I recently got a Samsung Frame TV to use as an NFT display at home. I had been looking for one for a while and I finally pulled the trigger last week. The way the Frame works is that it’s a TV when it’s on,… Read More
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What might happen in 2024
Yesterday we looked in the rear-view mirror. Today we’re looking forward: And there you have it. My current thoughts for this upcoming year. I should note that I’m not an economist, analyst, or an expert on souvlaki demand for that matter. But I enjoy writing… Read More
There’s something to be said about hard assets
Here is a recent post by Scott Galloway comparing Uber and WeWork. In it, he praises the virtues of asset-light business models: For most of business history, having assets was good, and having more was even better. However, one of technology’s tectonic unlocks has been… Read More
First cross-laminated timber apartment building in NYC
At the end of 2020, I wrote about a cross-laminated timber apartment building that Joanne and Fred Wilson were building in Brooklyn at 383 Greene Street. Well, that project is now complete and stabilized, and it turns out that it was the first CLT apartment… Read More
Cold, warm, hot
Sadly, this can very easily happen in the world of crypto. If you connect your wallet to a bad actor and sign a malicious transaction, it is possible for someone to drain all of your assets (coins, NFTs, and so on). It’s pretty terrifying. And… Read More
Nobody wants to collect NFTs anymore
Back when everyone wanted to buy and trade crypto, my friend Evgeny started a marketplace for NFT photography called Sloika. This, to me, felt like an obviously good idea, both in general and for him specifically. Evgeny had previously cofounded the photo company 500px, and… Read More
Self-driving cars, plugs, and electrical grids
This is going to be old news to many of you, but this past week I experienced Tesla’s self-driving capabilities for the first time. And I must say that I was very impressed. It did everything from navigate stop-and-go city traffic to navigate lane changes… Read More
Bikes and property in Paris
I have been reading Fred Wilson’s blog for over a decade now (and he has been blogging for almost two decades). A lot of the time it is about venture capital and tech, but similar to what I do here, it can be about almost… Read More
Multiple paths to a quick yes
I have heard a number of people describe this blog as covering all that is new. That wasn’t my explicit goal when I started writing it. My goal was simply to focus on cities and all the wonderful things that shape them. But it turns… Read More
Is crypto just snake oil?
As I understand it, databases are pretty important to technology companies. Here is an excerpt from a recent post by Albert Wenger talking about why he and his company (Union Square Ventures) believe that web3/crypto is going to unlock new value for our society: As… Read More
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