Let's talk to the people building the future so we can see what's coming and how close it really is. We interview mostly Y Combinator funded startup founders, hard core engineers, and the most successful risk takers (base-jumpers and the like) to understand how the future is being made.
LayerZero Website: https://layerzero.network/Ryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanzarickApply to join the LayerZero team: https://layerzero.network/careersListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS0:03 - Intro + what is LayerZero?8:24 - Why hasn't anyone already done this?15:27 - Past; from here to there24:45 - Scenarios where things can go wrong37:35 - What's the incentive for LayerZero?50:34 - The culture of LayerZero57:42 - Work opportunities + how to connect
David Vorick is the lead developer at Sia & Skynet - censorship resistant file sharing, storage, and web sites.David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidVorick Email to reach out to: hello@skynetlabs.comSia Tech Website: www.sia.techSia on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sia__FoundationSkynet Labs Website: www.skynetlabs.comSkynet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkynetLabs TIMESTAMPS 0:03 - Introducing David 6:09 - David's motivations 15:40 - Moving from zero sum to positive sum games 25:36 - Money being politicized + improving the monopoly held by tech giants 30:40 - What crypto actually is 32:52 - Where things are with Sia and Skynet 38:03 - Recruiting engineers + positions they need to fill 43:41 - How to get in touch with David 47:20 - Censorship resistance + decentralized web
Today we're joined by Bennett Hoffman, a software architect and early crypto advocate (since 2010) who explains how this new tech can be used to kill cancel culture and avoid censorship by making podcasts, like Joe Rogan's, truly unstoppable and censorship resistant. This is the future. Some call it web 3, some call it the unstoppable internet, but whatever you call it, it's inevitable. Enjoy this fascinating conversation with one of the smartest people I've ever met in the crazy world of INTERNET MONEY!
Our guest, Austen Allred, is the Co-Founder & CEO at Bloom Institute of Technology.BloomTech is a Y Combinator from the Summer 2017 batch.Learn more and connect with Austen:Website: www.bloomtech.com/Twitter: mobile.twitter.com/AustenEmail: austen@bloomtech.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/austenallredListen to more episodes here: bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 - What does Austen do? 8:03 - Income share agreements 15:50 - Optimizing human capital23:02 - How BloomTech acquired their hiring partners 29:32 - Upgrading outcomes through upgrading mindsets37:30 - Growing tensions between politics and tech43:55 - Zero-sum games vs. positive-sum games 52:58 - The dangers of incentive structures + college experiences shifting58:12 - Thoughts on investing + impact from companies 1:04:07 - The world we are moving towards + Web3 1:09:03 - Following up with Austen + where to learn more about BloomTech
Our guest, Ali Abramovitz, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Chorus Meditation.Chorus Meditation is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2021 batch.Learn more and connect with Ali:Website: https://chorusmeditation.com/iOS App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chorus-meditation/id1557561444#?platform=iphoneEmail: ali@chorusmeditation.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abramovitz-cook-69458459/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro2:25 - What drew Ali to entrepreneurship + background story 10:30 - The inspiration for Chorus20:18 - Making triggers that lead to meditation habitual + benefits 27:17 - What gave Ali the conviction to pursue their unique approach?29:39 - Live community classes 33:00 - Where is Chorus within their product development?42:37 - How do you deal with the changing times? 50:12 - Perspective on censorship 54:00 - How to connect with Ali and get started on Chorus Meditation
Our guest Justin Kilpatrick is the CTO and Co-Founder of Althea.Airthium is a Y Combinator from the Summer 2017 batch.Learn more and connect with Justin:Website: https://althea.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kilpatrickjustinListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Intro0:44 What is Althea?5:30 Uncensored Internet/Creation of Althea13:10 Fiber internet20:00 Metered Access24:00 Benefits of Althea31:22 Fiber engineering39:30 Data Storage48:00 Politics in data50:00 Process nodes55:30 When will computers get good enough?57:00 Following up
Our guests, Andrew Lee, is the CEO of Purse. Andrew is a novice carpenter, fisherman, and aspiring farmer.Learn more and connect with Andrew:Website: https://purse.io/Twitter: https://twitter.com/2drewleeListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Andrew introduction & going remote 5:02 Coronavirus influence on inflation + was COVID-19 engineered? 13:41 Living away from the cities 15:56 What attracted Andrew to applied cryptography? 21:33 Do we need to print more money? 30:52 China the new power 34:05 Is Bitcoin becoming the unit of account in the national trade? 39:24 Grey & Dark economies
Our guests, Andreï Klochko and Franck Lahaye, are the CEO and Co-Founders of Airthium.Airthium is a Y Combinator from the Summer 2017 batch.Learn more and connect with Andreï and Franck:Website: https://www.airthium.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrei-klochko-20093224/?locale=en_USLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francklahayeListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Introduction1:40 The story of Airthium technology5:02 Multi-season energy storage6:13 Nitrogen production7:29 Commercialization8:05 Civilization energy use14:28 Technology & environment33:44 Government and technologists42:47 Contact info
