anand iyer
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anand iyer
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Founder Canonical · We back, build, incubate early-stage companies · Venture Partner Lightspeed · Few-shotting open source AI tech
- “This feels like 1999 again.” No, it doesn’t. And I was there (here). I joined Cisco in January 2000 as a co-op, then full-time in May 2001. At the time, Cisco was the hottest infra company on the planet, riding the wave of the dot-com boom. But by the time I started
- Fellow Asians: when you scored a 92 / 100 on a test, and your parents asked you why you were short 8, how did you react?
- 1/ From Trusted to Trustless... Gm! I am happy to announce Canonical Crypto, a $20M early stage, “picks and shovels” fund focused on investing in founders building infrastructure in web3/crypto.
- AI agents are the app layer for crypto we have been waiting for.
- The internet's native "money protocol". Coinbase is resurrecting a 90s era HTTP spec and wiring it to stablecoins. No SDK hell, just headers. And the fact that is running on blockchain rails is obfuscated (this is how it was supposed to be) • Sub-cent fees, ~2 sec settle time.We are excited to introduce x402–a new open source payments protocol built on HTTP rails. Let’s break it down:
- Soon, every VC fund will become a crypto fund or launch their own dedicated crypto vehicle.
- Saw my wife open the dishwasher full of clean stuff, shut it quickly and walk away. Like I didn't notice.
- 1. My life has truly changed since I first dipped my toes in the world of Decentralized Finance (DeFI) last year. It started with me wanting to challenge myself and learn something new, but I have now been fully sucked into the DeFi vortex.
- We were targets of a racist incident today. Unfortunately for my 9yo, this was her first time. I think I handled it as well as I could have, but this is likely going to sit with my daughter forever. I'd love some tips on how I can talk to her and prepare her.
- 2008: launch your app on the AppStore 2024: launch your agent on Virtuals
- Fintech VC is crypto VC now. There’s no middle ground.
