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214 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsConversations with technologists about technology. Hosted by Amy Tom and the HackerNoon Team
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Live Action NFTs, Character IP, and Alien Conjecture with Paul Wight (The Big Show), Neil Stevenson-Moore & David Smooke
October 05, 2022 20:41 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBHow will digital collectibles affect film production and fan engagement? Paul Wight (formerly known as The Big Show) and entrepreneur Neil Stevenson-Moore join HackerNoon founder David Smooke to discuss ComicCon, hotel pseudonyms, GenZeroes, Netflix trends, the high probability of alien life, and more on the HackerNoon podcast. Related video clips: The Big Show Used to Stay in Hotels as Richard Kimble From "The Fugitive" Tech Shortcuts in SciFi Storytelling: "Science Fiction Becomes Scie...
Discussing Crypto, NFT, and Web3 Scams with HackerNoon
May 27, 2022 16:06 - 34 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this episode, David Smooke (Hacker noon Founder & CEO) and Utsav Jaiswal (Vice President Of Business Development) held a discussion about security vulnerabilities crypto and NFTS. They talk about rug pulls, exploitation of platforms (Axie Infinity and Opeansea) by hackers, phishing attacks, and fake exchanges among other issues. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: 03:38 – What are the current scams around crypto & NFTs? 04:30 – Does crypto need a custodian? 09:30 – What are ...
Can We Protect Ourselves Against Zero-click Attacks?
May 10, 2022 19:16 - 31 minutes - 22.5 MBIf you’re still not scared of cybercriminals now, you might be after hearing about zero-click attacks from Cam Canales, a Cybersecurity Analyst at CDW 👀 Amy and Cam chat about zero-click attacks like the NGO Baharani attack, Jeff Bezos’ zero-click downfall (almost forgot he was even alive anymore 😜), and the WhatsApp Pegasus phone call attack. They also get into securing devices on and off your corporate network. 💚 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is a zero-click attack? ...
Gathering Threat Intelligence to Strengthen Security
April 27, 2022 12:29 - 34 minutes - 24.2 MBStand up and listen in, Hackers! Nour Fateen, a Sales Engineering Manager at Recorded Future, talks to Amy about threat intelligence. They chat about the Threat Intelligence Lifecycle process of gathering data, analyzing it, and using it to secure your organization. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How did Nour get into cybersecurity? (02:00) Where do people start when they want to set up their security stack? (07:06) What kind of data do I need to gather to understand my or...
Discussing the Russia-Ukraine Cyber War with Eran Fine
April 19, 2022 12:28 - 23 minutes - 22 MBAmy chats with Eran Fine, the CEO and Co-founder of Nanolock Security, about the ongoing cyber war in Ukraine. They also chat about the history of Russian-Ukrainian cyber attacks, ransomware, the Colonial Pipeline attack, and more. 🇺🇦 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Who needs to care about ransomware? 😱 Why is Ukraine not experiencing massive infrastructure-related cyber attacks - like what happened with Colonial Pipeline? ⛽️ Who needs to be worried about cyber threats righ...
Women in Cybersecurity with SheSec Pakistan
April 12, 2022 15:44 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBGirl, pull up a chair and take a seat at the head of the boardroom because we are talking about women in cybersecurity this week on The HackerNoon Podcast. Misbah Fatima (Head of Security) and Farza Ashraf (Security Analyst) from Idenfo and SheSec Pakistan talk about how we can increase the number of women in STEM. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How did Farza get into tech and cybersecurity? 💃 How did Misbah get her first job in the cybersecurity industry? 👩💻 Is cybersecurit...
Handling Smart Contracts with Ioana Frincu
April 05, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBIoana Frincu joins Utsav Jaiswal on this week’s episode of The HackerNoon Podcast to discuss DeFi, smart contracts, and OG crypto secrets. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Utsav asks: How can we invest in DeFi effectively? 🏆 (01:50) How do you keep yourself informed on DeFi trends? 🧠 (09:00) What new stuff do you expect from Ethereum this year? 🎉 (12:52) Is it safe to build so many blockchains? 😬 (21:26) What is that crypto secret that noobs don’t know? 🤫 (29:25) Is socia...
