Melanie

"Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance." - Albert Maysles

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

Imagine that this is a real human being.

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

There you go.

[Melanie @mjmcdoug]

In this time of #polarization, this quote really struck a chord with me: "Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance." - Albert Maysles

[Melanie @mjmcdoug]

@jasonlk We are hiring a head of Marketing. https://t.co/hq4BzVIMyr

[Melanie @mjmcdoug]

@dnf @ClassPassEng Nexus events is a seed-funded fully remote team of open-minded, high-performing individuals. We are building software for launching remote conferences. We are currently sprinting, so work-loads are high with a team of hardworking, supportive individuals. We offer competitive comp

[Melanie @mjmcdoug]

@dnf @ClassPassEng We are hiring remote engineers at Nexus Events to build out virtual conference software. Please send over any leads you have to [email protected]. Our top priority is an architect, but looking for full-stack as well.

[Melanie @mjmcdoug]

If @elonmusk succeeds in his endeavors he will have revolutionized travel by pioneering starships, self-driving cars, rockets that can be used travel around earth, and hyperloop freight transportation. How can more of us take the risk to complete re-envision other industries?

[Melanie @mjmcdoug]

Jack Bogle passed away this week. He chose to forgo the fortune of Buffet to build the first index mutual fund for individual investors, making investing and retirement affordable for millions. May his legacy live on as we continue to increase access to markets. #Decentralization

[Myles Udland @MylesUdland]

The founder of WeWork has sold hundreds of millions of dollars of WeWork stock to buy buildings he leases back to WeWork. https://t.co/pcQbfsIYBY

[Melanie @mjmcdoug]

.@SlackHQ and other #unicorns deciding to go for direct listings is a great indication of modern companies preferring to cut-out the middle man and go directly to the markets. https://t.co/n02zD9DDER #dencentralize

[Melanie @mjmcdoug]

Replacing token value with shares is definitely an interesting approach. Either way, it would be great if AirBnB could push for a change to securities law https://t.co/JUMseExs7p #Blockchain #Crypto #tokenization

[•Freyja• @utotranslucence]

A lot of our problems with trust - in relationships, politics, and consensus protocols come from conceptualising it as a binary trust/no trust thing, or a simple spectrum.

How I think about trust, a level system:

[Melanie @mjmcdoug]

It's interesting to see regulation working to ensure a certain level of compensation for drivers in the new sharing economy. With drivers so involved in the use of the platform though it seems they should have a bigger economic stake. #Blockchain #Crypto #tokenization

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

NY drivers on Uber, Lyft and Via can now earn a minimum of $17.22 per hour https://t.co/OecvLF93Bx

[Melanie @mjmcdoug]

Great to see the work that Binance is doing in Africa to increase liquidity across borders and hedge against inflation. https://t.co/dylEicXoOx

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

For The First Time In 25 Years, China Has To Make A Choice Between External Stability And Growth https://t.co/Om8xnpxEgZ

[Melanie @mjmcdoug]

"If the actions u take open the perception of others, relieving their bottleneck, that's how u create massive compounding leverage" https://t.co/ugDH9IAxWq

[Tiago Forte @fortelabs]

1/ Sometimes the search for the root cause of a bottleneck leads to strange places

[EFF @EFF]

Victory! California legislature abandons effort to allow the government to copyright public records. https://t.co/jmyKtvtZdm