▶ 108:18 · $THE-NEW-PUNK · Jess Butcher and Hamdi build attention-reclamation movement with app, physical products, and media targeting algorithmic scroll addiction

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2026-05-21 · 3 company · 4 thematic

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jeff romer

Founder and CEO of Ohm, a platform connecting creators with startups for equity-based distribution. Previously built a media entertainment business from a second bedroom to 200+ people with film division, talent agency, and celebrity podcasts (Mike Tyson, Kevin Hart, Deion Sanders), exited to a public company. Active angel investor who identified the misalignment between creators paid for promotion and founders needing aligned partners.

dr. karan

Doctor and surgeon who has made online health education content for 16 years (since YouTube 2010), amassing 12M+ followers. Co-founder of The Peptide Report, an independent science-first weekly on peptides/GLP-1s. Focuses on metabolic health, harm reduction, and decentralizing medical knowledge.

jess butcher

Serial entrepreneur; co-founder of The New Punk movement and Scrollbar app. Partnered with 24-year-old creator Hamdi to build an attention-reclamation ecosystem including friction-based screen-time tools, physical products (Punk Pocket), newsletters, podcasts, and events.

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“It is a pitch for a movement, for a shift in culture and zeitgeist that we think we're on the cusp of discovering, but the new punk is all about driving that further and driving it deeper. And this is the mission. It's very very simple, an…”

—jess butcher

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