The world is a magical place
Starting from the day my 4th grade class dove into the Hobbit, I voraciously read fantasy books. They were an escape into wondrous worlds where I could live a thousand lives. This not only fostered my love of independence, creativity and vision it also left me with a deep sense that one should live [ ] The post Principles appeared first on Erik Trautman .
Many people seem to believe that decency is a luxury, like polite language nice to have, but not relevant when it s time to fight for what we believe in. I think that s backwards, and the distinction is a core reason why our politics and online debate are so often toxic and unproductive. Decency is, [ ] The post Decency appeared first on Erik Trautman .
Starting in 2023, I shifted my consumption of information towards a deliberately sparse diet so I could focus my attention on cultivating the inner creative who had been underexpressed through my many years of academic achievement, career advancement and building startups. I shut down all the newsletters, podcasts and scrolling that had previously generated a [ ] The post Cozying up to the…
We re back, and you didn t even notice the difference. The old site was built from scratch on Rails during my heyday as a web developer. Then life got *really* busy and I stopped having the time to maintain the site or my skills. So I recently had it ported over to WordPress, which is a [ ] The post Hot Swapping the Blog appeared first on Erik Trautman .
This is based on a tweetstorm Recently, @thisissethsblog posted about #NFTs, saying they are a 'Dangerous Trap' His 4 arguments are reasonable-sounding surface concerns but they're all off the mark. A point-by-point look at why we have to think more carefully about NFTs 👇 Argument #1: Art is silly too but it's ok for Real [ ] The post A response to Seth Godin on NFTs appeared first on Erik…
This post is based on a Tweetstorm It's pretty clear that NFTs have broken into the mainstream and, predictably, are causing all sorts of consternation because they're still in the 'we're trying shit' phase. But, whether an artist, developer, or other creator, don't write them off yet. Here's why. First of all, the initial phase [ ] The post Give NFTs a Chance appeared first on Erik Trautman .
These are some of the most important lessons I have learned in the 33 years of my life, which started as a pretty informal checklist and expanded to become the full notes below after a 3-hour sit-down with several of my younger relatives. I sent them the following afterwards: I know that it s easy to [ ] The post The Most Important Lessons I Know appeared first on Erik Trautman .
Everyone can agree that blockchain has a UX problem. The top apps right now have literally dozens of users. And no small effort has been undertaken to try and fix all the leaks in the onboarding funnel. But what if this effort is just mopping the decks of the Titanic on most of these systems totally [ ] The post UX Equilibrium appeared first on Erik Trautman .
It started as a weekend project. A VC friend had put me in touch with one of his portfolio founders with a you two should connect, I think you ll really get along. Suddenly I m back in middle school and my mom is setting me up on play dates. Wanting to have a better understanding of [ ] The post Why I m Interested in Blockchain appeared first on Erik Trautman .
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