Out Of Office

Join Kartik Sathappan and Jack Dwyer as they sit down with Chris Samra , co-founder of Waves , the viral camera glasses built for creators. We explore how Waves went from a Black Mirror-inspired idea to a launch video with 30M+ views, the privacy debate, and why Chris wants Waves to be more like Ray-Ban than “smart glasses.” 𝕏 Follow Chris: https://x.com/crsamra 🔗 Waves: https://www.waveglasses.c...

Join us on this inspiring episode of Out of Office, where Kartik Sathappan and Jack Dwyer sit down with Clayton Mooney , founder of Clayton Farms , to explore the future of healthy fast food and the fight against the lifespan crisis caused by America’s eating habits. Clayton shares his unlikely journey—from growing up on an Iowa farm, to a career in professional poker, to building indoor farms tha...

Out of Office — Ep.20 Kartik Sathappan and Jack Dwyer sit down with Sarv , founder of Origami Computing — a playful “sidekick computer” aiming to make our relationship with tech healthier. We cover the journey from scrappy, screenless prototypes to a colorful device that feels human, why phones exhaust us, and what it really takes to learn hardware, raise a round, and build something people love....

In this inspiring episode of Out of Office , Kartik Sathappan and Jack Dwyer sit down with Alex Mathew , a high school student at the experimental Alpha School and the teenage founder of Berry , an AI-powered stuffed animal that teens can talk to for mental health support. Alex shares how his own struggles with therapy and school stress led him to build Berry, why he believes AI will replace tradi...

Join us on this special episode of Out of Office brought to you by Families Fund, where Kartik Sathappan and Jack Dwyer sit down with Karen Kirchner — a California elementary school teacher — to break down what’s really happening inside public schools today. Karen shares how COVID, politics, and outdated literacy methods have collided to leave kids behind — and what it will take to turn things aro...

Episode 17 – Can a Robot Fold Your Laundry? Evan Wineland on Building Weave Robotics On this episode of Out of Office , hosts Kartik Sathappan and Jack Dwyer welcome Evan Wineland , co-founder of Weave Robotics . Evan unveils Isaac —a telescoping,wheeled home robot that folds laundry, tidies rooms, and even taps human tele-operatorswhen autonomy needs a boost. We explore why wheels beat legs (for...

Can You Sell Gold Without Getting Scammed? Brandon Aversano on Starting Alloy (Ep.16) In this episode of Out of Office , Kartik Sathappan and Jack Dwyer sit down with Brandon Aversano , founder of Alloy , the online platform making it safe, simple, and transparent to sell gold and precious metals. Brandon shares the wild origin story of Alloy—starting with a cancer diagnosis, medical debt, and a h...

Join us for an imaginative and deeply thoughtful episode of Out of Office as Kartik Sathappan and Jack Dwyer sit down with Daniel Kuntz — founder of Creature Co. and the mind behind The Little Guy , a wearable digital pet that blends nostalgic design, emotional tech, and low-level engineering into a new kind of companion. Daniel walks us through how a viral demo turned into a funded startup, how F...

Join us for this eye-opening episode of Out of Office, where we sit down with Andrew Song, co-founder of Make Sunsets, to discuss a radical approach to climate change: solar geoengineering. Andrew explains how releasing reflective aerosols into the stratosphere—something volcanoes do naturally—may help cool the planet, buying time for other sustainability efforts to catch up. We also dive into reg...

Join us on this insightful episode of Out of Office , where Kartik Sathappan and Jack Dwyer sit down with Hirbod Bigvand , founder of Cassius , a unique dating wellness app designed to help men gain confidence, master communication, and build meaningful relationships through personalized coaching. Hirbod shares how seeing his friends struggle on dating apps inspired him to bridge the gap between d...

Join us on this fascinating episode of Out of Office , where Kartik Sathappan and Jack Dwyer dive deep with Andrew Bakst, founder of HairDAO , a groundbreaking community-driven initiative on a mission to cure hair loss using decentralized science and crypto. Andrew shares how his personal experience—going from being called "Patches" to launching HairDAO—sparked a decentralized science (DeSci) revo...

