Resources

Business

This is a collection of valualble business resources. Items listed have shaped the way I process information and think about business challenges in general.

• 15 of the most useful Razors and Rules Easy models that simplify decisions.


• Amazon Guidlines on great writing Easy to follow points, to improve your writing.

Blockchain / Crypto / NFTs

• Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System by Satoshi Nakamoto The paper was first circulated in 2008 and serves as the foundation of decentralized finance.


• Ethereum Whitepaper by Vitalik Buterin Vitalik's whitepaper outlines the vision he has for the Etheruem platform and clearly explains how it is different from Bitcoin.


• Ethereum Yellowpaper by Gavin Wood Wood's Yellowpaper looks at Ethereum from a more technical perspective. It's a dense piece, so you might want to pour a glass before you digg into it.


• The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency — Nick Szabo (#244) A primer on Blockchain and Crytpocurrency, moderated by Tim Ferris.


• Vitalik Buterin, Creator of Etherum (#504) A deep dive on Etherum, moderated by Tim Ferris and Naval Ravikant.


• Demystifying NFT's Naval Ravikant's Twitter thread on NFTs is short and to the point.


• How NFTs create value An HBR article explaining how NFT value is created.


• a16z Crypto Canon A number of resources on Crypto.


• a16z NFT Canon A number of resources on NFTs.


• a16z DAO Canon A number of resources on DAOs.


• NFTs and CC0 What Creative Commons Licensing means for your NFT and you.


• Punk 6529's Threads Punk 6529 has written a number of excellent Twitter threads on crypto, decentralization, and more.


• lito's thread on Visa [&] Crypto An excellent Twitter thread on the commericalization of the credit card and parallels to crypto.


• How to read a smart contract A Twitter thread.

Psychology [&] Philosophy

• How Aristotle created the Computer The Atlantic put together a fascinating piece on the intersection between philosophy and computer engineering.

Payment Systems

• Notes on Payment Systems in the US These notes grew into an extensive documentation of the US payments system. Comments are enabled and encouraged.

Presenting / Demo

• The mother of all Demos In 1968 Douglas Engelbart and his team at Stanford Research Institute introduce the computer mouse. It was the first public demonstration of the computer mouse and fundamentals of modern computing.


• Storytelling Memo by "The Wire" writer/director David Mamet Mamet provides amusing and piercing insights into what makes good writing and storytelling.