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“On Denominations and Representations of Value”
This post unpacks some stuff I’ve been thinking about lately. AI helped me tighten it up. Here’s a term I’d like to coin: Value Representation Diversification (VRD): a lens for… Read more
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On “scarcity” of economic incentives
The cap tables of closed-end and time-bound (the most common structure) VC funds are highly fixed (finite caps) and, by default, anti-dilutive for all. GPs have a fixed share, rarely… Read more
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Measuring the speed of light is like shaping perfect Bittensor subnet incentive mechanisms
Picture the journey that humanity had to take in pinpointing the speed of light .. fumbling along with a foggy, scratched-up lens—starting with Ole Rømer’s 1676 astronomical observations, a clever… Read more
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David Russell
David Russell — one of the few living protégés of Andres Segovia — is probably the most glorious sounding classical guitarist in history. His tone and expressivity are unmatched imho.… Read more
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$25 Million Commitment to Bittensor
NEWS: OSS Capital is committing $25M to invest exclusively in the Bittensor ecosystem. We believe Bittensor represents the most vibrant community and network focused on accelerating decentralized and truly open AI for… Read more
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Zuck’s $20 Billion of GPUs for Actually Open AI
Today I x-eeted something that got community noted. This is the first time I’ve gotten CN’d and it felt great! Free speech FTW. While I was perhaps being slightly exuberant,… Read more
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New Laptop ✨💻
Today I picked up my shiny new souped up laptop from the local Apple Store. Here are the specs: Yeah, this is a pricey one, but I work on my… Read more
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Computability and Tokenizability
In this post, I’ll elaborate on this. But first, lets start with a quote… “Philosophy consists of speculations about matters where exact knowledge is not yet possible.” Lord Bertrand Russell… Read more
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Namma Yatri
Namma Yatri is India’s open source alternative to Uber … and they are on fire. 4M+ users, 22M+ rides completed, $40M+ paid to drivers (100%, no intermediary fee). Launched 1~ year… Read more
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On Reaching Conviction
Through my employer OSS Capital, I’ve been privileged to invest > $1M in > 30 different startup founders across the world — all at incorporation ($15-20M concentrated in a handful… Read more
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