This document should answer some questions you have about me.
If I were to boil down who i am into one sentence, it’s that I am a semi-nomadic, US-based technologist, creator, and civic entrepreneur dedicated to building tools, systems, and movements that accelerate human and planetary flourishing (and ultimately help build toward a Golden Age for humanity).
I share my thoughts on how to get to that Golden Age faster in my Substack.
MY CURRENT WORK
As of September 2024, I am…
- Hosting a podcast for community builders, called The Guilded Age
- Contributing to a new grant allocation protocol called Flow State
- Advising an onchain event ticketing platform called Lemonade
- Contributing to the Zuzalu ecosystem
- Helping other groups that relate to civilizational evolution and foundational tech
There is never a dull moment.
A few of the top questions I am exploring are:
- How do we build systems that provide reliable streams of funding for the “Public Greats” of the world (who do so much for the public good but are almost always chronically underfunded)?
- How do we accelerate and eliminate impediments to human flourishing?
- How can crypto/web3, AI, and other foundational tech be applied to build the future of living, starting with hyperlocal village experiments?
- How can we reverse humanity’s downward spiral?
MY WRITING
Anyone who knows me knows that I love the "regen” meme, which I believe is one of the most powerful and unifying memes of the decade (and possibly beyond).
Another meme I'm bullish on is "foundational tech."
Re: foundational tech, I started a Substack called America 2.0 that is focused on how we accelerate more quickly toward a Golden Age for Humanity. Read the launch post "The Foundational Tech Manifesto" here.
In my Substack, I write a lot about popup villages, collective intelligence, planetary civics, and my lessons learned traveling around and coliving in different parts of the world with innovators.
EVENTS + OTHER MEDIA
I speak regularly at conferences (like SXSW, ETHDenver, Consensus) and on podcasts/documentaries about hyperlocalism, foundational tech, America's future, and all things regen 🎙.
I was featured in a PBS “Roadtrip Nation” documentary on Changemakers (published in March 2023).
Let me know if you'd like to invite me to a conference/podcast/X Space/etc (if I have to travel, I need the costs completely comped).
And in general, if you'd like to coordinate/collaborate/communicate with me, I'm mainly looking for collaborators related to building popup villages and other scenius gardens for innovators and artists.
LEARN MORE + CONNECT
- Check out my personal website: https://www.garysheng.com
- Shoot me a DM on X if you have any questions or opportunities to send my way.
Much love,
Gary