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Tokenized Media is Reshaping the Internet
The internet is a living, breathing entity. It’s a complex adaptive system (CAS), a dynamic network of interconnected parts that continually influence and adapt to each other. It’s a system that evolves, learns, and grows, much like a living organism. And right now, it’s on the cusp of a significant evolutionary leap – the rise…
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Together
Together is a copycat startup that developed a VR headset and software technology that allows users to pair with each other similar to Peared and Rizon. The company was founded by Elliot Blank, a Standford University dropout, who was inspired by Peared‘s success and decided to create his own company to focus on it. Together’s VR headset and software technology…
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TOCA – On Being & Becoming
Evolving the Internet: From Structures of “Being” to Flows of “Becoming” The digital realm, since its inception, has been characterized by its ceaseless dynamism. From the early days of ARPANET to the globalized web of today, the internet has seen transformations both profound and incremental. Yet, at its core, the internet was conceived as a…
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TOCA
TOCA: Reimagining the Internet Experience for a User-Centric Future Introduction: The present-day internet sucks. It is bloated and anti-user, devolving as monopoly practices at the top force smaller sites downstream to engage in desperate acts of monetization and funnel capture. 90% of the friction we experience today is unnecessary. The web is in need of a…
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Sonny Kumar
Sonny Kumar is the former founder of ImmerCast and former COO of Peared. As a driven and ambitious entrepreneur, Sonny had always been interested in technology and innovation. He had a natural talent for coding and problem-solving, and he spent most of his free time tinkering with computers and electronics. After graduating from one of India’s prestigious IITs,…
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Rabbit Wilson
Rabbit Wilson is the founder and CEO of Peared, a company that came to life with a $14M loan from him to the company. Before Peared, he was at the Smash House. A company where he spent much time and made some great connections and memories, but in the end, he was happy to leave. He had…
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Paolo Soto
Paolo was a 32-year-old software developer and former associate of Kendra Godfrey, with whom he attended the University of Southern California. She introduces Paolo to Rabbit Wilson when he comes to her to start Peared. From 12 until he left for the University of Southern California at 17, he had been a wannabe Lost Boy who’d wear leather, sunglasses,…
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Monica
Monica (last name unknown) is a deceased former associate of Kendra Godfrey and girlfriend of Paolo Soto. She was known for her intelligence and her dedication to her work. Born and mostly raised in South America, Monica was always interested in technology and its potential to change the world. Monica and Kendra had a complicated work and personal…
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Malcom DuBour
Malcolm Dubour was born in Melbourne, Australia to parents Michael and Anne, both of whom worked as teachers. He was the first child in his family and the only boy, followed by four sisters. Growing up, Malcolm attended the local public schools in Melbourne. He always had a knack for problem-solving and a head for…
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Kendra Godfrey
Kendra Godfrey is the former CEO of NAM, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, and a former member of Square 90 Ventures, a successful startup incubator program. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Godfrey attended the University of Southern California, where she studied computer science and AI. While at the university, she was Paolo Soto‘s resident advisor…