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    Wild User Interviews Podcast (Wuipod)

    People, 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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    Episodes (62)

    Ep. 62 - Drama Is the Prime Indicator of Decentralisation w. Dr. Nick @ Factory DAO

    Ep. 62 - Drama Is the Prime Indicator of Decentralisation w. Dr. Nick @ Factory DAO

    Resources
    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://twitter.com/FactDAO

    AVB - https://twitter.com/AvbNear
    Wuipod - https://twitter.com/wuipod

    Ep. 61 - Throwing Stones was a Distraction w. Boris Polania, NEAR Dev Hub

    Ep. 61 - Throwing Stones was a Distraction w. Boris Polania, NEAR Dev Hub

    On 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/NEARDevHub

    AVB - https://twitter.com/AvbNear
    Wuipod - https://twitter.com/wuipod

    Ep. 60 - The Degenerate Founders w. Edward & Jonathan, co-founders @ Meteor Wallet

    Ep. 60 - The Degenerate Founders w. Edward & Jonathan, co-founders @ Meteor Wallet

    Jonathan 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 Socials
    Edward Twitter - https://twitter.com/r3ktdegen
    Jonathan Twitter - https://twitter.com/web3hedge

    Meteor Twitter - https://twitter.com/MeteorWallet
    NEAR Tinker Union (NTU) - https://twitter.com/NearTinkerUnion

    Ep. 59 - We Probably Need Relevant People In the Room w. Vlad & Boris, DevHub

    Ep. 59 - We Probably Need Relevant People In the Room w. Vlad & Boris, DevHub

    Bonus 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/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL2Rldmh1Yi11bnBsdWdnZWQ=

    Follow on Socials

    DevHub - https://twitter.com/NEARDevHub
    Vlad - https://twitter.com/Freol
    Boris - https://twitter.com/HackBoing

    Ep. 58 - There is No Future for Existing Oracles or Bridges w. Peter & Jasper, co-founders @ SEDA Protocol

    Ep. 58 - There is No Future for Existing Oracles or Bridges w. Peter & Jasper, co-founders @ SEDA Protocol

    Peter (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 tons of useful and playful analogies.
    * Challenges and shortcomings of the current oracles. Kingmakers or bottlenecks? Perhaps both
    * SEDA's evolution: from a fancier cart and buggy to becoming a Ferrari. Rethinking interconnectivity and data availability
    * Novel ways to monetise data: mind-melting Oracle Extractable Value [Alpha Warning]
    * Other protocol features: how anyone can become a data provider, how to setup your own relay, how to launch products as modules, and more!
    * Data. Chain abstraction. Rust. Rrrrrrrr
    * and much more.

    Resources
    SEDA Website - https://www.seda.xyz/
    Modular Blockchain Thesis (AltVMs)- https://x.com/jasperflux/status/1730193805507223654?s=20

    Layer Zero - https://layerzero.network/

    Follow on Socials

    SEDA X - https://twitter.com/sedaprotocol
    Peter X - https://twitter.com/realpeterjm
    Jasper X - https://twitter.com/jasperflux 

    Ep. 57 - Death and Rebirth w. David Weinstein, Chief of Staff @ NEAR Foundation

    Ep. 57 - Death and Rebirth w. David Weinstein, Chief of Staff @ NEAR Foundation

    David 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 cycles of growth. 
    * Hero's journey: the hero must come back home to share what he has learned. Illia as the hero coming back to NF? What has he learned as he returns home?
    * And A LOT more

    Resources 
    NEAR AI Medium - https://medium.com/near-ai
    Collective Intelligence Panel NEARCON 2023 - https://youtu.be/Cj2PpoZW47g

    Follow on Social Media 
    David - https://twitter.com/dw_stein

    Ep. 56 - "We Don't b* About It. We Focus on High Impact Initiatives Instead" Pet3r @ NEARWEEK

    Ep. 56 - "We Don't b* About It. We Focus on High Impact Initiatives Instead" Pet3r  @ NEARWEEK

    Wide 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

    Resources
    Heroes Bounty Platform by NEARWEEK - https://www.heroes.build 
    Illia new NEAR Foundation CEO - https://near.org/blog/enter-the-black-dragon-near-co-founder-joins-the-near-foundation-as-ceo

    Follow on Social Media
    NEARWEEK -https://twitter.com/NEARWEEK
    Heroes - https://twitter.com/heroes_build
    Peter - https://twitter.com/quadron3stat3

    Wuipod - https://twitter.com/wuipod
    AVB - https://twitter.com/AvbNear

    Ep. 55 - I Look Peaceful But On the Back End I Calculate Things by The Second w. Erica Kang

    Ep. 55 - I Look Peaceful But On the Back End I Calculate Things by The Second w. Erica Kang

    Erica 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 cooperation and governance
    * Barrier to Mass Adoption: lessons learned from 7 years collaborating with many ecosystems and projects
    * Empire Building: expanding from South Korea into the rest of Asia and the world!
    * Not Everything Can or Should Be Decentralised: the need for a strong vision and ability to execute efficiently
    * and more!

