Alex Komoroske is one of the smartest voices out there talking about better forms of technology right now.

He spent a long chapter of his career at the likes of Google and Stripe and is now the Founder and CEO of Common Tools, working on enabling decentralised technology.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Alex Komoroske's Perspective on Tech03:39 The Hacker Ethic and Disillusionment in Tech06:31 The Slide into Cynicism: A Cultural Shift in Tech09:12 Emergence and Coordination Complexity in Organizations11:40 Slime Molds: A Metaphor for Organizational Dynamics14:24 The Future of Incumbent Organizations17:24 The Same Origin Policy and Its Consequences20:06 Resonance vs. Hollowness in Technology22:50 The Resonant Computing Manifesto25:09 The Role of LLMs in Shaping the Future32:07 Unlocking the Power of LLMs35:40 The Role of Privacy in Resonant Computing37:09 Organizational Structures for Resonance42:24 The Importance of a Resonant Privacy Model46:38 Emergence and Resonance in Technology53:55 A Vision for the Future of Technology

Links:

Resonant computing manifesto

Alex’s website

Slime molds deck

Alex’s ‘bits and bobs’ document

The Same Origin Paradigm

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This episode features Tara Fung, co-founder of CO:CREATE - a digital platform for tattooing.

Tara raised $25m in seed funding from A16z at the height of the NFT hype with a technical vision for how to scale that ecosystem, but ultimately ran into hard times as the market for NFTs collapsed.

What followed was a journey into the unknown, seeking ways to successfully pivot the company into something they could build and scale.

Tattoos aren’t necessarily the first thing that spring to mind when you think of vc-backed businesses, but Tara’s own experience of getting tattooed served as a point of inspiration for CO:CREATE, coupled with a willingness to explore beyond the typical playbooks.

Key topics:

• Facing uncertainty as a Founder
• Supportive investors
• Pivoting your company
• Being sober about the nature of the startup game
• Trust online

Chapters

00:00 The Evolution of CO:CREATE

12:57 Navigating the Fundraising Landscape

19:04 Navigating Investor Relationships and Pivots

23:48 Motivation and Purpose in Entrepreneurship

30:00 Finding Clarity in Direction and Focus

32:16 Breaking the Playbook: A New Approach to Entrepreneurship

34:23 The Future of Trust in a Distrustful World

38:17 Navigating Attention and Discovery in the Digital Age

42:12 Ethics and Technology: Balancing Business with Societal Impact

43:00 Exploring Trust, Ethics, and Technology

45:29 Empowering Artists in the Tattoo Industry