Our guest, David Mayman, is the CEO of JetPack Aviation.JetPack Aviation is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2019 batch.Learn more and connect with David:Website: https://jetpackaviation.com/Email: david@jetpackaviation.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmaymanListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:00:03 Intro & the speeder 04:05 How did this start?07:02 The skies are a bit of a wild west 13:23 When will speeders be available commercially? 18:30 Flying & becoming one with the turn 23:08 Making a safe vehicle with a fun factor 28:52 Computer & Tech 35:05 Batteries & Energy storage 41:29 How does David keep showing up? + AI 56:39 Contact info
Our guest, Prashanth Balasubramanian, is the CEO of Lastbit.Lastbit is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2021 batch.Learn more and connect with Prashanth:Website: https://lastbit.io/Email: support@lastbit.ioLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/pbioListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Intro 1:53 Fiat money vs. crypto 5:56 Crypto is coming fast 14:33 NFTs & melt-up 21:02 Addictive crypto 25:57 The next billion internet money users 27:06 What is going on in India? 38:43 Navigating the climate we are in 40:50 PB`s business 42:43 The situation with financial institutions & internet money 46:38 The reaction of the establishment 47:43 Contact info
Our guest, Victor Darolfi, is the CEO & Founder of RoboTire.RoboTire is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2020 batch.Learn more and connect with Victor:Website: https://robotire.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/robotireincLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-darolfi-92b17311/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Victor`s background & work 5:13 The future of robotics 7:58 Going to market 9:30 Faster than humans 12:11 How did this situation affect your business? 15:04 Human maintenance 17:12 Computer vision 20:56 Fascination of tires & robots 24:25 Robot arms 30:11 Trucking tires 33:19 Business model & cost back time 38:03 RoboTire is hiring
Driverless vehicles that are supervised by humans remotely for deliveries and vehicle-on-demand services. Our guest, Ain McKendrick, is the CEO & Founder of Faction.Faction is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2021 batch.Learn more and connect with Ain:Website: https://www.factionmoto.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ainmckendrick/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 How to pronounce Ain`s name 0:40 What does Ain do? 6:44 The technology12:03 Self driving cars 15:28 Ain`s other project 17:13 10 years from now 25:24 Th facilitation 31:39 Founder experience as the technologists are being attacked 37:36 Tech makes you better off 42:23 Ain`s journey 47:03 The most surprising advances 54:24 How does Ain keep showing up? 58:47 Singularity 1:02:21 Machine learning 1:04:49 What about the aviation? 1:16:01 Connect with Ain
Satellites are getting smaller, lighter, more powerful, faster to produce, and magnitudes cheaper… Meet my new friend who is working to create 100% reusable systems. Our guest, Andy Lapsa, is the Co-Founder of STOKE Space Technologies, Inc.STOKE Space Technologies is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2021 batch.Learn more and connect with Andy:Website: https://www.stoke-space.com/Email: andy@stoke-space.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-lapsa-96a7b771/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:06 Connecting Earth & orbit 4:35 What do you do different? 6:13 How did you get here? 10:32 How far along are you? 13:02 The crazy journey we have been on 15:16 Machine learning & AI 19:21 Orders of magnitude 26:53 How do you feel as a maker? 28:07 Humans in space 33:25 Alternate propulsion ideas & reasons for building 36:03 Sequencing 39:53 Launching 42:46 Price-performance improvement 44:39 Follow up information
A new tool that has a different way to combat urgent microbial challenges in human health and beyond.Our guest, Robert McBride, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Felix Biotechnology.Felix Biotechnology is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2020 batch.Learn more and connect with Robert:Website: https://www.felixbt.com/Email: rob@felixbt.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/felixbiotechLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/felixbt/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robcmcbride/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:08 Fasting 3:13 Robert`s introduction 6:37 Will the antibiotics stop working? 9:54 How did you realize it was possible? 12:20 How did you get here? 15:42 Construction a "robot sniper" 20:59 How do they make the map? 22:55 How much better do things get? 25:24 Studying evolution 32:20 Robert`s thoughts on the connection of technology and humans 35:46 Starting the company & YC 37:28 When do you start treating people? + FDA regulations 42:28 From trials to main stream 46:08 Follow up information
Healthy livers are becoming harder to come by due to unhealthy lifestyles of donors... meet the guys who are working to help solve this problem. Our guests, Jack O'Meara and Quin Wills, are the Co-Founders, CEO, and CSO of Ochre Bio.Ochre Bio is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2020 batch.Learn more and connect with Jack and Quin:Website: https://www.ochre-bio.com/Email: contact@ochre-bio.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/OchreBioLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackomeara/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinwills/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:06 Jack`s work 4:18 The underlying issues 9:19 Jack & Quin`s story 13:13 YC experience 15:43 The founding situation 18:20 Post YC 21:36 How does it work? 24:08 The timeline from here to use 27:04 Thoughts on regulation 33:41 Why are the trials so expensive? 35:34 Sequencing Ochre Bio 38:21 What are we going to see in the life span extension? 43:15 Biology ruling all 46:35 DNA for compute 50:31 How do you use AI & machine learning? 53:35 Recruiting + reach out to Jack & Quin
