Read Write Own

Informationen zum Autor Chris Dixon is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, the storied venture capital firm where, since joining in 2013, he has invested in Oculus (later acquired by Facebook), Coinbase, and other companies. He also placed early bets on Kickstarter, Pinterest, Stack Overflow, and Stripe, all of which have products in wide use today. Dixon founded and leads a16z crypto, a division of the firm he has grown from $300 million in 2018 to over $7 billion of committed capital dedicated to investing in crypto and web3 technologies. In 2022, he was ranked #1 on the Forbes Midas List of the world's best venture capital investors. Klappentext A potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the internetand how that affects us allfrom influential technology entrepreneur and startup investor Chris Dixon The internet of today is a far cry from its early promise of a decentralized, democratic network of creativity and innovation. In the past decade, it has fallen under the control of a small group of powerful companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, and others. In Read Write Own, tech visionary Chris Dixon argues that the dream of an open network for fostering creativity and entrepreneurship doesn't have to die. In fact, it can, and must, be saved with blockchain networks, a radical new way to design fair and freely accessible internet services that puts users in charge. He distinguishes this movement, which aims to provide a solid foundation for everything from social networks and marketplaces to artificial intelligence products and immersive virtual worlds, from the cryptocurrency speculation that it is unfortunately lumped together witha distinction he calls the Computer vs. the Casino. With lucid and compelling proseand drawing from firsthand observations, mental models, and experiences from a twenty-five-year career in the software industryDixon shows how the internet has undergone three distinct eras, bringing us to the critical moment we're in today. The first was the read era, circa the 90s, in which early networks democratized information. In the read-write era, circa the mid-2000s, corporate networks democratized publishing. We are now in the midst of the read-write-own era, sometimes called web3, in which blockchain networks have begun to democratize ownership, granting power and economic benefits to communities of users, not just corporations. Read Write Own is a must-read for anyoneinternet users, business leaders, artists, creators, entrepreneurs, the tech curiouswho wants to understand where we've been and where we're going. It provides a vision for a better internet, a clarion call for anyone looking to navigate or build the future, and a playbook for getting there. Zusammenfassung A potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the internetand how that affects us allfrom influential technology entrepreneur and startup investor Chris Dixon The internet of today is a far cry from its early promise of a decentralized, democratic network of creativity and innovation. In the past decade, it has fallen under the control of a small group of powerful companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, and others. In Read Write Own, tech visionary Chris Dixon argues that the dream of an open network for fostering creativity and entrepreneurship doesn't have to die. In fact, it can, and must, be saved with blockchain networks, a radical new way to design fair and freely accessible internet services that puts users in charge. He distinguishes this movement, which aims to provide a solid foundation for everything from social networks and marketplaces to artificial intelligence products and immersive virtual worlds, from the cryptocurrency speculation that it is unfortunately lumped together witha distinction he calls the Computer vs. the Casino.<b...

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Chris Dixon is a general partner at the storied venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which he joined in 2013. He has invested there in Oculus (later acquired by Facebook), Coinbase, and other companies. He also placed early bets on Kickstarter, Pinterest, Stack Overflow, and Stripe, all of which have products in wide use today. Dixon founded and leads a16z crypto, a division of the firm that he has grown from $300 million in 2018 to over $7 billion of committed capital dedicated to investing in crypto and web3 technologies. In 2022, he was ranked #1 on the Forbes Midas List of the world’s best venture capital investors. Dixon has a bachelor of arts and a master’s degree in philosophy from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and has founded two startups (acquired by McAfee and eBay). He grew up in Ohio and lives in California.

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"The Internet of today is a far cry from its early promise of a decentralized, democratic network of creativity and innovation. In the past decade, the Internet has fallen under the control of a tiny group of massive companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook. In Read Write Own, tech visionary Chris Dixon argues that the dream of an open network for fostering creativity and entrepreneurship doesn't have to die, and that in fact it can, and must, be saved with blockchain networks, which he vitally separates from the currency-based speculation that it is unfortunately lumped together with - a distinction he calls "The Computer vs The Casino". With lucid and compelling prose - and drawing from his first-hand observations, mental models, and experiences over a 25-year career in the Internet industry - Dixon shows how the Internet has undergone three distinct eras, bringing us to the critical moment we're in today. The first act was the "read era," lasting from 1990 to 2005, in which early Internet networks democratized information. In the "read-write era," 2006-2020, corporate networks democratized publishing. And we are now entering the "read-write-own era," sometimes called web3, in which blockchain networks have begun to democratize ownership, granting power and economic benefits to the participants in the network--not just to massive corporations"--

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A potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the internet—and how that affects us all—from influential technology entrepreneur and startup investor Chris Dixon

“A must for anyone who wants to better understand the real potential of blockchains and web3.”—Robert Iger, CEO, Disney

“A compelling vision of where the internet should go and how to get there.”—Sam Altman, co-founder, OpenAI

The internet of today is a far cry from its early promise of a decentralized, democratic network of innovation, connection, and freedom. In the past decade, it has fallen almost entirely under the control of a very small group of companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook. In Read Write Own, tech visionary Chris Dixon argues that the dream of an open network for fostering creativity and entrepreneurship doesn’t have to die and can, in fact, be saved with blockchain networks. He separates this movement, which aims to provide a solid foundation for everything from social networks to artificial intelligence to virtual worlds, from cryptocurrency speculation—a distinction he calls “the computer vs. the casino.”
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With lucid and compelling prose—drawing from a twenty-five-year career in the software industry—Dixon shows how the internet has undergone three distinct eras, bringing us to the critical moment we’re in today. The first was the “read” era, in which early networks democratized information. In the “read-write” era, corporate networks democratized publishing. We are now in the midst of the “read-write-own” era, sometimes called web3, in which blockchain networks are granting power and e…