"Colin and I met here, in Vienna. We started sharing coffees, ideas, and lunches, and soon found shared values despite coming from different backgrounds and different parts of the world. We are excited about the future, but we're equally vigilant of it. After traveling together a bit, we decided to plunge into the cold water and start a company together."
"Vienna is a city of great history, two million inhabitants and a fascinating vibe that is nothing like San Francisco. In fact, Vienna is in many ways the polar opposite to the Silicon Valley, both in mindset, in opportunity and approach to life. Colin comes from San Francisco, and though I'm Austrian, my career has been shaped by years working with California companies and people from there who used my Open Source software."
Founders met in Vienna, bonded over shared values, and decided to start a company together after traveling and collaborating. The company is incorporated as a public benefit corporation with a founding charter to craft software and open protocols, strengthen human agency, bridge division and ignorance, and cultivate lasting joy and understanding. Vienna provides a historical, distinct culture contrasted with Silicon Valley, and serves as the company's shared home. One founder has spent 20 years creating open source software, and the era of artificial intelligence is challenging the profession and testing society. The founders seek success achieved the right way and to model it for their children.
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