Archive - Shower Thoughts by Richard Chen

Computer vs. Casino: Crypto’s culture war

For any crypto OG who’s been in this industry for a long time it’s without a doubt that the culture of the industry has changed significantly in the…

Jan 27 •

Three underrated crypto product trends for 2024

Happy 2024! I’ve been doing these predictions every year since 2020 (see 2021, 2022, 2023) so let’s first recap to see how I did last year before making…

Jan 5 •

July 2023

Thoughts on the current crypto VC landscape

It’s been a while since I wrote my last Substack article, so I wanted to share some takeaways from conversations I’ve had with LPs and other GPs in the…

Jul 12, 2023 •

January 2023

Three underrated product trends: 2022 recap and 2023 predictions

As an annual tradition, I always make three under-the-radar product trend predictions for the upcoming year. Let’s first recap to see how well I did…

Jan 1, 2023 •

November 2022

On Crypto Populism

On the 14 year anniversary of the Bitcoin whitepaper

Nov 1, 2022 •

April 2022

Three counterintuitive lessons from a crypto investoooor

gm Substack! I finally started a Substack and for my first article I’ll be writing about three counterintuitive lessons I’ve learned from being a crypto…

Apr 22, 2022 •

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