bios of the partners said things like “I invest in the internet.” ” Or five years ago, “I invest in mobile.” Blockchain in the enterprise takes the reign as the buzzword for 2018.

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The Angel VC

AUGUST 25, 2017

Over the last couple of weeks and months we spent some time putting our investment thesis on paper. The purpose of this exercise was to challenge and discuss our implicit assumptions and to get everyone on our team aligned on what kind of investments we seek. We are looking for early signs of liquidity.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A persistent problem in web3 today is the issue of scalability: as blockchains like Ethereum add users and experience unpredictable surges in network demand, they increasingly run into the same hitches of slow transaction times, high gas fees, and reverted … The post Investing in Matter Labs appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Blockchain technologies become mainstream driven by the adoption of national reserve banks. But in the day-to-day operations of the majority of businesses, classic sales and marketing motions are the classical ones; and the transition has proved more fundamental and a longer investment to achieve. VCs invested $10b per year.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2021

Technology … The post Investing in Eco appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. One of the challenges in any new industry — crypto being no exception — is building things that are not just cool for the sake of cool, but that manage to reach and delight a broad set of users.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Since data is public on the blockchain, we can estimate the effectiveness of this airdrop. years payback on marketing dollars invested. Marketers bet loss-leader campaigns like airdrops generate more revenue than the cost of the campaign. Campaign Cost. Cumulative Trading Fees. Value of Trading Fees from Airdrop Users.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 10, 2018

In December 2017, the amount raised in ICOs nearly equaled the amount raised by Series A investments globally. The technology innovation catalyzed by Bitcoin and Blockchain is creating many multibillion dollar economies quickly. In the early 2000s, the billions of dollars invested enabled the Internet.

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 19, 2021

A rural province of Nueva Ecija, near Cabanatuan City, was particularly hard hit … The post Investing in Yield Guild Games appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Last year, when COVID swept into the Philippines, nearly 7.3 million people in the country lost their jobs and their livelihoods as the country went into lockdown.

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Tom Tunguz

APRIL 3, 2023

I’ve worked for two, invested in many, seven of which became unicorns. Thesis investing is at our core. Decentralized Infrastructure as Database : Blockchain technologies invert data ownership by shifting control to the end user. I’m thrilled to announce the debut of Theory Ventures & our first fund of $230m.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 28, 2015

In response last week’s post on The Fastest Growing Areas of Startup Investment in 2015 , in which Bitcoin topped the list, I received many questions about the underlying dynamics of this startup segment. Using Crunchbase data, I analyzed BTC investment patterns over the past 4 years. Which regions? Which stages?

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 31, 2021

From … The post Investing in Syndicate appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. The team at Syndicate is building the protocols and tools that will enable DAOs to reach their full potential. That’s why today we’re announcing that we’re leading Syndicate’s Series A.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In the transition from web2 to web3, a similar trend is taking shape, but this … The post Investing in Axie Infinity appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Jeff Bezos famously said “your margin is my opportunity,” referring to the way Amazon grew market share by lowering prices and eating into competitor margins.

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Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Imagine you have a dollar to invest and you can choose between two options: a public cloud service or a layer 1 blockchain. How do you decide which is more attractive? How does a token differ from equity? The answer is that tokens can act remarkably like equity if they are structured in the right way.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But after a new technology gains significant adoption and mindshare, users … The post Investing in Manifold appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Messaging … The post Investing in Nym appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Much of human information is now stored and exchanged online, and vast swathes of that information are meant to be private. . Encryption allows users to keep their data private from applications.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 6, 2022

Most web3 lending protocols only support overcollateralized loans, which lend against existing … The post Investing in Goldfinch appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Since May of 2020, the capacity used per block (a strong proxy for demand) has stabilized near 98% , meaning the … The post Investing in Optimism appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Ethereum has proven itself to be an extremely popular computing platform, with both developer and user demand growing dramatically.

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SaaStock

MARCH 8, 2019

Before getting into the investment world, she started and sold two successful companies in edutainment, and made a prominent name in the tech field around the world. At the beginning of 2019, she became an ambassador of Moxie Future, an initiative for women investors that facilitates investment in a responsible and sustainable future.

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Sparktoro

JANUARY 2, 2023

Blockchain-based product investments, marketing with NFTs, perhaps your own crypto coin. It’s 2017, and you convince your executives to be early adopters of the #Web3 trend. It’s fun, interesting, and it feels like you’re ahead of your competition on a rising tide that will lift all ships.

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Tom Tunguz

MAY 5, 2018

“Can you explain to me why public key/private key technology is important on the Blockchain?” ” A few hours later, as I boarded the plane home, I read Fred Wilson’s post on Buffett and Munger’s critique of cryptocurrency investing. You aren’t investing when you do [buy crypto]. You’re speculating.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In web2, data breaches and outright hacks have plagued social networks … The post Investing in Iron Fish appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. A common complaint about the internet – in both web2 and web3 – is that privacy is an elusive privilege and not viewed as a priority in many cases.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 20, 2021

From the beginning, our core thesis has been that the best way to think of a modern blockchain is as a new class of computer that has the ability to run a special kind of program. These programs are sometimes … The post Investing in Aleo appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JULY 27, 2021

Jackie Bona , … The post Investing in Valora appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. We’re at an exciting moment in the history of crypto because as the industry matures and adoption accelerates, entrepreneurs from all backgrounds are flooding into the space, bringing new perspectives, skill sets, and experiences to the ecosystem.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

By removing walled gardens and empowering developers to … The post Investing in Forta appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. One of the main forces that has driven the rise of crypto networks is composability –– the ability to remix and recombine software components, without needing authorization or approval from a gatekeeper.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 27, 2021

We expected these institutions would eventually want to participate in the crypto economy, and that there would be a need for a company that would help bridge the gap … The post Investing in Talos appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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IT World

MARCH 6, 2019

The largest chunk of worldwide spending on new blockchain networks – nearly $2.9 billion this year – will come from the financial sector, where banking, securities and investment services, and insurance industries will invest more than $1.1 Further reading: What is blockchain? Further reading: What is blockchain?

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OnStartups

APRIL 1, 2021

Disclaimer: I am not an investment advisor or a lawyer. Don’t invest money (fiat or crypto) based on anything you read here.This blog post is for entertainment purposes only. Me : It’s a new social networking site built on the blockchain that allows you to invest in (buy shares) in people on the site. Why are you excited?

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 3, 2022

Instead of using computational resources to secure the network, anyone will be able to stake their ETH … The post Investing in Lido appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Ethereum’s upcoming transition from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS) has the potential for cascading effects across the crypto landscape.

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IT World

MAY 24, 2019

A blockchain industry alliance has released a guide and list of use cases for deploying the technology to enable, among other things, the purchase of fractions of real estate property as digital securities on an open marketplace.

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