I think long-term, Bitcoin is a currency of the Internet. So, even if humans don't use it, routers will use it. Web browsers will use it. Web servers will use it.
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There's so much innovation going on, and there are lots of people funding that innovation, but there's very little innovation on that infrastructure for innovation itself, so we like to do that ourselves to help companies create more tech companies.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Innovation often focuses on products, but infrastructure needs innovation too.
Naval Ravikant emphasizes the importance of innovating the foundational systems that support technological advancements. While many are investing in new products and ideas, he highlights a significant gap in improving the infrastructure that facilitates innovation itself. By addressing this gap, we can help nurture the growth of more technology companies and further advance the field as a whole.
Themes
InnovationInfrastructureTechnologyFundingCompanies
In practice
Example use cases
In a technology conference discussing startup strategies.
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