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Community ownership is a self-fulfilling prophecy
And why most DAOs don't have tokens
Oct 3, 2022 • 
Joey DeBruin
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Shill and be shilled
Fighting the authenticity trap of digital networks
Feb 14, 2023 • 
Joey DeBruin
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Tokens of appreciating appreciation
Why delayed gratification is key to building healthy forms of community ownership
Aug 30, 2022 • 
Joey DeBruin
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Costly signals of skill
Why the web3 version of LinkedIn endorsements is to get rid of them entirely
Nov 17, 2021 • 
Joey DeBruin
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Open source and web3, simplified
An attempt at "dinner table" level conciseness for one of the most important arguments for web3
Feb 11, 2022 • 
Joey DeBruin
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Why crypto YC will be bigger than the original
And the man who tokenized himself
Jan 28, 2021 • 
Joey DeBruin
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Centaur Agencies Are Coming for Your MVP
Why AI-augmented teams will build most venture-backed MVPs by 2027
Oct 24, 2024 • 
Joey DeBruin
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The New Moonshots
Distribution — not cash — will power the innovation hubs of tomorrow
Nov 21, 2024 • 
Joey DeBruin
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Communities Aren’t Buckets –– They’re Clouds
What science can teach us about polywork
May 25, 2022 • 
Joey DeBruin
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Communities Aren’t Buckets –– They’re Clouds
The focus trap
Thoughts on the two kinds of focus, and why one prevents the other
Jun 29, 2023 • 
Joey DeBruin
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The SEC vs community ownership
or, what I got wrong
Jun 12, 2023 • 
Joey DeBruin
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Crypto art, from Foundation.app to buying stock in Beyonce
Fund the creators
Dec 10, 2020 • 
Joey DeBruin
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Crypto art, from Foundation.app to buying stock in Beyonce
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