When I think lifelong learning, I think Chris Carfi (@ccarfi). Chris and I have been friends for more than a decade – and I learn something new every time we talk. (Among many other things, Chris is the man who taught me that there’s a word for that lovely, earthy smell after it rains: petrichor.)
Chris has a superpower that is all the more valuable because it seems so scarce in Silicon Valley. Even though he has decades of experience (both hands-on and executive) in tech, Chris knows what he doesn’t know.
Last fall Chris called me with an idea: “What would it take to do an Open-Source Learning experience around Web3?” For the next few months I had a front row seat as Chris took on the challenge and immersed himself in all things NTF, DAO, etc. Now he is Head of Marketing at Web3’s Unlock Protocol. Recently we sat down to talk about the tech/culture water in which he’s swimming. Here is the recording, followed by notes and links. Enjoy!
NOTES:
00:36 Online community
01:08 Web3, blockchain, NFT
01:26 Open-Source Learning
02:28 Artificial intelligence (AI), neural networks
02:59 Doc Searls
03:25 Bitcoin
03:49 Ethereum
04:29 CryptoPunks
04:49 NFT digital art sold for tens of millions
05:56 Decentralized/distributed Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
06:19 Web 1.0
06:24 Web 2.0
07:35 Bob Frankston
07:50 Isolation and loneliness
08:20 Gavin Wood
08:32 Tim O’Reilly
08:33 Cory Doctorow
09:58 Steph Curry spends $180k on NFT
10:22 Cryptokitties
10:53 OpenSea
17:43 Digital wallet
21:32 Twitter NFT feature
22:57 LooksRare
23:55 Bored Ape Yacht Club
26:00 Caroline’s (@littlefortunes) Tales of Ronin
27:52 Willow Tree
31:42 Discord
33:58 ERC – 721
36:40 World of Women
39:17 KlimaDAO
43:55 RabbitHole
45:42 Slack
48:46 [TEASE! The LIT AF podcast / website drops on Valentine’s Day.]
52:40 Gas fees
54:09 Polygon
54:11 xDai
54:35 LanaCoin