Disrupting Google Maps, Instagram, and Tripadvisor with Nostr | Aleks Svetski (JWP63)

Aleks Svetski and I explore the vision behind Satlantis, a location-centric travel platform that merges elements of TripAdvisor, Instagram, and Google Maps. Built on Nostr, Satlantis uses your social graph to deliver trusted reviews, quality-of-life scores, and cost-of-living insights for cities around the world. We discuss the platform’s early users, its seed funding strategy, its path to monetization, and why building with open protocols like Bitcoin and Nostr is the only way to “dent the universe.”

Aleks Svetski is an entrepreneur, author and Bitcoin advocate.

Satlantis: https://www.satlantis.io/place

Nostr: https://primal.net/svetski

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SvetskiWrites

X: https://x.com/svetskiWrites

Substack: https://remnantchronicles.substack.com/

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Introducing Alex Svetski

0:28 - The Origins of Satlantis

8:45 - Nostr: Not Being Turned Off Online?

15:49 - Frequent Travelers vs Digital Nomads

18:05 - Who are Satlantis’ Users?

23:06 - Macro, Taxes, and Digital Nomads

26:48 - Satlantis’ Seed Funding Round

33:33 - Investing in People

39:39 - How will Satlantis Monetize?

50:58 - Nostr’s Social Graph

54:17 - Why Open Protocols Win: Bitcoin and Nostr

59:48 - “Denting the Universe”

1:01:12 - Consumer Product Breakthroughs

1:03:49 - The Bushido of Bitcoin

1:04:54 - How to Connect with Alex Svetski

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