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Fractional operator in emerging tech. Now: @TechNYC, Board @hirosystems & @CompSci_High. Then: @ipshipyard, @UniswapFND, @VariantFund, @USV, @BolsterTalent.
Jul 21, 2022 10 tweets 11 min read
As a web3 founder or builder, how do you integrate community into your project?

I spent the past 4 months researching 12 web3 projects, from DeFi & NFTs to crowd-funding DAOs & gaming platforms.

What We Can Learn from Decentralized Community Building:
mirror.xyz/bethanymarz.et… This research explores 4 key questions:

🔍1. How do we get started?

🌐2. How do we decentralize how work gets done?

🧑‍🤝‍🧑3. How do we convert people from awareness to participants to builders?

📊4. How do we measure success?

This post aggregates insights across all 12 projects.
Apr 18, 2021 19 tweets 4 min read
Last year when my baby was born and NYC was locked down, I would spend between 2-6 hours a day in Central Park. Every morning I took a long walk with my baby to get her to nap while I got my steps in.
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There were many days when seeing the park was the best part of my day, and the only time I felt like myself. I made it my mission to walk on every pathway south of 96th St. To be honest I’m still not sure I achieved that goal.
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Mar 28, 2019 45 tweets 18 min read
I found this old picture frame in the trash on the way to work today. I liked it. So I’m carrying it with me to document my day through a new lens. Ready? Here we go. First things first, my morning commute: