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All Things Venture Capital

·Feb 18, 2020

AI Explainability: Why we need it, how it works, and who’s winning

Startups and incumbents are investing massive amounts of money into AI (approximately $35 billion in 2019 according to IDC). As these AI models become increasingly effective, some businesses are facing a new problem: they can’t use them. Why? Well, the majority of these AI models are considered “black boxes”, meaning…

Venture Capital

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AI Explainability: Why we need it, how it works, and who’s winning
AI Explainability: Why we need it, how it works, and who’s winning
Venture Capital

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All Things Venture Capital

·Sep 3, 2019

All Things AI: Applications of Natural Language Processing

Thanks for clicking. This article kicks off a brand new series for me. In it, I’m going to be diving into one of the most important areas of the tech ecosystem: artificial intelligence. My plan is to spend the next few posts walking through several of the most promising AI…

Machine Learning

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All Things AI: Applications of Natural Language Processing
All Things AI: Applications of Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning

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All Things Venture Capital

·Jul 22, 2019

Blockchain Interoperability: Improving Fees, Scalability and the (currently) Crappy UX

Over the past few years, interest in blockchain technology has sky-rocketed. As a result, an immense amount of time and money has been funneled towards creating the “killer blockchain” or the “killer DApp”. In fact, IDC expects there to be over $2.9 billion of global blockchain spending in 2019! Unfortunately…

Blockchain

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Blockchain Interoperability: Improving Fees, Scalability and the (currently) Crappy UX
Blockchain Interoperability: Improving Fees, Scalability and the (currently) Crappy UX
Blockchain

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All Things Venture Capital

·Mar 29, 2019

The Dusk Network: A Private Infrastructure for Compliant STOs

Thanks for tuning in! This article wraps up my series on blockchain privacy by breaking down one of the most exciting new projects in the space: Dusk. In this post, I’m focusing specifically on the four areas that I consider to be the most important when evaluating an early-stage blockchain…

Blockchain

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The Dusk Network: A Private Infrastructure for Compliant STOs
The Dusk Network: A Private Infrastructure for Compliant STOs
Blockchain

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All Things Venture Capital

·Jan 23, 2019

The Battle for Blockchain Privacy: Zcash

Welcome back! This article continues my series on blockchain privacy. In recent articles, I’ve argued that privacy protocols are essential for token fungibility and crypto adoption and have provided a comprehensive analysis on the top privacy coin by market cap, Monero. In this post, I’m planning to dive a little…

Blockchain

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The Battle for Blockchain Privacy: Zcash
The Battle for Blockchain Privacy: Zcash
Blockchain

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·Dec 17, 2018

The Battle for Blockchain Privacy: Monero

Thanks for tuning in! This post is part of a broader series on blockchain technology. In prior posts, I’ve provided an overview of blockchain’s history and have explained how protocols, DApps and ICOs work. Recently, I’ve turned my attention to the issue of blockchain privacy. My last article laid out…

Cryptocurrency

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The Battle for Blockchain Privacy: Monero
The Battle for Blockchain Privacy: Monero
Cryptocurrency

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All Things Venture Capital

·Nov 26, 2018

Intro to Blockchain: What are privacy coins and why do we need them?

This post is part of a broader series on blockchain technology. In prior posts, I’ve discussed the historical context of blockchain networks and have provided detailed explanations of protocols, DApps, and ICOs. In my next few posts, I’m going to slightly shift gears and discuss the issue of privacy. This…

Cryptocurrency

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Intro to Blockchain: What are privacy coins and why do we need them?
Intro to Blockchain: What are privacy coins and why do we need them?
Cryptocurrency

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·Nov 16, 2018

Intro to Blockchain: Understanding Initial Coin Offerings

This post is part of a three part series on blockchain. In Part 1, I walked through the history of both the modern internet and blockchain technology. …

Blockchain

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Intro to Blockchain: Understanding Initial Coin Offerings
Intro to Blockchain: Understanding Initial Coin Offerings
Blockchain

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·Nov 15, 2018

Intro to Blockchain: Breaking Down Decentralized Applications

This post is part of a three part series on blockchain. Part 1 included two posts that walked through the history of both the modern internet and blockchain technology. Part 2 is focused on how the technology works and will include one post on blockchain protocols (which you can find…

Blockchain

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Intro to Blockchain: Breaking Down Decentralized Applications
Intro to Blockchain: Breaking Down Decentralized Applications
Blockchain

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All Things Venture Capital

·Nov 1, 2018

Intro to Blockchain: How Protocols Work

This post kicks off part two of my three part series on blockchain technology. In the first part of the series I discussed the historical context of the blockchain, providing a history of both the modern internet and blockchain networks. This second part of the series will focus on how…

Cryptocurrency

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Intro to Blockchain: How Protocols Work
Intro to Blockchain: How Protocols Work
Cryptocurrency

19 min read

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Venture Architect @ Create Venture Studio | Previously Strategic Tech @ Hamilton Lane

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