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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. They provide faster & less expensive transactions for application developers. Just as hundreds of different databases exist in web2, different blockchains have evolved in web3.

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The Web3 Marketing Stack: The Next Big Wave in Crypto

Tom Tunguz

Ad Networks educate users about new projects while providing revenue to Publishers, application developers and content publishers. These ad networks’ will use public wallet information to target users. NFTs, governed by smart contracts, reward users for engaging with ads with token drops or other on-chain benefits.

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Investing in Upstash

Andreessen Horowitz

About a year ago, we started seeing Upstash show up as a popular key-value store choice for new applications. Developers loved the intuitive onboarding and the meticulous design of the SDKs. A year later, Upstash powers caching and messaging for tens of thousands of production applications across four different products.

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Exploring Machine Learning and AI Integration in SaaS Development Frameworks

How To Buy Saas

Over recent years, Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have become an essential element of SaaS Development Frameworks. Strategies for Integration Integrating machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) into SaaS development frameworks requires careful planning and execution.

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Five Questions About The Future of Chatbots

Tom Tunguz

Aside from the APIs to push and pull data, will the platforms offer NLP, sentiment analysis, predictive response scoring to help application developers build better experiences? In exchange for distribution, access to the platform and potentially some of the services above, how will the platforms tax applications?

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Top 8 SaaS Development Companies in 2024

How To Buy Saas

The SaaS development market evolves rapidly and, according to Fortune Business Insights, by 2030, will reach 908 billion dollars. More and more companies adopt SaaS, which enhances user experience, drives operational efficiency, and fosters innovation.

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The Most Important Feature In KitKat No One is Talking About

Tom Tunguz

In addition to creating a much better user experience, deep-linking enables five important secular trends in mobile: First, mobile application developers will use mobile search engine optimization to re-engage users. Search is a user action, a pull, laden with intent. Second, mobile commerce will boom.