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you're not a wannabe! you're an engineer! you made something awesome. wishing you the best :).

i agree there are a lot of concerns with allowing teens / children to use social media as it is today without any sort of way to help them benefit from these tools instead of being…

i’m a bit confused by the “new form of debt” framing. debt means you owe something back, on a fixed schedule, regardless of outcome. here, there’s no obligation to pay anything “ba…

1. If the person doesn’t have money, they can bring in a new investor who does see potential. If no one is willing to invest and they can’t afford a buyout themselves, then the “to…

> What if there is no exit event? Teachers can still realize returns through secondary sales (with the student’s approval). In that case, the student gives up nothing (their life i…

I see it the same way I see selling equity in a company: I want to incentivize people to help me win. I’d only raise from those who grow the pie larger than the share they take. If…

What do you think is more reasonable? Also, I meant 5 - 10% over the course of their lives (across all that they raise from). I should have been more clear.

Education is already reduced to financial profitability today — just in a worse way. Tuition and student debt force students to pay up front regardless of whether the education act…

It is a long-term investment, but it doesn’t have to be decades before there’s liquidity. Teachers could sell portions of their equity along the way through secondary sales. For ex…

Oh absolutely, these students would be actively applying to be trained by the teacher. And you’re right, the student retains full agency; the teacher can’t (and shouldn’t) control …

Students wouldn’t be giving up much: typically no more than 5–10% of their personal token. And importantly, this isn’t tied to income, so nothing in their day-to-day life is taken …

It’s not a pyramid scheme because it’s ultimately grounded in real value: equities in companies, which themselves are grounded in revenue. If someone becomes a teacher, they would …

This also applies to people who join companies and receive equity as part of their compensation. So initially, it’s most applicable to those who are likely to earn equity in the fu…

Imagine if teachers and mentors could invest in their students by giving them capital and teaching them in exchange for equity in their future outcomes (not income, but future equi…

based on my travels to many parts of the world, yes. being mis-aligned with reality has very real, negative, consequences when building companies, and therefore people here are for…

> Because if you can vibe code… so can everyone else. > And if everyone can do it, what makes you think Devin won’t replace you? Devin won't replace you if you can create valuable …