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Real agents will not be limited by models first.
They will be limited by data access.
Max from @teneo_protocol joins the Acc Podcast to unpack why public web data is getting locked behind walls, and what permissionless infrastructure could unlock for builders, businesses, and the agent economy. @MexSchelk
Full conversation below. 👇
00:00 Intro + what we are covering
01:17 Teneo in one line (elevator pitch)
02:07 Why it matters - users as data owners, not “data lords”
04:06 Max’s origin story + how he got into Web3
05:02 Early days - Ethereum mining, rigs, learnings
05:35 The founding team - 4 co-founders, 8 years together
06:38 The pivot - how Teneo was born
08:19 Product overview - Community Node as the foundation
10:35 Chatroom - the simple UI for specialized agents (private beta)
11:41 SDKs - building on Teneo (customer SDK + agent SDK)
14:17 AI agents era - why real-time data access is the bottleneck
19:27 The core problem - APIs locked down, access gets expensive
22:36 What Max does day to day as CEO
26:28 How to start with Teneo - beginner to advanced paths
30:08 Lessons from pivots + building with the right team
33:08 Ops advice - trust and the right people
35:16 2-10 year landscape - data pipelines, cost barriers, opportunity
37:26 What’s live now + how people contribute today
38:50 Agent SDK launch - early feedback and traction
39:56 Next 6-12 months - pushing more open source
42:36 Awareness + surprising use cases (example: government PDFs)
46:00 Speed, latency, and agent-to-agent payments (microtransactions)
48:38 Web3 adoption - users won’t notice, it just needs to work
51:07 What’s next + closing thoughts + where to get involved
