Hivemind founder Jason Yuan on going from playwright to Apple designer to founder
soleio · x · 2026-10-30
First of Kind Season 3 Episode 2 features Hivemind founder and CEO Jason Yuan on how being a playwright prepared him for designing social intelligence — and his path from theater to Apple designer to founding Hivemind.
Topics covered include his journey from MercuryOS to Dot, whether he founded a startup to fix himself, his view that every relationship is a story, designing the Hivemind launch, the information market, and why "being known is the most wonderful thing."
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