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The internet is being rebuilt from the ground up, and the social landscape of the internet is undergoing a tectonic shift.
These two tidal forces are pointing to a new stage of the attention economy and forcing us to reexamine the fundamentals.
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Today we're excited to announce our $21M crypto fund that has invested in & helped incubate 30+ crypto startups to date.
Backed by @ideo, 4 corporations & execs @coinbase @Twitter & other institutions, we're here to help bring crypto to the mainstream.
medium.com/ideo-colab/ideo-c…
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Hey friends, we’re hiring!
Our @ideovc team is looking for passionate builders, doers, and generally awesome humans to join us on our quest to build a web3 native venture collective.
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1/DeFi isn't rebuilding finance, it's dismantling it
In its place, we build something so powerful it'll change humanity's fate
We are @IDEOVC , @Delphi_Digital Labs + @terra_money
We want to join forces w YOU
Join our 48h Hackathon, lets buidl the next gen of DeFi together
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1/ Today, @IDEOVC and 25+ IDEO Founders in our portfolio are thrilled to launch the "IDEO Founder Collective."
Powered by @SyndicateDAO, it enables our community to become stakeholders in each other's projects and invest in each other's shared success.
medium.com/ideo-colab/announ…
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We are really excited to partner with @loopify and @TheTreeverse team.
ICV offices coming to a founders plot near you 🌲👀
It's out! Proud to announce we have recently raised at a 25M valuation with a seed round co-led by IdeoCo Labs and Animoca Brands.
We are excited to continue building 🌴🤝
forbes.com/sites/alpha-alarm…
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We have some exciting news to share!
@parisrouz is joining @IDEOVC as our newest General Partner. 🎉🎉🎉
ideovc.mirror.xyz/Cnks5hBE5e…
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This week, we convened over 50 entrepreneurs & product leaders with @VitalikButerin @barrywhitehat @jinglanW @ethereum to brainstorm *future* applications & products that could be built on Ethereum 🔮
We summarized the ideas & design provocations here 👇
medium.com/ideo-colab/future…
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1/ Today, we’re excited to publicly announce @IDEOVC's DeFi Residency Program, a collaborative incubator for promising decentralized finance (DeFi) founders and startups.
Running since June 2020, the program is now incubating 10+ DeFi projects globally.
medium.com/ideo-colab/ideo-c…
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As part of our “DeFi Connected” hackathon with @terra_money @Delphi_Digital @IDEOVC, we’re excited to launch the “Terra Ecosystem Incubator.”
It will be providing grants, incubating the most promising projects, and inviting the community to co-fund their future development.
The “DeFi Connected” hackathon we’re running with @terra_money @Delphi_Digital @IDEOVC has over $60k available in prizes and grants.
To distribute them in the most transparent way we’ve created the "Terra Ecosystem Incubator" fund on @SyndicateDAO.
syndicateprotocol.org/syndic…
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Thank you to everyone who gathered at our DeFi event with @AaveAave! Was great to see so many of our friends, and meet so many new ones.
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Hi IDEO Futures fam! We’re thrilled to announce that we’re now @IDEOVC, the official account of IDEO CoLab Ventures! 🎉
We are a venture fund that designs & builds alongside early-stage startups, with a focus on crypto & the distributed web. Learn more at ideocolab.com/ventures
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Flash Loans: Are they helpful or harmful to #DeFi? Join us for an interactive brainstorm this Friday, Mar 6 at 9am PST with @delitzer @gavinmcdermott @tzhen @maxcwolff @camirusso. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/flashloans-regis…
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IDEO was founded 4 decades ago on a simple principle: David Kelley “just wanted to do cool sh*t with his friends."
Today, that tradition continues. We get to work with one of our best friends & go do cool sh*t together.
