Published inSagaxyz·May 12Saga Multiverse Hackathon Developer Resource GuideGreetings from Saga, This blog post is meant to outline important and useful dates and resources for developers who are participating in the Saga Multiverse Hackathon, featuring over $50,000 in prizes, including trips to our upcoming Saga Summit later in the summer. …2 min read2 min read
Mar 17Replacing Bad Business Tropes With Something BetterThe following advice is common in the business world. The problem with this advice is that it is not too helpful, accurate or useful. In this article, I will provide better beliefs and advice to replace these outdated statements: “The key to success is to work hard!” “Execution matters more…6 min read6 min read
Mar 10Fractal DistinctionsI have tried a wide range of diets such as fasting, low-carb, ancestral, high protein, and more. Some worked better than others, such as fasting. Others didn’t seem to work at all. I have been reading the book “Wheat Belly” about the specific nature of modern Wheat which effectively portrays…2 min read2 min read
Mar 5Overlays and the end of Monolithic GovernmentsHuman beings belong to a hidden stack of networks. Some are public and some are secret. Many we don’t even think about. Take me for example. Look at all the networks I am part of: My local community My kids’ school The Cosmos ecosystem The Web3 ecosystem Saga and it’s…3 min read3 min read
Mar 5A new vocabulary and gaps in decentralized governanceIn thinking about the concept of federated ecosystems and network states, it is increasingly unlikely that there will ever be a single membership to any one system. The most likely outcome is we will all be part of many connected systems overlayed on top of one another. Each of those…2 min read2 min read
Mar 3Why Federated Ecosystems Will Outperform CorporationsI previously wrote about the topic of federated ecosystems which I am proposing as a successor to Web2 corporate structures. I personally do not see a reason why a corporation with more than 1,000 employees should exist ever again. …2 min read2 min read
Mar 1Ecosystem Federations Are A Multi-Trillion Dollar OpportunityI have written previously that I believe Amazon is the last stage of the previous era of Web2 technology organizations. Of all the companies, Amazon has the most modular approach which has unlocked startup like cadence and innovation while maintaining scale benefits. Read my previous article here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/disruption-corporations-coming-rex-st-john Initially I…4 min read4 min read
Feb 27Generative AI Blockchains are Coming, And They Will Blow Your MindI am writing this to extend my thinking on the topic of how Generative AI represents a massive disruption to both compression and encryption. In this article, I will outline a design for a Generative AI Blockchain. I believe this new model of blockchains represents only one potential direction, but…3 min read3 min read
Feb 27Generative AI Completely Disrupts Compression and EncryptionMuch of the current discussion around Generative AI focuses purely on the results: You can talk to it, you can generate art work and videos, it can generate voices. These are phenomenal accomplishments. However, I believe that if you reframe Generative AI in a few ways, you get some really…4 min read4 min read
Feb 26Harvested Compute and Pervasive AI: The Protocol Labs Bull ThesisThe concept of decentralized computing and Edge AI has long been an area of fascination for me. In this article I will spell out a growth thesis for Protocol Labs. I will also try to outline the total market opportunity. This analysis is based on my personal experience as a…12 min read12 min read
