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Gas Gas Revolution

Tom Tunguz

As storage & compute became less expensive, the economic viability of new use cases became increasingly apparent & developers built software on the cloud. The same cost-reduction phenomenon is occurring with blockchains, though it’s not nearly as well publicized. The cost to save data to a blockchain is called gas.

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Web3 in SaaS Clothing

Tom Tunguz

The cloud (web2 software & infrastructure) has captured 40%+ of a $1.5t Web3 has created novel technologies that custody data, enable faster & more secure ways of moving money, guarantee provenance, & enable proofs of many things (identity, funds, insurance, presence to name a few). annual spend on software.

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What's Better than a Cookie? A Wallet - How Crypto Will Revolutionize Marketing

Tom Tunguz

The wallet architecture also eliminates the opaque sea of intermediaries clouding the ad marketplace. Data collectors/sellers would be paid seamlessly with each use. Obstacles exist: Blockchain transaction costs are real, but fees will fall over time. We are a long way from that vision today.

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The Future of Security Compliance: How Emerging Technologies are Setting New Rules

Scytale

However, at the same time, the use of emerging technology raises significant concerns about security, privacy, and data protection. AI and ML can also enhance the speed and accuracy of detecting and responding to data breaches, analyzing large data logs, identifying suspicious activities, or automating incident response workflows.

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Which Categories of Seed Startups are Thriving? Which Aren't?

Tom Tunguz

Blockchain - another exponential curve that shows growth from 0 to 200 startups in eight years. Blockchain is clearly the category with the steepest slope. Big Data - largely powered by Hadoop adoption, Big Data’s heyday is yesterday. Overall, the data is consistent with our observations on the ground.

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What is the Technological Backbone? Enabling Agile Monetization Through Advanced Platforms

Blulogix

From data analytics and AI to blockchain and cloud computing, technological advancements offer businesses unprecedented opportunities to optimize their revenue models and deliver superior customer experiences. Leverage insights gained from data analytics to refine and optimize your approach for better results.

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Tokens as CAC - Are Crypto Companies More or Less Efficient in Acquiring Customers?

Tom Tunguz

When a user spins up a validator to verify transactions on a blockchain, stresses the testnet and is rewarded with tokens, stakes tokens to generate yield, burns tokens to transact, or receives an airdrop for tweeting, a cryptoco expends tokens to acquire a customer. Until then, buidl and hodl. – Footnotes. [1]