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Ep. 69 - Breaking Out of the Virtual Machine w. Illia Polosukhin (NEAR Protocol, NEAR AI)
Conversation with Illia Polosukhin (co-founder @nearprotocol) also known on the streets as The Black Dragon, recorded live during [Redacted] Bangkok 2024.Illia does A ...
Ep. 68 - Pagoda Unplugged w. Eric Winer, CTO & Managing Director @ Pagoda
Wide ranging conversation with Eric Winer, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Managing Director at Pagoda.What makes this podcast special is that it was recorded just ...
Ep. 67 - Beyond Memecoins: Discover The Movement to Achieve SuperIntelligence w. Cameron Dennis
This is the second conversation we have with Cameron Dennis, although the first one never got released as it was deemed too spicy! Cameron was one of the earliest cont...
Ep. 66 - From Infra Saturation to Mass Consumer Applications w. Romain @ Polymorphic Capital
Wide ranging conversation with Romain Despoel, an associate at Polymorphic Capital. Romaind and AVB met at ETH CC Brussels 2024 and immediately hit if off. Some would ...
Ep. 65 - Size Matters. Small (Models) Win w. Nick Havryliak, co-founder @ Assisterr
Wide Ranging conversation with Nick Havryliak, co-founder at Assisterr. Assisterr is a Data Provenance Protocol & Marketplace of domain-specific Small Language Models ...
Ep. 64 - From WASM to Web3 via Shit(zu) memecoins w. Mario Reder (Shitzu, Orderly)
Wide ranging conversation with Mario Reder. Mario is an engineer at Orderly (on-chain perps), lead dev at Shitzu (NEAR's OG memecoin and most active community).Some of...
Ep. 63 - web3 is just a database that cannot lie w. Zahid, founder @ Jutsu.ai
Zahid 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 rangi...
Ep. 62 - Drama Is the Prime Indicator of Decentralisation w. Dr. Nick @ Factory DAO
ResourcesBlog Post 'Nearcon: the Post Protocol Era' - https://thecryptospace.substack.com/p/nearcon-the-post-protocol-era-isNearcon 2023 Panel: DAOs and Collective Int...
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...
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...
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 DevHubLink to Original Podcast: https://youtu.be/Ke5c3...
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 pr...
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 gr...
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 hi...
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 ...
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 ca...
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...
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 o...
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 b...
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 re...
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 Revolut...
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 ...
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 ...
Ep. 46 - Governance, Culture & Economics: Unpacking NDC. w. Illuminfti, Core Contributor @ GWG
Podcast Recorded July 3, 2023Illuminfti is the co-founder of Anti-social Labs and a core contributor to the NEAR Digital Collective (NDC) Governance Working Group (GWG...
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...
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 technolo...
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...
Ep. 42 Web3 Onboarding and UX Done Differently w. Ben Kurrek @ Keypom
Wide ranging conversation with Ben Kurrek.Ben is a Software engineer @ Pagoda (prev. NEAR Inc), ex DevRel Engineer @ Pagoda, co-founder @ Keypom, student at University...
Ep. 41 - Paradigm Shifts: Regulation, Programmable Money, & DAOs w. Alex Sims
Wide 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 cou...
Ep. 40 - NEAR Malaysia, Nearstarter & NDC with Antonio Gone Multichain
In 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...