Gitcoin on Epicenter.tv
I did an interview with Epicenter.tv last week. This was an especially fun interview to do since Epicenter is the first podcast I got into in the space.. Check it out here.
Subscription Services on the blockchain
i co-wrote an op ed for consensys media about subscription services on the blockchain that went live today
basically the TLDR is that subscription services do a better job of aligning economic incentives between consumers and dapps than ICOs. Check it out below
https://media.consensys.net/subscription-services-on-the-blockchain-erc-948-6ef64b083a36 Read the article >>
Gitcoin on SEDaily
I was on SEDaily this week to talk about Gitcoin. Listen to the episode here.
Phrase of the week: ladder of inference
The phrase of the week for me is ladder of inference.
Defined as
the thinking process that we go through, usually without realizing it, to get from a fact to a decision or action.
Here it is visualized courtesy of the systems thinker:
In the new year, my resolution is to climb the ladder of inference much more slowly than I did last year.
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Ch-ch-changes
I’ve left Occipital to join the Consensys Mesh as the lead of Gitcoin. I’ll miss the Occipital team, but am excited to be playing with blockchain tools full time. Read all about it here.
Leadership Spotlight Series: Blockchain and Digital Currency
For those that missed The Commons on Champa blockchain panel featuring Colorado Blockchain leaders ShapeShift.io, Salt Lending, here's the recorded video on YouTube ->
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Blockchain StartupCTO.io podcast episodes
StartupCTO.io is a podcast that Miles Matthias and I started a couple years ago as a means of capturing some of the great engineering + community conversations we're able to have as community organizers in Boulder, and share them with the world.
I'm happy to say that we've been able to start a series on Emerging Technology on the podcast, starting today with Raine Revere, Lead Architect at Prism. Read the article >>
Send Ethereum to any Email Address w. YouveGotETH.github.io
I built a tool called You've Got ETH this weekend at the Dappathon. It's a tool that allows you to send ethereum to any email address. The idea is that it's more powerful to evangelize the ecosystem by sending Ethereum such that the end user has an incentive to figure out wallets, private keys, and smart contracts.
Here's a demo video.
Code is available via MIT Liscense at https://github.com/youvegoteth/youvegoteth.github.io/
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Blockchain & Digital Currency Innovators Panel on August 23rd
I will be moderating a panel on 8/23 with team members of SALT and ShapeShift; two innovators in the Denver Blockchain Scene.
I'd love to see you there! Details below.
The value of Bitcoin, aka "digital gold" today exceeds $10 billion, and the blockchain technology underlying digital currencies stands as an undeniably ingenious invention.
Join us for this Innovation Spotlight Read the article >>
Boulder Startup Week 2017: Call for Speakers
I’m putting together some events centered around
– machine learning
– vr/ar
– cryptocurrency
– leadership / management of engineers
– other ‘future of tech’ kinds of topics
for Boulder Startup Week 2017 ( May 15 – 19 ). If you <3 community and are doing something interesting in the above areas, please let me know.