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The New Software Economy (feat. Chase Van Etten)
Episode 40

The New Software Economy (feat. Chase Van Etten)

Kinode Office Hours · Bichul Ritsen and Habsul Rignyr

September 21, 20231h 12m

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Show Notes

On this extra special episode, the boys are joined by Chase Van Etten, founder and CEO of Vaporware, a programmatic platform for the monetization and distribution of open-source software. Together, Chase and the crew discuss how NFTs can play a role in software distribution, the monetization of open-source software, and Chase's personal Bible, The Nature of Technology by W. Brian Arthur. All this, plus a deep dive on Vaporware, musings on Dota, and a sci-fi vision for software development in fifty years. Don't miss it.

Timestamps

  • 0:00—Intro
  • 2:39—The Nature of Technology by W. Brian Arthur and how technology evolves
  • 27:47—Vaporware, sofware distribution, and monetizing open-source
  • 40:27—Tharsis: Vaporware's first game
  • 45:11—Vaporware on Urbit and beyond
  • 56:01—The price of programmer capital and increased community development
  • 1:07:04—Software development in the next five decades

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