What I'm Doing

Last revision: Nørrebro, Apr 22, 2024

This winter, a tiny miracle happened upon me:

After WFH since corona hit, I finally moved back out, this time settling into a desk in a cowork space run by a long-time friend, and former colleague.

Due to unfortunate and unforeseen circumstances, I was offered to rent out the entire place, on quite short notice.

So, in a wild spur of events and happenstance, I went from a single desk to all of this 241 m2 (~2,595 sq ft.) space 🤯

And, just at this time, a couple friends of mine, both of them music producers & recording artists, were looking for a new studio.

And — as it turns, a mutual friend happened to be looking to start his art studio 😮

✨AND✨

…also at this time, my wife decided to leave retail management — a career change, really — to (re-)focus on her writing and creative/design outlet.

 

All of this in a span of weeks 🌪️

 

Well, why not — fuck it, let’s make Pondus happen:

A workspace and creative kettle in central Nørrebro, Copenhagen. We’ve just finished Phase 2 — complete refurbish and establishment — and we’ll be launching services and rental bookings this quarter. Photoshoots, receptions, talks and more, it all begins here!

My wife, Eva K., will be running the day-to-day.

Also, our friends get to eat, too: We carved out one end of the space for the homies to (re-)set up their recording studio, build a nimble workstation for video post-production, and—last, far from least—launch a fledgling new art studio / atelier 🔥

More to come — check pondus.space this Q2 🚁

Day-to-day / leftovers

I’m still doing client work, but I am keeping new engagements to a minimum, so I can reserve time for new ventures.

Specifically, I am heads down building a new app: Tap.app — a better way to connect with your friends, your team, and your day-to-day. Join the waitlist today at tap.app!

I’m also super excited about — and a little scared of! — everything that’s happening around AI. See the AI dilemma for more on this.

Since figuring out how to make ChatGPT save me hours every month, the value a measly $20 / month gets me is ridiculous:

I ran a few (rough) numbers on 2023, and I belive i’ve saved 400 hours of worktime, plus ~120.000 DKK ($17k) saved in contractor fees.

Still, I see an increasing gap in “output leverage”:

ChatGPT guiding & producing code gives me tons of value, while regular, ‘consumer AI’ still mostly produces basic stuff, like images and text/copywriting. I truly believe AI can revolutionize at a scale like The Internet, or even greater, but if we’re not careful, we’ll admit most of the benefits to just a few beneficiaries.

People — regular laypeople — also seem to grow increasingly aware, and skeptic!, of “made by AI”. Trust online – in content, in origin, in author — is all but disappearing.

This might be a good thing.