Wild User Interviews Podcast (Wuipod)
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPeople, Product and Crypto.
Wild User Interviews is about open-sourcing open-ended conversations with the creative forces shaping up the decentralised world. In the wild, our guests range from Product Designers to Blockchain Architects, and include topics such as Philosophy and Proof-of-Stake. The common thread being our focus on the human side as he try to deconstruct the frameworks and processes to enable listeners to become the better version of themselves while venturing into the Metaverse.
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Ep. 63 - web3 is just a database that cannot lie w. Zahid, founder @ Jutsu.ai
March 18, 2024 13:46 - 2 hours - 123 MBZahid is the founder of Jutsu. Jutsy is the co-pilot of web3 enabling and empowering developers to be 10x more efficient! Some of the topics we cover on this wide ranging conversation: 1. Just origins: feeling the pain points at ETH Denver 2023 hackathon 2. Jutsu evolution: hackers using it and winning in the wild 3. Philosophical musings on AI: defining Agents, challenges for adoption and opportunities. 4. Core infrastructure of Consumer application? What are the differences and ...
Ep. 62 - Drama Is the Prime Indicator of Decentralisation w. Dr. Nick @ Factory DAO
February 11, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBResources Blog Post 'Nearcon: the Post Protocol Era' - https://thecryptospace.substack.com/p/nearcon-the-post-protocol-era-is Nearcon 2023 Panel: DAOs and Collective Intelligence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj2PpoZW47g&t=14431s The Big V Value Thesis - https://x.com/DrNickA/status/1749062167188349052?s=20 'Why? The purpose of the Universe' by Dr Phillip Todd Factory DAO - https://www.factorydao.org Follow on Socials Dr. Nick - https://twitter.com/DrNickA Factory DAO - https:...
Ep. 61 - Throwing Stones was a Distraction w. Boris Polania, NEAR Dev Hub
January 29, 2024 04:05 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBOn this podcast we sit down with Boris Polania, from NEAR DevHub. Some of the topics we cover are: - Boris background: challenges as an entrepreneur and frustrating with the political class in Venezuela - Complexity Science and DAOs - DevHub role and initiatives to growing the NEAR ecosystem - and more! Resources - DevHub Home Base on BOS - https://near.social/devhub.near/widget/app Follow on Social Boris - https://twitter.com/HackBoing NEAR DevHub - https://twitter.com/NEARDevH...
Ep. 60 - The Degenerate Founders w. Edward & Jonathan, co-founders @ Meteor Wallet
December 27, 2023 13:39 - 2 hours - 113 MBJonathan and Edward are co-founders at Meteor Wallet, one of the main and rapidly growing wallet in NEAR ecosystem. Prior to founding Meteor, Jonathan joined Edward in NEAR Tinker Union, a rich NFT community focused on the technology, innovation and product. Resources Meteor Wallet Website - https://meteorwallet.app/ NEAR Tinker Union (NTU) Website (Stake) - https://tinkerunion.com/stake/ Buy NTU - https://www.tradeport.xyz/near/collection/tinkerunion_nft.enleap.near Follow on Soc...
Ep. 59 - We Probably Need Relevant People In the Room w. Vlad & Boris, DevHub
December 17, 2023 10:12 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBBonus Special Episode: Cross-posting the first episode of the DevHub Unplugged Podcast, a new series produced by DevHub Link to Original Podcast: https://youtu.be/Ke5c3GS5-KU Subscrite to DevHub Unplugged: DevHub Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@NEARDevHub Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/24Ns7EaHzEhMl8OQqrkomg Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devhub-unplugged/id1720735707?uo=4 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50...
Ep. 58 - There is No Future for Existing Oracles or Bridges w. Peter & Jasper, co-founders @ SEDA Protocol
December 05, 2023 09:44 - 1 hour - 91 MBPeter (CEO) and Jasper (CTO) are co-founders at SEDA Protocol, a base layer focused on interoperability. You may know them from Flux, their prior First Party Oracle protocol - Flux. On this pod, we waste no time and we go DEEP into the future of decentralised infrastructure and what would be required for mass adoption. The promise? Chain abstraction. ALPHA WARNING Some of the things we cover include: * Defining key terms such as blockchains (multiple), oracles and bridges using ton...