Nano technology is only one step up from the quantum level... meet my new friend who is working to bring this technology into everyday life applications.Our guest, Perry Everett, is the CEO and Co-Founder of Arylla.Arylla is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2017 batch.Learn more and connect with Todd:Website: https://www.arylla.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/arylla_incEmail: perry@arylla.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perry-everett-77402176Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Intro + What is nano technology? 2:03 Newtonian physics 5:01 Arylla introduction 8:14 Applied nano technology 9:28 What got Perry here 11:45 From Waterloo to a start-up 16:25 Waterloo makes productive makers 25:04 Is the new world power a non-physical space?28:24 How will nano reshape our world? 32:54 Twisted graphene34:42 The nano commercialization timeline 38:23 Where will they take the product? 41:46 Unisocs 54:30 Thoughts on the future 56:37 Reach out to Perry
Website testing is one of my least favorite things and today's guest is making it much easier with automation that anyone can make without writing any code, hallelujah!Our guest, Todd McNeal, is the Co-Founder of Reflect.Reflect is a Y Combinator from the Summer 2020 batch.Learn more and connect with Todd:Website: https://reflect.run/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddmcneal/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 The situation we are in 2:54 Kids & Startups 7:08 Unimportant tasks vs. important tasks 11:48 Feedback loops 14:23 Todd`s work 15:27 Todd`s story 19:09 The future 23:06 Thoughts on AGI 24:21 Todd's opinion on inflation 26:35 No-code future 28:28 Todd`s work in grandma friendly language 31:28 Why nobody did this before 35:34 No-code trends 42:45 Customer experiences 47:48 Sells cycle 49:31 How it works 54:02 Scaling 1:04:05 Political desire to regulate technology 1:13:40 Gillon`s flat line 1:15:30 Inflation risks 1:22:32 COVID hit the fast forward button 1:24:44 Recruiting 1:26:18 The hybrid approach 1:33:31 Follow up info
Is writing 1 exabyte of data on DNA possible?Our guest, Jiahao Huang, is the Founder and COO of Nuclera.Learn more and connect with Jiahao:Website: https://www.nuclera.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nucleraTwitter: https://twitter.com/jiahao28LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiahao-huang1/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 What is it like over the pond? 1:09 Nuclera introduction & storage 5:23 Writing DNA quickly 10:27 Where are we with DNA writing? 13:20 The hourly throughput 16:29 Does the read/write system make sense because it is so easy to copy DNA? 17:17 DNA compute 18:03 Jiahao's story 22:49 What is the scene like for funding bio-tech companies? 27:43 Biology helping to make a change 35:04 Sequencing Nuclera 42:50 Security for Bio-tech 45:43 How far away we are from writing 1 exabyte of data in 1 hour? 51:47 We learn by mistakes 55:19 How do you find the balance between the future and getting through today? 1:00:03 Thoughts on unique markers 1:01:22 How does Jiahao keep showing up? 1:02:53 Get in touch with Jiahao
Uploading your brain to the internet is closer than you think... thanks to this guy.Our guest, Robert McIntyre, is the CEO of Nectome.Nectome is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2018 batch.Learn more and connect with Robert:Website: https://nectome.com/Email: r@nectome.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aurellemListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS: 0:03 Archiving human minds 3:58 History of writing & language 9:54 Robert McIntyre & Nectome introduction 16:22 Neuron scanning complexity & number of neurons in different spices 19:27 Storing your thumb & storage size 29:38 Scanning a human brain - the storage capacity 32:30 Electron microscope price 36:27 The storage & compute cost 44:54 Fib-sim image 48:46 Seeing synapses & proteins 50:55 Archiving human minds in the future 55:29 Compute requirements 57:58 Printing or growing a "person" future 1:01:59 Robert's thoughts on the future efforts 1:08:41 Robert's story & cryo-preservation 1:28:54 The sequencing steps for human brains 1:30:15 Much better brain model & the difference between perfusion & diffusion 1:36:19 Taking the technology to market 1:38:02 What is the engram? 1:42:03 When will we be able to use Nectome services 1:45:05 Getting in touch with Robert
What if you could store your brain.... forever?Our guest, Sylvain Gariel, is the Co-Founder and COO of DNA Script. Learn more and connect with Sylvain:Website: https://dnascript.com/Sylvain's Email: sg@dnascript.coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvain-gariel-21455735Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:04 How we connected 4:31 The back story of DNA Script 9:09 What is the state of the memory now? 13:35 When will the technology be accessible to general public? 18:00 The basic premise of how the basic printing will work in the future 23:36 Making the apply engineering part work 24:31 Sylvain's Law-performance increases 26:48 Will there be as much demand as supply? 31:08 Sylvain's story 36:40 A lot more than just storing data 38:10 Data storage is the next market for DNA script 39:21 With great power comes great responsibility 41:50 Why does Sylvain keep showing up? 45:43 Sylvain's heroes 48:14 Reaching out to Sylvain 48:36 Sylvain's typical week 50:03 What is San Francisco like these days? 51:11 How did COVID influence DNA script? 53:59 What is the end game of DNA Script?
