Anthony Avedissian

Self-Help

Annual Reflections

My six-part annual review practice

DAOs: An Institutional View

I was recently a speaker at Miami Web3 Summit and assigned the topic “DAOs: An Institutional View.” The session’s description was: “Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are a new form of structuring social groups, bringing people together for a shared cause while rewarding those who contribute. Institutions have started to

Crypto

A Historian's Judgement

A judgment on open standards, open source, and open participation

Book Notes

The Way of the Superior Man, David Deida (9/10)

A spiritual guide for men

Book Notes

Deep Work, Cal Newport (6/10)

A self-help book about focus, productivity, and work

Book Notes

Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink & Leif Babin (6/10)

A collection of life lessons and business principles extracted from war stories

Book Notes

The Code Book, Simon Singh (6/10)

A story of ciphers and encryption through history

Book Notes

The Infinite Machine, Camila Russo (7/10)

An animated, colorful, and non-technical history of Ethereum

Book Notes

How the Internet Happened, Brian McCullough (10/10)

The trials and tribulations and the tech companies, personalities, and rivalries that formed the Web 2.0 internet as we know it today

Nomad

Lisbon to Miami

Outdoor vibes and other considerations

Book Notes

Think Like a Monk, Jay Shetty (7/10)

Simple and accessible self-help book around meditation and mindfulness

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The Business of Belonging, David Spinks (8/10)

A “how to” on how to use community to make more money and grow your business

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Impact Networks, David Ehrlichman (9/10)

A practical guide to forming an impact network – a network created to help people/groups collaborate on a shared purpose

Politics

Principles For Dealing With the Changing World Order, Ray Dalio (8/10)

An analysis of the economic and political forces that drove the last 500 years of international power cycles

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Glucose Revolution, Jessie Inchauspe (9/10)

Glucose science for dummies, translated to comprehensive practical advice

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Network State, Balaji Srinivasan (8/10)

An eclectic mish-mash of history, politics, tech, crypto, governance, and socioeconomics

Book Notes

The Metaverse, Matthew Ball (9/10)

A primer on "the metaverse" from an experienced venture capitalist's perspective

Investing

On The Economy

May 2022, an economic update

Weekly Roundup

The Persistence of Memory (#17)

Crypto, tech, life, macro, vibes, etc.

Self-Help

On Compounding

The powerful effects of compounding on life, beyond just money

Crypto

Decentralized: Reddit and Aave (#16)

I'm not convinced things will become "100% decentralized and permissionless"

Crypto

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) - What It Is and Why I'm Interested

DeFi has the potential to open up necessary financial services for 1.7 billion unbanked people worldwide

Politics

The Threat to Armenia's Sovereignty

A disunited and weakened Armenia will lose its status as an independent state

Investing

How to Invest in Technology Startups, Jason Calacanis (8/10)

A comprehensive playbook for anyone looking to invest in early-stage companies

Philosophy

Meditations, Marcus Aurelius (8/10)

A profound insight into the mind of one of the most powerful men in the world