Welcome @bramanathan to @IDEOVC!
medium.com/ideo-colab/reuben…
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The internet has become a battleground for our attention—let’s change that. In partnership with @WE3co, IDEO CoLab Ventures is incubating ventures focused on the new intention economy. Building something relevant? Apply for the incubator: buff.ly/47dtWP4
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"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done." Bruce Lee #mondaymotivation
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Congrats to the @akropolisio team—a recent graduate of our Product Validation Day program—on your successful launch! 🎉🙌
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We know that design = amazing companies, but there’s very little data on it. Here’s 📊📊📊 from @NEA! futureof.design #futureofdesign
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Banking is broken. What could crypto + banking look like for the next billion users?
Join our virtual brainstorm w @taratan @Joe_Gerber_, @iodave (@gatesfoundation), @simonvaliu (Valiu), & @xochitlcazador (@CeloOrg).
Wed (3/18) @ 9am PST
Register: tinyurl.com/cryptonext
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The first SEC-registered robo-advisor @heron_finance is now live! Launched on the @goldfinch_fi protocol, innovations like Heron are key to a decentralized future. We’re excited to see what else this team will do next: heronfinance.com/
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We're developing an @IDEO online school to unlock the creative potential in everyone.
Sign up here to learn more: ideo.is/edu_beta
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Congratulations to all the teams who participated in the @terra_money Hackathon!
You showed us a glimpse of the future... thank you for lots of strong ideas and teams 👏🎉👏
The winners for the @terra_money hackathon we at @Delphi_Digital organised with @IDEOVC and @eventornado have been announced. Here’s why I think they’re big wins for Terra 👇
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IDEO CoLab Ventures votes AGAINST @compoundfinance Proposals 1 & 2.
We believe that both proposals introduce changes that are beneficial to users and stakeholders of Compound and do not pose substantial risk.
Our AGAINST votes are based on process, not substance.
Thread 👇
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Inviting all makers and creative technologists to join us on Wednesday, August 2nd at IDEO SF for demo night! Whether you’re solving problems through hardware, design, code, or art, we welcome you to share your work with our community.
RSVP: lu.ma/ideocolabdemonight
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We’re thrilled to be investors in @CamiRusso @DefiantNews to build one of the world’s first Web3-native media and information companies.
We’ve been working with Cami and her team for months now—we can’t wait to soon show the world what the future of media can be and will become.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a platform that combines the @DefiantNews content that you know and love, with all the #DeFi data and metrics a Defier could ask for?
🙏🙏We have closed a $1.4M preseed round from amazing investors and angels
Funding secured👇
bit.ly/3dbLK49
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Using @LensProtocol profiles of @StaniKulechov, @VitalikButerin, @dabit3, & @0xChristina, we also created visualizations to represent engagement, which gives a selected node their reputation. An overall reputation score can then be calculated, with each signal valued differently.
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Introducing our other new creative resident: @austinrobey_! Austin is creating a manifesto and plan of action for creation of artist-owned web platforms, published as a physical zine. The document aims to be a strategic roadmap, call to action, and an invitation to participate.
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Save the date! Join us next Friday (2/28) for an interactive brainstorm on the future of Personal Tokens.
Register here: ideo.zoom.us/webinar/registe…
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Episode 14 is live! Don't miss @metacool's chat with @ideo chairman + @stanforddschool creator David Kelley: soundcloud.com/ideo-futures/…
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4/ That’s why we chose to join forces with @d0h0k1 and Terra.
They’re solving many of the hardest problems in crypto:
Onramps
Accessible UI
Developer onboarding tools with Terra projects like Saturn, Alice and Anchor.
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Save the date! Join us next Friday (2/28) for an interactive brainstorm on the future of Personal Tokens.
Register here: ideo.zoom.us/webinar/registe…
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SF friends! Join us on 5/11 to celebrate the official book launch of ‘The Rise of Virtual Communities’ with author @AmberAtherton and surprise guests. Limited space. RSVP: lu.ma/virtualcommunities
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We’re excited to announce our June 18-19 Virtual Product Validation Day!
Apply to join DeFi founders from around the world and learn whether to pursue, pivot, or kill your new product concept.