Ep. 57 - Death and Rebirth w. David Weinstein, Chief of Staff @ NEAR Foundation
November 26, 2023 17:47 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBDavid Weinstein is the current Chief of Staff at NEAR Foundation. Some of the topics we cover on this wide ranging conversation with David: * David Background - from great intellectual input at a large financial firm to optimise tiny credit card margins to working at LinkedIn, Circle, and now NEAR Foundation * Road to Self-Actualisation: where do classic philosophy meets modern day problems? * Classical philosophy meets AI: what would Marcus Aurelius say? * Death and Rebirth: the...
Ep. 56 - "We Don't b* About It. We Focus on High Impact Initiatives Instead" Pet3r @ NEARWEEK
November 16, 2023 16:07 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBWide ranging conversation with Peter, co-founder at NEARWEEK, the OG newsletter of the NEAR ecosystem. Some of the topics we cover on this conversation include: * How high levels of trust in government in Denmark have shaped the web3 landscape there. * Role of adversity in hustle and ambition * Getting things done * NEAR ecosystem: evolution, challenges and opportunities. * Branding * and more! Subscribe to NEARWEEK and claim weekly free cover NFT: https://subscribe.nearweek.com ...
Ep. 55 - I Look Peaceful But On the Back End I Calculate Things by The Second w. Erica Kang
October 23, 2023 20:54 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBErica Kang is the founder of KryptoSeoul, a leading community building team in South Korea made up of professional communicators, marketers, and analysts. Some of the topics we cover on this wide ranging conversation include: * Origins of KryptoSeoul: transitioning from Korean Corporate world to crypto. * Importance of Brand and Reputation: how to identify and filter out bad actors while building trust * Korean Culture: what is meant for innovation, challenges for global cooperat...
Ep. 54 - You Will Get Destroyed By Someone Who Focuses More on People w. Kendall Cole, Proximity Labs
October 02, 2023 03:21 - 2 hours - 136 MBKendall Cole is the founder and CEO at Proximity Labs, also known over time as the 'Defi Arm' of NEAR Ecosystem. On this wide ranging conversation with Kendall, you can actually hear the energy and the tone in the room change as time goes on. As we keep hitting him with quirky jokes, and asking genuine questions from every angle, Kendall finally starts to open up and share some top tier insights and alpha. Some of the topics discussed include: Unconventional Origins of NEAR Proto...
Ep. 53 - We don't need infrastructure, we need consumer facing apps w. Riqi, co-founder @ Paras, Arkana & Akoma
September 27, 2023 15:02 - 2 hours - 123 MBRiqi is the co-founder of Paras, Arkana and Akoma and one of the five NEAR Community Treasury Trustees. This podcast was recorded in person, at the Paras HQ in Jakarta on September 4, 2023. This is a wide ranging, wholesome, at time hilarious conversation where you can see Riqi and AVB become best friends in real time while talking about: * The Origins of Paras: to elevate NFTs beyond digital art. * The Origins of Akoma and why they had to rebrand from Paras Comics * Growing Akoma...
Ep. 52 - Don’t Paint Me as Some Angel, Even Though I’ve Got Bleached Hair w. Mike Purvis
September 13, 2023 04:27 - 2 hours - 133 MBMike Purvis is an engineer, builders, and awesome human being. Early NEAR Core, co-founder at Croncats, and current contributor to Cosmos. Some of the topics we cover on this wide ranging conversation with Mike: Origins Story - Mike joining NEAR early days (2020) - working alongside founding team, hustle beast mode on. Serendipity - magic happens when people are bored together. Importance of IRL event - we are getting a castle in Burgundy! Founder’s Journey - difference between ...
Ep. 51 - Web3 isn't a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Making a Sh*t Game w. Hugo & Jon, @ PlayEmber
August 29, 2023 07:36 - 2 hours - 110 MBPlayEmber is a mobile games studio with over 100 million downloads. PlayEmber is making web3 easy & rewarding for players, developers & creators. Their web3 team are building the infrastructure and games to mass onboard web2 games into web3. they are already Top20 Blockchain Game and still in private beta. On this wide ranging conversation with PlayEmber cofounders Jon and Hugo, we cover: * On being a data driven organisation: how games are born and killed. * Games as art of com...
