Wild User Interviews Podcast (Wuipod)

Some 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 committed community members and reduce the barrier of access by funding seat price for winners.
* War Stories (lessons) from previous competitions
* Tips for Participants 
* Onix Network, community owned incentivised testnet coming SOON
* .... and more!

Resources and Mentions
* Join Stake Wars to Become Chunk-only Producer - https://near.org/blog/join-stake-wars-to-become-a-chunk-only-producer/

* Near Decentralize - Introducing Chunk-only Producers: https://near.org/decentralize/
* Introduction to NEAR Protocol's Economics - https://near.org/blog/near-protocol-economics/

* NEAR Validator Bootcamp - https://near-nodes.io/validator/validator-bootcamp

* Introduction to Onix - https://gov.near.org/t/the-onix-near-network-a-community-owned-and-governed-near-network/23884

* Open Shards Alliance Website - https://openshards.io
* Open Shards Alliance Discord - https://discord.gg/t9Kgbvf
* Meta Pool - https://metapool.app

Some 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 feet that breaks sound barrier
• Common elements between Rocketry, Cuprto and Music
• Much more..!

Resources & Mentions

• Patrick's employer - Cypher Protocol
• Patrick's Music NFT Project - Circa 
• [Blog] How Drone Altitude Relates to Dynamic Interest Rate in Defi Credit Protocols

Social Media

• Patrick Twitter - https://twitter.com/snappy_jim
• AVB Twitter - https://twitter.com/AlejandroVBeta1

Some 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.com
• Free Marketing and Bandring Resources: https://lorrainesanders.com/resources
• https://www.spiritof608.com

Mentions & Resources

• Generation Crypto: Marketing Conference that Onboarded Lorraine to NEAR
• 4NTS Youtube Videos taught Lorraine a lot about NEAR, got her excited to leap in
• Carl, fellow Council Member headquartered at a dungeon in Italy
• Alpha Growth: Marketing and Biz Dev for Crypto projects; employer and mentor
• Open Forest Protocol: amazing and inspiring project building on NEAR. Example of intersection of future-focused, positive values and tech.
• Alpha Leaks w AVB Youtube Channel: quality content to help onboard masses
• Chris Herd, pioneering the remote work movement.
• [Book] The Zone of Genius by Gay Hendricks
• 
  

References & 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 in Lisbon, Portugal)

* Nearhub - Gateway to NEAR Metaverses

Follow on Social Media

NEAR Hacker House - https://twitter.com/NearHacks
NEAR Austin - https://twitter.com/NEAR_ATX 

About 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

• RealMattMoney: https://linktr.ee/MattMoney
• Tim Ferriss Podcast w Edward Thorp: https://tim.blog/2022/05/28/ed-thorp-transcript/

Resources
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/

Resources
* 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

How to Submit a Funding Proposal to Marketing DAO:
https://gov.near.org/t/guide-how-to-submit-a-funding-proposal-to-the-marketing-dao/4603

Follow Rebecca
https://twitter.com/mecsbecs28 

References

Orrin Music - Youtube Channel
Orrin Podcast - Interview with Neil de Grasse Tyson

Nick Szabo - On Smart Contracts (1996)

NFT Collaboration between Mintbase and Orrin - a Cyborg from the Future

Ceramic Network, Decentralised Data Storage

Verida - decentralised network of private databases

Daniel Kahneman - Thinking Fast and Slow

QSTN Website - https://qstn.us
QSTN Medium - https://medium.com/@qstnus
QSTN - Twitter - https://twitter.com/qstnus

About Zeitwarp
Zeitwarp Website: Art, Music and Design
Conceptual CryptoArt - Bio on Paras
Zeitwarp Virtual NFT Gallery
Zeitwarp NFT Store on Mintbase
Glitch Breaks - Collection on Paras
The No$talgia $how - Collection on Paras
Zeitwarp Twitter

References
Meta Buidl (sic) Hackathon Devpost
The Future of the Web (Meta Buidl Winner)

Arroz Estúdios is an arts space based in Lisbon. We offer an environment for creatives to freely express themselves
Vandal - Digital Artist
Samtoshi - Comic Book Artist, Co-founder NearxPublish
NEARxPublish - Bringing the digital to the physical & back: phygital storytelling, original publications, music & multimedia for the #NEAR Ecosystem.
NEARxPublish @ San Diego NFT Conference

Coin Center - leading non-profit focused on the policy issues facing cryptocurrencies
'Shadowy Super Coders' by Elizabeth Warren - “Instead of leaving our financial system at the whims of giant banks, crypto puts the system at the whims of some shadowy, faceless group of super-coders and miners, which doesn’t sound better to me,” she said.