Apply by Sunday, May 31 at 11:59pm PST: tinyurl.com/defiday
Details below:
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Asking better questions is the real way to unlock the innovation process. Learn more in Episode 43! ideo.to/Vp92pS
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"Understanding how to deal w/ambiguity at a personal level is the key to unlocking creative confidence.” @metacool ideo.to/V7FVJJ
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Are you crypto-curious 🤔 or a crypto wizard 🧙♀️?
@IDEOVC and @meta_cartel are running a Product Validation Workshop at #ETHDenver on Friday. We need testers to give feedback on some cool new products!
Sign up for a 45-minute (*remote*) user interview 🙏: airtable.com/shrZX3BHjWlGW2i…
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👏 Congrats to the @SyndicateDAO team... this is a big step forward for democratized investing!
1/ Today, we're excited to introduce Web3 Investment Clubs, Syndicate’s first mainstream social investing tool built on Syndicate Protocol ✨
It transforms any Ethereum wallet into a powerful investing DAO in seconds for just the cost of gas.
syndicate.mirror.xyz/4p6a0nK…
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On @coindesk today, we look at ways #blockchain could change the way you buy, cook, and serve dinner to friends: ideo.is/1FMZ1ro
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Thanks for joining us for our brainstorm with @Bradley_Miles_ @bramanathan @simondlr & 50+ others on Personal Tokens last Friday! 🔮
Here’s a link to the recording of the session:
piped.video/apG5u7BYps8
Here's a synthesis of the session:
medium.com/ideo-colab/brains…
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We're excited to be one of the first 30 external validators on @NEARProtocol!
explorer.near.org/nodes/vali…
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2/ Today everything changes. We’re excited to introduce Lens Protocol 🌿 a permissionless, composable, and decentralized social graph that makes building a Web3 social platform easy.
Dig in at lens.dev
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The news is out! We’re excited to support @bond_protocol as they make it easier for crypto protocols to utilize treasury diversification and protocol-owned liquidity. Congrats to the team on this key milestone!
medium.com/@Bond_Protocol/ff…
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“Without courage, an idea remains an idea.” —@drzfirst ideo.to/A3r6F6 Episode 42 is all about #drucker @DruckerInst
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8/ Want to get involved?
Submit your 1-minute application by Tuesday, April 27nd, 2021 at 00:00 (GMT+3)
We do not care where you are, or where you've been
We care about what you dream of building
Apply here: eventornado.com/event/defi-c…
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Check out @ideo's collaboration with @willowpump to reimagine the breast pumping experience: ideo.to/OpaplE
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.@delitzer, part of @IDEOVC’s founding team is embarking on his next adventure. We're filled with pride & gratitude as we wish him well in his next chapter. He'll always be a part of our family & this thread is a celebration of him
Today marks my last day at @IDEOVC.
It’s been 5+ years working alongside @Joe_Gerber_ @ianjohnlee @taratan and @GavinMcDermott, and I couldn’t be more proud of what we’ve accomplished.
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"Purpose is key to innovation… You have to know why you’re there.” — Claudia Kotchka on @ideou: ideo.to/lvwL8O
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2/ We believe that the future of venture building will be networked and collaborative—and that venture building communities of founders, investors, and builders who have an ownership stake in each other’s mutual success will be the most successful in the long-run.
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The (secret) tool we use @IDEO to prototype new ventures: DDP! Learn more on this week's King Ship podcast! ideofutures.com/kingship/201…
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Hey, @compoundfinance users: you're now co-owners of the protocol! 🎉
We'd be honored to have you make us your $COMP delegate.
We don't own $COMP directly, but our portfolio companies including @Instadapp & @PoolTogether_ rely on Compound.
#UsersFirst
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Humans + Bits + Blocks: 5 areas we think will be impacted by #blockchain. Read on @Medium from @mattwww + @_reidw_ ideo.is/1FFvoIg.
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What happens when you bring 30+ DeFi founders from around the world together for a day of Design Research and user interviews?
Find out...medium.com/@ideovc/hello-its…
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Now THIS is what we mean by design. Kudos to @goldfinch_fi for showing us what is possible and so needed to make crypto more useful and usable.
