Next Creators
112 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Welcome to Next Creators, a podcast interviewing creators forging a new path for themselves and others on the internet. This means covering NFTs, music, community platforms, and other ways creators are earning directly from their work.
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What's So Magical About Smart Contracts?
August 11, 2020 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBAnton Bukov is Co-Founder and CTO of 1inch.exchange and former Senior Smart Contract Engineer at NEAR. 1inch.exchange is a decentralized DeFi aggregator that sources liquidity from various exchanges and is capable of splitting a single trade transaction across multiple EXes. In this episode he talks with Sasha about: •The magic of smart contracts •Having his blockchain startup double in growth every month •Why Ethereum will never be able to scale •How shaded systems will change the dyna...
Investing in Crypto
August 05, 2020 18:35 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBBrett Gibson is a partner at Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital firm. They've invested in Coinbase , Instacart , Cruise , Reddit , Opendoor, and more. In this episode, he talks with Sasha about: •How he got started in entrepreneurship •The value crypto can add to products •How he thinks about the future of the crypto space Episode links: Initialized Fund - https://initialized.com Brett Bgison - @brettdg (https://twitter.com/brettdg) Sasha Hudzilin - @AliaksandrH (htt...
Blockchain as a New Type of Computer
July 28, 2020 13:30 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBJesse Walden is founder at Variant, previously a (crypto investing) partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and founder at Mediachain Labs (acquired by Spotify). In this episode, he talks with Sasha about: •How a16z thinks about investing in crypto companies •Starting a startup using a progressive decentralization path •How to think about the "layers (not eras) of blockchain computing" •What it means for crypto to go consumer Episode links: Variant - https://variant.fund A16Z Crypto Startup S...
Scaling to 20 Million Users
July 21, 2020 14:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBAllan Carroll is Chief Technology Officer at LoanSnap. A smart mortgage lender that provides solutions based on your entire financial situation while using smart loans. In this episode, he talks with Sasha about: •What he learned about growth and scaling to 20 million users at FamilyLink •Building an April Fool's joke that brought 3-4 million people to his previous company •Working on machine learning in the early 2010s •Biggest challenges in building LoanSnap Episode links: LoanSnap ...
Competing Against Uber
July 14, 2020 17:55 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBRaphael Gaudreault is Chief Technology Officer at Eva Coop. A cooperative ride-sharing application based on blockchain. In this episode, he talks with Sasha about: •How he learned problem-solving by building games at an early age •How Eva is solving the two-sided marketplace problem •Programmable equity and applying the cooperative model to other verticals •How to make the blockchain layer disappear for users when they use your product Episode links: Eva Coop - https://eva.coop Raphae...
How to Think About Product Strategy
July 07, 2020 14:30 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBAvichal Garg is a Managing Partner at Electric Capital. In this episode, he talks with Sasha about: •Why Avichal pursued PM work in Google post college and his entrepreneurial adventures afterwards •How he and Curtis got into crypto for the first time •What they’re looking for in entrepreneurs at Electric Capital •Why top talent should join blockchain space
How to Build User-Friendly Products in Web3
June 30, 2020 13:30 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBDanny Zuckerman, is co-founder of 3box. In this episode, he talks with Sasha about: •How Danny fell down into the blockchain rabbit hole •How an unfortunate event in his personal life led to him co-writing the book on identity and becoming interested in the topic •Why product builders and engineers should be excited about the space •How crypto enables piecing together any set of experiences into interoperable, holistic experiences Episode links: 3Box - https://3box.io Danny Zuckerman ...
From Programmer to Entrepreneur and Blockchain Gaming
June 23, 2020 13:30 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBYat Siu is a Hong Kong based entrepreneur (Outblaze & Animoca Brands) and angel investor. In this episode, he talks with Sasha about: •How he started making money on software coding jobs since he was 12 •How he worked in the early days of Atari and came to the U.S. •How he moved to Asia, started the first Internet service provider in Hong Kong, sold it to IBM, and moved on to mobile gaming and now blockchain gaming •What are some commonalities between early Internet, early mobile and blo...
Bridging Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 Product Design
June 16, 2020 04:04 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBTara Tan is an investor at IDEO CoLab Ventures, which is the investment arm of IDEO. In this episode, she talks with Sasha about: •Her unique perspective and the expertise IDEO brings to the table •How the space has evolved in last several years •Why adopting a product-first and user-first mindset is critical for founders •Why product design holds untapped innovation in the Web 3.0 space •How founder DNA affects early brands and how it interplays with early communities Episode links: ...
Getting Initial Customers and Finding Product-Market Fit
June 16, 2020 03:57 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBYaniv Tal is a project lead at Graph Protocol, a query protocol for blockchains. In this episode, he talks with Sasha about: •How he got interested in pursuing entrepreneurship as a career •How he come up with the idea for his latest project, Graph •Why Web 3.0 skeptics are wrong & lots of decentralized apps will emerge •Strong product teams focusing on usability in the space •How the real adoption should start with the crypto-native community first Episode links: The Graph - https://...
Startup Advice for Blockchain Entrepreneurs
June 16, 2020 03:57 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBMaria Shen is an investor at Electric Capital, an early stage venture firm focused on cryptocurrencies, blockchain, fintech, and marketplaces. In this episode, she talks with Sasha about: •How she decided to pursue her own business and what she learned through this experience •What attracted her to join Electric Capital and what she does day-to-day as an investor •How to avoid common founder mistakes •How the blockchain industry has evolved in last couple years •How to successfully synt...
Building a Decentralized Music Streaming Platform
June 15, 2020 16:46 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBRoneil Rubmurg is CEO and co-founder of Audius, a decentralized music streaming platform. In this episode, he talks with Sasha about: •How he got into the crypto space & what inspired him to pursue Audius •How to get adoption for blockchain applications •How to make blockchain applications a lot more accessible for general audience •How community owned and operated web services evolve beyond music space Episode Links: Audius - https://audius.co Roneil Rumburg - @roneilr (https://twitt...