116. Innovation, Technology, and Human Connection with Jonathan Hillis

The Knowledge with David Elikwu

David speaks with Jonathan Hillis, founder of Cabin, a place for creators to gather together to work on exciting projects 'IRL'. Prior to founding Cabin, he was Director of Product, Shoppers, and Marketplace at Instacart, where, during the pandemic, he grew their workforce of shoppers fivefold.

They talked about:

💻 How the pandemic shaped the future of technology

🏡 The founding story of Cabin

🤖 AI centralisation vs. Crypto decentralisation

🔧 Balancing techno-optimist ambition with societal norms

🚧 The limitations of digital progress

🤝 The value of physical interaction in a digital world

📜 Full transcript:

theknowledge.io/jonathanhillis-1/

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/EbuWmnZNapY

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

COVID | https://theknowledge.io/issue7/

Blockchain | https://www.blockchain.com/about

Crypto | https://theknowledge.io/what-is-cryptocurrency/

NFT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token

Cabin | https://www.cabin.city/

Instacart | https://www.instacart.com/help/section/how-instacart-works

DOW | https://corporate.dow.com/en-us/purpose-in-action/value-chain-sustainability/integrated-supply-chain.html

Web3 | https://hbr.org/2022/05/what-is-web3

DAO | https://www.investopedia.com/tech/what-dao/

Uber | https://www.uber.com/gb/en/about/

DoorDash | https://about.doordash.com/en-us/company

Airbnb | https://www.airbnb.co.uk/help/article/2503

Peter Thiel | https://theknowledge.io/daniellestrachman-1/

a16z | https://a16z.com/about/

How to live forever | https://time.com/6315607/bryan-johnsons-quest-for-immortality/

Bryan Johnson | https://www.youtube.com/BryanJohnson

iCloud | https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/icloud/welcome/icloud

Stewart Brand | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Brand

Liron Shapira | https://theknowledge.io/lironshapira/

Robin Hanson | https://theknowledge.io/robinhanson/

The Age of Em | https://amzn.to/3zeqUyR

👤 Connect with Jonathan:

Twitter: https://x.com/JonathanHillis

Website: https://jonhillis.com/

Cabin: https://www.cabin.city/

👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:

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