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Nobody Knows : Steel & Blockchains

Tom Tunguz

Asking “What problems do blockchains solve?” Blockchain networks are a new construction material for building a better internet. If it works, developers will build with them. is like asking “What problems does steel solve over, say, wood?” Nobody knows. 2 Tomorrow, apps & software will have web3 components to them.

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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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Blockchain Integration in SaaS: Unleashing New Possibilities

SaaS Metrics

What happens when the nimbleness of SaaS intersects with the unmatched security of blockchain? Companies develop next-gen solutions that are not just groundbreaking but also solve real-world problems. Read more The post Blockchain Integration in SaaS: Unleashing New Possibilities first appeared on SaaS Metrics.

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The Impact of Blockchain on SaaS

Tom Tunguz

More than 30% of the initial coin offerings (ICO) in 2017 target developers and businesspeople with their products. The blockchain is a technical advance. Consequently, it should initially appeal to developers more than their business counterparts. The numbers are still small. B2D companies commanded $1.2B.

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Blockchain Networks and the Human Factor: How to Know Whether They’re Accessible

Andreessen Horowitz

As blockchain technology rapidly gains the attention of a mass audience, the conversation is still centered solely around technical topics related to the scalability of a network — transactions per second, latency, and throughput, for example.

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Building a $20b Behemoth : Office Hours with Steven Goldfeder of Offchain Labs

Tom Tunguz

Steven authored many of the seminal papers behind modern blockchains. More than innovating technically, Steven has guided Offchain Labs’ developer relations strategy in a unique way in the ecosystem. Arbitrum is a L2, a layer 2, that sits atop Ethereum, improving its performance & cost to write transactions.

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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. As we step into 2024, let’s talk about product development companies with exceptional track records in SaaS projects. Businesses of any size and industry can find reliable SaaS development partners.