How do quantum computers find new drugs and why would we want this? Our guest, Hans Melo, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Menten AI.Menten AI is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2020 batch.Learn more and connect with Hans:Website: https://menten.ai/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansmelo/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:07 Hans's work in grandma friendly language 0:48 Quantum computers 3:05 How do quantum computers help find drugs? 6:34 How far into quantum computing are we? 8:36 Quantum computer testing 11:20 How do you discover drugs with quantum computing? 16:42 What happens when you find something promising? 18:34 The process from starting the company to commercial profit 21:20 What does the pipeline look like in 10 years? 23:05 The path to now26:32 How does Hans keep showing up 28:06 The future of compute 31:47 Is there something that can only be solved with quantum computers? 36:15 Is encryption safe in the future? 40:20 Thoughts on AGI 44:45 Reach out to Hans
Can AI imitate the workings of the human brain?Our guest, Francesco Mosconi, is the Founder/CEO & Chief Data Scientist of CATALIT & Author of Zero to Deep Learning.Francesco was in the Y Combinator Winter 2015 batch.Learn more and connect with Francesco:Website: https://www.zerotodeeplearning.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/framosconisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/framosconisLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/framosconis/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 How we got in touch 2:58 Francesco`s introduction 4:23 Life after YC 5:43 Deep learning today 8:00 Recruiting technical people 10:43 Zero to deep learning 12:49 Learning patterns 24:31 Can a casual developer get into deep learning? + Bokeh photography 37:05 How close are we to AGI? 43:58 AI is inevitable 55:04 What do we do until AGI? 58:15 The scaling hypothesis 1:04:50 Storage space 1:08:53 COVID changes 1:15:53 San Francisco stories 1:24:49 Mansion economics 1:38:59 Elon musk & Crypto 1:42:49 Follow up information
This guy put a robot on Mars and creates the robots that sort marijuana!Our guest, Nohtal Partansky, is the CEO and Founder of Sorting Robotics.Sorting Robotics is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2019 batch.Learn more and connect with Nohtal:Website: http://www.sortingrobotics.com/Roca Robotics: https://www.rocarobotics.com/Email: nohtal@sortingrobotics.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nohtal-partansky-ab087b66/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Nohtal's name & heritage 2:57 Nohtal`s work in grandma friendly language 3:37 The origin story 6:58 The journey 8:17 A robot on Mars 9:02 Turning Martian atmosphere into Oxygen 10:39 Building computer Vision 18:23 Finding product-market fit 27:54 YC experience 29:28 Product cycles 31:17 What was it like to work at NASA? 35:19 What are you working on now? 43:43 How big is the potential? 45:01 Scaling & growing 47:11 Reach out to Nohtal
Will your next burger be lab-grown?Our guest, Matt Anderson-Baron, is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Future Fields.Future Fields is a Y Combinator from the Summer 2020 batch.Learn more and connect with Matt:Website: https://www.futurefields.io/Email: matt@futurefields.ioLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/matthew-anderson-baron-92640315aListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 What changes after pressing record + food 2:31 Matt work introduction 6:33 What is the magic? 9:38 How are you doing it? 12:06 How much Improvement are we getting? 14:48 How long will it take us? 17:09 Growth medium & Growth factor 22:49 High-end items 24:33 Growing meat at home 27:28 The second order effects 31:19 Reducing costs so far 34:11 Scaling Future Fields 36:18 Capital intensity 40:31 Matt's story 50:38 Reach out to Matt
Computers that make sure products are produced correctly. Our guest, Christopher Van Dyke, is the CEO and Co-Founder of Overview.Overview is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2019 batch.Learn more and connect with Christopher:Website: https://overview.ai/Email: chris@overview.aiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-van-dyke/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Are things going to get better? + SF Vs. Miami & global warming 7:04 Overview introduction 8:25 Christopher path 11:16 Tesla in 2010 12:43 Christopher's story with Tesla 19:08 Christopher's motivation to do his thing 22:44 From Tesla to YC 25:43 Finding costumers 28:58 Product-market fit position 30:02 The future journey 31:34 How do you train the data? 35:06 Can the data logs be automated? 36:11 Margin improvements with Overview products 37:57 Hiring 39:13 Reach out to Christopher
Would you participate in therapy that uses FDA approved psychedelics?Our guests, Lucia Huang & Jimmy Qian, are the CEO, COO, and Co-Founders of Osmind.Osmind is a Y Combinator from the Summer 2020 batch.Learn more and connect with Lucia & Jimmy:Website: https://osmind.org/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciayhuang/Email: lucia@osmind.orgLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmyjqian/Email: jimmy@osmind.orgListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Osmid introduction 3:20 Catamine therapy & How does Osmid make it easier 7:41 Osmid story 16:27 What is it specifically about this niche? 18:36 Where are we with this more alternative therapies? 21:03 What does the future look like? 26:17 Phenotyping 27:13 Lucia & Jimmies story 31:15 Thoughts on the future human and tech merger + Maps development 34:11 War on drugs 39:16 COVID influence on the business 43:20 Found raising experience 44:29 Treasury management & investing into Crypto 48:26 10-20 year trends for mental health industry 51:08 The journey 58:37 Mental models & mental game 1:02:06 Follow up with Lucia & Jimmy
