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Web3 is not the first attempt at radical decentralization

I find the current heated discussion around Web3 quite fascinating. What I think is an overlooked factor is how Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 started out and how they developed over time. That could give some perspective on where we Read more…

By Andreas Goeldi, 1 year ago January 15, 2022
Industry analysis

NFTs and Artificial Scarcity

Here’s why I’m skeptical about NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and don’t believe they will be relevant in the long run — at least not in today’s form: They are a pure form of artificial scarcity. The only purpose of artificial scarcity Read more…

By Andreas Goeldi, 1 year ago December 25, 2021
General

A Radically Decentralized Future? The Long-Term Influence of Digital Media

When I was a kid, maybe 9 or 10 years old, I was fascinated by media. I decided to try my hand at it and started producing a family newspaper — with investigative reporting on what the house cats were Read more…

By Andreas Goeldi, 1 year ago December 23, 2021
Entrepreneurship

What Is Your Professional Tribe? And Why Does it Matter?

Humans are a tribal species. We evolved in small bands of hunters and gatherers. Close collaboration within your group and scepticism towards any outsiders was a precondition for survival. Later, humans organized in larger groups called tribes, which had more Read more…

By Andreas Goeldi, 2 years ago July 4, 2021
Entrepreneurship

Is Work-Life Balance for Entrepreneurs a Myth? Four Brutal Truths

Being an entrepreneur, particularly a founder of a fast growing tech startup, is obviously a hard job. Anybody who chooses this career is probably aware that it comes with long hours, many ups and downs and plenty of challenging situations. Read more…

By Andreas Goeldi, 2 years ago June 26, 2021
Entrepreneurship

Does your company have a textual or oral culture?

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” — Peter Drucker’s famous quote summarizes well how important a strong culture is for any company’s success. Particularly tech startups have gone to great lengths in consciously shaping their culture and even exposing their cultural Read more…

By Andreas Goeldi, 2 years ago June 5, 2021
Gadgets

The User Interfaces That Surround Us

I often get a bit annoyed at my computer’s user interface. Why, after all these years, are we still interacting with our computers with a primitive keyboard, a simplistic pointing device and a flat glowing rectangle of a 2D screen Read more…

By Andreas Goeldi, 2 years ago May 29, 2021
Money
Entrepreneurship

What I Didn’t Understand About VCs When I Still Was a Founder

A year ago I became a venture capitalist after 23 years as a startup founder and early-stage startup executive. At the beginning of 2019 I joined btov Partners, one of Europe’s most established VC firms, as a full-time investing partner, Read more…

By Andreas Goeldi, 3 years ago December 10, 2019
Entrepreneurship

22 Things I Learned as a Tech Entrepreneur (The Hard Way)

At the beginning of this year, I switched to the other side of the table. I was an entrepreneur for almost 24 years, and I recently took on a new role as a partner at btov, a European VC firm. Read more…

By Andreas Goeldi, 4 years ago April 26, 2019
Entrepreneurship

Words from the Wise: How Startups Can Get the Most Out of Their Advisors

Go to any early-stage startup website, and you’ll likely find a page proudly listing advisors, probably half a dozen or more. Advisors are mentioned in most funding pitches and sometimes even in sales presentations. Having a strong group of well-known Read more…

By Andreas Goeldi, 4 years ago November 2, 2018

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