
Matt Hill: Building the Sovereign Computing Revolution
From Bitcoin Advisory Podcast by Stephan
December 4, 2025 · 1h 11m
About this episode
Matt Hill discusses his journey from film student to founder of Start9, focusing on personal servers and challenges to Big Tech's surveillance.
In this episode of the Bitcoin Journeys Podcast, I sit down with Matt Hill, founder of Start9, to explore his transformation from UPenn film student studying political propaganda to building personal servers that challenge Big Tech's surveillance infrastructure. Follow Matt: X: @_MattHill_ Website: https://start9.com/ Buy your Start9 Server here: https://store.start9.com/discount/BTCADVISORY?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fservers Follow Me: X: @stephan_zimm Instagram: @bitcoinadvisory This content is for educational and/or entertainment purposes only. The views expressed by Stephan Zimmermann and his guests are their own and do not constitute financial advice. Nothing in the title, thumbnail, description, or video/audio is to be interpreted as investment, tax, or legal advice. I am not a financial advisor and do not provide financial services as defined by MiCA or other financial regulations.
People in this episode
Host: Stephan Zimmermann
Guest: Matt Hill
Topics covered
- sovereign computing
- personal servers
- Big Tech surveillance
- political propaganda
- entrepreneurship
Keywords
- sovereign computing
- personal servers
- Big Tech
- surveillance
- political propaganda
- Start9
- entrepreneurship
Sponsors
Start9
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Start9, Big Tech, UPenn, Bitcoin Journeys Podcast
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