I like to make things, especially things that work on computers.
Recent
- I recently joined The Browser Company to help build Dia - which I believe is the future of computing.
- Fable is a simple mobile app that turns articles, pdfs etc into natural-sounding podcasts with AI.
- thirtythings - Some things took me thirty years to learn. Some took thirty years to say right. The rest make up the count
- Gandalf is an SDK for getting user data from any service (i.e Amazon, YouTube, Instacart, Uber etc).
Career
- I founded Helicarrier.
- I invest in & help build first versions of products that I'd like to see exist - Accrue, Convoy, Tix, Shepherd etc.
- In 2014, Ope and I started working together as Helloworld. We made digital products for clients and small experiments of our own.
- I used to be a freelance software developer
Writing
- I co-authored The Little Bitcoin Book.
- I sometimes blog on Medium.
Speaking
- The Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway. We talked about “Bitcoin Around the World”- how it’s being used, especially in relation to human rights. This session was recorded and released as a podcast episode on What Bitcoin Did.
- Singularity University’s Global Summit in San Fransisco. The topic was “Protecting Human Rights with Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency”.
Misc
- I love video games though I have less time for it these days. Last one I beat was God of War: Ragnarok on PS5. It took me a year, lmao. My favourite game of all time is Year Walk.
- I like to draw. I post my infrequent drawings on this instagram page.
- I love reading fiction. Sci Fi & Fantasy mostly. But all in all I read everything.
- I share a lot of thoughts & news on my twitter.