Is the internet eating everything? Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS: 0:08 Rey Kurzweil 2:08 Is the internet eating everything? 6:42 What will be the effect of countries adopting Bitcoin 18:05 What happens when jobs change & we have Superintelligent AI 25:55 Brain uploading 30:05 Universe & using solar energy for space travel 33:44 Where is the wealth going to go? 38:01 Future of education 47:40 Where are the technologists all going? 52:45 The crazy weather in Texas 54:40 Rail gun Rockets
AI textbooks that can save time and spot problems better than humans. Our guest, Cailin Hardell, is the CEO and Co-Founder of Segmed.Segmed is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2020 batch.Learn more and connect with Cailin:Website: https://www.segmed.ai/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cailin-hardell/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Introduction of Cailin's work 3:28 Cailin's story 8:05 Why is there so much tech talent from Stanford? 11:24 The way from Stanford to YC 13:53 The YC experience 17:23 What was the investor appetite like with COVID 21:21 How to navigate the madness to get to the exit 26:28 Thoughts on treasury management 29:54 Recruiting & Hiring & Remote work 33:57 Hiring over the internet 37:00 Get in touch with Segmed 38:31 Cailin's advice
Optimized generators that are good for the planet, easy on the pockets, and potential energy solutions for environments that are currently difficult to power.Our guest, Kyle Faller, is the CEO and Co-Founder of Intelline.Intelline is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2019 batch.Learn more and connect with Kyle:Website: https://www.intelline.ca/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intellinetechLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-faller-272b42109/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Food and productivity 2:09 Optimized Generator & development stage 6:38 Applications for Optimized generators 9:11 Investors & Timeline for Intelline 13:40 How did you find this opportunity? 23:25 What is the difference that Intelline products will make? 26:14 The future plan 33:33 Power issues & Energy future 35:19 The most energy efficient generator possible 38:13 Recruiting for Intelline 41:09 Kyle's story 48:52 Contact Information
Using computers to create better drugs, faster, that are more efficient and with less side effects.Our guest, Monica Berrondo, is the CEO and Co-Founder of Macromoltek.Macromoltek is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2018 batch.Learn more and connect with Monica:Website: https://macromoltek.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/macromoltek/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicaberrondoTwitter: https://twitter.com/monicaberrondoListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Monica Berrondo Introduction1:01 Antibodies as drugs2:17 Monica's story8:59 From PhD to realization10:24 Antibody medicine development16:06 The future technology17:51 The story & future of biology20:42 Catching up on Biology developments23:07 Macromoltek timeline & future27:53 Finding Investors29:54 Scaling Macromoltek32:29 Sales person for Macromoltek37:10 Distribution of antibodies & FDA & The future49:02 Why do you show up?51:13 Follow up information
Supermaterials that protect sensors and surfaces and make hardware last longer.Our guest, Khanjan Desai, the CEO and Co-Founder of Alchemy.Alchemy is a Y Combinator from the Summer 2014 batch.Learn more and connect with Khanjan:Website: https://alchemynano.com/en/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khanjandesai/ Email: khanjan@alchemynano.comListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMSTAMPS:0:03 Nano technology engineer turned business owner 1:32 Alchemy Nano introduction & gorilla glass 4:32 The journey of Alchemy Nano 11:37 The market space 13:58 The edge of Alchemy Nano 16:16 Testing the product 18:51 The future of Windshields & Insurance 22:26 Luck & work & motivation 27:49 Founding to exiting time frame 29:10 Relationships & the goal 33:36 Advice for makers in hardware 36:08 Long lasting Hardware & Life & Future 45:34 Follow up info
Augmented reality technology for self-driving cars and computer vision for robots.Our guest, Chen-Ping Yu, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Phiar.Phiar is a Y Combinator from the Summer 2018 batch.Learn more and connect with Chen-Ping:Website: https://www.phiar.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chenpingyu/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMSTAMPS:0:00 Introduction & Core technology1:32 Computer vision to smartphone chips4:05 Automakers and new technology9:30 AR & AR glasses21:38 Computer vision timeline26:21 Word lens28:09 Mainstream applications for AR31:25 The story of Fire52:04 Politics and technology56:14 What is technology58:32 Contact info
The internet is competing for our attention. Is it programming reality?Our guests, Marcus Engene and Nicolas Toper, are the Co-Founders of Manycore Corp.Manycore Corp. is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2017 batch.Learn more and connect with Nicolas and Marcus:Signup Link: https://www.magicator.com/Website: https://www.manycore.io/Email: support@manycore.ioLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ehsmengListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Introduction2:20 Pandemic, Tech & Internet7:56 Artificial Intelligence11:40 Guest backstories13:48 Learning to fly in bad weather16:00 How to learn more22:10 New superpowers23:20 How Internet Money works & Bitcoin32:44 Thinking for yourself40:04 Why to show up every day43:14 How do you find meaning?45:52 Contact information