1/ 🌎 DeFi for the world is here! 🔥
We’re proud to present to you an interactive demo of what we believe is the future of DeFi UX.
DeFi shouldn’t just be for the niche DeFi enthusiasts. It’s for everyone. It’s for the world.
defifortheworld.com/
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“We’re trying to get the next 100m people into crypto and allow them to own their creations” @KevinChou on @rally_io’s mission
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It is more clear than ever that an open, interoperable, and decentralized social layer is needed to create a more creative, pluralistic, and human internet.
Here's to exploring new possibilities for connection and expression.
Today, we're excited to announce our $15 million funding round to accelerate the adoption of the next generation of the internet powered by human connection –- the people-powered social layer.
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If you don’t see what you’re looking for, whether you're crypto native, crypto curious, or think you’re a hybrid of a few roles, we want to invite you to design your dream role!
🌠 Design your dream role: forms.gle/6zfrqhXzAWa62QUa8
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One of our portfolio companies, @usebraintrust, came out of stealth today with its worker-owned talent marketplace serving dozens of Fortune 500 companies 🎉
Its tokenized platform is takes out the middleman and gives value back to employers and talent.
fortune.com/2020/06/24/porsc…
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Our friend @johnolilly is back on episode 33 to talk about #blitzscaling, culture, productivity tools + lots more: ideo.to/OVybAw
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Thank you to everyone who joined our Makers Night at IDEO SF! We had 20 demos ranging from 3D generative design tools to a handmade music synthesizer to crypto self custody solutions to AI @lexfridman. Loved seeing the breadth and caliber of the projects. See you at the next one!
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.@IDEOU is the new online school from @IDEO. Launching in March.
You can sign up here to receive updates: ideofutures.com/edubeta/
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Introducing our new creative residents this season: @kelin_online and @flomerboy are working on the next chapter of Poetry Camera—a camera that prints poems of what it sees, using multimodal generative AI models: techcrunch.com/2024/04/20/po…
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1/ We’re hosting an interactive brainstorm *RIGHT NOW* on the Future of Personal Tokens w/ @Joe__Gerber @ianjohnlee @bramanathan @Bradley_Miles_ @simondlr 🔮
We’ll be engaging with the audience in this thread below 👇
Join the webinar here: ideo.zoom.us/webinar/registe…
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"Don’t think you can buy a home? You’re not alone.” The latest in Redesigning Real Estate from @becca1122: ideo.to/4V5l23
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We’re doing user research for the future of DeFi.
Are you one of these? If so, we'd love to talk.
📱 Millennial with at least 3 fintech apps but no crypto
👩🏻💻 Freelancer who finds work on digital tools
😎 Social media influencer
👾 Professional e-sports gamer
Comment or DM us!
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Huge congrats to @RiverFinancial on the announcement and the incredible growth (+80% in Bitcoin MAV) this year! 👏🔥🎉We’re so excited to be on this journey with you, along with others like @polychaincap @slowventures @CastleIslandVC @dglab_official bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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“How do we get people to trust the tech w/o understanding the tech?” Watch the latest #bitsblocks video: ideo.is/1JvU4T6 #blockchain
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The IDEO Futures website is now live!
Remember: don't get ready, get started. Because shipping is king!: ideofutures.com/
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Join us in contributing to this important survey on the role of design in startups!
