Let's try a new experiment -- a standing Ask Me Anything -- ask me anything!
have you tried rainbow? do you like it?
@pmarca Could you share your insights regarding what the future of onchain B2B transactions would look like?
we’re replaying tech from the 2000’s that was disrupted by phones and the App Store. what excites you the most from that era of creativity that you’d like to see again today?
Are you going to play /crypto-the-game (my massive crypto survivor game, I’m ex-HQ Trivia)? Everyone buys in and votes each other out each night, with challenges along the way, until the last person standing wins the pot. (Pots currently at 27.8 ETH) Entries are now live on cryptothegame.com
Are you glad to be living in Northern California and not the midwest? And if so why here?
If you were in the room with everyone you’ve ever met, who would be the one you’d look for?
What do you view as the tail risk(s) for the US in 2024 and can you assign and probability along with how one would insure against
Advice for young people today looking to have a career in technology?
Do you think FED will lower or raise rates this year? How will this impact BTC and other digital assets?
@pmarca a tv show or a movie that you saw recently that you highly recommend?
Do you like Girl Scout cookies? 🍪 cookiecaster.xyz/order
Does chocolate taste different in different shapes?
Does anything about Farcaster remind you of your days working on Mosaic/Netscape/the early Web -- if so, what in particular?
welcome back :) what do you love or admire most about your wife?
Do you foresee apple’s stranglehold on app stores withering considerably in the next 5 years? If yes, what do you think will be the key vectors?
What book(s) do you recommend for someone in their 20s to read to learn about the early internet?
Have you yoinked the flag yet? https://yoink.terminally.online
you've discussed university reform recently. how do you see reform for local government?
(More seriously, what is your favorite Frame so far?)
What's one historical event worth reading about deeply, excluding the wars.
What, in your opinion, is the most simple thing that the average humans could do right away to improve the world.
was investing in clubhouse at the valuation at the time a mistake or just a bet that didn't pay off
Will we have AGI, and if yes: - when? - are we going to like it?
what are your thoughts on frames (the new feature out of Farcaster this weekend)?
Was there ever a real commercial path for LISP machine adoption, or was it hopeless from the start?
What’s your % of sarcasm in your short social media interactions? (Your longer form stuff normally feels more serious tones, I enjoy the difference)
If you had the chance to be 20 years old again, what is one thing you would change about the way you lived or the decisions you made?
What offbeat thought/idea have you been obsessed with lately?
Are you bullish on autonomous worlds/fully onchain games?
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
Got milk? Have you driven a Ford lately? Can you hear me now? Where do you want to go today? Where's the beef? Do you Yahoo!? How do you spell relief? Is it live or is it Memorex? Aren't you glad you use Dial? Don't you wish everyone did? Did somebody say McDonalds? What would you do for a Klondike bar? Waaassup?!
Do you think blockchain be a solution for countering fake AI-generated content?
If you were kidnapped by a rival VC firm and you could only ask one founder you've invested in to come and save you, who are you choosing?
If the phrase "people, ideas, technology in that order" is correct then shouldn't e/acc prioritize acceleration of education over acceleration of tech?
If you were to switch from being an investor back to being a builder for the web specifically, what would you build?
If you were to rate the following statement from 0 to 10, where 0 is below bullshit and 10 is above an axiom, what would you rate it? "Markets prevent monopolies and cartels."
If you were to close down a16z and go all-in building another company, what industry, market, or problem set would you focus on?
if you weren't building a16z what do you think you'd be working on?
if there was only one thing you can bet on in the next 5 years, what would it be?
What onchain use case are you most excited to see fully adopted?
What was the most challenging period in your professional life, and what helped you get through it?
can you share a historical figure or event that unexpectedly inspires your approach to tech & innovation?
what's your relationship with seeking more? what motivates you to keep hustling? do you feel satisfied with your life? 20-30yrs from now what do you think are the most likely regrets you may have about your life?
What's the backstory on all the Charlie Brown iconography?
what is one thing you’re bullish on that most people aren’t or don’t even know about?
What's a protocol that more people should know about?
How can we fight constant pessimism? Fear to act? Fear for the next big war? The climate crisis? Next pandemic? I sense a general paralyzing fear and pessimism across the world. Affects people of many ages and almost for everything. From building a business all the way to deciding to have a kid ... !
to what extent does geographical pop culture determine the types of companies that can be built in a particular location? e.g could Snap only have been built in a place like LA? OpenAI only in SF? Ramp in NYC?
What would it take for you to leave X and go full-time on Farcaster?
You're picking teams in a world war. Do you choose the US military or Elon Musk (and all his companies) first?
if you could have a discussion with anyone in history, who would it be and what would you discuss?
@degentip !tip @pmarca 6969 Do you own any $degen? (trick question, if you are reading this... you do)
In which categories/topics/skills do you worry most about losing your edge
Which name do you prefer for this app? 1. Farcaster 2. Warpcast 3. Farc
How do you see crypto intersecting with AI over the next 5 years?
what is your view on @balajis.eth's fiat crisis thesis and timelines?
What decision caused you to have the most learning moments?
If you were to rebuild Netscape today, how would you envision its modern version?
what is an important but boring problem in tech & non tech?
what's the worst thing about having generational wealth?
if they made a movie about your life, what would it be called?
if you could buy something both onchain and with card, which do you pick and why?
I have a close friend who got pitched to run for a congressional seat. 3m in campaign financing + partnership in a consulting group. How does a lay person even go about vetting these deals?
