Building @PREMINT and @VulcanAuth for web3, and @PodpageHQ for podcasting. Always focused on creators.
Aug 16, 2022 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
If you run a business that generates revenue in crypto, please read this. There's a critically important detail to be aware of (at least in the US).
It covers:
• Whether to hold income in ETH or USD/C
• Bookkeeping basics
• Basic tax info
Read on if interested... (boring 🧵)
🚨🚨 This is not intended to replace advice from your tax advisor. Please talk to your CPA before making any decisions. 🚨🚨
In the US:
• When you make money from a job it's Ordinary Income.
• When you make/lose money from an investment, it's a Capital Gain/Loss
Apr 11, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Not to brag, but I think the Collector Pass NFT mint had perfect mechanics. I'd recommend copying it.
I'll turn this into a blog post at some point, but figured a thread would be a helpful
I feel like I won the lottery. commonstock.com
Commonstock’s mission is to improve the world’s financial health by making quality investing knowledge easy to access and easy to share.
Users connect their brokerage account(s) and share their portfolio performance without disclosing the dollar value of their assets.
Jan 4, 2021 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
Last week, I said I'd share a bit about angel investing but got distracted.
In 2020, I ramped up my angel investing. I invested personally and as a Sequoia scout.
I ended the year thrilled about being more active, but glad I'm a builder not a full time investor.
Quick thread:
Investing in founders is a privilege.
The cliche is right: You get to spend all your time learning from people with expertise in things you know nothing about.
The time with them is a gift.
Dec 30, 2020 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
For over a year now, I’ve been coaching CEOs and product managers at startups.
Think executive coaching, specifically around product & execution.
Success = formalizing the product process then hiring a VP Product to come in and immediately fire me.
Here are some thoughts ..
First, why was I doing this?
I strongly believe in coaching/therapy. My coach, @khalidhalim, kept me sane and healthy during the rollercoaster of running a startup.
Also, it became clear that there was an opportunity for more tactical coaching.
Dec 29, 2020 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Most projects from my product studio thread were tiny little ideas never intended to go anywhere.
That was the freedom of the whole thing. It wasn’t supposed to lead to tons of successes.
It was way more about the journey than the destination.
Here are 7 learnings...
1. I wish I'd set public intention. 2. My peer group was invaluable. 3. For me, alone was right. 4. Product portfolios are hard. 5. Studios tend to be labs. 6. Every project is easier because of the one before it. 7. It’s a wonderfully, creative model.
Details below...
Dec 29, 2020 • 26 tweets • 10 min read
I ran a bootstrapped product studio for the past 12 months. We released 10 products. One worked well.
Here's the rundown of what I built.
To frame my mental state, this came at the heels of a 6yr startup cycle — 3 building @Cluster/@LaunchKit and 3 as a post-acquisition @Google PM working on @Firebase & @GoogleWorkspace.
I was excited to go 0→1 again. I wanted to do it over & over. The studio model felt perfect.
Dec 28, 2020 • 11 tweets • 7 min read
Mid-2020, I quietly launched a fun, little side-project that helps podcasters build websites.
📈 It caught on. It now powers thousands of podcast websites and the growth rate is crazy.
Earlier this year, I realized that many of the podcasts I listened to totally relied on platforms like Apple podcasts, Google, Spotify for distribution and listener engagement.
