Values, Social Networks, and The Wisdom Economy with Joe Edelman

Joe Edelman (@edelwax), philosopher, social scientist, designer, and founder of Human Systems, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss: - Why the internet didn’t achieve its promise of connecting people on a deeper level. - Why we’ve become very good at shopping and networking around goals and preferences but not around values, and how this manifests in the differences between Couchsurfing and Airbnb. - Why he says that philosophers and micro-economists have the best ability to figure out how people make choices, and why their approach is better than that of psychology or neuroscience. - How a “meaning economy” or “wisdom economy” could work. - His explanation for what values mean to him, and how his have changed over time. - How he would change Twitter, Facebook, and Tinder, if he was in charge of product at those companies. - Why people who break down all their decisions in complicated spreadsheets are fooling themselves into thinking they’ve made a better decision. - How metrics and values interact, and how to think about metrics in your personal life. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal. Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.