Ep. 50 - When PsyOps & Jokes Turn Serious w. Plug, Chief Decentralisation Officer @ Banyan Collective
August 24, 2023 05:55 - 1 hour - 109 MBWeb3 Plug is the mastermind behind many great projects on the NEAR ecosystem and beyond. Plug agreed to come on the Wild User Interviews podcast as long as he could remain anonymous. Masked up and constantly moving in the middle of the night at an undisclosed location, we do DEEP... Some of Plug's publicly disclosed affiliations include: co-founder at Minority Programmers, Chief Decentralisation Officer @ Banyan Collective, & Blunt DAO. Some of the topics we cover: Origins of Min...
Ep. 49 - Don't Piss On Me and Tell Me It Is Raining w. Jared & Joe, RLO + Shard Dog
August 15, 2023 08:08 - 2 hours - 125 MBSome of the things we cover: * State of the NDC - airing and listing grievances from a Builder's perspective (Diving deeper into The Viral Tweet). * Anatomy of a Revolution: AVB got sacrificed first for speaking out, now moderates are coming forward with a silent majority behind us. * What happens when a chain's main product become's governance? Incentive design. Admins overpowering the will of Builder's in what was once a Builder's Blockchain. * Ideological Battles: the Socialists...
Ep. 48 - Utility NFTs & Infra for Mass Adoption w. Carolin Geier, co-founder @ Mintbase
August 07, 2023 03:27 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBWide ranging conversation with Carolin Geier, co-founder at Mintbase and one of the five NEAR Community Treasury Trustees. This podcast is a short one but packed with goodies where we come, among other things: * The beginning: from German Parliament researching 'Distributed Ledger Technology' to meeting Nate working on Blockchain and NFTs. * Changing landscape from lots of talks and unfulfilled promises in 2018 to today * Role of Mintbase in NEAR - infra enabling many other projec...
Ep. 47 - The Art of The Possible w. Alex Chiocchi, Chief Product Office @ Pagoda
July 30, 2023 12:38 - 1 hour - 101 MBAlex Chiocchi is the Chief Product Officer at Pagoda. Prior to joining Pagoda, Alex was en early LinkedIn employee, founded and exited an AI startup (that used one of Illia's open source libraries), and worked at Kraken. On this wide ranging conversation we cover many things, including: * What makes a good product - frameworks for building successful applications. * Tension between Product and Engineering. * Challenges of building towards a long term vision while also trying to sur...
Ep. 46 - Governance, Culture & Economics: Unpacking NDC. w. Illuminfti, Core Contributor @ GWG
July 19, 2023 05:07 - 1 hour - 99.3 MBPodcast Recorded July 3, 2023 Illuminfti is the co-founder of Anti-social Labs and a core contributor to the NEAR Digital Collective (NDC) Governance Working Group (GWG). This is a wide ranging, unfiltered, and at times spicy conversation where we cover: * Illuminfti Journey: from College in US to startup ecosystem in UK * Crypto Counterculture. * Insights into NFTS on NEAR - Post Mortem. * Complex relationship between Governance, Culture & Economics * How to attract and retain...
Ep. 45 - Telling Stories with Data: Didier Pironi, co-founder Pikespeak
July 06, 2023 09:57 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBDidier Pironi îs an OG of NEAR ecosystem. Previously served as Product Manager at REF Finance, the leading DEX on NEAR. Current he is co-founder at PikeSpeak, advanced analytics tool. Some of the topics we cover on this wide ranging conversation: * Journey from Consultant at PWC to becoming a web3 Builder * The impact that working at Techstars and being surrounded by other founders had on him. Importance of role models. * Differences in business environment and culture between UK ...
Ep. 44 - Ancient Wisdom & Future of Web3 w. Agwn @ Ludium
June 20, 2023 04:57 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBPodcast recorded live in Seoul as part of the ETH Seoul and Asia Buidl 2023 tour. Discover the untold potential of Web3 as we navigate the world of blockchain technology with Agwn, the founder of Lidium – a Web3 education venture in Korea – and co-organizer of ETH Seoul. Together, we'll examine the unique aspects of Korea's history and culture that make it a fertile ground for crypto adoption, while also delving into the importance of education in this new era of decentralization....
Ep. 43 - Be Proud of The Work You Do w. Alina Tustanovska, NEAR Community Trust
June 06, 2023 04:44 - 2 hours - 117 MBAlina Tustanovska is the COO at INC4, CEO of Spaceport Labs, DAO Council member at AirDAO, friend with Open Forest Protocol. Most recently, Alina has been appointed as one of the five NEAR Community Trust Trustees. This is the second instalment of the 'Get to Know the Trustees' Series, episodes where we dive deep to uncover who the stewards of the ecosystem are and what makes them a good candidate. On this wide ranging conversation we cover: * Alina's journey into crypto * How he...
