{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Slow Hunch","title":"Juan Benet (Protocol Labs)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/82692731\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4001,"description":"In this episode of The Slow Hunch, I spoke with Juan Benet, the founder and CEO of Protocol Labs. Juan is best known for creating IPFS and Filecoin—two foundational technologies in the decentralized web. Through Protocol Labs, Juan wants to use decentralized protocols to unlock new ways of organizing capital, governance, and research. This conversation was recorded more than a decade after we first met, when USV seed funded Protocol Labs. Juan is one of the deepest thinkers I know, so naturally this conversation has a wide aperture. We touched on internet history, crypto network design, public goods funding, and the future of intelligence itself.Hope you enjoy!Chapters:00:00 Cold open00:07:39 Discovering the power of P2P tech00:11:10 Decentralization versus central planning00:17:44 Juan’s slow hunch00:21:16 Protocol Labs as a way to plug the R&D funding gap00:24:03 The genesis of IPFS and Filecoin00:30:45 Layering protocols for success00:33:18 New frontiers in governance00:41:09 The role of public utilities00:47:39 Juan’s thoughts on the future of work00:52:41 Blockchains as a governance layer for AI agents01:01:32 Evolving into a new species","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Miey0AwAFKTKs0A_ufYSnDbrZHkWY3pdiAZS43mf4rw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYTMz/NDYyYTc0NDBkZWNi/YWM3OWI5NDExYzQ5/NGNkMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}