shaunjohn
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Accelerating + Investing into web3's future #TachyonAccel. Prev: #ConsenSys, #StartupInst, #Techstars, #WorldBank. Technologist on a mission.
SoFi just completed a crypto boomerang — In Feb ‘19, they partnered with Coinbase to bring $BTC & $ETH trading to their platform 🤑
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
SoFi just completed a crypto boomerang — In Feb ‘19, they partnered with Coinbase to bring $BTC & $ETH trading to their platform 🤑
Chances are, you aren't 4 for 4 across these AI security controls, but you should be! 🧵
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Chances are, you aren't 4 for 4 across these AI security controls, but you should be! 🧵
Elon's trillion dollar payday putting the Tres Comas kids to shame #,,,,
www.votetesla.com/compensation...
www.votetesla.com/compensation...
Tesla Compensation Proposals: Incentivizing Growth & Leadership
Explore Tesla’s 2025 compensation proposals, including innovative equity plans and a performance-based CEO award aimed at securing future growth and value for shareholders.
www.votetesla.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Elon's trillion dollar payday putting the Tres Comas kids to shame #,,,,
www.votetesla.com/compensation...
www.votetesla.com/compensation...
Newly-elected Mayor Mamdani was called by Kalshi & Polymarket long before the polls closed in NYC. In NY State, the fate of prediction markets may be harder to forecast 🌦️
gothamist.com/news/ny-want...
gothamist.com/news/ny-want...
NY wants to shut down Kalshi, the company behind the NYC mayor’s race odds
State regulators say Kalshi has been operating an illegal betting operation. Kalshi says they have it all wrong.
gothamist.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Newly-elected Mayor Mamdani was called by Kalshi & Polymarket long before the polls closed in NYC. In NY State, the fate of prediction markets may be harder to forecast 🌦️
gothamist.com/news/ny-want...
gothamist.com/news/ny-want...
Permission Is Overrated
A century ago, you needed someone’s approval to create anything meaningful.
A publisher to print you.
A label to record you.
A boss to fund you.
Now? You just start
whispersfromthefuture.substack.com/i/177718526/...
A century ago, you needed someone’s approval to create anything meaningful.
A publisher to print you.
A label to record you.
A boss to fund you.
Now? You just start
whispersfromthefuture.substack.com/i/177718526/...
This Is the Best Time in History to Build Something - So Far
We’re standing in the only moment when yesterday’s infrastructure and tomorrow’s possibilities coexist.
whispersfromthefuture.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Permission Is Overrated
A century ago, you needed someone’s approval to create anything meaningful.
A publisher to print you.
A label to record you.
A boss to fund you.
Now? You just start
whispersfromthefuture.substack.com/i/177718526/...
A century ago, you needed someone’s approval to create anything meaningful.
A publisher to print you.
A label to record you.
A boss to fund you.
Now? You just start
whispersfromthefuture.substack.com/i/177718526/...
TVPI is up across nearly every fund successfully raising, but not to the moon. In the current market: 1.5x will keep you in orbit, but beyond 3x is otherworldly 👨🏾🚀 🛰️ 🌕 🪐
carta.com/data/vc-fund...
carta.com/data/vc-fund...
Q2 2025 VC Fund Performance
The percentage of venture funds on Carta that have begun to return capital to their LPs jumped noticeably in Q2 for every vintage from 2017 through 2023, as investors demonstrated a new urgency…
carta.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
TVPI is up across nearly every fund successfully raising, but not to the moon. In the current market: 1.5x will keep you in orbit, but beyond 3x is otherworldly 👨🏾🚀 🛰️ 🌕 🪐
carta.com/data/vc-fund...
carta.com/data/vc-fund...
Post-pandemic AI has been a whirlwind of historical moments 🌀 in both highlights 🔋 & lowlights 🪫
October 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Post-pandemic AI has been a whirlwind of historical moments 🌀 in both highlights 🔋 & lowlights 🪫
"The idea of 'owning' intelligence will age like owning electricity did. At some point, it stops making sense. Just as power grids made energy abundant, decentralized intelligence will make cognition abundant."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Future of Decentralized Intelligence
Why the next evolution of AI won’t belong to companies - but to networks.
substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"The idea of 'owning' intelligence will age like owning electricity did. At some point, it stops making sense. Just as power grids made energy abundant, decentralized intelligence will make cognition abundant."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
In Q1 of 2025, Tether moved its HQ to become an El Salvadorian company. In Q4 of the same year, Tether reached a half-trillion valuation, far outpacing its host country’s $35.36b GDP by more than 14x.
www.tradingview.com/news/u_today...
www.tradingview.com/news/u_today...
Tether Sets $15 Billion Profit Target as Margin Hits 99%
Tether, the El Salvador-based issuer of the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, is looking to post a massive $15 billion in profit this year.The leading stablecoin issuer declared its…
www.tradingview.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
In Q1 of 2025, Tether moved its HQ to become an El Salvadorian company. In Q4 of the same year, Tether reached a half-trillion valuation, far outpacing its host country’s $35.36b GDP by more than 14x.
www.tradingview.com/news/u_today...
www.tradingview.com/news/u_today...
