Thoughts

Global fiat-to-stablecoin liquidity requires becoming a regulated bank—too costly and complex. I'm bullish on Stripe because they have extensive global fiat liquidity and name recognition. If they issued their own stablecoin instead of using USDC, they'd likely succeed at obtaining a banking license where Circle failed.

Mental tools to help master tough subjects—a course reflection

Philosophical ponderings of AI's potential to outperform human cognition across professional fields threatens traditional paths to success through intelligence and hard work.

Exploration of blockchain fundamentals, focusing on consensus protocols, Byzantine fault tolerance, and state machine replication (SMR). FLP Impossibility, Proof-of-Work, and Tendermint.

Exploring dating through the lens of game theory, this article examines the 37% Rule from the Secretary Problem. Simulations reveal the trade-offs between patience and risk in sequential decision-making.

Built a weekend text-to-speech app inspired by Speechify, focusing on efficient information absorption without feature bloat.

Sequoia’s PMF framework defines three archetypes: Hair on Fire (urgent needs, fast solutions), Hard Facts (shifting habits, redefining norms), and Future Vision (paradigm shifts requiring persistence).

Crypto protocols ($2.39T market cap) and Web3’s composability aim to disrupt centralized platforms by empowering user ownership and innovation. Examples include on-chain scientific replication, grassroots product development, and blockchain-based autonomous worlds.

Direct Atomics built an equivariant GNN to accelerate DFT, reducing simulation time from months to minutes. Challenges included niche markets, resistance to drag-and-drop tools, and in-house/open-source competition.