Motive Force uses Folk Computer to make the case for research funding

Oana Olteanu's July 10th essay casts Omar Rizwan and Andres Cuervo's paper-based system as a rebuttal to agent-startup sameness.

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Primary source: Motive Notes

Why it matters

Motive Force is turning a physical-computing research project into a sourcing thesis: the next software platform may need patrons, pilots, and open code before venture metrics can see it.

Schematic diagram of the Folk Computer system with labeled modules and arrows, connecting Motive Force to researchers Omar Rizwan and Andres Cuervo.

Oana Olteanu (@oanaolteanu) is using Folk Computer as a test case for a venture question most firms avoid: who should pay for computing research before it has a market.…

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