Sam Broner

@sambroner.com

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Generally Happy. Investor @ a16z crypto | prev: MIT, Fluid Framework, Distributed Systems @ Microsoft

Text discussing the concept of monetary "singleness" and stablecoins, highlighting their importance in modern banking systems.
A conference badge displays the name Sam Broner, labeled as a "Stablecoin Expert," with a colorful gradient background.
Text on a wall discusses sustainable chocolate sourcing and blockchain solutions, with reflections of a person in a mirror.
Headline about stablecoins enabling bank ledger upgrades with supporting paragraphs explaining legacy banking software, core ledgers, and stablecoins' role.
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The line outside Paper Son Coffee on 2nd and Folsom
My wife Kira leaving the house after checking when her train is arriving
Opening to my essay on personal analytics
Graphic showing the costs of a credit card payment from a coffee drinker and a coffee shop
Graphic showing the cost of transaction from Mexico to Vietnam
Spreadsheet showing how Walmart, Chipotle, and Krogers could become more profitable through reduced transaction costs
5 anker chargers
A raspberry pi and an eink display. The eink display shows the weather and next subway trains
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Picture of the tweet announcing the MIT GenAI Summit on March 3rd, 2023
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A picture of a tweet with the caption, "So... I forgot the charger to my running watch and I'm running the #tcsNYCMarathon tomorrow morning. DIY charger it is! Wish me luck!" The tweet has two images of a running watch being charged by two loose wires instead of a regular charger.
I tweeted "Apple scooped me by 5 years, but I'm just happy to see more solutions to a problem that will affect 80% of the population at some point in their life. Hearing Aid mode coming to you on the Apple Airpods Pro 2." on Sep 9th 2024 Plus some images and a quote tweet where I tweeted the prediction that most people will wear hearing aids by 2030 on Jan 8 2020
Picture of shattered glass artwork made by Sam Broner