Long-Term Bets vs. Market Reality in Web3
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Chris Dixon of a16z argues that building new Web3 industries takes time — their funds operate on a 10-year horizon. Projects in decentralized social media, gaming, and digital identity may not pay off immediately but could reshape markets over the next decade.
Haseeb Qureshi of Dragonfly disagrees: “They failed the market test. No one wanted them.”
Nic Carter reminds VCs that you need to be right during your fund deployment window, not decades later. The conversation underscores a key tension in crypto venture investing: long-term vision versus short-term product-market fit.