Steph Ango (@kepano) is a designer, entrepreneur, and the CEO of Obsidian.

In this episode, we discussed his journey from creating Winamp skins to leading Obsidian, and the fundamental patterns and inclinations that drive everything he explores and makes. We discussed Obsidian on multiple different dimensions, his deluxe chocolate chip cookie recipe, his exploration through furniture design, and his default inclination to push “too far” into anything he is exploring. Steph Ango demo'd the design process of several furniture projects he’s been working on at home as well as a custom piano learning app he created to teach himself music theory.

This is a conversation about craftsmanship, pursuing a deep understanding, and what that reveals about who we are.

The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin⁠, filmmaker and entrepreneur and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New.

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Timestamps

00:03:55 Origin of Kepano
00:10:34 Relationship with Computers
00:15:25 Online Communities & Video Games
00:30:47 Winamp Skins
00:40:04 Uniformity in Design
00:51:05 Obsidian
00:59:20 Bidirectional Linking, And The Relationship Between Everything
01:23:18 Obsidian Sync, Publish, and Bases
01:32:06 Why File Over App
01:43:15 The Deluxe Chocolate Chip Cookie Taste Test
01:49:48 Living Fully
02:09:50 Early Project Walkthrough
02:19:03 Furniture Design Walkthrough
02:49:00 Constraint and Patterns
02:58:47 Kepiano
03:13:00 The Future of AI and Startups
03:31:10 Closing

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