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1/ "A16z is an aberration with unique factrors" -> what makes a16z so special?https://t.co/ErESVXaBit
2/ They leverage the network. "Trade is the network"https://t.co/5VuSUyutVB -> work at all scales of "investment". https://t.co/5cG5Sn0jhE
3/ Don't believe me? Pay more attention:https://t.co/RErX9nx6Cz
4/ Their entire org is structured around this principle:https://t.co/g74HSszwnc
5/ Rhizomes are networks. Networks as business strategy?https://t.co/IuLnhaDYXW https://t.co/NhAFKvwpIc
Rhizomes = Multiplicity = Qualitative Difference.https://t.co/k86xxJpuUb
Rhizomes = Networks... https://t.co/LLTivPnQltNetworks = Qualitative Difference.
"The big shift is from market transactions to network interactions."https://t.co/ZTuUtydlj6
"introduction: how does nontrivial network connectivity affect dynamical processes on networks?" https://t.co/f8raAcKp5l
"Invention and diffusion came to be understood as part of the same sequential or linear process" - https://t.co/yjbqOjXPVL
What does it mean to learn at an organizational level? Networks as learning organizations?https://t.co/1KPD9O6OVt https://t.co/w0yuFhEbUA
How networks learn:https://t.co/9RSmcRymCr https://t.co/mFz8v0oqHV
It's almost like organizations are part of a larger network that runs on information...https://t.co/5aGA1oZUAY https://t.co/r5fK9YdZRc
Great overview of how trade networks have a sort of self-similarity at various scales:https://t.co/RTTTdDC01A
A16Z's portfolio has culture of exploration at network level: aligns mutual learning via cooperation & open-source.https://t.co/NPmMHLDopo
The next question to ask. What does A16Z do that makes this collaboration work? I think this tweet sums up nicely: https://t.co/wAaTuXyS0I
"If we could revise the industry completely, we’d just dump all the business plans and focus on people" https://t.co/bBUyOXpmYM
"process of Venture Capital invovles throwing away the rocket at the end" — @leashlesshttps://t.co/UDuqr3OytK https://t.co/x6mwkIGqNi
Many prefer text, vs video format @leashless used.So I wrote bit more down for you.https://t.co/QEwiUeHoj1 https://t.co/LMM7AKx24B
"It’s too early to define the exact shape of this latest iteration of capitalism" [2012]https://t.co/hp5au6oIvH https://t.co/iFWBACw70q
"humans will do what they always do: create things that address and/or create new wants and needs."https://t.co/E5oIsPiI6x https://t.co/5wMpskthxJ
"long-term-oriented entrepreneur who wished to take advantage of decentralization ... reaped the benefits" https://t.co/42NRltfQQ2 https://t.co/Lt4DfzZqYG
Already has?"Is a network — whether a crowd or blockchain-based entity — going to replace the firm anytime soon?"https://t.co/6ZAbnBzkjL
Thread TL;DR:"It’s all about people" — @welovelean https://t.co/v9lmkCVDQe
Oh look, here's @jseelybrown & @jhagel talking about redefining the nature of the firm in terms of learning modes.https://t.co/k6fvxiSiYT https://t.co/12JagKoyhT
Refining learning modes of an organization to make better use of collective smarts and reducing silos. What's that?https://t.co/LvBXBmK4gc
Embrace the swarm by letting go of control.https://t.co/KQH16cbiSk
"I don't have to take the world on as a burden and a weight."https://t.co/h5smRUYrMF (h/t @monk51295) https://t.co/3G00O75mQU
My life is enriched because of fostering a network of people who send me stuff like this on a regular basis.https://t.co/bAiacKV2iL https://t.co/FRETkVx0iS
"Prior Knowledge and the Discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities" -> explores nature of innovation & discovery in terms of info-foraging. https://t.co/fBqqqILViT
Modeling contagion in networks as away toward mapping risk. @excapite always impresses. https://t.co/ihcq73Bvio https://t.co/DcS8G9eoPY
