Dave Krugman | The Future is Now

Dave Krugman grew up on the edge of the Internet. Emerging from college into the first wave of Instagram, he became an OG of that platform before going on to found ALLSHIPS, a culture company with a mission to prove that a creative life is possible.

In this week's podcast, Dave joins Derek for a wide-ranging chat that includes

insights into how Instagram shattered the magazine paradigm, giving photographers greater sovereignty as artists. He also draws parallels between the public's current fear of AI and early skepticism toward platforms like Instagram. 

Looking beyond the debate of whether AI generated imagery will eat into the market for creative photography, Dave points to the many ways in which AI helps him to seamlessly communicate with his network and impress clients.

However, this episode is ultimately about the creative process, and the connections Dave makes related to projects such as his viral "Windows" collection really packs a punch.  

"More people cared about this than anything else I've done so far," he notes. "…But there's nothing unique about me, I'm just another person trying things, and everyone out there, you are too … And as technology evolves, it recombines with every other technology, and new things become possible that have not been tried before. And so, I just encourage people, like, Go for it, just go for it."

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Guest: Dave Krugman

Episode Timeline:

0:00: Dave Krugman at the forefront of technology.

1:44: Emerging from college into the first wave of Instagram.

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