Mintbase pioneering NFTs on NEAR
Nate Geier - Mintbase Co-Founder

Open Forest Protocol (OFP) Regenerative NFT Auction.   

Jeff Gold - Nearhub, Tamago
Nearhub - home of Radio Zeitwarp. An abandoned oil rig that serves as a radio station and exhibition space on the NEAR Metaverse

Resources
List of all the products and services mentioned during interview:

• Live App Reviews w Matt - https://www.youtube.com/c/MattLockyerCode
• Live Contract Reviews (Eugene the Dream) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA7VeUS_RAA&list=PL9tzQn_TEuFXnYksuNJwrl1l_AuWzn6eF
• NEAR Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/NEARProtocol
• NEAR Governance Forum - https://gov.near.org/
• NEAR Misfits - https://paras.id/collection/misfits.tenk.near
• Necc Wreck - https://assets.necc.io/sunset.txt

• Proximity Labs - https://www.proximity.dev
• Burrow Cash - https://app.burrow.cash/#/deposit
• Meta Pool - https://metapool.app/
• Bastion - https://app.bastionprotocol.com/
• Aurigami - https://www.aurigami.finance/
• Rose Finance - https://app.rose.fi
• HumanGuild (Discord) - https://discord.gg/YVGjmJS2zs

• Ready Layer One (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/ready_layer_one 
• Ready Layer One Ep. 11 w. Matt - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0F2PvBKEW1iJsmzDoujTwf?si=g7DiaAjATcGQ12BDQZCZOw
• Laura Shin - Unconfirmed - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ziqWr4HDoXUUEXxId1WE2?si=ZOsTIpoVSo2jN7EpzbQNwg
• Laura Shin - Unchained - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ziqWr4HDoXUUEXxId1WE2?si=ZOsTIpoVSo2jN7EpzbQNwg
• Defiant - https://open.spotify.com/show/1dYQYB5WxUqmypXXkFuac0?si=lpt1jwmqQEWQpRdWVd3tWA
• Rekt - https://open.spotify.com/show/3ObwKoyqttA1OLNhInnrbx?si=L7khkROoR3yW6g7AUIIE9g

Socials 
Matt Twitter - https://twitter.com/mattdlockyer
Matt Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MattLockyerCode

AVB Twitter - https://twitter.com/AlejandroVBeta1
AVB Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33llWmZ4hABnO14j2pD6eA

Resources
- Prime Lab Website - https://primelab.io

List of all the projects, tools and resources mentioned during this episode:
* Platforms for hosting the upcoming Gen C conference:
- Gather Town: https://www.gather.town
- https://nearhub.club

- https://twitter.com/NearLands

- https://www.realitychain.io

Easily onboard new users by reserving their account name and preload it with NEAR:
- NearNames - https://nearnames.com

*Web 2.0 No-Code Tooling:
- Bubble - https://bubble.io/
- IndieHackers - https://www.indiehackers.com/
- 100DaysOfNoCode - https://www.100daysofnocode.com
- Zapier - https://zapier.com/
- Integromat - https://www.integromat.com/

* NEAR Learning
- NEAR University - https://www.near.university/
- Figment Learn - https://learn.figment.io/pathways
- Encode Club - https://www.encode.club/near

- Pagoda - https://www.pagoda.co

* Marketing Learning
- [Book] 'Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Growth' by Gabriel Weinberg - https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Startup-Achieve-Explosive-Customer/dp/1591848369
- [Website] Winning by Design - https://winningbydesign.com

* Prime Lab / Proximity / Pagoda Validator AMA - https://youtu.be/gFXJNyjYviY

* NEAR Token Supply and Distribution - https://near.org/blog/near-token-supply-and-distribution/
* Introduction to NEAR Protocol's Economics - https://near.org/blog/near-protocol-economics/

Blockstack App Mining
https://blog.blockstack.org/introducing-app-mining/

https://community.stacks.org/javascript

Follow on Social
Ross Gates - https://twitter.com/rossegates

Prime Lab - https://twitter.com/primelab4
Prime Lab YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU7r1mYqRlM5FRyNNf9lxIA

