In conversation with Eric Ries – June 3, Marin
📍Eric Ries and Alex Komoroske at Book Passage – June 3, Marin
Eric Ries has a new book: Incorruptible. If you’re building something resonant, this book is your guide to keeping a company locked in on its mission over the course of decades, funding rounds, and leadership changes.
Eric is the NYT bestselling author of The Lean Startup, founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, and a signatory of the Resonant Computing Manifesto.
"We desperately need new thinking to shape a positive vision of a future shaped positively (dare I say, prosocially) by technology. The terrific response to the manifesto shows how deep this hunger is and gives me hope that we can achieve its aims." – Eric Ries
Alex Komoroske, manifesto co-author and CEO of Common Tools, is moderating a launch conversation with Eric in Marin. June 3, 6pm at Book Passage. Admission is free. Come buy a book, and get it signed!
💾 ICYMI: interface.click
This resonance-themed demo night was the biggest gathering interface.click has ever hosted. We saw demos from 25+ builders, including 1-bit local voice-to-text models, hyper-personalized interfaces for the post-app era, and useful friction for a more meaningful life. Check out the event recap, and stay tuned for the next one.
🌱From the lab
The goal of Resonant Computing Lab is to take the manifesto from words on a page to real work in the world. We are starting with three main initiatives:
Gardens — Small groups (3–10) tending one question over a season until something real grows: a framework, a paper, a prototype. The first are forming now around Portable Memory and EQ-based evaluation frameworks for AI. → Propose a Garden.
Gatherings — Resonance is easier to feel in a room than to describe. Gatherings are community-hosted dinners, talks, walks, and work nights anywhere in the world. We will share aligned events via this newsletter. → Submit a Gathering.
Resonant Projects — All around us, people are already building tools that make us more human. We’ll spotlight resonant projects, research, and startups with the Resonance Badge. In some cases, we’ll offer small grants. Nominations are open through June 21. → Nominate work you admire.
💭 Food for thought
A Catechism for Robots (Kevin Kelly) — On what we should ask of AI: not how smart machines can get, but what kind of humans they help us become.
Authors vs. Characters: The New Class Divide (Brendan McCord) — On the line between tools that help people author their own lives and systems that reduce them to characters in someone else's script.
Endgame for the Open Web (Anil Dash) — On whether the open web survives this moment as a real alternative to captured, platform-first computing.
🔎 Principles in practice
Flipbook — A infinite visual browser generated in real time. Every page is a single image painted by a multimodal model; clicking anywhere generates a new one diving deeper. Flipbook is software shaped like exploration.
era — A company building modular intelligence designed to fit the objects you already love, rather than another screen demanding attention with the goal of "a world where technology feels less present in your life."
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