Thought Leadership Threads

The current spike in #inflation has lasted longer and is more challenging to manage than expected.
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The Fed is combatting inflation with increases in interest rates and the equity markets aren’t happy.
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Why have equities sold off and when does the recovery begin? 🧵👇

An important decision every business makes is what to do with its cash💵.

Most thinly capitalized companies keep their cash in a business checking account.

But there are better options for businesses that have a year or more of runway. Much better! 🧵👇

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Web3 believers assert that #web3 is in its early adoption phase and that the masses will come just like they have with new technologies in the past.

There’s some truth to this narrative but forces are at play that make #web3 adoption MUCH MUCH MUCH more challenging. 🧵👇

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The #startup ecosystem has been turbocharged in recent years due to massive capital inflows.

A downside is that the playbook has been lost around how to build a healthy business.

Being able to make money with a single product at low levels of scale needs to be re-learned! 🧵👇

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Capital is less available than it’s been in recent years. So Investors are advising companies to make changes that reflect this new reality.

How should Founders deal with divergent opinions? How should Founders make decisions when there's disagreement? 🧵👇

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We’re in the middle of a crash and burn crypto cycle with “Exhibit A” being a handful of large lenders unable to meet their obligations due to “technical insolvency”.Could TradFi policies have prevented these meltdowns?The answer isn’t clear but is worth exploring.🧵👇

Every year I write a thread about how American Ninja Warrior (#ANW) is my favorite TV show and how the startup ecosystem can learn from ANW.

And now that I’ve spent time in the web3 space I can see how adopting the ANW ethos could improve the success rate in the #NFT space.🧵👇

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Here are six observations about people's behaviors that amaze me because they make no sense.

Does anyone care to shed light on these topics?

A very short 🧵 👇

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Embedded finance is everywhere around you, from clicking "Buy now" on Amazon to your seemingly invisible payment when you exit your Uber.

Pretty easy, right?

What if I told you there's a new solution that is even faster, cheaper and safer.

There is.

Plug and Play Finance.

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