Nick Goldstein

Nick Goldstein

Founder @ PLATO5 & Emstrata
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About

Building PLATO5 and Emstrata — AI platforms for human connection and collaborative storytelling. PLATO5 (currently being reworked) — An AI-first social engine for generating real-world friendships. Matches on Big 5 personality traits, interests, and location. Features Zen, an AI Chat Manager that helps conversations evolve naturally. Emstrata is an Emergent Narrative Cobuilder where stories emerge like lived experiences through AI-mediated collaboration. Participants make choices while AI co-authors narrative threads, maintaining internal logic and dramatic resonance. The result is Pela (Performing Emergent Lives Artistically) — extemporaneous narrative performance for the AI age. Upstate NY => Austin, TX nicholasmgoldstein.com

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Maker History

  • Emstrata
    EmstrataAI Storytelling Platform
    Jan 2026
  • PLATO5 (Old Version)
    PLATO5 (Old Version)AI-powered friendship matching that gets you offline
    Jul 2025
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    Joined Product HuntOctober 1st, 2024

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Nick Goldstein•

10d ago

Emstrata - AI Storytelling Platform

Collaborative storytelling where humans and AI create narratives neither could produce alone. You make choices, AI maintains continuity and dramatic resonance. Stories emerge like lived experiences through turn-based simulation. Persistent memory prevents inconsistency, explicit probability mechanics eliminate manipulation, multi-layer architecture maintains spatial and narrative coherence.
PLATO5 (Old Version)p/plato5Nick Goldstein•

5mo ago

AI Built into EVERY Aspect of this Social Platform

PLATO5 Open Beta is live built from the ground up to fix what social apps broke.

AI in the core. Not just a feature.

Most apps slap on AI like a band-aid content summaries, support bots, maybe a chatbot here and there. PLATO5 is different. I ve built AI into the very bones of the platform to solve one specific, urgent problem: loneliness.

Nick Goldstein•

6mo ago

New to Product Hunt & Looking to Meet People Here

Hi All,

I'll try not to evangelize for my startup here (or maybe I should; I'm still learning the ins and outs of this place). I'm a Developer who's definitely interested in forming connections with people who are also interested in tech. Please feel free to reach out if you're interested.

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