Ep. 42 Web3 Onboarding and UX Done Differently w. Ben Kurrek @ Keypom
May 21, 2023 08:54 - 1 hour - 100 MBWide ranging conversation with Ben Kurrek. Ben is a Software engineer @ Pagoda (prev. NEAR Inc), ex DevRel Engineer @ Pagoda, co-founder @ Keypom, student at University of Waterloo Engineering. On this wild conversation we cover A LOT including: Ben's journey into blockchain and NEAR protocol as a total beginner. Reflections on branding, marketing, and memetics. How Keypom is different to Satori Thoughts on Pagoda, BOD, and the role of Dev Tel Strategies for attracting top t...
Ep. 41 - Paradigm Shifts: Regulation, Programmable Money, & DAOs w. Alex Sims
April 26, 2023 04:31 - 1 hour - 90 MBWide ranging conversation with Alex Sims, is an Associate Professor at the Business School at Auckland University , has a PhD in DAOs, and is part of the Executive council of Blockchain New Zealand. Some of the topics we cover: * Being an 'unconventional academic' - shifting entire area of research after 20 years. Journey from Copyright to Crypto. * Insights into the Regulatory landscape. * Requirements for innovation. Scope for competition between jurisdictions? * Response to Re...
Ep. 40 - NEAR Malaysia, Nearstarter & NDC with Antonio Gone Multichain
April 18, 2023 01:01 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBIn this episode, I had a fantastic conversation with Antonio Gone Multichain, exploring his journey from Spain to Malaysia and his involvement with Near Malaysia, Near Starter, and the Near Digital Collective. We discussed the importance of gold and cryptocurrencies as diverse stores of value, the impact of travel on our lives, and empowering regional communities through blockchain technology. We also touched on decentralized governance, the potential of on-chain data, and the fut...
Ep. 39 Better Engineering with the Understanding of Enterprise Technologies w Sheldon Dearr
April 11, 2023 19:24 - 3 hours - 167 MBIn this captivating conversation with Sheldon Dearr, we dive deep into the world of crypto, exploring his journey from discovering the Bitcoin white paper in 2008 to navigating the complex ICO market and the current NFT landscape. Sheldon is a technologist, humanist, thinker, and cheeseball (self-proclaimed). Throughout our discussion, we touch on topics such as Ethereum's impact on the crypto space and the emergence of dynamic sharding in projects like NEAR Protocol. We also del...
Ep. 38 - Blockchain for the Real World with Alex Shevchenko, CEO @ Aurora
March 24, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 101 MBAlex Shevchenko is the CEO of Aurora, a next-generation Ethereum compatible blockchain and ecosystem that runs on the NEAR Protocol, and powers the innovations behind Aurora Cloud—the fastest path for Web2 businesses to capture the value of Web3. On this wide ranging conversation with Alex we cover a range of topics including: * The importance of staying humble. Lessons from two world class scientists that mentored Alex during is PhD. * Transition from calculation on clusters to b...
Ep. 37 Back to the Basics: Why Crypto? w. Elena Obukhova, co-founder Supermoon
March 13, 2023 21:03 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBWide ranging conversation with Elena Obukhova, co-founder of Supermoon. Elena is, allegedly, not a spy. Having lived in 9 different countries including Russia, China and Argentina give Elena a unique perspective as to the problem that Web3 is trying to tackle. Some of the topics we cover are: * Unique challenges of organising IRL events (Road to ETH Denver) * Unique challenges of attending IRL events: shallow connections, overwhelmed by number of side events, etc. * Getting to kn...
Ep. 36 - Decentralised, multi-chain reputation w. Ben, co-founder Decent.Land
March 01, 2023 19:40 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBWide ranging conversation with Ben, co-founder of DecentLand, a multi chain social and online identity protocol. Some of the topics we cover are: Ben's journey and evolution into the Arweave ecosystem Decent.land origins at a Hackathon and on-going iterations based on community feedback Importance of a welcoming, nurturing community for a nascent ecosystem The role of Reputation (hint: reputation is EVERYTHING) Challenges, incentives and disincentives when it comes to reputati...
