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Daniel Mason
@dgmason
Building @anonplatform. 3x founder; angel investor (25+ companies)
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    Daniel Mason
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    Apr 24, 2024
    1/ 📣 Big news from Anon! We've raised $6.5M from @usv and @AbstractVC to be the Integration Platform for the AI internet. Also announcing: 🌐 Initial customer launches 🌐 Expanded list of 10+ integrations 🌐 Public developer docs 🌐 Our "Messenger API" product Read more 👇
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    Daniel Mason
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    Oct 24, 2022
    Today, Apple released new rules for crypto apps (especially web3 games) in the App Store. Apple's stance on NFTs, crypto, and payments will have a massive effect on the industry. A 🧵 featuring critical points, my takeaways, and winners/losers based on initial reading:
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    Daniel Mason
    @dgmason
    Sep 20, 2022
    10 things every crypto founder needs to know about: - entity setup - fundraising - compensation (salary + tokens) - hiring devs & execs Based on firsthand experience from @hiFramework investing in 100+ companies and seeing dozens go from inception to hyper-growth. 🧵👇
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    Daniel Mason
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    May 8, 2024
    I love the lack of generational wealth in SF. In NYC/LA, even if someone's parents aren't paying their rent, their future is "set" no matter what happens with their startup. SF is full of hustlers, with no backup plan. The difference in hunger and ambition is real.
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    Daniel Mason
    @dgmason
    Nov 8, 2022
    Is this real? The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan co-led the Series B round for FTX? Brutal day for the industry and for real people and companies who trusted these institutions.
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    Daniel Mason
    @dgmason
    May 27, 2022
    Alpha leak. How to raise venture capital $: Step 1: Upon meeting a VC, immediately say you received a term sheet earlier that day Step 2: Send materials, say round is closing by EOW Step 3: If the VC passes, then say you decided you're profitable and aren't raising Repeat
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    Daniel Mason
    @dgmason
    Sep 20, 2023
    Today is a big day. We are emerging from stealth with @AnonPlatform. Our mission is to be the commercial infrastructure powering the automated internet.
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    Daniel Mason
    @dgmason
    Jan 11, 2022
    I’m thrilled to announce I’m joining @hiframework as Ops Partner / Head of Platform, where I’ll be investing in and supporting the best founders in web3. Thanks to @pythianism, @im_manderson, @roylearner, and the rest of the team for this opportunity.
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    Daniel Mason
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    Oct 2, 2022
    A lot written about tokenomics in web3 gaming. Very little written about user acquisition in web3 gaming. UA is probably equally important long-term and more existential in the early days. Who else is thinking about this I can connect with?
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    Daniel Mason
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    Oct 24, 2022
    Replying to @dgmason
    2/ Games can enable NFT buying in-app purchases: This is hugely important clarification. Developers can leverage IAP (30% Apple fee) to sell NFTs or offer NFT services (minting, listing, transferring). This paves the way for NFTs as the gateway into crypto for mobile players.
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    Daniel Mason
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    Jun 29, 2022
    Payments is the most obvious use case in crypto that no one talks about. Just domestically -- ACH/wires are slow, RTP is a dumpster fire, Visa is a greedy gatekeeper, all the P2P apps are walled gardens. International is worse. ETH was too slow and expensive. But with L2s...
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    Daniel Mason
    @dgmason
    Nov 11, 2024
    We've received 5,574 job applications in two weeks. We've interviewed 4 people. Why? We're looking for a very specific kind of engineer. The kind who makes everyone else uncomfortable. Know someone? DMs are open 🤝
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    Daniel Mason
    @dgmason
    May 16, 2023
    Breaking the silence! Earlier this year, I co-founded a new company -- Anon[.]com. (Don't bother searching, we're in stealth 🤫) I'll share more soon, but for now we're growing quickly and looking for excellent "Founding Engineer" / "Engineer" candidates.
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    Daniel Mason
    @dgmason
    Apr 29, 2024
    This @usv post about @AnonPlatform has some history. I grew up lightyears from Silicon Valley (in remote West Virginia). As a teenager, I was obsessed with technology. Some of my earliest readings about the space were on @fredwilson and @usv's blogs. Their stories of backing
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    USV
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    Apr 29, 2024
    More on our investment in @anonplatform - infrastructure for modern "user agents" representing people on the internet: usv.com/writing/2024/0…
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