Hivemind founder Jason Yuan on going from playwright to Apple designer to AI startup
soleio · x · 2026-10-30
Season 3, Episode 2 of the FOR THE PLOT podcast features Hivemind founder Jason Yuan, now available in full on X, YouTube, and podcast platforms.
Topics include how playwriting prepared him for designing social intelligence, his path from Apple designer to founder, the journey from MercuryOS to Dot, designing Hivemind's launch, his view of the information market, and the host's pointed question: "Did you make a startup to fix yourself?"
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