
90 - 5 Mental Models for Web3 | Chris Dixon
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<p>Chris Dixon is a general partner at a16z, and gives Bankless listeners a masterclass in understanding the Web3 Metaverse in this episode.</p> <p>There are five essential mental models to understanding why Web3 matters, and they overlap often throughout the course of the conversation.</p> <p>Web3 has begun to impact all corners of digital culture, from media to finance, art and gaming, and even identity. Mental models allow for digestible thinking patterns to understand and predict the world, and Chris lays out how these new digital primitives are changing everything.</p> <p>✨ EPISODE DEBRIEF ✨<br /> <a href= "https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/exclusive-debrief-5-mental-models">https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/exclusive-debrief-5-mental-models</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/</a> <br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 DHARMA | Trade on Polygon!<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Dharma">https://bankless.cc/Dharma</a> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>💰 GEMINI | FIAT & CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/go-gemini%E2%80%8B">https://bankless.cc/go-gemini</a> </p> <p>💧LIDO | DECENTRALIZED STAKING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Lido">https://bankless.cc/Lido</a> </p> <p>👻 AAVE | LEND & BORROW ASSETS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/aave">https://bankless.cc/aave</a> </p> <p>🦄 UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/UniGrants">https://bankless.cc/UniGrants</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 8:00 Chris Dixon<br /> 12:09 Mental Models<br /> 16:29 Unpacking the Internet<br /> 25:43 Corporations vs Networks<br /> 30:17 Why Web3 Matters<br /> 35:30 Compete or Collaborate<br /> 43:25 Tokens are a New Digital Primitive<br /> 49:00 Users & Websites<br /> 54:45 Primitive NFTs<br /> 1:01:00 Take Rate is Opportunity<br /> 1:05:27 Culture & O