As startups grow there is extremely strong pull into what I call the death spiral of bullshit. More people -> more teams -> more buy-in required -> more meetings -> being persuasive rewarded more than building -> builders leave -> nothing gets done

Met a founder last night who is on track to make $100M in revenue this year - BOOTSTRAPPED. Phew.... ALSO its a Black FOUNDER/CEO and a DIVERSE as HELL team! Whoever says it's not possible is LYING.

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Couldn’t agree more with the below. Stick together founders

So now I can confirm that launching on HackerNews and sticking to the front page for 12 hours will do this to your Fathom Analytics analytics.. Ringer is officially live then I guess!

🧵 1/ I regularly hear founders, especially underrepresented founders, getting upset that they have to show traction and work so hard to raise. Compared to a White guy from Stanford who's done far less than them but can raise money with just a deck. well here's the secret

Crusoe Energy Systems LLC (Crusoe) announced today that it has acquired the operating assets of Great American Mining (GAM). Well done Great American Mining 🇺🇸 & @CrusoeEnergy ! #Bitcoin businesswire.com/news/home/2022…

UK financial watchdog urges political support for crypto exchange bans. The uk is £2,387 billion in debt, borrowing £485 million a DAY. Worry about you my guy

My 2 cents. Dubai mastered exploiting new frontiers be it in traditional sectors new to the region or new sectors created by tech. breakthroughs e.g. 1) transforming into a global tourist destination 2) doubling down on the Internet revolution amidst the dot com crash. 1/6

You might have noticed you can't send NFTs on Coinbase Wallet iOS anymore. This is because Apple blocked our last app release until we disabled the feature. 🧵

Big moment as jack takes the stage with Farida Bemba Nabourema Why does Jack focus on Bitcoin? “To put money back in the hands of the people and to help the world build an open internet-native currency not controlled by governments and corporations” The implications for Africa are vast 🔥

Do I want to live in a world where Krugman, Wall St., are laughing off bitcoin, the EU and US governments are trying to curb mining and mute demand through regulation... while we see grassroots adoption throughout Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia? Yes. Yes I do, actually

Having done on-the-ground research around financial products in Africa, this is so accurate

Perhaps the most staggering data I came across while researching the IMF and World Bank is that ever since 1982, the flow of funds has been from poor countries to rich ones, not the other way around as we are led to believe This flow is now in the *trillions* of dollars per year

For Africans, Bitcoin isn’t about speculation or making a quick buck. It’s creating real, systemic change — wiping out the middlemen and all the money they skim off the top. Cutting out these fees could literally transform lives. #Bitcoin

Unpopular opinion: no one is buying crypto right now to hedge against bank failures They are buying crypto because they think other people are buying crypto to hedge against bank failures Mistaking narratives for reality is how you become exit liquidity

Nailed it G☀️Step Finance

Removed from the App Store for enabling tipping to everyone in the world without the need for a bank, payment card, or government permission. appleinsider.com/articles/23/06…

Off to Bitcoin Atlantis. Beyond excited

Looking into the space enabling companies to embrace Bitcoin. Currently doing some research to better understand the space at a general level. Do you know any Bitcoiners that are also company owners that I could speak to? Company can be in any industry / of any size