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12/8/2021
17 : 4
Levels: A Cultural Anomaly
Hey friends, I'm back with a midweek special! Over the past two months, I've had the chance to dive into one of the most interesting startups to launch in the past couple of years: Levels
12/5/2021
19 : 54
MetaMask: The Hero Crypto Deserves
Hello friends, I hope all of you in the US enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving. I'm really glad to be back and am excited to cover some fun topics over the coming weeks. Over the holiday, The
11/21/2021
20 : 24
Terra: The biggest TAM in crypto?
Hey everyone, Welcome to the many new friends that joined us after the Tiger Global piece. I'm so glad to have you with us on this journey of learning. Today's piece is several weeks in the
11/14/2021
19 : 14
Tiger Global: How to Win
Hey friends, Today's piece is on venture capital's most controversial firm: Tiger Global. If you've tracked the space, particularly over the past year, you'll know that the near-$100
11/8/2021
14 : 14
DAOs: Absorbing the Internet
Hey friends, There's really only one reason why The Generalist shows up in your inbox on a Monday morning: I'm collaborating with the one and only Packy McCormick of Not Boring. Those of you
11/8/2021
14 : 14
Discord: Imagine a Place
Hey friends, There's really only one reason why The Generalist shows up in your inbox on a Monday morning: I'm collaborating with the one and only Packy McCormick of Not Boring. Those of you
11/3/2021
16 : 14
Check: Solving the $150B payroll problem
Hey friends, I'm back with a midweek briefing. As you might imagine given the timing, it's an unusual one. In our 1 year update, I talked about the desire to experiment with new revenue
10/31/2021
18 : 24
DAOs: Absorbing the Internet
Hey friends, For the past six weeks, I've been collaborating with 17 (!) leading crypto thinkers, investors, and builders in the world of DAOs. That includes the minds behind The LAO, FWB, Seed
10/17/2021
18 : 34
NFTs that Think (a Limited Drop) 💭🦊
Hey everyone, Welcome to the many new friends that joined us this week thanks to shoutouts from Tim Ferriss and Kevin Kelly. It's awesome to have you all here! Those of you who have been reading
10/10/2021
16 : 4
OpenSea: The Reasonable Revolutionary
Hey friends, This week, I bought my first NFT. Why? Partially for fun, partially because I thought it was cool, but mostly to learn about the topic of this week's piece: OpenSea. If you haven
9/26/2021
14 : 4
Twist Bio: DNA & APIs 🧬
Hey friends, I'm really excited to share something special this week. For several years, I've been a reader and admirer of Alex Danco's newsletter. Not only is Alex a delightful writer —
9/12/2021
13 : 44
Sushi and the Founding Murder
Happy fall, my friends. With summer officially departing the northern hemisphere for the year, I'm excited to leap into autumn, aka the best season for reading 😊 One of the most fun parts of
8/29/2021
14 : 14
The Generalist Turns 1
Good morning friends, Today's email is a special one for me. Last week marked the anniversary of my decision to go full-time on The Generalist. It has been an incredible, absurdly fulfilling 12
8/15/2021
14 : 14
FTX: The Everything Exchange
Hey friends, I hope everyone's having a great weekend. This edition marks the finale of the FTX Trilogy, an investigation into crypto's wildest and fastest-growing exchange. If you're
8/8/2021
15 : 44
FTX's speedrun
Welcome to the 39797 kind and curious readers of The Generalist. It's so great to have you here! Today's piece is coming to you from Las Vegas, where I have been stealing away from a bachelor
7/18/2021
17 : 14
Robinhood: Serious Fun
The day has finally arrived. It's time for Robinhood. With an IPO around the corner, The Generalist pulled together one of our finest ever teams to cover the controversial brokerage firm. This
6/25/2021
9 : 34
You're in.
You made it! You may not know it yet, but you've joined an eclectic cabal of founders, investors, operators, makers, speculators, optimists, students, and skeptics, all bonded by a desire to
4/9/2021
15 : 44
#029: Finale
Friends, We've reached the end of Season 2. Over the past few months, we've shared +100 startup ideas vetted by some of the world's sharpest venture capitalists, founders, and
3/26/2021
16 : 14
#027: Modern Doulas
Read in your browser Friends, I'm glad to share a special edition today: Part 2 of our collaboration with Out of Pocket (OOP). Below, you'll find five healthcare-focused ideas from
3/19/2021
16 : 4
#026: Mint, TikTok, Shopify, LinkedIn
Read in your browser Friends, Josh Constine swept to the podium. His "Job interview tutoring" RFS proved to be the most popular of last week's edition, edging out Vinay