Eddy Lazzarin is a General Partner at a16z crypto, focusing on portfolio management, token strategy, and the evaluation and support of crypto networks and companies. Previously, he worked on data collection systems at Netflix and on Messenger growth analytics and modeling at Facebook.
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Eddy Lazzarin is a General Partner at a16z crypto, focusing on portfolio management, token strategy, and the evaluation and support of crypto networks and companies. Previously, he worked on data collection systems at Netflix and on Messenger growth analytics and modeling at Facebook.
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NEAR Protocol announced that its hackathon will be held, Beijing time,November 1 to 15, with a prize pool of 250000 USD paid in NEAR, focusing on the development of intelligent agent, payment, and cross-chain applications.
X account @eddylazzarin posted: “Keeping cryptography research in the dark erodes exactly what makes it great. Our shared conviction in cryptography is earned by giving as many people as possible every opportunity to break it.”
X account @eddylazzarin posted: “Aren’t there many drugs that we know work without knowing exactly how? Maybe my view is outdated, but isn’t it normal to lack a complete mechanistic understanding and instead rely on experiments to know a drug’s effects?”
X account @eddylazzarin posted: “3 hours of ChatGPT Pro time per problem, on average, with an unreleased model. Achievable by almost anyone in the near future. We’re going to need more problems.”
X account @eddylazzarin posted: “I used Abliteration’s unrestricted models several times this week for critical defensive tasks that nerfed models refused. Grateful that teams like this make powerful tools to keep ourselves safe!”
X account @eddylazzarin posted: “Remember when Fable was completely terrifying, and now it's kinda mid and we're just making cool demos of video games, weirdly specific and interesting apps, and completely reworking all of our tools — all while making them more secure? Really makes you wonder.”
X account @eddylazzarin posted: “The code/app just isn’t the bottleneck anymore. Bootstrapping (network effects, economies of scale, etc.) and regulatory (not getting banned) become the big two. Open source vs. closed source seems much less important overall.”
X account @eddylazzarin claims that a better one can be built in a few minutes GoodReads, but convincing users that the product will exist over the long term is harder.