    Resources 
    Asia Buidl - https://www.buidl.asia
    @kryptoseoulofficial - http://kryptoseoul.com
    ETH Seoul - https://2023.ethseoul.org/ 
    Women in Web3 Change Makers Interview - https://youtu.be/SnqfeX4viRk

    Follow on socials:

    Erica - https://twitter.com/ekang426
    KryptoSeoul - https://twitter.com/KryptoSeoul
    KryptoPlanet - https://twitter.com/ericaplanet
    BuidlAsia - https://twitter.com/buidl_asia
    ETH Seoul - https://twitter.com/eth_seoul_

    AVB - https://twitter.com/AvbNear
    Wuipod - https://twitter.com/wuipod

    Ep. 54 - You Will Get Destroyed By Someone Who Focuses More on People w. Kendall Cole, Proximity Labs

    Ep. 54 - You Will Get Destroyed By Someone Who Focuses More on People w. Kendall Cole, Proximity Labs

    Kendall 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 Protocol. Unlike other web3 ecosystems, NEAR was birthed by a rare cohort of 'outsiders': big tech type, competitive programmers, and other giga brains. This has led to everything being reimagined and built from the ground up, which has presented some early challenges around implementation and communication: but could it be the secret for long term success?
    • Origins and Evolution of Proximity: spanning across three stages we see Kendall's team solving the 'deep application layer', recruiting and enabling external teams to build on NEAR, and now putting al pieces in place to kickstart the BOS flywheel
    • Beyond BOS as we know it. As Kendall touches on BOS, we finally get a glimpse of where this is all going. We aren't just the sidekick, a simple front-end. With the addition of remote accounts (coming soon) NEAR will be able to provide a unified user experience being a core access point to smoothly transact on any blockchain [Mind-melt alert!]
    • NEAR Data Availability - we geek out on how L2s (optimistic rollups) work on Ethereum, the challenge of storing State, some of the emerging Data Availability solutions such as Celestia and Mantle. Then Kendall explains how NEAR has very cheap state which, inadvertently, is the best solution at the moment for all these L2s...
    • MORE


    Resources
    Blockchain Operating System (BOS) - https://www.proximity.dev/BOS
    Ignas Defi Interviews - The Endgame for NEAR Protocol, interview w. Kendall: https://www.ignasdefi.com/p/the-endgame-for-near-protocol-an
    Startup Chile - https://startupchile.org/en/

    Coindesk - How AI, web3, and Humans can work together to solve global, complex problems https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/08/01/how-ai-web3-and-humans-can-work-together-to-solve-complex-global-problems/
    Laura Shin Podcast w. Illia - When AI and Blockchain Meet, How Can Each Technology Benefit? https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/unchained/id1123922160?i=1000620761192

    The Knowledge Project w. Shreyas Doshi: Better Teams, Better Products https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-knowledge-project-with-shane-parrish/id990149481?i=1000626771622

    Modular Blockchains & Data Availability
    Celestia - https://celestia.org/
    Mantle - https://www.mantle.xyz/
    Eigen Layer Data Availability (DA) - https://x.com/eigenlayer/status/1706349539169538241?s=20 

    Follow on Social

    Kendall - https://twitter.com/kendaIIc
    Proximity Labs - https://twitter.com/proximityfi

    AVB - https://twitter.com/AvbNear
    Wuipod - https://twitter.com/wuipod

    Ep. 53 - We don't need infrastructure, we need consumer facing apps w. Riqi, co-founder @ Paras, Arkana & Akoma

    Ep. 53 - We don't need infrastructure, we need consumer facing apps w. Riqi, co-founder @ Paras, Arkana & Akoma

