Owning Intelligence: How Pond Is Building the Model Layer of Crypto

📣 Pond | Community-powered AI innovation

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This episode, we're joined by Jake, the Chief Product Officer of Pond. Jake shares his insights on Pond's shift towards model and agent ownership, the importance of developer tooling, and their vision for creating an AI platform that empowers anyone to develop impactful apps. From his past experiences at Blackbird and Gemini to current challenges and future milestones, Jake dives deep into the intersection of cryptocurrency, AI, and developer ecosystems. Tune in to explore the exciting opportunities and transformative power of AI and crypto with Pond!

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00:26 Welcome to Open Podcast with Jake, CPO of Pond

00:47 Jake's Background and Journey to Pond

09:44 The Evolution and Vision of Pond

13:56 Building a Developer Community and Infrastructure

20:42 Future of AI and Crypto Applications

29:50 Current Model Count and Submission Process

33:53 Challenges in Adoption and Staying Focused

36:18 Collaborative Models and Agent Orchestration

40:26 Lightning Round: Quickfire Questions

47:52 Final Thoughts and Takeaways

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RESOURCES

Jake

https://x.com/jake_6212

Into Pond

https://x.com/PondGNN

Jeff

https://x.com/jeff_degen

Into RSS3

https://rss3.io/

Into Open

https://open.network/