In this episode of new renaissance capital, Frank sits down with Amiti Uttarwar, the first confirmed female Bitcoin Core developer and founder of Waye. Amiti discusses her transition from technical development to providing psychosocial support and executive coaching for open-source builders. We explore the "tyranny of permissionlessness" and why supporting the mental well-being of developers is critical for the long-term resilience of the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Host: Frank Corva

Guest: Amiti Uttarwar

0:00 Cold Open

0:28 Intro from Frank

2:28 Introducing Amiti and Waye

9:06 Amiti's Technical Background

15:04 Defining Burnout

18:58 Starting Waye

28:43 The Importance of Diversity in Bitcoin

39:40 The Shared Cognitive Burden of Working in Bitcoin

49:35 Creating Space for People to Express Themselves

51:53 Understand Your Deepest Why

58:20 The 10x Mindset

1:06:23 The Neuroscience behind Identity Shifts

1:12:15 Overcoming Our Autopilot

1:18:12 Final Thoughts from Amiti

1:23:44 Outro