Exploring Crypto Fundamentals with Josh Swigart
March 29, 2022 14:35 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBUtsav Jaiswal chats with Crypto Analyst and Twitter Influencer Josh Swigart (aka Crypto Fundamentals @BlocksNThoughts) about all things crypto. Utsav digs deep into Josh’s thoughts on Bitcoin, NFT, DeFi, stablecoins, and more. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Utsav asks: What red flags should a new crypto project look out for? 🚩 (09:05) Is Bitcoin the principal cryptocurrency (over all the others)? 🏆 (11:10) What happens when a blockchain goes down due to server issues? 👎 (17:3...
The State of the Russia-Ukraine War from a Ukrainian HackerNooner
March 22, 2022 15:35 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBThe world and Ukrainians have shown incredible unity before Putin's encroachment on freedom and democracy. The strength of the Ukrainian army grows with each donated dollar and written word of support. This is already evident from the recent victories of Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield. We are aiming for 100 million of funds raised to help the Ukrainian army by the end of the week and we believe in the defeat of Russia in the near future You can donate UAH now! Together to victory...
How to Recover from the Log4j Supply Chain Attack with Ilkka Turunen
March 16, 2022 16:17 - 35 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy Tom sits down with Ilkka Turunen to talk about Supply Chain Security. They go over the Log4J incident that made a lot of apps built-in Java vulnerable to exploitation, what it means to be a field CTO, how companies can place themselves to collect user feedback, and a lot more! Ilkka Turunen is the Field CTO of https://www.sonatype.com/ (Sonatype). On this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy Tom and Ilkka Turunen chat about: What is a...
Community Governed Loans and Mobile Money in Nigeria with Adebola Adeniran
March 08, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy Tom sits down with Adebola Adeniran to talk about Money; specifically, mobile money in Nigeria. They go from sending money via email in Canada to how https://moni.africa (Moni) has cracked money lending by leveraging community governance. Which then got Moni into Y Combinator. It is an insider's take on what the financial landscape looks like in Nigeria and Africa at large. 💵 Adebola is the Software Editor at HackerNoon and the Growth lead a...
Everyone Is Doing Remote Work but Not Everyone Is Doing It Well with Michael Brooks.
March 01, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 23.8 MBOn this episode of the HackerNoon podcast, Amy Tom and Michael Brooks get into everything freelance. They dive into https://golance.com, Michael’s freelance marketplace company. How it came about and Michael’s insights on running it. They talk about wild experiences like getting kicked out of Belarus and taking a shot of Brandy first thing every morning before work in Serbia. It’s a wild ride and you definitely should tune in! Brandy or coffee in hand, your choice ;) 🍻 On this episode of...
Why Build Inhouse When You Can Leverage API’s?
February 22, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 27.5 MBOn this episode of the HackerNoon podcast, Amy Tom talks to Jon Mux, CEO of Mux, and Thierry Schellenbach, CEO of Stream. They dive into why each of them started their API-powered platforms. While covering topics like their first jobs, how they led up to being CEOs, their technical background, and much much more🚀 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Amy, Jon, and Thierry chat about: Why are APIs even useful in today’s developer landscape? 🤷♂️ (1:18) Jon and Thierry tell us about...
Growing @depthsofwikipedia to 500,000+ Followers: Wikipedia Meets Instagram
February 15, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 19.9 MBAnnie Rauwerda is a neuroscience student by day and the curator of @depthsofwikipedia on Instagram by night. Since the pandemic, Annie has grown her Depths of Wikipedia Instagram page to 500,000+ followers. Amy Tom talks to Annie about how she grew her page, their obsession over cows, fun cows that have cameoed on Wikipedia, how she connects with her followers, and how she decides what to post. 🏋️♂️ On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is the Depths of Wikipedia's Instagram pag...