Censorship resistant assets, inflation, governments setting up crypto infrastructure, and banking for crypto.Our guest, Thibaut Sahaghian, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Multis.Multis is a Y Combinator from the Summer 2019 batch.Learn more and connect with Thibaut:Website: https://multis.co/Twitter: https://twitter.com/multisHQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tsahaghianListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Introduction, Covid & EU startup situation3:50 Tech vs. everything else5:05 Multis and crypto14:52 What is mainstream in crypto22:00 Government money vs. crypto25:08 Seigniorage27:46 Deflationary future32:04 Game theory38:39 Stablecoins are here to stay42:17 The story of Multis50:56 Contact info51:46 Miami city employees and crypto
Would you travel on a supersonic jet if it meant getting somewhere in half the time? Our guest, Norris Tie, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Exosonic, Inc.Exosonic, Inc. is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2020 batch.Learn more and connect with Norris:Website: https://www.exosonic.com/Email: info@exosonic.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/exosonic/Twitter: https://twitter.com/flyexosonicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/flyexosonic/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlyExosonic/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Introduction02:50 Supersonic flight and low sonic boom11:50 Flight regulations13:20 Supersonic flight competition15:50 Timeline for commercial supersonic flight19:08 Applications&Market for supersonic flight20:43 Autonomous flying21:58 Developing of the supersonic aircraft24:30 The story of Exosonic39:32 Contact and follow information40:29 Advice for innovators and makers
Batteries are getting smaller and their capabilities are rapidly increasing! Our guest, Leland Smith, is a Co-Founder and the COO of Millibatt, Inc. Millibatt, Inc. is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2017 batch.Learn more and connect with Leland:Website: https://www.millibatt.com/Email: info@millibatt.comListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Introduction of the guest & powerful small batteries 2:45 Leland's story 12:31 Oura rings and future directions 20:42 What is the future of batteries and their application? 26:16 Synthetic biology approaches towards the recycling of metals 28:35 Coronavirus and supply chains 31:59 Asteroid mining 34:34 Graphene batteries 39:27 Energy density 45:37 Energy storage 53:51 Harnessing solar energy 1:01:39 Reaching out to Leland
Automation technology is reducing the cost of growing food while increasing global food production.Our guest, Daniel Carmichael, is the farming operations manager of Bear Flag Robotics and a 5th generation farmer with a remarkable and nuanced perspective on agtech. Bear Flag Robotics is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2018 batch.Learn more and connect with Daniel:Website: https://www.bearflagrobotics.com/Email: contact@bearflagrobotics.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielcarm/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:04 Introduction of the guest 0:45 Daniel's story 2:14 Autonomous farming vehicles 3:09 Future of farming 6:01 Autonomy and tillage 11:59 Cost savings 16:44 Coronavirus and farming 17:57 Technology improving farming 20:30 Water – the most basic resource but also the most essential 21:39 Farmers being hidden heroes 25:39 Installing Daniel's product 27:24 Is the machine able to push alerts and give feedback? 28:23 How good is the system at assessing the environment? 32:51 How far away can the command center be from the actual equipment? 36:51 Human brain bandwidth 38:33 Average customer 40:42 Can the equipment drive from one farm to another? 41:12 What surprised Daniel the most on his journey? 44:13 Customers' appetite & starting a startup 46:04 Why Bear Flag? 49:09 Reaching out to Bear Flag Robotics
Synthetic data, artificial intelligence, and universal basic income... all this and more in today's podcast! Our guests, Elena and Hugo Ponte, are the CO-Founders of Zumo Labs.Zumo Labs is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2020 batch.Learn more and connect with Hugo and Elena:Website: https://www.zumolabs.ai/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenaponte LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugo-ponte-9b38576Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Introduction of the guests 2:20 Synthetic data in simple terms 4:50 Hugo's and Elena's story 10:20 Unique upbringing 12:48 Artificial intelligence & synthetic data 20:30 Futurism 27:14 Merging Humans with AI 35:41 Simulations & technology advancement 42:11 UBI-Universal basic income 47:31 Reaching out to Hugo and Elena
How would you feel about a robot doing your surgery? Our guest, Vikas Karade, is the Founder-CEO of AlgoSurg Inc.AlgoSurg is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2018 batch. Learn more and connect with Vikas:Website: https://www.algosurg.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikaskaradeListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Introducing Vikas - AlgoSurg 3:03 Vikas's story & the startup journey 9:49 Adversity throughout the process 18:06 3D Printing & simulation 22:41 Being a maker in India 27:13 Orders of magnitude 30:56 Automated doctors & quantum computing 38:30 Robotic surgery and decision making 42:46 Humans merging with AI & being a peripheral for the internet 52:29 The Malthusian trap & growing up in India 1:00:56 Advice to makers
