The Browser (with Brendan Eich, Chief Architect of Netscape + Mozilla and CEO of Brave)

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

February 15, 2022

Duration

1h 43m

Channel

Acquired

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

We sit down with perhaps the only person besides Marc Andreessen who’s had a major influence on each of the Web 1, 2 and 3 eras: Brave Browser CEO (and former Netscape + Mozilla Chief Architect) Brendan Eich. In true Acquired fashion we cover both a huge amount of both internet history AND internet future in one awesome conversation. Big thank you to Brendan for making this so special — tune in! This episode has video! You can watch it on Spotify (right in the main podcast interface) or on YouTube. PSA: if you want more Acquired, you can follow our newly public LP Show feed here in the podcast player of your choice (including Spotify!). Sponsors: Thanks to the Solana Foundation for being our presenting sponsor for this special episode. Solana is the world’s most performant blockchain, the BEST place for developers to build Web3 applications, and of course very near & dear to the Acquired community’s heart. You get in touch with them at https://bit.ly/acquiredsolana , and with Project Serum at https://www.projectserum.com , and just tell them that Ben and David sent you! Thank you as well to Modern Treasury and to Mystery. You can learn more about them at: https://bit.ly/acquiredmoderntreasury https://bit.ly/acquiredmystery Links: Brave: https://brave.com Carve Outs: Project Hail Mary: https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir-ebook/dp/B08FHBV4ZX Open: https://www.amazon.com/Open-Andre-Agassi-ebook/dp/B003062GEE/ San Fransicko: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SMFSL5M/ Dynamic Economics: ****https://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Economics-Burton-H-Klein/dp/0674218663 ‍ Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions.

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Ben Gilbert

  host

• David Rosenthal

  host

• Brendan Eich

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Acquired, featuring Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, The Browser (with Brendan Eich, Chief Architect of Netscape + Mozilla and CEO of Brave) explores Brendan Eich on Brave, privacy economics, and browsers’ next era Brendan Eich explains Brave as a Chromium-based browser that blocks trackers by default, improving speed, battery life, and privacy while challenging the surveillance-advertising status quo.

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