What Is a Shitcoin? Learning Crypto with Amy
January 25, 2022 14:00 - 47 minutes - 40.7 MBOkay, what the f is a shitcoin?! Amy chats with Ben Sunderland of Everscale and the Nevermind the Shitcoins podcast about... well... shitcoins 😂 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is a shitcoin? (01:15) 💩 I’m sorry, did you say tittycoin? (07:14) 🍒 What gives a coin value? (12:22) 📈 Can you get rich from shitcoins? (15:35) 🤑 What’s up with Daddy Doge? (19:42) 🐶 Can shitcoins bring actual goodness to society? (27:34) 💚 What is Ben’s fav shitcoin? (34:45) 🏆 ✨ This w...
All about startup growth with Lomit Patel
January 18, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBLomit Patel is the Senior Vice President of Growth at Together Labs and a bestselling author 🏆 He is the author of the book, Lean AI, which is part of the Lean Startup series by Eric Ries. Amy chats with Lomit about his experience around joining early-stage startups and what a growth role at these startups looks like. They also go over his writing style and how Lomit thinks about the feedback loop for his writing. 💁♂️ On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is Lomit’s role at T...
What Is Ethereum? Learning Crypto with Amy
January 11, 2022 14:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBJoin Amy Tom as she asks ALL the questions about Ethereum to Andrew Levine, CEO of Koinos Group. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Who tf is Vitalik Buterin!? (03:28) What is Ethereum? (05:44) What's the difference between Ethereum and Bitcoin? (06:44) What is the point of Ethereum? (09:03) What are the disadvantages of Ethereum? (11:01) ✨ This week's episode is sponsored by Bybit - one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchanges, with more than 2 million registered...
Demystifying AI with Louis Bouchard
January 04, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 29.2 MBLouis Bouchard is a master's student by day and an Artificial Intelligence content creator by night. He is the creator of the YouTube channel, “What’s AI?”, which has 23k+ followers today. Amy chats with Louis about his content creation journey, what motivates him, and how he balances student life with YouTube video creation. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How long has Louis been an AI YouTuber? (01:46) What has been Louis’ favorite use case of AI? (06:43) How did Louis gr...
What Is Bitcoin? Learning Crypto with Amy
December 21, 2021 16:35 - 33 minutes - 24.5 MBFinally, all your dumb Bitcoin questions that you're too embarrassed to ask will be answered! Join Amy Tom as she learns about Bitcoin from Andrew Levine, CEO of KoinosGroup. 🪙 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Okay okay okay... wtf is Bitcoin?! (01:19) 🤔 How did we decide that Bitcoin had value? (06:10) 📈 When did we start trading Bitcoin? (10:10) 🌚 Who is Satoshi Nakamoto and what is this white paper? (15:59) 🧑💻 What does it mean to hash something? (20:02) #️⃣ Is Bitcoi...
The Teen Entrepreneur‘s Survival Guide with Arian Adeli
December 16, 2021 17:06 - 28 minutes - 22.4 MBAt 16 years old, Arian Adeli founded his first company, Rivo Trading, a FinTech startup. Today, he's a successful 17-year-old CEO and an Internationally Best-Selling Author. Amy Tom chats with Arian about his experience as a teen entrepreneur. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Where and when did Arian learn to code? (3:46) 🧑💻 How did Arian get into the FinTech industry? (07:44) 💰 How does Arian battle the perception of being a teen entrepreneur and not being taken seriously? (1...
What the Heck is a Blockchain? Learning Crypto with Amy
December 14, 2021 15:07 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBWelcome welcome, ya lil crypto newbie - don't worry, this is a safe place to learn. Join Amy Tom as she asks ALL the questions about Blockchains to HackerNoon's resident crypto editor, Utsav Jaiswal. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is a Blockchain? (01:30) ⛓ How many Blockchains are there? (06:30) 🤯 What is block height? (13:50) 📏 Can you hack a Blockchain? (23:20) 🥷 ✨ This week's episode is sponsored by Bybit - one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchanges,...
