Steph Zinn

Selected work

1. The habits of AI writing — and what to do about thema16z Frontier Writing

   Why a checklist of AI “tells” is the wrong test for writing, and the better question to ask instead

2. Three tests for better writinga16z Frontier Writing

   Three quick checks to run on any draft

3. How perpetual futures work and why they mattera16z Frontier Writing Video

   How perps work, and why they're most of crypto's trading volume

4. Before Bitcoin: the ideas that made blockchains possiblea16z Frontier Writing

   Conversations with pioneers of science and economics

5. Agents are starting to operate real systems — who's actually in control?a16z Frontier Writing

   Why the agent economy needs identity, accountability, and a settlement layer, and where blockchains fit

6. In our collared shirt eraa16z Frontier Video

   Clip: Crypto's growing up

7. Simply become insane and desperatea16z Frontier Video

   Clip: What it takes to ship

8. The future of oats is the future of everythinga16z Frontier Video

   Clip: Palmer Luckey on mundane industries and innovation

9. What is DePIN?a16z Frontier Editing Video

   The case for decentralizing physical infrastructure

10. Books that defined our yeara16z Frontier Podcast Video

    Guest appearance: the books that shaped our thinking across tech and culture

11. Who cares about privacy?a16z Frontier Video

    Clip: Of course people care about privacy

12. State of crypto 2025a16z Frontier Writing

    Annual report on builder activity, onchain metrics, and policy

13. How stablecoins will eat paymentsa16z Frontier Editing Video

    How stablecoins are poised to transform payments

14. State of crypto 2024a16z Frontier Editing

    Annual report on crypto activity, infrastructure, and policy

15. What we're reading and technology changing readinga16z Frontier Podcast

    Guest on the a16z Frontier show: how and why we read, and our all-time picks

16. Why bad policy favors memes over matterFinancial Times Editing

    How bad policy lets memecoins flourish while threatening productive technology

17. Read Write Own ad, written for Bill SimmonsThe Ringer Writing

    Podcast ads for the launch of Chris Dixon's Read Write Own

18. Read Write Own ad, written for Malcolm GladwellRevisionist History Writing

    Podcast ads for the launch of Chris Dixon's Read Write Own

19. It's time to take back the internetThe New York Times Writing

    Full-page ad making the case for a better internet built on blockchain technology

20. Read Write Own: taking back the interneta16z Frontier Writing Video

    Chris Dixon on the case for a user-owned internet

21. State of crypto 2023a16z Frontier Writing

    Developer trends, usage data, and the regulatory landscape

22. Introducing Coinbase WalletCoinbase Writing Video

    TV spot that aired during the 2022 Winter Olympics

23. How Rust developers are making the web saferGitHub · The ReadME Project Editing

    The push to secure core internet infrastructure with Rust

24. How open source powers modern filmmakingGitHub · The ReadME Project Editing

    OpenEXR, Blender, and the infrastructure behind VFX studios

25. Open source on Mars: NASA's Ingenuity helicopterGitHub · The ReadME Project Editing

    How open source developers helped fly a helicopter on Mars

26. Coinbase founder's letterCoinbase Writing

    Brian Armstrong's founder's letter ahead of the direct listing

27. The state of the Octoverse 2020GitHub Writing

    GitHub's annual report: 56M developers working longer hours through the pandemic

28. The state of the Octoverse 2019GitHub Writing

    GitHub's annual report: 40M developers, and the year Python passed Java

29. Bring innovation to workGitHub Writing Video

    Enterprise product video

30. The state of the Octoverse 2018GitHub Writing

    GitHub's annual report: 31M developers, 96M repositories, and more new accounts than GitHub's first six years combined

31. Ten years of codeGitHub Writing Video

    Brand film celebrating a decade of building

32. The state of the Octoverse 2017GitHub Writing

    GitHub's annual report: 24M developers, 67M repositories, and the 100 millionth pull request

33. The state of the Octoverse 2016GitHub Writing

    GitHub's annual report: 5.8M active users and projects in 316 programming languages

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