Albert Wenger - managing partner at Union Square Ventures - takes a bird’s-eye view on the Internet and how it’s changing our world. We compare and contrast the traditional Internet’s pioneer days in the early ‘90s to today’s blockchain boom, as well as exploring the ideas in his book “World After Captial.” What does the impending Knowledge Age look like? And what are the three freedoms necessary to smoothly transition into it?
Links:

Albert’s book, “World After Capital”: http://worldaftercapital.org/
Albert’s blog, Continuations: http://continuations.com
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Albert Wenger - https://twitter.com/albertwenger
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#1 Albert Wenger: neo-monopolies, decentralization, and freedom in The Knowledge Age

The Internet: the most impactful invention of modern human history. It has transformed the way that we talk with each other, do business, educate and learn - even the way we think. But how did we get here? What were the choices, the experiments, and, yes, even the moments of blind luck that created the Internet we use today? And, more importantly, who are the innovators and disruptors that are building what we will use next?

Hosted by podcast personality Zach Valenti with guest hosts Ryan Shea and Muneeb Ali, co-founders of Blockstack, "The Internet 3.0" brings you the stories of digital explorers on the frontier of decentralized protocols, cryptocurrencies, and other revolutionary technologies that are changing the face of the Internet forever.

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Bram Cohen - creator of BitTorrent and co-founder of Chia - wants to build a better Bitcoin and make the crypto ecosystem a cleaner, greener place. The peer-to-peer tech pioneer has a provocative perspective on the current crypto community, blockchain generally, and what needs to change. We explore what inspires him as an inventor, an early citizen of the Internet, and a socially conscious developer.
Links:

Learn more and get involved with Chia: https://www.chia.net
See Bram's full 2015 talk from SF Bitcoin Developers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZaB4hM8SQ4
See the full clip about Bitcoin's energy consumption: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fLvCnAiGPw
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#3 Bram Cohen: building a better Bitcoin with Chia

After his key contributions to the development of both Netscape and Mozilla Firefox, Brendan is now focused on improving the ecosystem of the Internet with his new company and browser, Brave. We explore the somewhat Darwinian evolution of web advertising and how we might be able to set new standards that benefit users, advertisers, and publishers alike.
Links:

Learn more and download the Brave Browser: https://brave.com/
Learn more about the Basic Attention Token: https://basicattentiontoken.org/
Display Advertising 2018 LUMAscape: https://lumapartners.com/content/lumascapes/display-ad-tech-lumascape/
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Brendan Eich - https://twitter.com/brendaneich 
Ryan Shea - https://twitter.com/ryaneshea
Zach Valenti - https://twitter.com/zachvalenti


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#2 Brendan Eich: browsers, advertising, and innovation

The Internet: the most impactful invention of modern human history. It has transformed the way that we talk with each other, do business, educate and learn - even the way we think. But how did we get here? What were the choices, the experiments, and, yes, even the moments of blind luck that created the Internet we use today? And, more importantly, who are the innovators and disruptors that are building what we will use next?
Hosted by podcast personality Zach Valenti with guest hosts Ryan Shea and Muneeb Ali, co-founders of Blockstack, The Internet 3.0 brings you the stories of digital explorers on the frontier of decentralized protocols, cryptocurrencies, and other revolutionary technologies that are changing the face of the Internet forever.
Music by Andrew Applepie (http://andrewapplepie.com) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#1 Albert Wenger: neo-monopolies, decentralization, and freedom in The Knowledge Age

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