Live Your Life and Everyone Will Be Okay with Adora Nwodo
December 07, 2021 16:02 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBThere are no delusions of grandeur here, we're busy defying patriarchy! 🧙♀️ Amy Tom sits down with Adora Nwodo, a Software Engineer at the Microsoft Mixed Reality team and a Hacker Noon Noonies Nominee. She's also a Published Author, a Tech Content Creator, and a badass developer defying patriarchy (while still being an awesome developer). On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is the tech scene like in Lagos, Nigeria? (01:57) 🌎 What was Adora's experience like doing her Compute...
What Even Is Money? Learning Crypto with Amy
December 02, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.7 MBFinally, Amy is joining the bandwagon and diving DEEP into crypto. Join her on this episode of Learning Crypto with Amy where Utsav Jaiswal explains all things crypto. And, what better place to start than exploring the origin of money? On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Sooo, what exactly is money? (02:20) 💰 How did colonization play into the mix? (05:40) 🤴 How did paper currency come to be? (06:55) 💵 How do banks work? (14:00) 🏦 How do we determine the value of money? (17:4...
Leave Nothing to Chance with Experimentation
November 30, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBAmy Tom chats with Robert Neal, Head of Experimentation at LaunchDarkly, about running experiments, A/B testing, and working with data. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What does experimentation mean? (01:02) and how does one become a "Head of Experimentation"? (02:23) What kind of person would you need to hire to run experiments? (13:42) How much data do you need to run meaningful experiments? (18:00) How does experimentation work in software? (22:27) How many experiments ar...
Demystifying DeFi, DEXs, and AMMs with AllianceBlock Team
November 23, 2021 05:20 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBJoining Utsav from HackerNoon on this episode from AllianceBlock are Rachid Ajaja (CEO), Houman Falakshahi (CRO), and Matthieu Mariapragassam (Head of Quantitative Analytics). 🧑💻 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What are the finer points of DeFi mechanics? 🔧 How do decentralized exchanges manage liquidity via smart contracts? 🧠 Why are Automated Market Makers (AMMs) the technological evolution of financial products and services? 🐒 Follow AllianceBlock, Rachid, Houman, and Uts...
Zombie Apocalypses with ‘The Reapers are the Angels‘ Author, Alden Bell
November 17, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutes - 48.2 MBJoshua Gaylord, who writes under the pen name Alden Bell, is the author behind the literary zombie novel "The Reapers are the Angels" and the sequel "Exit Kingdom". 🧟 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Joshua Gaylord and Limarc Ambalina talk about the zombie apocalypse genre and why it's so appealing for modern readers and audiences. They also talk about what it's like to be a novelist in the 21st century and if the writer's life is everything wannabe writers thought it would be...
Diving Into the Metabook
October 28, 2021 14:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBThis week on Planet Internet, David Smooke, Amy Tom, and Kien Dao dive into Facebook's speculated name change and move towards the Metaverse. Will they be called Faceverse? The Metabook? THE Facebook? Who knows! It is a branding crisis after all 😂 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: Is a Facebook name change a good idea? (00:46) 🥺 What will the new Facebook name be? (09:06) 😅 What are dark patterns in UX design? (12:06) 🥵 What's the latest with the new Macbook? (15:56) 🤯 What are the techn...
Media Conglomerates Are Taking Over The World
October 14, 2021 23:21 - 42 minutes - 97.4 MBThat's right, media conglomerates are taking over the world... or at least are trying to. This Week on Planet Internet, David Smooke, Amy Tom, and Ustav Jaiswal dive into the world of big media - think Facebook, Disney, Comcast, ATT - about the policies, who owns them, and more. 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: What is a media conglomerate? (02:10) What's the deal with Special Purpose Acquisition Companies? Examining the Forbes "business combination" (08:43) Which are the largest media co...
Into the Depths of Wikipedia
October 14, 2021 05:16 - 24 minutes - 56.9 MBAnnie Rauwerda is a neurology student by day and an Instagram curator by night. Since the pandemic, Annie has grown her Depths of Wikipedia Instagram page to 376k followers and counting. Amy Tom talks to Annie about how she grew her page, how she connects with her followers, and how she decides what to post. 🏋️♂️ On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is the Depths of Wikipedia's Instagram page all about? (00:50) 📱 How did Annie grow her Instagram page? (02:22) 🤳 How does Annie...