Ep. 35 - Let's f* BUILD w. Addie Geise, Head of Community @ Banyan Collective
February 15, 2023 20:56 - 1 hour - 85 MBOn this episode we get to sit down with Addie Geise, who's recently joined Banyan Collective as Head of Community in December 2022. On this wide ranging conversation we cover a lot of topics including: * Addie's journey into crypto - disappointment with healthcare industry and * Evolution within Crypto - from online casino to a real opportunity for impact * Human Behavioural Design * Building a DAO from the ground up - WGMI DAO * Lessons, frameworks and insights from Communities ...
Ep. 34 - Carbon: The Missing Link to Unlocking Value from Nature w. Michael Kelly, co-founder at Open Forest Protocol (OFP)
January 26, 2023 16:10 - 1 hour - 106 MBWide ranging conversation with Michael Kelly, also known in the NEAR Ecosystem as Ozymandius, co-founder of Open Forest Protocol (OFP). Open Forest Protocol is building a system to measure, report, verify, and fund reforestation & afforestation projects only possible with crypto, unlocking projects that are too small for traditional registries. Some of the topics we cover: Humans (toxic) relationship with Nature Challenges and problems with existing approaches to Carbon Credits...
Ep. 33 - Web3 Wallet with Web2 Financial Features for Mass Onboarding. Petr Volnov @HERE Wallet
January 16, 2023 15:43 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBOn this wide ranging conversation with Petr we cover: * 'Easter European Mode' - winning every NEAR Hacker House in the US * HERE Wallet approach to UX/UI * Building Web3 financial tooling - like Venom or Zelle but better and accessible to everyone worldwide * The Problem I: US market monopoly, lacks competitiveness * The Problem II: most of the developing world lacks access to financial services, experience high inflation, etc, * Onboarding Users Seamlessly: send crypto to anyone...
Ep. 32 - The Future of NFTs, DAOs and NDC with Jordan Gray
January 04, 2023 16:33 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBSome of the topics we cover: * NEARCON 2022 - wild experience. * Jordan's Origins - from Art + Tech nonprofit to NEAR Protocol * NFTs - origins and evolution. Digital gentrification? * Challenges and new approaches to DAOs: * Putting the human back in the equation - applying Design Thinking to DAOs * Onboarding and off boarding - quadratic quorum!? * NDC - origins and road ahead * Progressive payouts for Hackathons * Basement dwellers and the joys of on-chain espionage * ...and mo...
Ep. 31 - Decentralised Content Creation Powerhouse w Chad Lamon, NEAR Foundation
December 13, 2022 02:08 - 26 minutes - 25 MBThis podcast is shorter than usual - time in the Podcast Booth was precious - we explore several topics - * The State of Content Creation on NEAR * Current Challenges and Opportunities * Explore the Idea of Decentralising Content Creation (User-generated content) * and more! If you want to contact Chad... just DM any of the NEAR Protocol main accounts on Twitter or Youtube ;)
Ep. 030 - "With Great Technology Comes Great Responsibility" Sandi Fatic, Founder & CEO @ Calimero Network
December 04, 2022 22:07 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBOn this amazing conversation Sandi draws from his experience as a three-time startup founder and Big Tech (Google and Facebook) as well as personal experience growing up in Croatia and Yugoslavia to cover many topics such as: * Mass adoption requires a combination of Technology AND Business Models * Privacy is the missing component in the tech stack for viable business models. Blockchains must be secure, scalable, affordable AND private. * Why Privacy matters from a regulatory and...
Ep. 029 Professional Marketing, Personal Growth w Taylor Ryan
September 19, 2022 09:58 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBSome of the topics we cover: State of Marketing in Web3 Branding 101: What does the customer want? Crafting Products & User Experiences Grandma can use Migrant experience: Washington DC to Denmark How to survive bear market: marketing and funding strategy And more!
028. Deploying Capital for Fun and Profits w NEAR Big Brain
September 05, 2022 04:36 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBSome of the topics we cover include: * What is Big Brain Holdings? How to invest and nurture in multiple blockchain ecosystems * Layer One (L1) Investment Thesis * What he looks out for on potential investments * Thoughts on NFT, Onboarding, Growth and more! References & Resources Big Brain Holdings Blunt DAO - The decentralized autonomous sesh & biggest IRL Web3 onboarding movement of all time. Get onboarded IRL through Proof of Sesh with a confirmed Blunt validator. NEAR Fut...
