I just had the pleasure of spending a few days in the mountains of Vermont with a very diverse set of builders and creators from the Base ecosystem. I’ll admit that I was hesitant to go, at first. Crypto gatherings have been very hit and miss, for me, and the thought of being isolated somewhere distant, away from my kids and the robots in the lab, was not appealing - but I’m very glad I came.

What’s happening in the Base ecosystem is pretty extraordinary. There’s a real sense of mission alignment, enthusiasm and drive. It was perhaps not the most locked-in environment I’ve been in the last few months, but it was high on vibes, new connections and serendipity.

Central to Base’s current efforts is a revitalizing and re-imagining of social media. The new Base app is ambitiously trying to create a new space and online culture, and while there are many growing pains I was incredibly impressed with their “Roast and Roadmap” session, where Chintan Turakhia (Senior Director of Engineering at Base) encouraged everyone to give their harshest feedback.

It’s not easy to do a startup from inside a big corporation like Coinbase, but the new Base app is a very sincere attempt to do something really audacious. I appreciated how Chintan opened up and put much needed pressure on a team that might otherwise get lost in the comfort of not starving. It was clear they were there to make the very best app possible.

During the open AMA with Base founder Jesse, a Stanford student asked “What decisions did you make early in your career that prepared you for today?” Jesse paused and thought about the question seriously before answering that his early days as a competitive soccer player had taught him to take losses - and that’s important, because startups can often feel like every day is another loss.

Chintan and Jesse, and the attitude of the whole Base team, are why I’m bullish on the Base ecosystem - not the potential network token. A team of motivated builders with a clear vision for the future and the patience and strength to take losses is more important than any tokenomics.

The alpha from Base is that the community is pumped, that the builders and creators are thinking deeply and weirdly enough about the future that the movement can actually change the world.

I’m excited about the x402 standard, in particular, and how Auki’s real world web can be made stronger and more open by integrating with this technology and movement.

It’s time to build.

アウキ・ラボについて

Aukiはポーズメッシュという地球上、そしてその先の1000億の人々、デバイス、AIのための分散型機械認識ネットワークを構築しています。ポーズメッシュは、機械やAIが物理的世界を理解するために使用可能な、外部的かつ協調的な空間感覚です。

私たちの使命は、人々の相互認知能力、つまり私たちが互いに、そしてAIとともに考え、経験し、問題を解決する能力を向上させることです。人間の能力を拡大させる最も良い方法は、他者と協力することです。私たちは、意識を拡張するテクノロジーを構築し、コミュニケーションの摩擦を減らし、心の橋渡しをします。

ポーズメッシュについて

ポーズメッシュは、分散型で、ブロックチェーンベースの空間コンピューティングネットワークを動かすオープンソースのプロトコルです。

ポーズメッシュは、空間コンピューティングが協調的でプライバシーを保護する未来をもたらすよう設計されています。いかなる組織の監視能力も制限し、空間のプライベートな地図の自己所有権を奨励します。

分散化はまた、特に低レイテンシが重要な共同ARセッションにおいて、競争優位性を有します。ポスメッシュは分散化運動の次のステップであり、成長するテック大手のパワーに対抗するものです。

アウキ・ラボはポスメッシュにより、ポーズメッシュのソフトウェア・インフラの開発を託されました。