Economics, Crypto, and Really Smart Women
October 12, 2021 20:27 - 1 hour - 147 MBUtsav Jaiswal sits down with Amber Ghaddar, Founder at AllianceBlock, about building the AllianceBlock Protocol, understanding money matters, and getting down to business. 🤝 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How did Amber get her start? (02:50) 🧑🏫 Can we democratize capital itself? (13:23) 😱 How does Amber get people to open up to the idea of Bitcoin regulation? (28:25) 😵 What is the economic effect of making Bitcoin a legal currency? (42:33) 🤭 How do Amber's AllianceBlock to...
Critical Thinking, Cryptocurrency, and a Space Hotel
October 07, 2021 23:18 - 28 minutes - 66.3 MBNicolas Ng, Hang Ngo, and Ellen Stevens examine the details of how HackerNoon is controlling the social media empires, the specs of the Facebook whistleblower video, how the rise and fall of the Soviet Union lead to a crypto-obsessed population. Also, why we plan to host our conferences in a space hotel. Hope you join us! 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: Gen Z does NOT use Facebook! (05:09) 😵 How frequently do you actually see hateful content on Facebook? (08:35) 🤔 Do you think allegation...
How to Build Your Personal Brand with Writing
October 07, 2021 20:13 - 38 minutes - 88 MBMeet Scott D. Clary! Scott is a long-time HackerNoon contributor with over 20 published stories about business strategy. Amy Tom chats with Scott about hosting his podcast, building his career, and why he writes. ✍🏻 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Why does Scott write? (02:00) 🧑🏫 What is Scott’s writing process? (08:07) 🧑💻 How did Scott learn to be a content creator and thought leader? (14:33) ✨ What is Scott’s secret to success? (21:49) 🤫 What is the coolest opportunity t...
Protecting Billion Dollar Institutional Crypto-Assets: An Interview with Aaron Lint of Anchorage Digital Bank and Leslie Ankney
October 05, 2021 17:50 - 27 minutes - 63.1 MBUtsav Jaiswal sits down with Aaron Lint (CISO at Anchorage Digital Bank and Leslie Ankney (the Communications Lead at Anchorage Digital. Aaron leads banking security operations at the first nationally chartered crypto bank. Leslie comes to Anchorage by way of Ditto PR, where she was Director of Blockchain and Digital Currencies Practice and Associate Vice President. Visa-backed Anchorage has safely held billions of dollars in crypto for institutions. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcas...
Interview with Aaron Lint and Leslie Ankney
October 05, 2021 17:50 - 27 minutes - 63.1 MBUtsav Jaiswal sits down with Aaron Lint (CISO at Anchorage Digital Bank and Leslie Ankney (the Communications Lead at Anchorage Digital. Aaron leads banking security operations at the first nationally chartered crypto bank. Leslie comes to Anchorage by way of Ditto PR, where she was Director of Blockchain and Digital Currencies Practice and Associate Vice President. Visa-backed Anchorage has safely held billions of dollars in crypto for institutions.
Are NFTs Here to Stay?
October 02, 2021 01:24 - 32 minutes - 73.5 MBLimarc Ambalina, Ellen Stevens, and Amy Tom debate the future of NFTs. This Week On Planet Internet - are NFTs here to stay? Will the hype die down? 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: How do you determine which NFTs are million-dollar investments? (02:01) 😵 What gives art value? (08:37) 💰 How can you invest in the metaverse? (11:15) 🤑 Is the metaverse even real? (14:32) 🤟🏻 Is there value in metaverse land? (21:10) NOT OFFICIAL INVESTMENT ADVICE LOL 😂 How hard do we have to look out for N...