In this episode, Kartik Sathappan and Jack Dwyer chat with Ben Somers, the brilliant mind behind Recess—a platform that’s basically a "civilization for kids," empowering homeschoolers with real-world tools and mind-blowing experiences. Follow Ben Somers https://x.com/ben_m_somers Check out Recess https://recess.gg/ Follow Kartik on X: https://x.com/sathaxe Follow Jack on X: https://x.com/jackndwye...

In this episode, Kartik Sathappan chats with Elias Almqvist, the innovative mind behind Exa Laboratories. From his roots as a self-taught tech enthusiast to leading a startup focused on energy-efficient AI chips, Elias shares his journey and vision. Discover why Exa uses PGP for authentic communication, how polymorphic computing could transform chip design, and the surprising role video games play...

What If Your Notes App Could Talk Back? Kasra on building Lightpage We discuss Airtable OG days, a notes app that’s your shrink and co-founder, midlife crises staring down AGI, and more—enjoy! Chapters00:00 Pop-Up Villages to Lightpage Dreams 03:22 What’s Lightpage? Journal Meets AI Shrink 08:50 Crafting a Consumer Hit: From Chaos to Polish 13:56 Users Shape the Beast: Feedback & Future Vibes...

Presh Dineshkumar, founder of The Wellness Company, shares his journey of dropping out of college to work with Jason Calacanis and eventually starting his own company. He discusses his experiences with building multiple apps, including Go Polar, Sunseek, and Posture AI, and how he uses social media to promote them. Presh also talks about the importance of sleep, nutrition, and wellness, and how he...

seventh ep of OUT OF OFFICE out now We discuss feeding your family with memes, ghost writing, running an agency, goonmaps, and more — enjoy! SHOW NOTES Follow Jason https://x.com/iamjasonlevin Make Memes https://memelord.tech/ Sponsored by Noots — 25% off! https://sendnoots.com/discount/OUTOFOFFICEPOD Thank you @YourNoors and @phattanle Introduction: 00:01 How Jason built Memelord.tech and became...

sixth ep of OUT OF OFFICE out now with Erik Dunteman, CEO of Pig, we discuss browsers for agents, opportunity cost, 𝔣𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔟𝔲𝔯𝔫𝔬𝔲𝔱, picking your wife, fancy cheese, and more — enjoy! Follow Erik https://x.com/erikdunteman Try Pig https://www.pig.dev/ Sponsored by Noots — get 25% off! https://sendnoots.com/discount/OUTOFOFFICEPOD Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Pig.dev and Its Purpose 03:18 Differe...

fifth ep of OUT OF OFFICE nownew format for the show: interview people building cool shit in sf (mostly) + a relevant current event. with Drew Winget, CTO of Daylight, we discuss healthy computing, sunbros, the TikTok "ban", Apple under the new admin, and more — enjoy! Follow Drew https://x.com/DrewWinget Buy A Daylight Tablet https://daylightcomputer.com/ Hack your Daylight Tablet https://www.day...

fourth ep of OUT OF OFFICE out now we discuss resolutions, crypto, immigration, the BRUV party, vail, ads in chatbots, YC, and more — enjoy! Chapters 00:00 New Year Reflections and Resolutions 06:02 City Governance and Community Safety 15:00 Immigration and Crime: A Global Perspective 21:57 The Hard Path: Consequences of Inaction 28:11 Ski Resort Strikes and Economic Implications 41:10 Personal Ex...

third ep of OUT OF OFFICE now we discuss the the $ZERO crypto scam(?), Bob Dylan, rating systems, H1B visas, entitlement, and liberal bias in art + dating — enjoy! Originally aired Dec 31, 2024

Out Of Office Episode 1 w/ special guest 10x engineer Ibrahim "ABE" Ahmed we discuss screen time, politics, brain rot, mind control, babies, dating apps, and more — enjoy! Follow us on X: Kartik - https://x.com/sathaxe Jack - https://x.com/jackndwyer originally posted on Dec 17, 2024

second ep of OUT OF OFFICE we discuss our own tweets, o3, testosterone, reddit, the passage of time, and more — we will be back in person in the new year — enjoy! Originally aired on Dec 24, 2024