Foundation Architecting

Take decentralized networks, which promised to shift power from tech giants back to users. The vision was beautiful: creators and contributors would finally capture the value they generate. But many crypto networks revealed how quickly noble intentions can unravel. What started as a grassroots movement to build community-owned wireless networks dev... See more

There is something magical about creating something with another person, particularly if that creation is tangible and can be revisited after the creative act. Typically in the arts such a creative act requires a level of skill – a level of resource investment to develop muscle memory and ability to meet another in a creative space – think how musi... See more

...there is a paradox to scale, I think. People who want to be big sometimes think, “I have to immediately reach the largest possible audience.” But in a weird way, the best way to produce things that take off is to produce small things . To become a small expert . To become the best person on the internet at understanding the application of Medic

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Most people stop at consumption. This has always been the case, and will continue to be the case forever and ever, Amen. This makes sense, as it requires the least amount of effort. But the evolution of algorithmic and hyperpersonal content makes moving beyond consumption even more challenging. If I already enjoy the content I’m being served, why w... See more

I often quote the example of a metal band who produced this one acoustic ballad. That ballad was great and ended up in a big editorial playlist, generating a lot of saves and listenership. However, the band suffered algorithmically. Algorithms learned that their music was adequate for ballad lovers, recommending it to more of them. When that happen... See more

Curators face the same challenges artists do - getting discovered, building a reachable audience and earning a living. Independent music playlisters might have playlists with hundreds of thousands of followers, but no tools to reach those listeners, know who they are or attribute streams from their playlists.

We have identified a convention — a pattern of behavior that a significant number of people repeatedly follow in an observable way.

Why do furniture designers keep designing new chairs? We know it's not to solve the problem of "sitting." The chair is simply the medium. The true goal is something bigger: to inspire, to broaden our understanding of what's possible, or express something unique about what it means to be alive today.