Why You Should Build the Magically Weird: The Long Journey Residency at Edge Esmeralda

In this conversation, we discuss why building the absurd before it becomes consensus is crucial for a flourishing future. Our guests are Lee Jacobs, Cyan Banister, Arielle Zuckerberg, and Z. Mike Wang from Long Journey VC.

Links

More info on Edge Esmeralda: https://www.edgeesmeralda.com

More info on the Long Journey Residency: https://www.edgecity.live/blog/introducing-the-long-journey-residency-at-edge-esmeralda-2025

About Edge City

Edge City convenes people working at the frontiers of tech, science, and society in popup villages across the globe.

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Learn more: https://edgecity.live

Socials

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Timour Kosters: https://x.com/timourxyz

Long Journey: https://x.com/LongJourneyVC

Lee Jacobs: https://x.com/LeeJacobs

Cyan Banister: https://x.com/cyantist

Arielle Zuckerberg: https://x.com/ariellezuck

Mike Wang: https://x.com/zmwang

Chapters

(00:00) Why the Best Ideas Look Absurd (Until They Don’t)

(01:19) The Long Journey Origin Story

(06:19) From Zuzalu to Edge City: Building Experimental Villages

(09:41) What to Expect at Edge Esmeralda 2025

(14:15) Inside the Long Journey Residency: A Pre-Accelerator for Wild Ideas

(18:56) From Crazy to Consensus: How Big Ideas Take Off

(23:10) Why We Need Spaces Like Edge City Now