What time period do you think aliens intervened on Earth and what artifacts (biological/social/technological) do you think are directly attributable to them?
Whats the most underrated thing that you think more people should know about? (creds to /ask)
tell your 23 year old self something he should have known
What’s your favorite mobile app? Current and/or all-time
What kind of system of supranational states do you see in the future?
Should Farcaster add a social audio feature to the protocol?
What is the most optimistic technology you see in the next 6mo-2 year time frame?
Can we really achieve that vision of an internet owned by its users, if web3 is not exclusively combined with zk?
How do we break the cycle of octogenarians dictating America's future? Isn't the current crop of Boomer politicians an argument against longevity?
What's your personal machine stack? Computer, phone, accessories, etc.?
What’s something (industry, idea, internet subculture) that’s low status now that you believe will be high status in in 5-8 years?
What’s a big decision you’re thinking through right now?
the most important point you came across from @cdixon.eth 's new book?
Just started a company. A few competitors raised before me but didn’t drum up excitement. I’ve seen a lot of excitement around our company. I suspect it’s because our story is much better. Wondering if you’ve seen this sort of thing happen before.
Any thoughts on this question? If not, who would be the best person to answer it? https://warpcast.com/andyjagoe/0x10d7b52d
also was the Twitter interested in acquiring clubhouse story remotely true or just something likely planted by Twitter
If not the US, which country would you move to ?
Which type of coffee do you like best? (e.g. latte, espresso)
why is there relatively little interest/patronage of art/art movements from the tech ecosystem (or do you disagree)?
Assuming that there are phenomena which are gradual, but harmful (certain kinds of pollution being one example), how can we align markets which are usually much more short-term focused? Put another way, doesn’t the gestalt system we have overly encourage reactionary solutions after the fact instead of proactive ones?
What are you core principles that keep you centered and aligned with yourself?
How do you think AI will change the non higher education system in the coming years, specifically from the side of the educators not the students (they’re already clearly embracing it)?
what hot technical debate from the early internet ended up being largely irrelevant?
as a rule of thumb, when it's a good time for a government to push some form of regulation in a new, untested, emerging technology/area?
On the PirateWires podcast @cdixon.eth said the US govt was omnipotent implying the US govt could effectively shut down blockchain. Do you agree the US govt has that kind of power? I’m in the camp that blockchain will overpower govt resistance. Please confirm my bias. 🙏
If you had the opportunity to relay one message to the world that would immediately appear on all billboards, televisions, computers, and phones.. what would that message be?
In “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto,” the weakest part of the essay was the “Enemies” section. The message was out-of-place and likely alienated potential allies who, otherwise, may have been on-board with your overall vision. In retrospect, what would you have changed in that section, possibly even nixing it?
How do you think about music/IP as an asset class? How would you evaluate a record label or animation studio as an investment opportunity, for example?
Bullish, bearish, or other on blockchain-based, decentralized AI?
Are these responses written 100% by you or are you using an LLM?
What advice would you give a 20 something year old in tech?
What does early stage venture financing look like in 5 years? 10 years?
What do you think Curtis Yarvin gets wrong or right in his Techno Pessimism piece? https://graymirror.substack.com/p/a-techno-pessimist-manifesto
Paradigms never shift when playing the statistically safer route investing only in those w/slightly better ideas, impressive resume or talk a good game Most are still distracted by $ Why not seek out a few outside the box thinkers w/huge ideas worth investigating & develop a business plan off the best ones? Win/Win?
You know that feeling like when you know you're on the cusp of some success, but it's still a ways away? Kinda like having a weight on your chest. And you know you're doing everything you're supposed to be doing, but you just gotta let the process play out? What advice do you have for getting through that?
https://warpcast.com/poopman/0x0bd5c334 What do you think abt the trend you see on pre market place on sol ?
Do you like working with physical products or software products more?
What are some of the most important books you’ve ever read?
If you are in your 20s building a crypto startup right now, what market do you go after?
Do you $DEGEN? Simpsons or King Of The Hill? Roulette or CRAPS? Lasagna or Spaghetti and Meatballs? Nicolas Cage or Keanu Reeves
What’s a tech trend that you are most excited about in 2024?
thank you for the impromptu standing ask me anything @pmarca AMA summary and frame below https://ama.fiids.xyz/ama?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwarpcast.com%2Fpmarca%2F0x5901e102
I made this meme about you as Spagett from Spooked by Spagett. What do you think ?
what's a big question about the next 10 years where you're 50/50 on the answer
Biggest convictions for the short and long term. In the tradfi and crypto ecosystem. 
What was your favourite read(a book )till the date? and what was the special about that book?
How do you find internal clarity in this age of exponential information?
Can you please be more active here? The positive nth-order effects of your presence and activity on W can not be understated. Cheers 🥂
@pmarca how does the intersection of AI and increasing focus on profitability vs. top line growth impact the way B2B focused startups (Seed - Series A) should think about building sales teams?
What are some public news/feed you consume+recommend for your daily dose of crypto ?
What good causes matter most to you and which ones have you supported recently?
do you have any nfts? and would you be interested in minting a based mfer? https://warpcast.com/yost/0xdc903986
Why don’t people talk about Moloch more often? Most people seem familiar with the concept and feel it explains a lot of the organizational rot/bad incentive design we see around us, yet it’s not a popular concept people point to - why is that? https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/
If you were to use Neuralink, what percentage of early adopters would you fall into? Would you be among the first 10% to use it?