AVB - https://twitter.com/AlejandroVBeta1

**Resources**
- https://www.debio.network
- https://oct.network
- https://learnnear.club/what-is-octopus-network/

Blogs
- https://economythologies.network/scrap/the-recentralization-cycle-and-the-decentralized-bastion-of-liberty-by-pandu-sastrowardoyo/
- https://blog.debio.network/pharmacogenomics-at-your-door-debio-network-now-provides-nat-2-gene-testing-d945d1042dec

**Social**
- Pandu: https://twitter.com/decentricity
- DeBio:  https://twitter.com/DeBio_Network

- AVB: https://twitter.com/AlejandroVBeta1

References & Resources

• Fireside Chat: Solana + NEAR (Youtube)
• Figment Learn: NEAR Pathway
• NEAR Learner Club
• NEAR Academy
• MITOpenSourceWare - Blockchain & Money by Gary Gensler (Current SEC)
• MarmaJ Youtube Channel 
• Near Guilds
• Creatives DAO

Follow Chloe
Twitter - @chloethedev
MarmaJ Twitter - @itsmarmaj
MarmaJ Website - marmaj.org

Show and Tell is a new Series from Silicon Craftsmen to have Product Deep Dives into projects building on Near so we can all learn from their experience.

On this episode we learn about the journey of product that led to CronCats - each failure and feature leading to new lessons and insights that continue to compound to build better products!

Trevor from CronCats also presents an actionable framework for building great User Experiences in Web 3.0. Enjoy!

References
Original Episode, Silicon Craftsmen Youtube Channel
NEAR Lunch & Learn Series (YouTube Playlist)
NEAR Whiteboard Series (Technical Deep Dive, YouTube Playlist)

Follow CronCats
Twitter - @croncats
Website - cron.cat
Discord - https://discord.gg/b9ZGkXPcde

References:

• Stake.gg - Ethan's first venture that got acquired by pulse
• [Blog Post] Pulse acquires Stake.gg in first DAO-to-DAO acquisition 
• Pulse Markets - Ethan's current gig
• Flux Protocol - protocol powering Stage + Pulse

Learn more about Ethan -
Twitter - @ethan_chiasson
Website - https://t.co/I9c1uaQR68

Silicon Craftsmen (Product and UX Guild @ Near)
Twitter - @uxisnear
Join us by signing up to our Community Hub

Near Protocol
Website - near.org
Twitter - @nearprotocol

References:

• [Book] Scientific Freedom: The Elixir of Civilisation, by Donald W. Braben
• [Book] Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, Johnson Steven

Silicon Craftsmen (Product and UX Guild @ Near)
Twitter - @uxisnear
Join us by signing up to our Community Hub

Near Protocol
Website - near.org
Twitter - @nearprotocol

References:

• Consensys. Leading Ethereum Blockchain Development Company
• Thoughtbot. Design and Development Agency
• Bounties Network. Bounties on any task, paid in any token on Ethereum.
• Design Sprint. Design workshop developed by Jake Knapp at Google Ventures.
• MetaBUIDL Hackathon. Two more Hackathons scheduled in 2021 (October, December).
• NEAR Academy. Interactive course for web developers looking to explore blockchain integration with their Apps. It is free and ends with a certificate of completion.

Learn more about Corwin -
Twitter - @corwinharrell

Silicon Craftsmen (Product and UX Guild @ Near)
Twitter - @uxisnear
Join us by signing up to our Community Hub

Near Protocol
Website - near.org
Twitter - @nearprotocol

Keep in Touch with Ryan Finlay
Twitter - @ryanfinlay
Website - https://www.jointracker.com

Silicon Craftsmen (Product and UX Guild @ Near)
Twitter - @uxisnear
Join us by signing up to our Community Hub

Near Protocol
Website - near.org
Twitter - @nearprotocol

References

• Apple 1984 Ad on Youtube
• The Three Body Problem, by Cixin Liu (Book)
• MetaBUIDL Hackathon August 27 - Sept 12, 2021
• Near City Hack Nodes

Learn more about Shreyas -
Twitter - @dun3buggi3
Website - about.me/shreyaskutty

Silicon Craftsmen (Product and UX Guild @ Near)
Twitter - @uxisnear
Join us by signing up to our Community Hub

Near Protocol
Website - near.org
Twitter - @nearprotocol