Building a Blockchain Community
September 29, 2021 23:27 - 48 minutes - 110 MBUtsav Jaiswal talks to Mitja Goroshevsky, Free TON's CTO, and Ben Sunderland, Free TON's Senior Community Manager, about building Free TON. 🪜 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How was Free TON launched? (03:34) 🥳 Is your blockchain technology working for you or against you? (13:43) 🙊 How does Ben position Free TON against Blockchains like Bitcoin, Ethtereum, etc? (23:52) ⛓ Mitja talks about gossip-based blockchains (33:36) 🏔 Where does the TON Crystal get processed? (42:02) ⚙️...
The Business of Death: Dealing with Loss and Grief
September 28, 2021 19:44 - 27 minutes - 63.9 MBLinh Dao Smooke chatted with Liz Eddy, Co-founder and CEO of Lantern, THE company that helps death-planning easier. 💆♀️ On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: When did Liz get her start? (01:14) 🍬 How did Liz found her business? (10:50) 🤯 How did Liz know she wanted to solve societal issues with entrepreneurship? (15:35) 🥺 How did Liz find her co-founder? (20:39) 👌 What is Liz's advice for aspiring entrepreneurs? (26:50) 🙋♀️ 🐙 Lantern was nominated for startups of the year in Br...
Everyone‘s Getting Called Out
September 23, 2021 15:53 - 34 minutes - 79.3 MBThat's right - everyone is getting called out This Week On Planet Internet and no one is safe. Natasha Nel, Amy Tom, and Daria Kulish get so real, it will hit you deep in the heart. 😵 We're talking about our relationships with social media, New Hollywood, and other forms of mainstream media. 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: Has New Hollywood taken over? (03:06) 🎥 Natasha gets profound (09:50) 😇 Escaping mainstream marketing slush (12:00) 🥤 How to hack your quarterly performance review (2...
How to Hack a Huge Career in Tech with PR Expert & Founder Sarah Evans
September 22, 2021 00:37 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBHey hackers! We thought you’d enjoy this episode from the archives. This episode was originally released on August 31, 2020. Enjoy! Natasha Nel from hackernoon.com sits down with Sarah Evans—tech industry PR legend and strategic communications startup founder—to talk all things branding and influence: from personal to B2B. In this podcast: How to accumulate 100k *genuine* followers on Twitter What “newsworthy” looks like today How to increase credibility when you’re not getting tradi...
Checks, Balances, and Freedom: Censorship vs The Internet
September 16, 2021 16:58 - 34 minutes - 78.7 MBWho wins in the battle of the internet and freedom of speech? 🥊 Amy Tom, Ellen Stevens, and Zaeem Shoaib chat about censorship and the internet. We all know that fake news = bad, but how do we stop it from being spread without limiting freedom of speech? 🌏 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: The ensuing battle between freedom of speech and protecting people (01:07) ⚔️ What is the dealio with freedom of speech on the other side of the world? (05:39) 😼 Wait, what even is Litecoin? (08:55) 😂 Wha...
Regulating Bitcoin: Why Crypto-Regulation Should Be Welcomed
September 16, 2021 00:05 - 32 minutes - 73.8 MBUtsav Jaiswal sits down with Joseph Weinberg, the co-founder of Shyft Network and an OG Bitcoiner. As an early investor in Bitcoin in 2010 and director at Coinsetter until its acquisition by Kraken FX in 2016, Joseph knows what's up in the digital currency world. 🥇 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: "The blockchain doesn't care what we think," says Joseph (02:30) ‼️ Does more blockchain regulation mean more fees? (05:43) 🥺 Joseph breaks down the FATF - Financial Action Task Force...
Creating an Open Source Platform
September 14, 2021 15:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBOKAY - here's what you need to know before you start your open-source platform. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, we hear from Ben Bromhead, CTO of Instaclustr, and Ev Kontsevoy, CEO of Teleport, about how they started their open-source platform. 🙀 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What was Ev's very first job? (01:44) And Ben's? (03:50) 🚣♀️ What are the roles of different co-founders? (10:31) 🏃 What do you do when you can't afford to hire new staff but you still need ...
