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Economics in the Sometimes Strange World of Web3

Tom Tunguz

Blockchains are databases application developers use to build novel user experiences. In September, I published the State of Web3 in Data. They provide faster & less expensive transactions for application developers. Layer 2s (or L2s) like Arbitrum & Optimism, sit atop Ethereum (an L1).

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The Web3 Marketing Stack: The Next Big Wave in Crypto

Tom Tunguz

There’s no bridge between web2 & web3 data, yet. The behavioral patterns in web3 differ driven by anonymity, communication patterns on discord and telegram, and the consequences of using tokens as user acquisition, as governance votes, and currency. These ad networks’ will use public wallet information to target users.

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Investing in Upstash

Andreessen Horowitz

What’s more, because modern platforms like Vercel, Fly.io, and Netlify are serverless in nature, it pushes all the data services in the stack to be serverless, as well. About a year ago, we started seeing Upstash show up as a popular key-value store choice for new applications.

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Exploring Machine Learning and AI Integration in SaaS Development Frameworks

How To Buy Saas

This blog’s objective is to explore the intersection of SaaS Development Frameworks with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence integration, from foundational principles and the significance of including Machine Learning/AI features into SaaS frameworks to challenges, strategies, best practices for implementation.

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What Are SaaS Products + 22 Successful SaaS Companies to Follow

User Pilot

Cloud computing offers three main service models: SaaS for ready-to-use software, PaaS for application development frameworks, and IaaS for scalable virtualized computing resources. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software : CRM systems help you manage and analyze customer interactions and data throughout the customer lifecycle.

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Beyond Frankencloud: living with your once and future SaaS architecture

CloudGeometry

Frankencloud happens when the speed of customer-facing feature development is paid for by charging interest to functions outside of the direct control of the application developers. When business-critical applications move out of the data center with “lift and shift”. and onboarding new customers.

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Authentication: Methods, Protocols, and Strategies

Frontegg

Secure authentication mechanisms are necessary to enable easy development, prevent accidental data exposure, and protect against cyber attacks. The traditional authentication process created several challenges: Traditionally, each IT system or application would handle its own authentication. Biometric Authentication.