Shane Mac

Hello, World: Proof of Human Comes to Messaging

The (near) future of messaging isn’t just quantum-resistant. It’s decentralized

The Future of Prediction Markets Lives in Group Chats

Setting Up My Seeker Device

An Open Letter to the CEO of CLEAR and Why "Human Touch" is Killing Your Service

Thinking About Trust & The Future Of Attention On The Internet

When Software Upgrades Become Life or Death

“For You” Is Dead. Prompts Will Kill the Feed. Groups Are The Social Graph.

What’s the Innovator's Dilemma of AI & How Can Any Startup Compete With These Behemoths?

What You Don't See: Listening to the Political Fears That Divide Us

The Future of Social is Private

Everyone's Job Has Changed. Forever.

The Road to $40 Million at Squared Away

We Paid 20% Of Our Employees $25,000 To Quit

The One Question That Almost Killed Our Biggest Launch With Apple

Stop Giving Advice

No More Questions

A Priceless Pause

The Best Way To Kill Your Startup & What I Learned Doing Just That

A New Era for Communication: Coinbase Wallet Launches with the XMTP Network

How Am I Lying To Myself?

Logos Fund LP Letter VI: 5 New Investments, a New Yorker Profile, a16z Leads Series-A Round In Our First-Ever Investment, Tiger Global Leads Another A Round, Our First Crypto Investment, and more...

XMTP raises $20m led by a16z crypto fund to build the standard communication protocol for web3 together