Help us—@NEA @Spotify @ideo @casper + more—uncover how great design works in start-ups. Survey closes 10/16 futureof.design
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In the last 6 months, our portco @falconxnetwork has seen revenue growth of 350% with monthly volumes up 3x to around $3B—making it one of the largest crypto trading providers 🚀
Today, @AmericanExpress announced its investment in the company 🎉
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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How might #blockchain reshape the music industry? This week's edition of Humans + Bits + Blocks takes a look: ideo.is/1ERvPAE
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"The algorithmic feed critique is not new, but right now there are no viable alternatives for creatives. I’m inspired to build social apps that are new and participatory rather than doom scrolling consumption." – @mikebodge bit.ly/4bxklFN
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We're thrilled for our portfolio company @usebraintrust, a freelance marketplace founded by @adamjacksonsf @gabelunao, which just raised $18M in growth funding and added more Fortune 1000 customers 🚀
Here's why we invested in their seed round in 2018:
medium.com/ideo-colab/why-id…
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Design is a mindset. We talk with @jakek + @jazer from @GVteam on Episode 29 ideo.to/u7Qviw #dontgetreadygetstarted
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Design needs constraints, especially with brand new technologies. Read about #bitsblocks weeks 3 + 4 on @Medium: ideo.is/1JvQd8v
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IDEO CoLab Ventures votes FOR Compound Governance Proposal 007, a major milestone in the decentralization of @compoundfinance. Giving meaningful ownership of the protocol to users is key to long-term sustainability and growth.
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"What is @IDEO doing at a Bitcoin conference?" - thoughts from our very own @beakermaster: medium.com/ideo-futures/what…
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How the new technology that powers #bitcoin could put fans at the center of sports. Our latest in #bitsblocks: ideo.is/1Ksjkvd
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Plastiq lets you pay bills with the snap of a photo: ideo.to/gHxNBU. Congrats to @payplastiq, @kho_98 + the @ideo team!
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We're looking for our next crew of Creative Residents! Join a selective 3-month residency where founders, builders, and designers work on a project of their choosing. ideocolab.com/residency
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Good protocols and projects know that enabling, stewarding, and rewarding community contribution are critical to winning. And the best ones are constantly innovating and experimenting with new mechanisms to do just that.
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We @IDEOVC voted AGAINST @compoundfinance Governance Proposal 010.
@Dharma_HQ did a great job of breaking down the issues at play. We agree with their overall analysis, but chose to emphasize the importance of establishing good governance process.
blog.dharma.io/dharma-votes-…
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“We have to stop talking about product market fit as if it’s a static thing.” Don’t miss @vassallo on episode 49. ideo.to/cWII1w
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3/ The founders in @IDEOVC's community have been helping each other for years—code reviews, design feedback, hiring, and much more.
The IDEO Founder Collective is now formalizing this. Founders will be offering their time, expertise, and connections to help each other succeed.
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brand identity design (+ brand extensions) for @ReFiDAOist, working closely with @labaume_de at @WE3co
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Our team at @IDEOVC is thrilled to back the @PoolTogether_ team, along with @dtccapital and @ConsenSysLabs.
Prized Linked Savings is a compelling and powerful financial protocol, built on @MakerDAO & @compoundfinance. New primitives -> new experiences!
medium.com/ideo-colab/ideo-c…
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3/ The IDEO and Delphi teams are working 24/7 to unlock the potential of DeFi. We're investors & supporters of many disruptive teams, including:
Optimism
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Near
Aave
Synthetix
We see the walls to mainstream adoption and want to incubate builders to break them down.
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4/ We’re building a different kind of venture firm @IDEOVC. With the IDEO Founder Collective, we're beginning our process of "progressively decentralizing" and honoring the deep connections, alignment, and support that already exists in the IDEO Founder community.
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Lessons from a life designing + building remarkable ventures. @mcgd chats with @metacool on episode 47. ideo.to/elcAnL
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We're in full-on make mode, getting ready for the #IoT + #blockchain MAKE-a-thon this weekend in San Francisco! Follow along #bitsblocks.
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Check out this new interview of @GavinMcDermott in @DefiantNews on @IDEOVC and @fairlaunchcap 🔥
thedefiant.substack.com/p/fa…
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What does creative confidence in venture capital look like? We chat w/@collabfund’s @km on episode 32: ideo.to/dKStgs
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6/ If you'd like to learn more about our mission and vision for the IDEO Founder Collective, check out our profile page on @SyndicateDAO here:
syndicateprotocol.org/syndic…
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Introducing Future Lab, our collaboration with @innovationlab. Are you a @Harvard @MIT @risd student? Please apply! i-lab.harvard.edu/experienti…
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