On episode 4 of ReFi podcast, John and I are joined by Vivek and Andy. They take us on a deep dive into the philosophies and ideas that are instilled into the foundations of Kernel, an online community that helps people get up to speed with Web3, with the importance of human relationships at it’s core.
Some of the topics we jump into:
0:00 – Intro
03:00 – Vivek, where did you two first encounter each other?
07:00 – Andy how was it meeting Vivek for the first time?
12:17 – From friends to Kernel
12:50 – Vivek’s backstory and college experience
17:41 – Starting Kernel
24:49 – Why is Web3 enabling this new expression of the self?
36:00 – Andy’s take on the individual and the collective
43:47 – The 3 pillars of ReFi
53:41 – The limits of fixed metrics
01:00:00 – Mitigation for emergent threats as we build new types of money?
01:09:17 – Can web3 respond to systemic issues to create communities of care?
01:17:00 – Building-in the ability to build policy into the protocol
01:21:50 – You cannot break the law on Ethereum
01:29:00 – How have you built this thriving Kernel community?
01:35:06 – What is the purpose of finance?
01:40:00 – What can ReFi do to help Kernel?
