Chris Dixon on Read Write Own

Read Write Own (readwriteown.com) is a new book by Chris Dixon, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and founder of the largest crypto fund in the world. It's an important work that is simultaneously the best crypto tutorial for newcomers and an accessible reference for experts. Balaji and Chris are long-time friends and worked together at a16z for years. Here they discuss Read Write Own and the state of crypto in 2024. If you're interested in crypto, you'll be interested in Network School. Apply online at https://ns.com. OUTLINE 0:20 - Read Write Own 5:04 - Why Books Are Much Harder than Essays 11:43 - Five Sections of Read Write Own 17:49 - Open RSS vs Proprietary Social 25:36 - Every Protocol Gets Global State 32:10 - Web3 Helps Developers 35:10 - Proprietary Network Lockdown 38:30 - Crypto Subsidizes Creatives 42:34 - Online Status and Virtual Goods 43:56 - Own Usernames like Domain Names 47:35 - What Digital Ownership Means 48:32 - You Don't Own Kindle Ebooks 58:11 - Collaborative Storytelling 1:01:07 - Digital Identity 1:09:24 - A Sincere Long Form Discussion AUDIO Apple: https://bit.ly/3udD08T Spotify: https://bit.ly/3HB7qoD SOCIAL https://readwriteown.com https://thenetworkstate.com/podcast   / cdixon     / balajis   https://ns.com