136: Metaverse with Daniel Liebeskind
Decentralizing the future can often lead to missing out on genuine human communication. Daniel Liebeskind, Cofounder and CEO of Topia, talks about how they’re working to avoid that pitfall while building the foundation of a better online experience. Wheth
Programming Throwdown · Patrick Wheeler and Jason Gauci with Guest Daniel Liebeskind
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136: Metaverse with Daniel Liebeskind
Decentralizing the future can often lead to missing out on genuine human communication. Daniel Liebeskind, Cofounder and CEO of Topia, talks about how they’re working to avoid that pitfall while building the foundation of a better online experience. Whether its his lessons from Burning Man, keeping the human spirit alive in today’s technological frontier, or how Topia fits in the future, Daniel has something for listeners.
00:01:34 Introduction
00:02:15 Daniel and early programming experience
00:07:51 How coding felt like sorcery
00:09:35 Skill trees
00:16:10 Second Life
00:19:56 Enhancing versus replacing real life experiences
00:26:28 A decentralized Metaverse
00:29:54 Web 2 versus Web 3
00:34:15 /r/place
00:44:16 Why boom cycles are important for tech
00:46:03 Topia for consumers
00:52:47 Topia as a company
00:55:50 Opportunities at Topia
00:58:00 Topia.io
01:03:50 Farewells
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Daniel Liebeskind, Cofounder and CEO of Topia:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dliebeskind/
- Website: https://medium.com/@dliebeskind
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/dliebeskind
Topia:
- Website: https://topia.io/topia/careers
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/topia-io/
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