In Decentralization We Trust
September 09, 2021 14:40 - 48 minutes - 110 MBIs decentralization fair for everyone? This Week On Planet Internet, Utsav Jaiswal, Sidra Ijaz, and Amy Tom talk about the decentralization movement. What's the latest with DeFi? Can AI & decentralization be friends? 🥺 🌍 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: The great debate on whether to use social financing options or stick to personal financing 😵 Are trusted AI models fair? ⚖️ Is it possible to create a successful decentralized video platform? 🎥 Are social media algorithms biased? 😪 What's ...
What Is Being a FinTech CEO like?
September 07, 2021 18:28 - 43 minutes - 98.7 MBBig money, get paid. Tom Sosnoff, Co-CEO of tastytrade, and Sean Salas, CEO of Camino Financial, join Amy Tom this week to discuss FinTech startups. What is Wall Street REALLY like? How has the finance industry evolved? Listen to find out - DUN DUN DUNNNN 😵 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What was Tom's very first job? (01:15) And Sean's? ✨ (02:10) What was Wall Street like in the '80s? 👯♀️ (07:51) Why did Sean start Camino? 👩👦👦 (10:10) How has diversity changed in the fin...
The Robots Are Taking Over
September 02, 2021 17:46 - 20 minutes - 46.8 MBHumanoid Natasha, Amy, and Katarina (from the future) say that the robots are taking over This Week On Planet Internet! These days, if you think about anything too hard, you might just explode. But fret not, one day we will all live in robot bodies and no one will be able to touch us. 🦾 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: What's the latest with the tech behind the pandemic? 🦠 (00:42) TL;DR: Robots are coming 🤖 (07:44) Will Elon Musk's robots make our beds for us? 🛏 (11:38) What's up with th...
How to Build a Technical Blogging Platform with David Smooke and Clever Programming
September 01, 2021 23:34 - 1 hour - 164 MBThis is David's guest spot on Clever Programming that we are republishing here.
How to Succeed as a Young Female Entrepreneur
September 01, 2021 04:40 - 40 minutes - 92.3 MBIt's a man's man's world but (lol James Brown knows) it would be nothing without women! Sophie Wyne (Co-Founder and CEO of ariglad), Luna Ito-Fisher, and Ambika Miglani (Co-founders of Decrypted By Us) join Amy on the podcast this week to chat about their entrepreneurship journey 😱 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How do you know it's time to quit your full-time job to pursue your side hustle? 🥺 (05:00) Why did Luna and Ambika start Decrypted by Us? 👯♀️ (07:58) Why is it impor...
What Is the Future of Remote Work?
August 26, 2021 16:50 - 30 minutes - 69.1 MBWe're talking about remote work This Week On Planet Internet (ironically while Linh Dao Smooke has her first in-person meeting with Marcos Fabian, our wonderful dev) 😂 But anyways that's neither here nor there because HackerNoon is a fully remote company and WE'VE GOT THINGS TO SAY about working remotely 😤 🌍 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: First off, what have Amy, Marcos, and Linh's experiences with remote work been like? 👨💻 (01:10) How does remote work affect mental health? 🧠 (08:53) Wh...
Wait, That's How Much Game Dev Costs?!
August 25, 2021 15:11 - 37 minutes - 84.8 MBMichael Vittiglio dropped some serious knowledge bombs about game dev on this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast 💣 Amy Tom asks Mike about the cost of game development - and not just money-wise. Amy and Mike chat about how to stay sane in a high-pressure industry, how many people it takes to produce a game, and about some of the technical resources required. 🧑💻 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is the gaming industry really like? 🎮 (01:14) Mike talks about his gaming career ...
Starting a B2B SaaS Company
August 24, 2021 20:20 - 35 minutes - 82.2 MBThis one goes out to all the techies with an attitude - we're SaaSing it up this week. Ben Milne, Founder and Chairman of Dwolla, and Jordan Husney, Co-Founder and CEO of Parabol, join Amy Tom to chat about how they started their B2B SaaS companies🔥 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: When did Ben found Dwolla (for the first time - lol entrepreneur life) and when did Jordan start Parabol? 🤘(01:27) Ben talks about how he started his entrepreneurial journey in high school (03:11) and...