I spoke w/ Juan Benet for the latest ep of the slow hunch.

Juan is best known for creating IPFS and Filecoin—two foundational technologies in the decentralized web.

Through @protocollabs, Juan wants to use decentralized protocols to unlock new ways of organizing capital, governance, and research --  a vision @usv backed more than a decade ago.

Juan is one of the deepest thinkers I know, so naturally this conversation has a wide aperture -- we touched on internet history, crypto network design, public goods funding, and the future of intelligence itself.

Hope you enjoy!

Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City.

We drive breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward.

Links to the full episode: 

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC8LM50UKuQ

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/69c9oiLsP0kZCWyz7HSc3l?si=ssXwWCRdRJKgQWp9OvGgfw

Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/juan-benet-protocol-labs/id1750151404?i=1000712407332

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