Can preserving your own stem cells help combat aging... and even death? Our guest, Steven Clausnitzer, is the Founder and CEO of Forever Labs. Forever Labs is a Y Combinator from the Summer 2017 batch.Learn more and connect with Steven: Website: https://foreverlabs.com/Emai: info@foreverlabs.comDisclaimer - Forever Labs gave me a referral code that gives new customers $250 off of their stem cell banking at checkout, and gives me a free year of storage each use. I didn't do this podcast for the free storage but figured I'd pass along the code to give you the discount. Code for $250 off with Forever Labs: CEDEnjoy! Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Steven's story 6:34 Freezing stem cells and their potential usage 10:55 Age-related decline 17:04 The anti-aging field in 10 years & oura rings 20:59 Stem cell banking 25:31 What age to freeze stem cells? 29:04 Biological age of cells 31:56 Reversing aging & exosomes 36:46 Supershot - Forever Labs 38:25 Stem cells being mainstream 43:09 Reaching out to Steven
GMOs specifically designed to help enhance everyday life! Our guest, Zack Abbott, is a PhD microbiologist and Founder of ZBiotics.ZBiotics is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2018 batch. Learn more and connect with Zack: Website: https://zbiotics.comEmai: info@zbiotics.comListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Programming bacteria 0:03 Programming bacteria 6:57 Fecal transplants & microbiome affecting behavior and weight 12:17 Zack's story 20:40 The potential of engineering microbiomes 24:25 Microbes affecting climate change & carbon consumption 32:28 DNA Design being cheap and easy 35:36 DeepMind - Protein folding 44:29 Synthetic biology 50:04 Reaching out to Zack
Stem cell-based therapies for liver disease, curing death, and much more.Our guest, Eric Schuur, is a scientist, entrepreneur, and the CEO of Hepatx. Hepatx is a Y Combinator from the Summer 2018 batch.Learn more and connect with Eric: Website: http://hepatx.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/erschuurListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Cell therapy for liver failure 2:35 Going from vision to reality 5:01 Human trials & FDA 7:18 Scaling to larger markets 10:20 What are stem cells? 15:53 Curing death & increasing longevity 20:28 Eric's journey 25:17 People who move the world forward 26:48 AlphaFold - DeepMind 31:24 Cell engineering & ethical issues 36:17 Reaching out to Eric
Computer super-intelligence, income share agreements, and quantum mechanics - oh my! Our guest, Jeremie Harris, is a Founder of SharpestMinds. SharpestMinds is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2018 batch. Learn more and connect with Jeremie:https://twitter.com/jeremiecharrishttps://www.sharpestminds.com/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Trailer 1:17 Human microchipping 3:23 Are we a peripheral for the internet? 4:39 Slime Mold & existential matters 8:46 Humans being different from AI 11:02 Is AI an existential threat? 16:08 Superintelligence 18:00 At what point is the internet conscious? 20:48 AI making money & AI alignment 26:12 AI doing economic value 31:23 Survival of the fittest & when will AI come about? 35:24 Becoming an AI-human hybrid 38:58 AI predicting human desires & SharpestMinds 42:22 Determinism & singularity resistant predictions 46:21 Education system being broken & income share agreement 54:32 Jeremie's story 58:48 Quantum mechanics - eraser 1:12:29 Being more productive & Jeremie's team size & mentorship 1:26:04 Reaching out to Jeremie
A deep-dive into the rabbit hole of history, ideas, and possibilities of all things money.Our guest, Chris Deschenes, was one of the first people to ever mine Bitcoin!Connect with Chris:Email: umdesch4@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/umdesch4Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Trailer 1:43 Billionaire has 10% of ‘liquid portfolio' in Bitcoins 2:21 Why is Bitcoin's price rising? 3:50 Income savings being at risk & Darknet 7:11 Crypto adoption 14:35 Bitcoin increased 1000x 18:40 Why did Chris pay attention to Bitcoin in 2009? 25:32 The internet eating IT 30:46 Voting & internet money 35:18 Artificial intelligence 36:45 The tremendous influence of Algorithm 39:25 An unstoppable AI & contributing to the internet 46:57 AI using Crypto & Uber on Ethereum
Comprehensive at-home device that tests for fertility, testosterone, cortisol, and dozens more, all on a single device connected to a smartphone.Our guest, Aayush Rai, is the Co-Founder of Inito.Inito is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2019 batch. Learn more and connect with Aayush:Website: https://www.inito.com/en-us/about-usYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Inito/videosTwitter: https://twitter.com/_aayushraiInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/raiaayush Get in touch with Aayush: aayush@inito.comI am an investor in Inito, so my opinions are biased. This content is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 2:57 Impact of testosterone in being successful 6:22 FDA regulations 9:48 Benefits being based outside the USA as a medical device company 13:47 Having a vision requires a team of great people 18:24 Testing for pregnancy & COVID 19 25:20 Data on any condition in 10 years 28:07 The process for getting actual medical data using a smartphone 33:41 Multi-Planetary startups 37:32 Test chemistry 44:12 What is technology? 47:06 Humanity is becoming a peripheral for the internet 49:16 Animal hierarchy based on testosterone tests 51:26 Real-time reading & Measuring cortisol might actually raise it 52:57 The "why" is important 55:19 The effects of social media 57:11 Interacting with the doctors via the system 59:59 Testing large groups of people 1:04:36 Reaching out to Aayush