Ep. 028 Deploying Capital for Fun and Profits w NEAR Big Brain
September 05, 2022 04:36 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBSome of the topics we cover include: * What is Big Brain Holdings? How to invest and nurture in multiple blockchain ecosystems * Layer One (L1) Investment Thesis * What he looks out for on potential investments * Thoughts on NFT, Onboarding, Growth and more! References & Resources Big Brain Holdings Blunt DAO - The decentralized autonomous sesh & biggest IRL Web3 onboarding movement of all time. Get onboarded IRL through Proof of Sesh with a confirmed Blunt validator. NEAR Fut...
Ep. 027 - Innovation is a Product Requirement. Building Web 3 Products and UX w Max & Ravi @ Magic Powered
August 13, 2022 02:27 - 1 hour - 89 MBSome of the topics covered include: Magic Powered Organisation Structure (Collective v Agency) Styles of Work (Unstructured v Process Driven) The current state of Product and UX in Web 3: challenges, opportunities Basic principles of Design & UX Experience building on NEAR And more...! Resources https://magicpowered.io https://twitter.com/MagicPowrd https://www.behance.net/magicpowered_io https://astrodao.com
Ep. 26 Uncovering a Conspiracy, Integrating with Layer Zero - Curt Shilling, founder @ Real Birds
August 09, 2022 01:21 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBWe cover: The origins: getting involved with Bitcoin, introduction to Libertarianism, Austrian Economics, hyperinflation. Conspiracy Theories: What, Why, How? (They are all true) Challenges for Web 3 Mass Adoption Tackling misconceptions around DAOs, NFTs (pushing back against common, bad practices in ecosystem) Introduction to Layer Zero: an omni-chain protocol How Real Birds is bringing Layer Zero to NEAR, unleashing unlimited opportunities for the rest of ecosystem More......
Ep. 026 Uncovering a Conspiracy, Integrating with Layer Zero - Curt Shilling, founder @ Real Birds
August 09, 2022 01:21 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBWe cover: The origins: getting involved with Bitcoin, introduction to Libertarianism, Austrian Economics, hyperinflation. Conspiracy Theories: What, Why, How? (They are all true) Challenges for Web 3 Mass Adoption Tackling misconceptions around DAOs, NFTs (pushing back against common, bad practices in ecosystem) Introduction to Layer Zero: an omni-chain protocol How Real Birds is bringing Layer Zero to NEAR, unleashing unlimited opportunities for the rest of ecosystem More......
Ep. 025 - Origins of NEAR, fight for the Open Web, Gaming on NEAR and more w Aliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin @ HumanGuild
July 18, 2022 01:12 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBResources & References NEAR.ai to Near Protocol Gaming on NEAR Twitter Space w ZARA, June 30 Two Games on top 15 Smart Contracts on NEAR, June 29 Richard Stallman & the Future of Software Innovation by A. Hudzilin “Why Software Should be Free” by Richard Stallman “What Comes After Open Source?” by Denis Nazarov Aggregation Theory by Ben Thompson The Meaning of Decentralisation by Vitalik Buterin NEAR Whiteboard Series - Technical Deep Dive (Youtube) NEAR Wallet Selector (Git...
Ep. 024 Seizing the Memes of Production w David Morrison, Community Engagement @ NEAR Foundation
July 13, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBOn this wide ranging conversation with David, we cover wide range go issues including: * how blockchain technology and crypto empowers people to build an alternative to some of the world's problems, including 'conspiracy theories' * Marketing Challenges and Opportunities * Evolution of Ecosystem and Role of the NEAR Foundation References David's TikTok David's Recommendations 1. Ten Percent Happier by Dan Harris 2. Punk6529's Twitter Social Links 1. David's Twitter 2. David's ...
Ep. 023 Building beyond the Bullsh*t w Nate Geier, co-founder @ Mintbase
July 11, 2022 01:56 - 1 hour - 82 MBReferences & Resources Website - https://www.mintbase.io Documentation - https://docs.mintbase.io Mintbase <> Arweave integration - https://blog.mintbase.io/mintbase-arweave-9459f3889c79 Mintbase Series A fundraise - https://medium.com/mintbase/mintbase-raises-7-5m-series-a-5m-grants-pool-to-pioneer-utility-nft-infrastructure-850c9b2bd476 How to apply for Mintbase Grant - https://github.com/Mintbase/Grants-Program Gorilla Shops - https://blog.mintbase.io/store-s-of-the-week-gorilla-sh...