Willow is advancing fast, like Zero to One fast…which for a quantum chip, would be Both.
blog.google/technology/r...
blog.google/technology/r...
Our Quantum Echoes algorithm is a big step toward real-world applications for quantum computing
Our latest quantum breakthrough, Quantum Echoes, offers a path toward unprecedented scientific discoveries and analysis.
blog.google
October 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Willow is advancing fast, like Zero to One fast…which for a quantum chip, would be Both.
blog.google/technology/r...
blog.google/technology/r...
In the 1930s, the slogan "Now We're Cooking With Gas" was created by the American Gas Association to market a new, superior solution to wood- & coal-burning stoves.
About a century later, 'cooking with gas' seems to also be the preferred kindling for AI compute ⛽
apnews.com/article/open...
About a century later, 'cooking with gas' seems to also be the preferred kindling for AI compute ⛽
apnews.com/article/open...
OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plans 5 more elsewhere with Oracle, Softbank
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that the Stargate AI data center in Texas will be joined by five more across the U.S.
apnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In the 1930s, the slogan "Now We're Cooking With Gas" was created by the American Gas Association to market a new, superior solution to wood- & coal-burning stoves.
About a century later, 'cooking with gas' seems to also be the preferred kindling for AI compute ⛽
apnews.com/article/open...
About a century later, 'cooking with gas' seems to also be the preferred kindling for AI compute ⛽
apnews.com/article/open...
The next big thing will start out looking like a toy...or even a research lab for games.
Enter General Intuition, and its $133.7M seed round. Stay tuned.
www.generalintuition.com
Enter General Intuition, and its $133.7M seed round. Stay tuned.
www.generalintuition.com
General Intuition | The frontier research lab dedicated to games—and the real world.
We build foundation models for environments that require deep spatial and temporal reasoning.
www.generalintuition.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The next big thing will start out looking like a toy...or even a research lab for games.
Enter General Intuition, and its $133.7M seed round. Stay tuned.
www.generalintuition.com
Enter General Intuition, and its $133.7M seed round. Stay tuned.
www.generalintuition.com
Reddit and web3 share so much common DNA that it's a shame to see their NFT digital wallet, Reddit Vault, be sunsetted. And we were so close to swapping Karma for crypto 🤏🏾
support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/art...
support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/art...
Reddit Vault Basics
Vault will be removed after January 1, 2026. You will need to export your Vault if you wish to maintain access to your blockchain wallet. See our announcement and instructions for how to export you...
support.reddithelp.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Reddit and web3 share so much common DNA that it's a shame to see their NFT digital wallet, Reddit Vault, be sunsetted. And we were so close to swapping Karma for crypto 🤏🏾
support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/art...
support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/art...
Which is harder valuation to grok — picks, shovels, or the resources?
Groq is a chip company valued at $6.9b, focused on manufacturing AI inference hardware.
Grok is an AI model from x.AI, which recently raised on a $200b valuation for its parent enterprise.
Groq is a chip company valued at $6.9b, focused on manufacturing AI inference hardware.
Grok is an AI model from x.AI, which recently raised on a $200b valuation for its parent enterprise.
Welcome | xAI
xAI is an AI company with the mission of advancing scientific discovery and gaining a deeper understanding of our universe.
x.AI
October 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Which is harder valuation to grok — picks, shovels, or the resources?
Groq is a chip company valued at $6.9b, focused on manufacturing AI inference hardware.
Grok is an AI model from x.AI, which recently raised on a $200b valuation for its parent enterprise.
Groq is a chip company valued at $6.9b, focused on manufacturing AI inference hardware.
Grok is an AI model from x.AI, which recently raised on a $200b valuation for its parent enterprise.
"We've seen this pattern before — in railroads, telecommunications, and the internet itself. The lesson is always the same: infrastructure works best when it's accessible to everyone, controlled by no one."
stellar.org/blog/foundat...
stellar.org/blog/foundat...
Stellar | Blockchain Infrastructure: Open Highways vs. Private Railroads
Explore the critical need for open blockchain infrastructure to prevent monopolies and ensure equal access, innovation, and trust for all users.
stellar.org
October 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"We've seen this pattern before — in railroads, telecommunications, and the internet itself. The lesson is always the same: infrastructure works best when it's accessible to everyone, controlled by no one."
stellar.org/blog/foundat...
stellar.org/blog/foundat...
Don’t bet against Polymarket. In 2022, market regulators aimed to ban it. Today, one of the most regulated securities exchanges is backing it by the billions.
What are the odds 🎲 ?
www.reuters.com/business/nys...
What are the odds 🎲 ?
www.reuters.com/business/nys...
www.reuters.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Don’t bet against Polymarket. In 2022, market regulators aimed to ban it. Today, one of the most regulated securities exchanges is backing it by the billions.
What are the odds 🎲 ?
www.reuters.com/business/nys...
