Philosophy Mondays: Human-AI Collaboration
Today's Philosophy Monday is an important interlude. I want to reveal that I have not been writing the posts in this series entirely by myself. Instead I have been working with Claude, not just for the graphic illustrations, but also for the text. My method has been to write a rough draft and then ask Claude for improvement suggestions. I will expand this collaboration to other intelligences going forward, including open source models such as Llama and DeepSeek. I will also explore other moda...
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Web3/Crypto: Why Bother?
One thing that keeps surprising me is how quite a few people see absolutely nothing redeeming in web3 (née crypto). Maybe this is their genuine belief. Maybe it is a reaction to the extreme boosterism of some proponents who present web3 as bringing about a libertarian nirvana. From early on I have tried to provide a more rounded perspective, pointing to both the good and the bad that can come from it as in my talks at the Blockstack Summits. Today, however, I want to attempt to provide a coge...
Philosophy Mondays: Human-AI Collaboration
Today's Philosophy Monday is an important interlude. I want to reveal that I have not been writing the posts in this series entirely by myself. Instead I have been working with Claude, not just for the graphic illustrations, but also for the text. My method has been to write a rough draft and then ask Claude for improvement suggestions. I will expand this collaboration to other intelligences going forward, including open source models such as Llama and DeepSeek. I will also explore other moda...
Intent-based Collaboration Environments
AI Native IDEs for Code, Engineering, Science
Web3/Crypto: Why Bother?
One thing that keeps surprising me is how quite a few people see absolutely nothing redeeming in web3 (née crypto). Maybe this is their genuine belief. Maybe it is a reaction to the extreme boosterism of some proponents who present web3 as bringing about a libertarian nirvana. From early on I have tried to provide a more rounded perspective, pointing to both the good and the bad that can come from it as in my talks at the Blockstack Summits. Today, however, I want to attempt to provide a coge...
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On a panel at NYU last month someone asked how to make sure that having VCs on the board actually adds value. Other than saying “make sure you have the right VCs,” I thought it might be a good idea to start a series of posts addressing this question more broadly, that is, how to make sure your board is effective (independent of whether there are any VCs on it). Without further ado, here is Tip #1: communicate with individual board members outside of board meetings. Groups have their own dynamics. If you want effective board members you need to engage them individually also. This can be as little as an email exchange, but ideally it is a call or a coffee where you can get that board member’s take on key issues for the business. I continue to be surprised by just how much more informative this winds up being. At USV, we follow this tip ourselves with regard to our large LPs. In addition to quarterly group calls and an annual meeting we have at least on individual in person meeting. These generate by far the most valuable dialog and help us shape the annual meeting to address the issues folks really care about.
On a panel at NYU last month someone asked how to make sure that having VCs on the board actually adds value. Other than saying “make sure you have the right VCs,” I thought it might be a good idea to start a series of posts addressing this question more broadly, that is, how to make sure your board is effective (independent of whether there are any VCs on it). Without further ado, here is Tip #1: communicate with individual board members outside of board meetings. Groups have their own dynamics. If you want effective board members you need to engage them individually also. This can be as little as an email exchange, but ideally it is a call or a coffee where you can get that board member’s take on key issues for the business. I continue to be surprised by just how much more informative this winds up being. At USV, we follow this tip ourselves with regard to our large LPs. In addition to quarterly group calls and an annual meeting we have at least on individual in person meeting. These generate by far the most valuable dialog and help us shape the annual meeting to address the issues folks really care about.
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