    Riqi 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 into 100s thousands of users in Indonesia. Considerations when looking for a web3 ecosystem to deploy to transition that project.
    * Best selling comics art on Akoma - local ghost stories! And plans for regional expansion.
    * Insights on growing and scaling an organisation internationally from Indonesia - easier to hire engineers than marketing or BD?
    * Paras approach to hiring and training engineers - bearish on fully remote.
    * State of web3 - community, growth, challenges & opportunities.
    * Introduction to Arkana: membership and rewards platform with 100s of thousands of users.
    * Quirky business ideas - thinking outside of the box on fun, engaging consumer applications that can have mass appeal.
    * Best explanation of technical concepts ('explain it to me like I'm six') such as Zero Balance accounts, Meta Transactions, and other NEAR Protocol primitives.
    * And more...!

    Resources 
    Paras - OG Marketplace on NEAR: https://paras.id
    Arkana - https://arkana.gg
    Akoma - https://akoma.xyz

    Follow on Socials
    Riqi - https://twitter.com/hdriqi
    Paras - https://twitter.com/ParasHQ
    Arkana - https://twitter.com/ArkanaHQ
    Akoma - https://twitter.com/AkomaLabs

    AVB - https://twitter.com/avbNear
    Wuipod - https://twitter.com/wuipod

    Wuipod is also available on all major podcasting platforms for streaming.

    Ep. 52 - Don’t Paint Me as Some Angel, Even Though I’ve Got Bleached Hair w. Mike Purvis

    Ep. 52 - Don’t Paint Me as Some Angel, Even Though I’ve Got Bleached Hair w. Mike Purvis

    Mike 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 being a salaried employee and a founder.
    • Product Market Fit v Value Creation at an early stage ecosystem. 
    • Importance of User Experience - deconstructing what needs to be true for mass adoption to occur. 
    • Market Trends - group think, follow the leader: everyone giving out grants, rise of the multi-chain raidooors (Scammers). Now everyone is too tight with grants - how can we support the builders?!
    • Extinction events - setting a deadline for differentiation. 
    • Community and culture - in search for a tribe. Soft skills that matter.
    • Origins Story of Croncats!
    • Automation and Long Running Smart Contracts 
    • AVB shills a few product ideas as bait - #getMikeBack 
    • Governance - decentralising tech v decentralising human structures. The return of the benevolent king?!


    Follow on Socials -

    Mike - https://twitter.com/mikedotexe
    Croncats - https://twitter.com/croncats

    AVB - https://twitter.com/AvbNear
    Wuipod - https://twitter.com/wuipod

    Ep. 51 - Web3 isn't a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Making a Sh*t Game w. Hugo & Jon, @ PlayEmber

    Ep. 51 - Web3 isn't a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Making a Sh*t Game w. Hugo & Jon, @ PlayEmber

    PlayEmber 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 commodities? Balancing the creative nature of creating a game (Passion project) with the commercial realities of running a business.
    * Inception: choosing to build a web2 to web3 onboarding engine that leverages their existing games over a fully web3 native game.
    * Different typed of games and what it takes to build them (cost, demographics, game design).
    * How the sausage is made: ad-revenue, and other privacy considerations when deploying on-chain.
    * A vision to grow the NEAR ecosystem: 
    * And more!

    Resources 
    PlayEmber Website - https://playember.com
    Crystals of Naramunz - https://twitter.com/naramunz
    NEAR Gaming DAO - https://twitter.com/NearGamesDAO
    NEAR Foundation Q2 Transparency Report - https://near.org/blog/near-foundation-transparency-report-q2-2023
    Ignas Defi - Endgame of NEAR Protocol (Blog Post about Data Availability) - https://www.ignasdefi.com/p/the-endgame-for-near-protocol-an

    Follow on Socials
    PlayEmber - https://twitter.com/play_ember
    Jon - https://twitter.com/JonHook
    Hugo - https://twitter.com/https://twitter.com/hugofurn
    AVB - https://twitter.com/avbnear
    Wuipod - https://twitter.com/wuipod

    Ep. 50 - When PsyOps & Jokes Turn Serious w. Plug, Chief Decentralisation Officer @ Banyan Collective

    Ep. 50 - When PsyOps & Jokes Turn Serious w. Plug, Chief Decentralisation Officer @ Banyan Collective

    Web3 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 Minority Programmers: started as a joke...
    • History and Evolution of Dev Hub: scope creep, parallel governance?
    • All things NDC - feedback to AVB, Joe's Tweet, Illia dropping into chats, candidacy announcements, fighting for culture and more!
    • Public funding - lessons and collaboration with Gitcoin.

