016 – Sean Papanikolas – Cargo

In this episode, we speak with Sean Papanikolas, founder and CEO of Cargo. Sean has extensive experience as a developer as well as a founder of various businesses. Frustrated after being shut out by a payment processor he was trying to use for his crypto project, Sean founded Cargo to solve the problem himself.

Cargo is a service platform that securely tokenizes tangible and digital assets on the Ethereum blockchain, allowing anyone to buy, sell, auction, trade or transfer those assets in a decentralized way to unlock new economies and let users keep more of what they earn.

We speak with Sean about the experience that drove him to start Cargo and how he has bootstrapped Cargo and extended the solution he built for himself to the developer community. Enjoy!

Notes

[0:32] Polyient sponsorship intro.
[1:12] Episode intro.
[2:10] Overview of Cargo and use cases.
[4:25] Sean’s background and journey that led Sean to start Cargo.
[9:30] Insight into how Sean is approaching validation of Cargo’s target market.
[10:57] Evolution of go-to-market strategy for Cargo and understanding potential users.
[12:49] Examples of the types of developers building on Cargo, their use cases and some of the unique features Cargo provides.
[16:26] Biggest challenges Sean is working through to get Cargo off the ground.
[18:15] Overview of the approach to take Cargo to market and drum up interest.
[20:07] Tools Sean is using to build Cargo and the challenges with using them.
[23:33] Sean’s thoughts around bootstrapping Cargo and potential funding in the future.
[25:13] How Sean has leveraged contractors to get support building out the product and what steps he has taken to vet them.
[28:21] What keeps Sean up at night.
[29:03] Trends around Ethereum standards that are interesting to Sean and why.
[30:52] If we fast forward five years from now, how is the world different with Cargo in it.
[31:47] Where to find out more about Cargo.

Links

Sean’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-papanikolas-940150154/
Cargo Website: https://cargo.build
Dolli Website: https://www.dolli.io

In this episode, we speak with Sean Papanikolas, founder and CEO of Cargo. Sean has extensive experience as a developer as well as a founder of various businesses. Frustrated after being shut out by a payment processor he was trying to use for his crypto project, Sean founded Cargo to solve the problem himself.

Cargo is a service platform that securely tokenizes tangible and digital assets on the Ethereum blockchain, allowing anyone to buy, sell, auction, trade or transfer those assets in a decentralized way to unlock new economies and let users keep more of what they earn.

We speak with Sean about the experience that drove him to start Cargo and how he has bootstrapped Cargo and extended the solution he built for himself to the developer community. Enjoy!

Notes

[0:32] Polyient sponsorship intro.
[1:12] Episode intro.
[2:10] Overview of Cargo and use cases.
[4:25] Sean’s background and journey that led Sean to start Cargo.
[9:30] Insight into how Sean is approaching validation of Cargo’s target market.
[10:57] Evolution of go-to-market strategy for Cargo and understanding potential users.
[12:49] Examples of the types of developers building on Cargo, their use cases and some of the unique features Cargo provides.
[16:26] Biggest challenges Sean is working through to get Cargo off the ground.
[18:15] Overview of the approach to take Cargo to market and drum up interest.
[20:07] Tools Sean is using to build Cargo and the challenges with using them.
[23:33] Sean’s thoughts around bootstrapping Cargo and potential funding in the future.
[25:13] How Sean has leveraged contractors to get support building out the product and what steps he has taken to vet them.
[28:21] What keeps Sean up at night.
[29:03] Trends around Ethereum standards that are interesting to Sean and why.
[30:52] If we fast forward five years from now, how is the world different with Cargo in it.
[31:47] Where to find out more about Cargo.

Links

Sean’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-papanikolas-940150154/
Cargo Website: https://cargo.build
Dolli Website: https://www.dolli.io