The UK Prime Minister & policymakers across both parties see the promise of web3 and are committed to putting the right regulation and guardrails in place to protect consumers, foster innovation, and allow start-ups to flourish there. We’re excited to help them with this effort.
@cdixon
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Crypto regulation needed to protect consumers and enable startup innovation
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Crypto/web3 is still in the early innings, and needs clear regulations to provide an open pathway for startups to build constructive solutions, while protecting consumers and stamping out the harmful “casino” culture that has developed around crypto.
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UK Advances Crypto Regulation With Blockchain-Focused Sandbox Approach
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The UK is on the right path for crypto regulation:
Working with industry on unique attributes of blockchain tech
Laying a foundation for future blockchain apps
Innovative sandbox approach to regulation
Outcomes-based regulation
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a16z Opens London Office, Expands Crypto Startup School
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Big news to share: @a16z is expanding to the UK We plan to open our first international office in London later this year, and will host the next Crypto Startup School there in 2024. Why the UK?
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Vision Pro and VR Follow Computing Platform Price Decline Pattern
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Excited for Vision Pro. With Meta and now Apple investment, VR will follow the same pattern as past computing platforms, quickly becoming cheaper, faster, lighter, etc.
— Chris Dixon (@cdixon) 5 juin 2023
(Reminder that at launch the original Apple 2 cost $1300 — that’s $6K in today’s dollars). https://t.co/IgEgSBJkjXExcited for Vision Pro. With Meta and now Apple investment, VR will follow the same pattern as past computing platforms, quickly becoming cheaper, faster, lighter, etc. (Reminder that at launch the original Apple 2 cost $1300 — that’s $6K in today’s dollars).
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Google Executive Leadership: Five Years Strategic Lessons
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His 5 years as Lytro CEO taught him when to scrap the strategy, among other lessons, before selling it to Google in 2018. He then ran the majority of Google’s consumer-facing subscription services, with tens of millions of customers across 150+ countries.
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a16z-Backed Entrepreneur: From Netscape to Ning Success
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His ties to @a16z run deep: @bhorowitz trained him as a PM at Netscape in the ‘90s, and soon after @pmarca & Ben hired him as the first Loudcloud employee. As CEO of @Ning in the early days of social, he led its successful transition from ads to a premium subs business model.
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Startup Mentorship: Navigating Critical Business Obstacles
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Founders often need guidance from someone who’s personally navigated many of the abstract, harder-to-define, but nevertheless critical obstacles that inevitably arise in any startup. @jasonrosenthal is a prime example of that someone.
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Scaling Startups: Challenges After Achieving Product-Market Fit
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No matter how well a founder maps their idea maze, the road to product-market fit is difficult. Getting there brings new challenges: incumbents put a target on your back, recruiting and hiring needs to accelerate, prioritization becomes more complex, etc.
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US Regulators Should Collaborate More With AI Innovators
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The US has a strong history of fostering innovation, and regulators have played a key role by establishing clear rules and pursuing bad actors. We hope the US will take a more constructive approach to collaborating with innovators while protecting consumers.