Somewhere between the raw startups and the Unicorns are the blockchain, AI, and metaverse companies pioneering Web3 and offering the best equity investment ROI potential in the global Silicon Valley. — After creating and destroying $5 trillion in market value during the roaring (Internet Bubble) 1990s, Web 2.0 added back $20 trillion over the last two decades by putting the Internet in our pockets and turning software — and everything we do — into a cloud service. Post-bubble companies such as…

Mr. Peres shared his views on democratic capitalism, technology, and world peace circa 1999 at the top of the Internet Bubble. Mr. Peres is no longer with us, but his hope for Israeli entrepreneurship is alive and well. — Flash Forward to December 2022 Mr. Peres’s hope to see his nemesis Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu defeated in 1999 came true — for a moment. After serving a single term, Netanyahu and his Likud party were heavily defeated in the 1999 election by Ehud Barak’s One Israel party. However, Mr. Netanyahu returned to the leadership of…

Our Wizards are industry disrupters who lead Cryptonite discussions and debates and direct members to the innovation trends, investment opportunities, and emerging companies that matter. — Cryptonite: The Reddit for global innovators Born out of the heart of Silicon Valley, global entrepreneurs and risk investors come to Cryptonite to teach and learn. To be relevant and prosperous in today’s fast-changing, 24/7 world, professionals must stay on top of technology disruption and the new opportunities it inspires.

A peer-to-peer world where people create and share the wealth, lend a hand, but otherwise leave each other be. Cryptonite Weekly Rap V2 — Ever the optimist, I admit 2020 shook me up. I no longer felt I was standing on the edge of creation, looking out over the deep blue Pacific waters feeling like anything was possible. I was questioning the resilience of the U.S. for the first time in my life. Covid…

Learn why Larry Ellison placed a big bet in 1994 on the ‘Interactive TV’ dream he believed would enhance our lives as the Library of Alexandria stimulated the intellectual development and prosperity of the Greek and Roman civilizations. — By Anthony B. Perkins From June 1994 issue of Red Herring Larry Ellison enjoys the celebrityhood his billion dollar leap to the top of the information management software industry has earned him. You can see it in his eyes. The Herring waited patiently by Mr. Ellison’s side as he graciously…

A look back to 1994 when Silicon Graphics founder Jim Clark and 22 year old Mark Andreessen bet on the Internet while Bill Gates and Larry Ellison tried to pioneer two-way cable—From June 1994 issue of Red Herring magazine — By Anthony B. Perkins From June 1994 issue of Red Herring magazine Silicon Graphics founder Jim Clark began his remarks at a recent gathering of the Stanford Business School Alumni Association by chiding a certain politician for creating the fantasy of the “information superhypeway” as a means of trying to…

One of the music industry’s greatest luminaries and the CEO of his record and multimedia label articulate a raison d’etre for interactive music and multimedia entertainment circa 1993. — Introduction By Anthony Perkins, founder & editor, Red Herring From December 1993 issue Ever since his days with Genesis, Peter Gabriel recognized the inherent interactivity of the rock medium. During his distinguished career, he has sought to combine his musical talent with technological inspiration to create a universal language. Mr. Gabriel’s…

Can the man who builds cars and rockets make amends for Jack Dorsey’s betrayal of the Silicon Valley spirit and keep Twitter alive? Here’s how Elon can do it. — The Big Tech trust crisis Silicon Valley’s lore is inventing stuff that gives individuals more power. From engraving a CPU on a chip to putting a computer on your desk, then in your backpack, to connecting everyone and everything over the Internet, and then putting the Internet in your pocket — Power to the people…

A trusted social network for entrepreneurs on a journey to make a mark in time. — The lore of our Personal Legend In the world’s best-selling novel by a living author, The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho tells the story of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago on the road to find the meaning of life. …