Transcript of Interview with USV's Albert Wenger

An interview with Albert Wenger on history and economy.

0. Introduction

Johnathan Bi: Albert Wenger is one of the partners at USV, a legendary venture capital firm that invested early in Twitter. And yet it is precisely companies like Twitter, now argues Albert almost 20 years later, that have wreaked havoc and siphoned our attention away from the seismic shifts that are about to upend your life. As a lifelong student of philosophy, Albert thinks about technology in terms of centuries, if not millennia. In this interview, you’re going to learn about the tsunami waves that are about to hit humanity and Albert’s radical proposals to steady the ship. My name is Johnathan Bi. I’m a founding member of Cosmos, where we deliver educational programs, fund research, invest in AI startups, and believe that philosophy is critical to building technology. If you want to join our ecosystem of philosopher builders, you can find roles we’re hiring for, events we’re hosting, and other ways to get involved on johnathanbi.com/cosmos. Without further ado, Albe…