    Follow on Social Media

    AVB - https://twitter.com/AvbNear
    Plug - https://twitter.com/plugrel
    Wuipod - https://twitter.com/wuipod

    Banyan Collective - https://twitter.com/BanyanUS
    NEAR Dev Hub - https://twitter.com/neardevhub
    Minority Programmers -https://twitter.com/minorityprogram
    Blunt DAO - https://twitter.com/BluntDAO
    NEAR Digital Collective - https://twitter.com/neardc

    Ep. 49 - Don't Piss On Me and Tell Me It Is Raining w. Jared & Joe, RLO + Shard Dog

    Ep. 49 - Don't Piss On Me and Tell Me It Is Raining w. Jared & Joe, RLO + Shard Dog

    Some 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 versus the Meritocrats (UBI takeover of NDC, Builder's)
    * NDC Shift from token holder voting to Any Human voting - questionable measures put in place that results in lack of confidence from OGs to run.
    * Many ways in which contributors that are critical of NDC are ignored, written off and increasingly targeted. Scope creep ('misconduct' now a common threat to anyone who dares to dissent).
    * Technology winning *despite* governance - similarities between Venezuela and NEAR governance.
    * Key differences between building a Product - must solve a problem for people, be validated or die -, and Governance - the product is to build moats to stay in power.
    * Jared & Joe's life before NEAR - learning about the value of money by hustling and grinding in the real world: past businesses, startup ventures (both successful and unsuccessful), and more!
    * On creating a culture of self-improvement and excellent. Mentoring builders and developers.
    * and more!

    Resources:
    The Viral Tweet: https://twitter.com/joespano_/status/1690406276113563648?s=20

    NEAR Digital Collective: https://www.neardc.org/

    Follow on Socials

    Jared - https://twitter.com/jarednotjerry1
    Joe - https://twitter.com/joespano_
    Ready Layer One - https://twitter.com/ready_layer_one
    Shard Dog - https://twitter.com/sharddog

    Ep. 48 - Utility NFTs & Infra for Mass Adoption w. Carolin Geier, co-founder @ Mintbase

    Ep. 48 - Utility NFTs & Infra for Mass Adoption w. Carolin Geier, co-founder @ Mintbase

    Wide 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 projects to build on top.
    * Challenges of Decentralisation: from Createbase to Community Treasury
    * and more...! 

    Resources

    Mintbase Website - https://www.mintbase.xyz

    Mintbase Demo Day (Youtube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Eoy9YP86A
    Mintbase Demo Day (Medium) - https://medium.com/mintbase/wrapping-up-mintbases-demo-day-f13fd192c8fc

    Follow on Socials

    Carolin - https://twitter.com/carolinwend
    Mintbase - https://twitter.com/mintbase
    AVB - https://twitter.com/avbnear

    Ep. 47 - The Art of The Possible w. Alex Chiocchi, Chief Product Office @ Pagoda

    Ep. 47 - The Art of The Possible w. Alex Chiocchi, Chief Product Office @ Pagoda

    Alex 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 survive in short term.
    * How to recruit top talent at a grassroots level
    * Current limitations of Javascript SDK and upcoming VM 2.0.
    * Beyond Words. Pagoda needs to show real use cases and 'show the tech under the hood' (open source).
    * Communicating through code. Creating an inviting environment, NEAR as the Builder's Blockchain
    * Pragmatic Decentralisation - the case for smaller teams of top contributors.
    * Insight into Pagoda future Pricing model (Open Source, Paid for Hosted, Innovative Ways to capture value)
    * Tokenomics for the Attention Economy
    * and more...!

    Resources
    * Pagoda Website - https://www.pagoda.co/
    * Alex Personal Website - https://www.alexchiocchi.com/

    * Building NEAR Protocol SuperApps (Banyan Collective) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n7uhqAqsQo&t=3s
    * Onboarding Millions of Users to NEAR. Alex Presentation @ ETH Denver 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aLifgUujAY
    * The Upcoming Renaissance of SuperApps. Alex Presentation @ ETH Denver 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n7uhqAqsQo&t=3s
    * What NEAR's BOS can do for Enterprise and Builder, Consensus 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR2QlP79Tcg

    Follow on Social

    https://twitter.com/AlexChiocchi
    https://near.org/near/widget/ProfilePage?accountId=keyokey.near

    https://twitter.com/PagodaPlatform

    Ep. 46 - Governance, Culture & Economics: Unpacking NDC. w. Illuminfti, Core Contributor @ GWG

    Ep. 46 - Governance, Culture & Economics: Unpacking NDC. w. Illuminfti, Core Contributor @ GWG

    Podcast 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 the best talent (while keeping grifters and scammers away).
    * Compensation - how to align long term incentives?
    * NDC Governance Structure Overview: House of Merit, Transparency Commission & Advisory Council.

