How to Be a Successful Web 2 Creator

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Douglas 4 Three Room is basically seeing everything there is to see about the world of web 2 and especially web 2 social. He also hosts a podcast with his wife covering tech internet creators All sorts of things like that. We are in Sri Ram. Welcome to bank Let's how are you doing? I'm good. And I spent last night binging a bunch of your pictures as I was preparing for this and God I feel pressure to deliver You know what? Okay, so tell us what episode most resonated with you. What did you enjoy hearing? Well, there are a few which are kind of thematic thing what you're talking about But for me the standout one from recent times

Sriram Krishnan is a GP at a16z Crypto and a defector from Web2 to Web3. Formerly a Product Lead at Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat, Sriram has seen basically everything there is to see in the world of Web2, and especially Web2 social. He also hosts a podcast with his wife covering tech and internet creators, so he knows a thing or two about the world of creators, internet social platforms, and crypto.

------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-sriram-krishnan ------ What’s broken about Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook? And how can it be fixed? Can it be fixed? Sriram has many profound ideas.

Growing up in a small town in India with little opportunity, Sriram used the internet to change the course of his life. Now he worries that these same opportunities won’t be available for the next generation. He believes Web3 is the only way to keep the internet full of opportunity for the next generations.

In today’s episode, we cover why Sriram defected from Web2 to Web3, why Twitter can topple world governments but can’t sell ads effectively, why every social media network has to start with status, how crypto and AI intersect, and much more.

------ Topics Covered

0:00 Intro 7:14 Eliezer Yudkowsky 8:19 Sriram’s Thoughts on A.I. 11:35 Sriram’s Background & North Star 16:10 The Early Internet Explained 19:54 The Permissionless of the Internet Today 22:18 What Are API Keys? 25:55 Towers vs. Townsquares 28:24 TikTok Hearings & Web2 Solutions 36:13 Twitter 43:25 New Age of Twitter 49:29 Web3 Social Tour 1:02:46 Overcoming Web2 Network Effects 1:20:20 How to Crypto-Pill Elon 1:22:38 Web2 Pausing Web3 Adoption 1:26:32 Future of Creators 1:30:25 Web3 & Creators 1:35:06 Crypto & AI 1:40:33 Sriram’s Closing Arguments 1:42:22 Closing & Disclaimers

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Sriram & His Wife’s Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@AarthiAndSriram/videos https://www.aarthiandsriram.com/

Sriram’s Twitter https://twitter.com/sriramk

Eugene Wei’s Status-as-a-Service https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service

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