Building the Future of Technology and Redistributing Power with Chris Castiglione (Ep. 6)

Episode 6 • 20th July 2022 • Unraveling Crypto • Vane Vargas

Conversations about web3 and crypto can move so fast that it’s hard for newcomers to get a grasp on even the most basic concepts. This isn’t an issue with author, teacher, and tech founder Chris Castiglione in the guest’s chair. With his background in building successful startups and knack for breaking down key concepts like decentralization, shared ownership, and open source in easy to follow ways, Chris is an invaluable ally to have as we build the future of technology.

I sat down with Chris to talk about his company Console DAO, his experience founding tech companies in both web2 and web3, the book he’s writing, and the baby steps he thinks everyone new to web3 and crypto would benefit from.

Meet Our Guest

Chris is the co-founder of Console DAO, a platform for decentralized communities to build and grow (basically discord for Web3), launching this summer. Console DAO is supported by Trust Machines - an ecosystem for Bitcoin applications.

Chris is also a writer, podcast host, and adjunct professor at Columbia University Business school.

Connect with Chris on Twitter: @castig

What We Unraveled

* What Chris is working on now with Console DAO, the book he’s writing about web3 called Decentralized Generation, his role teaching at Columbia Business School

* The vision of the internet people in the web3 space share around freedom and human rights

* What decentralization, and why it’s important

* What shared ownership is, and what it has to do with identity

* Why Chris thinks NFTs are interesting

* What it means to be open source and how it’s related to trust

* Tim Burner Lee

* Chris’ advice for newcomers to web3 and crypto (hint: baby steps)

* The difference between a web2 founder and web3 founder

* Where Chris sees gaps with web3

* What it means to build on Bitcoin, and why it’s valuable to do so

* The opportunity cost of not getting involved in web3 now

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