    Resources

    * I-am-Human - https://near.org/sking.near/widget/IAH.Invite?referrer=wuipod.near
    * I-am-Human Docs - https://i-am-human.gitbook.io/i-am-human-docs/
    * Governance Working Group - https://near.social/#/mob.near/widget/ProfilePage?accountId=govworkinggroup.near
    * NEAR Digital Collective - https://near.org/near/widget/ProfilePage?accountId=neardigitalcollective.near

    RC DAO Election Report - https://courageous-camelotia-2ec.notion.site/RC-DAO-Investigation-00ed9f8d80b440bfb6f6fb06af51ca90#16df22ba9d344420867e61337170b948

    Follow on Socials

    Illuminfti - https://twitter.com/illuminfti
    AVB - https://twitter.com/AvbNear
    NDC - https://twitter.com/neardc
    Wuipod - https://twitter.com/wuipod

    Ep. 45 - Telling Stories with Data: Didier Pironi, co-founder Pikespeak

    Ep. 45 - Telling Stories with Data: Didier Pironi, co-founder Pikespeak

    Didier 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 and France
    * The Origins of Pikespeak
    * Product development cycle
    * and more...!

    References

    https://pikespeak.ai 

    Follow on Social

    https://twitter.com/pironidi
    https://twitter.com/pikespeak_ai

    Ep. 44 - Ancient Wisdom & Future of Web3 w. Agwn @ Ludium

    Ep. 44 - Ancient Wisdom & Future of Web3 w. Agwn @ Ludium

    Podcast 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.

    Join our thought-provoking conversation as Agwn shares his passion for education and enlightens us on the power of self-sovereignty, the role of technology in learning, and the potential of blockchain to revolutionize society. From exploring the cultural phenomenon of MySpace to discussing the key players and impact of the Luna Collapse, we'll uncover the current landscape of Web3 in Korea and the challenges faced by its burgeoning ecosystem.

    Don't miss this captivating dialogue, where we also dive into the technical aspects of the Ethereum ecosystem. Learn about Egon's experiences with educational initiatives in the local Korean blockchain community, and the importance of translations and international outreach for projects. Be a part of this enlightening journey as we unlock the possibilities of Web3 and its potential to transform education and our world.


    Resources

    * History of Korea - https://www.history.com/news/north-south-korea-divided-reasons-facts
    * ETH Seoul, 2023 - https://2023.ethseoul.org/
    * Ludium Website - https://ludium.oopy.io/

    Follow on Social Media

    https://twitter.com/Ludium_Agwn
    https://twitter.com/eth_seoul_
    https://twitter.com/ludium_official

    https://agwn.medium.com/ 

    Ep. 43 - Be Proud of The Work You Do w. Alina Tustanovska, NEAR Community Trust

    Ep. 43 - Be Proud of The Work You Do w. Alina Tustanovska, NEAR Community Trust

    Alina 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 her company started developing custom crypto mining software in 2017
    * The evolution from having in-house products to a Web3 Development Agency
    * Different types of consulting. Ways in which value accrues at different service layers.
    * Growing up and living in Ukraine
    * How adversity driver excellence
    * Taking ownership of your work. Being proud of output.
    * Dealing with Trolls and other decentralised governance challenges
    * How OFP requested INC4 to develop specifically on NEAR
    * Experience from developing on NEAR since the very early days
    * and more!

    Resources

    NEAR Foundation Launches Community Treasury - https://medium.com/near-digital-collective/near-launches-the-near-community-treasury-c14207c03c28

    INC4 - https://inc4.net/
    Pembrock Finance - https://pembrock.finance/
    Open Forest Protocol - https://www.openforestprotocol.org/

    Startup Nation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start-up_Nation

    Follow on Socials
    https://twitter.com/ATustanovska 
    https://twitter.com/INC_4_
    https://twitter.com/PembrockFi
    https://twitter.com/PembrockFi
    https://twitter.com/OpenForest_ 

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