Anthony Avedissian (@antari) • Hey
Investing @seedclubvc
Publications
- Officially introducing t2 as the **publishing home** on @lens/lensprotocol! We’re bringing a social layer to reading and writing, with a seamless mobile experience via @lens/orbapp.
Now available to everyone with a Lens handle, activate your t2 account today 👉 https://app.t2.world/t2xlens?
- Practicing clarity of thought! –– wrote out some ramblings today on the parallels between generative art and the Renaissance, and applications of generative tech beyond just art – to fashion, music, architecture, product design, virtual worlds, etc.
https://paragraph.xyz/@antavedissian/gen-art
- Noticing more unabashed use of GPT in emails recently.
Not sure whether to feel offended by the lack of authenticity/sincerity, think they’re too dumb to write a simple email, or respect the productivity gainz 🙃
Thots?
- what’s the best app/software for hosting a developer community? asking for a fren 😊
discord is their main contender but i’m so burned out from it! ☠️
- are there any cool ecosystem DAOs on lens protocol?
- Yup. Say it back.
- are there any cool ecosystem DAOs on lens protocol?
- Why are there no new enduring social apps in the last 10 years?
TikTok being the exception, surprised nothing else exists
- My personal Coinbase account was ‘flagged for manual review’ nearly 2 years ago.
I've been in KYC ever since — nothing I do unblocks the account.
Has anyone solved this or know someone at Coinbase that could help please 🙏
- builders/founders – when you release product, who do you seek feedback from? where do you find them? is there an optimal # early testers? how do you balance feedback with the sentiment "don't ask users what they want because they mislead you consciously or subconsciously"?
- I just voted "Yes - Approve" on "The Consumer Crypto Accelerator Funding Proposal" https://snapshot.org/#/club.eth/proposal/0x45eb01846021c486570adad38a0bfa3075b7f4b8cc176e89b87c3f304fb8f159 #snapshotlabs
- I'm saying my piece in the #futureofsocial by signing the @t2world.lens manifesto. Which values do you support?
https://manifesto-app.t2.world/share/cledc93ls1286211fmc2wne8pip
- New home in Miami = new bookshelf! Which books are a must-own in physical copies?
- Demystifying DAO Tooling with Anthony from Seed Club Ventures
Seed Club Ventures has recently announced its $25M fund, and we had the pleasure to talk to @antari.lens , the co-founder of SCV. We have discussed the following:
- SCV's investment strategy
- How are web3 orgs better than traditional companies
- DAO tooling is not that scary
- Issues DAOs are currently facing
- What does Seed Club Ventures look for in teams they back
- Advice for genZ on how to break into VC
This pod is only collectable by followers of The Symmetrical
- I keep seeing these hype lists like “23 new AI tools”…
But other than ChatGPT, what AI tool do you ACTUALLY use on a daily basis?
Maybe 1-2 others?
- What is the argument for an open protocol or foundational tech company to have a separate, distinct org act as a “foundation” for grant-giving/incubating ecosystem contributions? Where has this been done successfully?
I.e. would/should OpenAI have a separate org for grant-giving/incubating? Where would/should the funding come from this? Should it have a biz model/be profitable?
- To build a thriving open foundational ecosystem and protocol, I like the idea of application developers receiving governance rights in exchange for their ecosystem contributions.
What’s the best incentive for this? Reputational? Financial? Better access to tooling? Any non-crypto projects worth learning from here?
- Introducing: **the Yup app**
Join the waitlist at https://yupio.typeform.com/to/lXQyUc5e
Yup is *web3 in 1 feed* 💐
Get the best of Lens, Farcaster, Mirror, POAP, Twitter, NFTs, and more on your phone. Now available for iOS by invitation only.
Scroll smarter, not harder. Yup leverages *on-chain composability* to put everything in one place. So close all those tabs. Your multitasking days are over. 😮💨
Shills, bots, trolls: We’re leaving all that** in web2. 🙄*Yup curates web3* for you, so you get the latest alpha, most galaxy-brained ideas, and dankest memes — no matter where they’re posted.
Plus, *customize your feeds* to get more of what matters, and less of what doesn’t.
And that’s just the beginning. Follow across platforms. Explore on-chain data. Discover content without onboarding. All on Yup.
*Ready for a better web3 social*? So are we. 🌅
**Join the waitlist** to request early access (and a Lens handle) 🌿👀
https://yupio.typeform.com/to/lXQyUc5e
Check out our full launch announcement: https://yup.mirror.xyz/SNoX6k_dEiGWQUOKxANMVPen20SiEFc8Jdcft8lHTj4
yup
(Video music: Choosing To Bear Fruit by Dessauer)
- Excited that Seed Club Ventures has officially come out of 'stealth' with a new site and write-up TechCrunch!
https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/21/seed-club-ventures-emerges-from-stealth-with-25m-fund-focused-on-daos/
https://seedclub.ventures/
- I'm so excited to invest properly into my presence on Lens. Any tips and tricks appreciated 🙂
- Incredibly excited to formally announce Seed Club Ventures, a $25M venture DAO investing in a world of internet-native organizations 🌱
After 1+ year of investing in 'stealth', it feels great to finally be out in public with a shiny new website and TechCrunch exclusive! 😅
Super proud of our core team NiMA Asghari, Tim Kosters, Jess Sloss, and amazing DAO members ✨
https://twitter.com/seedclubvc/status/1638197887707516929
- I just signed the Glass Manifesto and got early access to claim The Glass Pass. See you on @glassxyz.lens :
https://glass.xyz/manifesto
- Wow. Stability AI has just been fully erased and de-platformed from LinkedIn.
For context, Stability AI competes with OpenAI, which is backed by Microsoft, who owns LinkedIn.
Coincidence?
- what does a chief of staff do?
how does that vary between whether they're at a start-up, VC, or larger co? web3 or otherwise?
is anyone hiring?
- why is there no consensus icon or logo for a "wallet"?
- The average VC thinking about DAOs:
"what are they? network states? businesses? places for people to hang out? new ways of being...? and how does this translate to a return profile?"
max pain 🥴
- What's the first thing you think when you hear "institutions" in the context of:
1) Crypto
2) Web3
3) DAOs
- gm