Hivemind: Ideas from the Edge

Jan 29 2025 12 ep. 93 mins 3

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Notes on the hivemind and other ideas from the edge

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Money & Markets in a Post AGI World with Jordi Montes, Founder - Fewsats

Jan 29 2025 135 mins

Jordi is one of the few people in the world with a deep understanding of the concurrent singularities of AI and Bitcoin. He has particularly novel thoughts on the nature of money and markets post AGI/ASI. This was a fascinating discussion - hope you enjoy! A few topics we discuss: * How Jordi became AGI/ASI pilled (language = code)* The concurrent singularities of AGI/Bitcoin (almo

Kagi: Hacker News’ favorite search engine is coming to Nostr! with Vlad (Founder, Kagi)

Dec 02 2024 82 mins

I got the opportunity to speak with Vlad, the founder of my favorite search engine, Kagi! Kagi is a Hacker News darling with a popular paid search engine (and an interesting philosophy on how to build better search than Google). Vlad and the team recently announced their intention to engage with and build for the Nostr community! We discuss ideas for how they can implement Nostr fe

The State of Nostr with Bob Scully, David King, Oscar Merry, and Moritz Kaminski

Nov 22 2024 34 mins

We recently hosted a Hivemind Ventures LP/Portfolio day, where we showcased a variety of presentations. The Nostr panel was particularly good so I’ve decided to release it publicly. The panel features an all-star cast, including: Bob Scully (founder of boardwalk.cash), David King (co-host of Nostr News), Oscar Merry (co-founder, Fountain), and Moritz Kaminski (co-founder, Alby).W

Complexity Rules Everything Around Me with Lyn Alden

Nov 01 2024 101 mins

This was a fun and fascinating conversation with Lyn Alden! We discuss a number of topics about which she’s not typically asked. One common thread throughout the conversation is how best to understand and invest around complex systems. Please note that while Lyn and I discuss some biohacking/energy boosting stuff, we’re definitely not doctors, so do your own research ;)Here are

Designing Jack's favorite shirt, Creating an open music library, and Growing an indie music empire with Sam Means (Founder, lightning.store and Wavlake)

Oct 23 2024 117 mins

* The genesis of lightning.store* Parallels between Bitcoin and the punk/DIY scenes * Max’s dad - indie artist who made some cool trippy nostr shirts (which Max is wearing during interview)* Sam’s NOFX Nostr shirt (which Max wears frequently)* How Sam decides what shirts to make* Making Jack’s favorite shirt, seeing it on the Super Bowl, and stress testing Sam’s Lightning n

High Strangeness, Memetics, and the Open Source Insurgency

Oct 09 2024 80 mins

This was a fun one! In most recent episodes, I’ve had conversations with builders from the Nostr/Bitcoin community about other rabbit holes they’re interested in. In today’s episode, I sat down with Jack Heart, a longtime blogger and veteran of high strangeness and esoteric rabbit holes galore. Although we focus primarily on themes from Jack’s blog and recent book, we do sp

Anarchism, The Origins of Nostr, & The Future of FOSS with Ben Arc (Founder, LNbits)

Sep 24 2024 106 mins

I sit down with LNbits founder Ben Arc for a wide ranging and fascinating conversation about political philosophy, Nostr, and the future of FOSS/AI. Check out the notes below for more details on our discussion. This was a treat to record and I hope you enjoy!* Ben’s left libertarian / anarchist lens on Bitcoin - the ultimate goal is liberty * Stateless socialism, Marx, and Adam S

Power Markets, Pirates, and Energy Backed Money with Andrew Myers (Co-founder, Satoshi Energy)

Sep 04 2024 71 mins

Andrew and I sit down for a fun conversation while overlooking the San Francisco Bay. There are a few sound/wind issues with my mic (mostly towards the end), but hopefully nothing too disruptive. We focus a lot on energy, but touch on a number of interesting ideas from the edge, including:* The declining cost of solar and batteries* The commodification of solar and Bitcoin miners *

Music, Discovery, eCash, and Identity with Tony Giorgio (Co-Founder, Mutiny Wallet)

Jul 18 2024 142 mins

Max and Tony cover a lot of ground, including: - Music and its role in society: “He who controls the music controls the mind” - Why the ad model for monetizing the Internet is not only a panopticon, but also extremely ineffective- How to find under appreciated long tail Internet content - How to improve Nostr on-boarding for noobs - The role of the curator on Nostr- Permissionl

Swarmwise, Ron Paul, and Open Source AI

Jun 17 2024 68 mins

Christopher and Max explore:* The influence of Swarmwise and the Pirate Party on Chris’ approach to building* Lessons learned from the Ron Paul Campaign in ’08 and ’12 * The state of open source AI* Plans for openagents.com to unlock bottoms-up market intelligence * What exactly is the singularity? Is the future gray goo or Star Trek? This is a public episode. If you would l