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Generative AI Solution Architect | Tweets and threads about the latest developments in AI and web3. @boozallen Prev @unstoppableweb @datarobot
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Jul 17, 2022 21 tweets 15 min read
99.8% of Twitter threads are boring -- this one isn't.

This is why NFTs will have a greater impact on society than the printing press: 1/ The printing press is regarded as the most important invention of the second millennium.

I interviewed PhD historian @JoshuaRosenthal and he believes NFTs are even more important than that.

Listen here, but read on for a breakdown of our podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
Jul 3, 2022 14 tweets 12 min read
🧠 He's been mentored by @naval
💰 He runs a $650M crypto VC fund
🎙 He joined The Unstoppable Podcast

Here are 10 lessons that will make you SMARTER about crypto that @hosseeb shared during our interview: @naval @hosseeb 1/ This time it's different

In 2017 we told ourselves stories about how the world will use blockchains. Then people lost confidence and price spiraled.

Today most dapps that have value actually work. And price decline is happening in lockstep with the macro econ environment.
May 15, 2022 18 tweets 21 min read
This is why the gaming industry is poised for disruption by web3 and NFTs: 1/ Third party trading for in game assets using real money has existed as long as gaming has been around.

Even today, you can still buy @RuneScape gold on eBay:
Feb 17, 2022 11 tweets 3 min read
There are 4.66 billion people on the internet and every single one of them will need a unique digital identifier.

This is why NFT domains are one of web3's most important use cases 🧵👇 1/ Human Readable Names 📛

Sending crypto to 0xB1326F48ec2f6B64DFE2d1E83B4d972A8c28899e is ridiculous. If that is the starting point, we've already lost the battle with crypto skeptics.

Sending crypto to joshgordon.crypto is easier and it reduces the friction of transacting.
Oct 14, 2021 14 tweets 6 min read
Getting a web3 job today is like working in a garage to launch an internet company 20 years ago.

The chance to contribute to the foundational building blocks of the industry is now.

Here are 5 lessons from @shl that will help anyone looking to launch their career in web3👇 🧵 1/ To everyone just learning about web3 and NFTs - this piece of advise is spot on.

Using the proper lingo will help you establish professional connections and personal friendships in this ever evolving space.
Oct 10, 2021 18 tweets 10 min read
There is a rising trend in NFTs that are making people thousands of dollars in passive income.

It is called Tokenomics - the convergence of DeFi and NFTs.

Here is the knowlege you need to get into a project with Tokenomics and start stacking passive income today 👇 🧵 1/ Crypto moves in cycles. Not just from a pure price standpoint, but also from an innovation lens.

@nbatopshot boomed with NFTs as collectibles, followed by pfp plays with Punks and @BoredApeYC, and then Gen Art with a percentage of Fidenza 938 aka "God Mode" selling for $8.5M
Oct 9, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
I discovered this article that was written in 2014 and it's inspiring to see how far web3 has come in seven years due to thoughtful conversations, passionate individuals, and skilled builders.

@dawallach was so ahead of his time with this.

Mini 🧵👇
wired.com/2014/12/bitcoi… 1/ When ideating on how blockchain can change the music industry, @dawallach wrote:

"Though Bitcoin is an inspiring model, the Bitcoin network is unlikely to be the best network on which to build this specialized application."

He was right. And now we have Ethereum.
Oct 9, 2021 5 tweets 4 min read
It's 5:30pm on Friday. Playing @BoredApeYC lofi hip hop radio. And I'm about to start an evening of research into two topics that have been on my mind all week.

1. NFTs + defi
2. NFT utility for music artists

And I'm legit hyped to learn about this. web3 is fascinating ⛓️ Two projects I'm in dropped token info today, so this is awesome timing:

@BoredApeYC:
Sep 26, 2021 23 tweets 8 min read
Not understanding the significance of the NFT movement has been a million dollar opportunity cost for me.

I studied the last 250 years of art history to grasp the consequence of this moment.

Here's the knowledge you need to identify the next million $ NFT 👇🧵 1/ I don't have an art history education and I didn't understand the significance of what's unfolding before us. This thread conveys how art changes with time and why the rise of NFTs are historic.

To know where we are going, you must learn from where we came.