Can psychedelics help humanity? Our guest, Andrew Chen, is an investor, maker, and psychedelics enthusiast.Learn more about Evermind: https://evrmind.com/Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Trailer 2:50 Humans get socially cautious doing anything not normal 3:54 Vulnerability relates to other people 11:05 Helping people with their first psychedelics experience 15:08 Are psychedelics decriminalized or legalized? 18:00 Explosive potential making psychedelics mainstream 19:42 Using psychedelics to stop smoking 24:48 Difference between drugs and psychedelics 31:21 Is the medical industry open to psychedelics? 35:04 Helping people with psychedelics 37:04 How would Andrew introduce himself? 48:24 Where is Andrew going from here? 50:22 Reaching out to Andrew
Where is the future of our money heading? Our guest, Eric Meltzer, is a strong independent thinker who pays close attention to what's going on in the world of money.Learn more and connect with Eric:Twitter: https://twitter.com/wheatpondListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Trailer 1:59 Why is Eric passionate about crypto? 6:39 How fast are we accelerating towards the Singularity? 9:20 Wealth without scarcity 10:19 Internet is the first planet sized tool 14:12 Bitcoin is a saner way to do money 17:36 Stablecoins & StableCredit 20:27 A coin that was not censorship resistant 24:55 The currency war & SIA 28:56 Is all of crypto just distributed IT? 33:17 What happens with income as robots replace humans? 39:53 The poorest people today are richer than the richest people 300 years ago? 43:06 Measuring cortisol and testosterone 47:25 Empowerment is inherently selective 51:30 The internet is eating governments 59:42 Inventors are leaving the West 1:02:14 Data around COVID 1:04:52 America is a treasure redistribution machine 1:09:27 The ”Impossible Foods Burger” 1:11:36 How to contact Eric
The world's first launch system designed specifically for small satellites.Our guest, Saharnaz Safari, is the COO & Founder of SpaceRyde.SpaceRyde is a Y Combinator from the Winter 2019 batch. Learn more and connect with Saharnaz:Website: https://www.spaceryde.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saharnaz-...Twitter: https://twitter.com/Space_RydeListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Trailer3:32 Balloon rocket launch system4:43 SpaceRyde & small satellites10:16 Payload Size & height of the rocket deployment13:37 Price per rocket15:32 Customer interest and global internet access19:46 Finding rocketry talent22:59 First rocket launch in Canada after 21 years27:19 Does the balloon take the rocket to space?29:35 Record breaking attempt & dealing with challenges40:02 SpaceRyde aspirations
Ethereum, Uniswap, Sushiswap... and the solution to the biggest conflict in human history.Our guest, Kenneth Ng, calls himself an Ethereum Butler.Learn more and connect with Ken:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nkennethTwitter: https://twitter.com/nkennethkEmail: ken@ethereum.com Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Trailer2:54 OnlyFans & permissionless currency15:42 Slime mold network & crypto scams25:30 Ethereum in simple terms30:43 Uniswap & Sushiswap39:09 Solution to the biggest conflict in human history48:22 Finding extraordinary people & organizing treasure56:35 What is yearn.finance?1:03:19 What does Ken actually do?1:16:27 Using Ethereum is like riding a limousine1:21:21 What does Ken define as success?1:27:35 Three network effects solving human problems
Everything from psychedelics, to editing nature, and coronavirus vaccines.Our guest, Sumon Sadhu, is a maker, investor, and a fascinating character.Learn more and connect with Sumon: Web: https://www.sumonsadhu.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharpshootLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumonsadhuListen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 Trailer 0:55 Nature is the ultimate technology 3:40 The ability to mess with nature 8:01 Carbon Footprint 12:06 Growing meat in a laboratory 15:25 Difference between biology and chemistry 20:16 Tools that scale human capabilities to experiment 21:30 What does the future look like? 25:01 Concrete examples of what may lie ahead 31:15 Importance of being properly socialized & mental health 34:38 What is methylation? 38:29 Producing psychedelics naturally in human bodies 42:36 Altering human states 46:15 Speculators & Makers 49:15 Corona Virus & Food and Drug Administration 54:46 Vaccine trials 1:01:51 Preference for access to nature
Changing the game when it comes to domain names. Our guest, Tieshun Roquerre, is the Co-Founder of https://namebase.io.Learn more and connect with Tieshun: Web: https://tieshunroquerre.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TieshunRLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tieshun-r...Listen to more Calls From the Future here: https://bit.ly/2STWsETTIMESTAMPS:0:03 How to pronounce Tieshun 0:22 Namebase, the future of domain names, & dropping out of high school 10:15 Building Namebase & Handshake 18:26 What is Handshake & Decentralizing DNS 21:36 Deciding to build an application that will change the domain game 25:40 Expectations on the protocol launch 29:01 Meditation and exercise made the difference 33:35 Watching YouTube videos at 3.5X speed? 35:39 Elon Musk microchipping the world 38:37 Becoming a political target as a tech founder 41:03 San Francisco being a founder's heaven and the impact Corona had on it 45:41 Unplanned conversations - Serendipity 52:49 Dealing with Corona virus and things going back as they were before 55:11 Path dependence simplified 56:39 Feeling a need to have an opinion on something 1:11:21 Follow up info
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