a16z - Secrets, power laws, and technology

What it does

Have we as a culture become expert at globalizing industries, but are we failing when it comes to truly world-changing technological breakthroughs? Is competition bad for business? Should you bother with creating the “nth” social network (the answer is no)? Chris Dixon and Blake Masters dig into these themes, plus “power laws” and the importance...

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  Zero To One2014 · amazon.sg · ▲615

  Peter Thiel's new book on Startups

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  Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea2015 · amazon.com · ▲58

  The history behind one of the most dangerous numbers

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  The Knowledge Project - with Chris Dixon2016 · fs.blog · ▲71

  Chris Dixon from a16z talks VC and more with Shane Parrish

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  Zero to One2014 · amazon.sg · ▲8

  A book by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters

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  When To Rob a Bank2015 · amazon.com · ▲165

  New book from the authors of Freakonomics

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  a16z Podcast: Banking on the Blockchain2016 · soundcloud.com · ▲76

  What the future of banks might be

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲939

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 7d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 19d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 20d ago · bigwords.page

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  Steal My Bitcoin▲617

  A PHP security challenge. Find the hidden bitcoin key. First person to get the wallet wins.

  Life & fun · 3d ago · stealmybitcoin.com

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · guitoro.com

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  Product Hunt Visual Launch Editor▲443

  See your launch as you build it

  Life & fun · 4d ago

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  Bubble▲1,409

  Build a fully functional web app without any code

  Dev tools · 2015 · bubble.io

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  Medium 2.0▲1,131

  A new look, app, and features to move thinking forward

  Work · 2015 · medium.com

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  Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game▲802

  Life & fun · 2015 · twitchinstalls.com

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  Facebook Design Resources▲793

  A collection of free resources made by designers at Facebook

  Work · 2015 · meta.com

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  Super Top Secret Product Hunt β▲664

  Preview and help build the future of Product Hunt 🙊

  Life & fun · 2015 · rrhoover.typeform.com

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  Webflow CMS▲642

  Build professional dynamic websites without any code

  Dev tools · 2015