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#94 He's taking on Replit. Building Human-Centered Technology | Garren DiPasquale

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Most software tools are built to capture your focus and trap your attention. In this episode, Garren DiPasquale (founder of Artifact) shares how he’s taking on dev incumbents like Replit by letting people build software with plain English specs. Join the Catholic Founders Guild: Ready to build, scale, and transform culture through business? Become a paid subscriber and join 250+ Catholic entrepreneurs today at 👉 join.catholicfounders.com In This Episode: Coding in English: Why natural language is becoming the primary interface for software creation. Human-Centered Tech: Applying Catholic social teaching and papal encyclicals to product design. Form Follows Function: Dieter Rams, the Bauhaus movement, and rejecting "AI slop." Why Software Fails: How internal organizational silos manifest as bad user experiences. Key References Mentioned: Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Dieter Rams’s Ten Principles of Good Design Donald Knuth & Literate Programming Daniel Jackson Standout Quotes: "Our mission really is centered around this question of what happens when you can code in English." — Garren DiPasquale "Never expose your organizational silos... because that’s what you end up seeing in a lot of software—you’re actually experiencing the backend friction of the company." — Garren DiPasquale Episode Sponsors & Partners: Bonaventure Bookkeeping: Bring peace to your financial management with bookkeeping designed by entrepreneurs who care about your mission. Connect today: Bonaventure Bookkeeping ParacleteVA: Hire vetted, mission-aligned Catholic remote talent from LatAm and the Philippines. Email catholicfounders@gmail.com to get started. Connect with Catholic Founders: Become a Paid Subscriber: join.catholicfounders.com Website: catholicfounders.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.catholicfounders.com/subscribe

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Catholic Founders is where Catholic Entrepreneurs and Business Owners go to learn how to integrate their faith into every aspect of how they run their business and life as a Catholic AND as a Founder.

In modern times, it's become more unclear than ever how to unite our faith with our work. It's even harder when you run a business. However, just as there is a holy way to live, there is a holy way to build and run our businesses.

Fundamentally, our skills were given to us by God so that we may become instruments of His will. These skills are not for our own use. Therefore, to waste or misuse them is a grave thing. This entire project is born out of a deep belief in this truth.

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