Aya Miyaguchi: reflections on Ethereum and the Ethereum Foundation
Into the Bytecode
English - May 25, 2023 13:46 - 1 hour - 75.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsTechnology Business ethereum blockchain cryptocurrency defi nft Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This is my conversation with Aya Miyaguchi, Executive Director at the Ethereum Foundation.
00:00 intro
01:20 sponsor: Optimism (optimism.io)
02:38 reflecting on early days of Ethereum
9:01 Ethereum as an Infinite Garden
19:14 books and ideas that influenced Aya
24:54 the insignificance of titles
32:02 what does “Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation” mean?
40:33 the “teacher” mindset and how it applies to management
47:24 the importance of diversity
51:41 sponsor: Privy (privy.io)
53:03 the idea of subtraction and how it plays out in practice
1:05:42 funding in a non-profit context
1:08:48 why it’s difficult to describe the potential of Ethereum
1:16:46 embracing imperfection
1:20:43 learning from (un)natural disasters
1:33:20 what the 'next billion' means for Ethereum
1:42:59 Ethereum in emerging economies
1:49:09 outro
Relevant Links:
Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_and_Infinite_Games
Aya on Executing with Subtraction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXPewi5qOk
Ethereum Foundation - https://ethereum.org/en/foundation/
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