What are the odds 🎲 ?
www.reuters.com/business/nys...
To (get into YC), you must know them. Not simply their battle tactics, but their history, philosophy, art.
ycarena.com/index
ycarena.com/index
October 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
To (get into YC), you must know them. Not simply their battle tactics, but their history, philosophy, art.
ycarena.com/index
ycarena.com/index
Privacy is absolutely a right, but absolute privacy isn’t free.
"There is no way to opt out, according to Meta. The privacy changes are another reminder that free products from Big Tech companies often come with strings attached."
techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/m...
"There is no way to opt out, according to Meta. The privacy changes are another reminder that free products from Big Tech companies often come with strings attached."
techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/m...
Meta plans to sell targeted ads based on data in your AI chats | TechCrunch
Meta plans to use data from your interactions with AI products to sell targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram.
techcrunch.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Privacy is absolutely a right, but absolute privacy isn’t free.
"There is no way to opt out, according to Meta. The privacy changes are another reminder that free products from Big Tech companies often come with strings attached."
techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/m...
"There is no way to opt out, according to Meta. The privacy changes are another reminder that free products from Big Tech companies often come with strings attached."
techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/m...
“A model is a lie that helps you see the truth.”
— Howard Skipper
— Howard Skipper
October 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“A model is a lie that helps you see the truth.”
— Howard Skipper
— Howard Skipper
For those of you looking to push out a few more percentages of productivity by taking your phone into the loo with you...guess what else is rising by the percentage? Work-life balance isn't just for balancing home & business, but also wherever you do your business🚽
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Smartphone use on the toilet and the risk of hemorrhoids
Smartphones are ubiquitous in daily life, with many people now using them while sitting on the toilet. Despite anecdotal evidence that length of time spent on the toilet is a risk factor for…
journals.plos.org
September 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
For those of you looking to push out a few more percentages of productivity by taking your phone into the loo with you...guess what else is rising by the percentage? Work-life balance isn't just for balancing home & business, but also wherever you do your business🚽
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
We got your phone tapped...but don't worry, we'll pay you for it...what could go wrong!?
www.businessinsider.com/neon-mobile-...
www.businessinsider.com/neon-mobile-...
September 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
We got your phone tapped...but don't worry, we'll pay you for it...what could go wrong!?
www.businessinsider.com/neon-mobile-...
www.businessinsider.com/neon-mobile-...
"If there is a place for stablecoins, for blockchain to thrive, I think Rio is the best place."
Obrigado, Brasil. Muito Obrigado 🇧🇷
thedefiant.io/news/blockch...
Obrigado, Brasil. Muito Obrigado 🇧🇷
thedefiant.io/news/blockch...
Stellar’s Flagship Meridian Conference Focused on RWAs and Emerging Markets - "The Defiant"
Stellar, an OG Layer 1 founded in 2014, just wrapped up its flagship annual conference, where the focus was on growing its decentralized finance (DeFi) and real-world assets (RWA) ecosystems.
thedefiant.io
September 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"If there is a place for stablecoins, for blockchain to thrive, I think Rio is the best place."
Obrigado, Brasil. Muito Obrigado 🇧🇷
thedefiant.io/news/blockch...
Obrigado, Brasil. Muito Obrigado 🇧🇷
thedefiant.io/news/blockch...
UNGA 80 & NYC Climate Week are kicking off with (sustainably) electrifying energy🔋 ⚡
Just don't expect a beeline path to get anywhere until the closing sessions 🗺️🧭
Just don't expect a beeline path to get anywhere until the closing sessions 🗺️🧭
September 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
UNGA 80 & NYC Climate Week are kicking off with (sustainably) electrifying energy🔋 ⚡
Just don't expect a beeline path to get anywhere until the closing sessions 🗺️🧭
Just don't expect a beeline path to get anywhere until the closing sessions 🗺️🧭
Isaac Asimov's Zeroth Law of Robotics states that “a robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm” and this law supersedes the original three...unless AGI has it's fingers crossed.
www.antischeming.ai
www.antischeming.ai
Anti-Scheming
Apollo Research & OpenAI find that anti-scheming training in frontier AI models significantly reduced covert behaviours, but did not eliminate them.
www.antischeming.ai
September 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Isaac Asimov's Zeroth Law of Robotics states that “a robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm” and this law supersedes the original three...unless AGI has it's fingers crossed.
www.antischeming.ai
www.antischeming.ai
I’ve known Andrew Yang for years — since the start of Venture for America through his Presidential pursuits — he’s always been a movement builder. Now, Yang Gang is going mobile.
noblemobile.com
noblemobile.com
Noble Mobile – Get Paid to Use Your Phone Less | $50/month Unlimited 5G Plan
The first phone plan that pays you to scroll less and end the brainrot. $50/month unlimited talk, text, and data with no hidden fees.
noblemobile.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I’ve known Andrew Yang for years — since the start of Venture for America through his Presidential pursuits — he’s always been a movement builder. Now, Yang Gang is going mobile.
noblemobile.com
noblemobile.com