Tips for Crypto Entrepreneurs

Tips for Crypto Entrepreneurs

A must-know guide for crypto entrepreneurs, covering technology stack, marketing, economic models, and more.

144 articles
When technology is no longer a barrier, only one thing remains as the ultimate moat in the field of AI.
Ambitious people must understand that being "chosen" and being "seen" are two different things.
Yuliya
With $6 billion in funding raised in just three months, what exactly are the top crypto VCs betting on?
Raising over $6 billion against the bear market trend, top VCs such as a16z and Haun Ventures are heavily investing in stablecoins, RWA, prediction markets, and AI, accelerating the differentiation in the primary market and sending a significant signal.
Odaily星球日报
Opinion: The next decade for crypto venture capital will belong to "small and elite" firms.
The “mid-sized comprehensive funds” (with a size of $100 million to $500 million) that have dominated the market in the past few years are dying out.
Hashgraph Ventures2 authors
Dragonfly Crypto Hiring Report: Compliance positions surge by 340%, the era of indiscriminate hiring is over.
Data science grew by 74%. Candidates are no longer driven by bull market impulses, but rather value clear explanations and certainty.
Dragonfly2 authors
Dragonfly: Venture capital can only achieve stable and sustainable growth by listening to investors, investing in reliable people, and adapting to market trends.
If investors want liquidity, VCs must invest in companies that can exit; if investors want a good reputation, VCs cannot invest in companies embroiled in scandals.
Dragonfly2 authors
What kind of VCs can secure funding from fund of funds? We found the answer after reviewing 2,000.
Moses Capital reviews its two-year experience reviewing 2,000 funds, revealing the four archetypes of VC fund GPs and the reasons behind the 97% rejection rate, and sharing its due diligence methods for sourcing the highest quality fund projects.
深潮TechFlow
The software industry is left with only two paths: either AI-native products grow by 10%, or real profits reach 40%.
David George, a partner at a16z, warned the software industry: There is no middle ground in the AI ​​era. Companies must choose a path within 12-18 months—either achieve over 10% revenue growth through AI-native products or restructure to achieve a real profit margin of over 40%. Otherwise, they will face valuation compression and market pressure.
a16z2 authors
AI influencer Zhang Zala's secrets to gaining 50,000 followers: Algorithms are connections; beware of AI's alienation...
The essence of X is not a "speech stage," but a "social party."
XinGPT
A quick look at Alliance's 18 latest graduation projects: Who will be the next Pump.fun?
The results of Alliance Incubator ALL16 have been announced, focusing on four major tracks: stablecoin payments, AI applications, prediction markets, and RWA tokenization. 18 startups are leading the next wave of blockchain innovation.
Yuliya
创始人“急救指南”：2026年可申请的全球知名加速器计划
推出加速器的机构包括 Y Combinator、a16z Speedrun、Sequoia Arc 等。
Felix
a16z: To the founders of crypto, companies don't buy the best technology.
How can blockchain founders sell to businesses? This article reveals how businesses don't buy the "best" technology, but rather choose the least disruptive upgrade path. Using real-world examples, it shares key strategies for packaging blockchain technology into an acceptable business solution, helping you close deals.
a16z2 authors
Institutional Guide: Asset Allocation Portfolio, the Highway for Capital to Enter DeFi
Nobody's buying your RWA assets? Because you haven't understood the on-chain "distribution stack."
Block Unicorn
Haseeb, Partner at Dragonfly: 13 Harsh Truths No One Will Tell You About Starting a VC Firm
From 0 to 4 billion US dollars: the survival and evolution of a crypto VC.
区块律动BlockBeats
A Silicon Valley billionaire's 30 years of business experience: All the goals I pursued in the past were foolish.
Stay debt-free, remain humble, and embrace young people.
深思圈
The Evolution of the Listing Cycle: Yesterday's Wind Can't Make Today's Kite Fly
In the future, listing a new coin will no longer be a simple "bell-ringing ceremony," but a complex, multi-layered financial engineering project. For project teams, the era of simply writing white papers and raising VC funding is over; for retail investors, the window of getting rich quick by blindly participating in new coin offerings has also closed. What will be needed in the future is more professional trading skills and an understanding of derivatives instruments.
danny
中国Web3创业，有哪些好路子？（三）
NFT数字藏品还有搞头吗？
Portal Labs
Say Goodbye to "Storytelling" for Funding: What Kind of Projects Can Survive 2026
In 2025, the number of crypto VC deals plummeted by 60%, with investments concentrated in mid-to-late stages. Institutional funds accounted for 75% of the total, primarily flowing into blue-chip assets such as BTC and ETH. VCs are gradually abandoning "broad-based" investments and focusing more on projects that can prove their self-sustaining capabilities at the seed stage, requiring high user retention rates, capital efficiency, and AI integration capabilities.
WolfDAO
Cost 1500, valuation 10 million: Three post-95s leveraged "Are you dead?" to create a "small but beautiful" business.
At the start of 2026, the minimalist app "Is It Dead?" surged to the top of the paid app charts. Users simply need to check in daily; if they miss two consecutive days, the system automatically sends a reminder email to their emergency contacts, alleviating the anxiety of people living alone who feel lost. With a development cost of only 1500 yuan, it has already become profitable, and the number of paying users has increased more than 200 times.
PA荐读
An interview with Liu Feng, former editor-in-chief of ChainNews, on the current state of encrypted media and how to find authentic and effective information. (Includes encrypted information sources)
Three veteran media professionals' privately held list of encrypted information sources will teach you how to identify truly "hidden gem" accounts.
吴说区块链
After botching three projects and being rejected 500 times, I finally grasped the true essence of Web3 entrepreneurship on Solana.
Speed of iteration, user-centric thinking, and marketing capabilities are more important than perfect technology.
链捕手 ChainCatcher