Ep. 022 Stake Wars: Episode III - Next Stage Decentralization w Blaze, Open Shards Alliance
July 03, 2022 08:17 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBSome of the topics covered on this episode include: * Blaze Path to NEAR: from Ethereum miner to staking validator mastermind * Open Shards Alliance: origins, current role in ecosystem * Core Technical Concepts required to understand Stake Wars * NEAR Security and Threat Model - challenges of adding 67% of all validators in one go * Stake Wars - what problem is it trying to solve? Educate the world about NEAR tech stack, train the next set of validators from within active and commi...
Ep. 021 Rocketry, Blockchain & Music: You can learn anything w Patrick McNally, Cypher Protocol
June 30, 2022 13:26 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBSome of the topics we cover are: Perspective of an outsider attending NEAR Lounge @ ETH Denver. Interesting lessons on crafting IRL onboarding experiences Reflections on an unsuccessful NFT launch. Value of experimentation and iteration Vision and Mission: Innovating on Web3 Music 100 True Fans Concept. How to identify them, reach them, etc. Special Digital Items Pathways into Crypto and Mechanical Engineering How you can learn anything: Launching a homemade rocket 14,000 fee...
Ep. 020 Elevating the State of Marketing & Branding in Web3 w Lorraine Sanders, NEAR Marketing DAO
June 21, 2022 09:42 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBSome of the topics covered on this show include: Weird and wonderful pathway from Journalism into Web3 Challenges of Journalism & Media in general Web 3 as a new paradigm for publishing forcing media back into a more noble place. Pronoia & other mental models of highly successful people Importance of Personal Branding State of Branding & Marketing in Web3 Link between Fashion Tech & Web3 ...more About Lorraine https://twitter.com/lorrainesanders https://lorrainesanders.c...
Ep. 019 - 'It's hard to be anyone who makes something out of their brain...' w. Chloe Curiel @ NEAR Austin
June 16, 2022 06:37 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBReferences & Resources * [Blog] NEAR Hacker House Austin Schedule * [Blog] NEAR Hacker House Bounty Winners * NEAR @ Consensus * Encode Club Hackathon * NEAR May 2022 Town Hall (Regional Hubs Section) * [Book] Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson (History of Scientific Revolutions) * Capital Guild (Mintbase Store, Nigerian Artists) * [Blog] Mintbase Raises $7m, $5m for Grants * How to Apply to Mintbase Grants Program * Arroz Studios (Arts Studio and Events Space i...
Ep. 018 - Empowering the Underdogs: Elias Casas, WGMI Solutions
June 04, 2022 10:51 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBAbout Elias Elias is the founder of WAGMI Solution a Web3, Social Media, and Marketing Solutions Agency focused on the NEAR Ecosystem. He is also involved with a range of amazing projects including: Evoltn, The voice of the underground’s rising electronic artists; NEAR NFT DAO: Focused on building a sustainable model that supports the NEAR NFT ecosystem for years to come; Korosenai Ninjas the first successful Derug on NEAR TENK: NFT Core Infrastructure Resources & Mentions R...
Ep. 017 - Allowing people worldwide to access wealth, with Deepak Nuli (@hinduHacker), founder of Kresko.fi
May 19, 2022 02:17 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBResources Kresko Website - https://www.kresko.fi Deepak Twitter - https://twitter.com/hinduhacker Kresko Twitter - https://twitter.com/kreskoFi Kresko Medium - https://medium.com/kreskofi Kresko Telegram - https://t.me/kreskofi Kresko Github - https://github.com/kreskohq/
Ep. 016 - Frameworks for Mass Adoption: Digital Collectibles as Powerful Tools for Onboarding Gaming and eSports Users to Web 3.0 w. Jon Werthen, Co-founder @ Arterra
May 13, 2022 01:57 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBResources * Arterra Website * Complexity Gaming Introduces First Ever Digital Collectibles for Fans * Complexity HQ Follow on Socials Arterra - https://twitter.com/ARterraLabs Jon Werthen - https://twitter.com/jonwerthen AVB - https://twitter.com/home Complexity - https://twitter.com/Complexity