Reality-Forking Communities with Erik Torenberg and Greg Isenberg

12/26/20 • 51 min

I discuss my theory of reality forking with two tech entrepreneurs who specialize in community business models.

✦ Greg Isenberg (@gregisenberg) is CEO of product studio Late Checkout
✦ Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) is co-founder of On Deck

We discuss:
- How society got to a place where it lost its collective sense-making abilities.
- Why calibrating what is real is harder than ever.
- Signs that your community is working and what makes it flourish.

I discuss my theory of reality forking with two tech entrepreneurs who specialize in community business models.

✦ Greg Isenberg (@gregisenberg) is CEO of product studio Late Checkout
✦ Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) is co-founder of On Deck

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