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Unblocked is bimonthly event series, where guests are asked questions in an AMA format focusing on questions relevant to early stage startups and blockchain technology. Unblocked is sponsored by dlab, a startup accelerator and venture studio that sits wit


    • Sep 30, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    21. Building Crypto Communities with Balancer Labs COO Kristen Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 59:15


    dlab Principal Paul Saint-Donat chats with Balancer Labs COO Kristen Stone about: - The impact decentralization has on vision  - Senior leaderships role in bootstrapping culture - Tools & methods employed by Balancer - and more. Kristen Stone  https://twitter.com/keighstone Balancer Labs https://balancer.fi/ Paul Saint-Donat   https://twitter.com/psaintdonat dlab    https://dlab.vc/

    20. Advanced Blockchain's Evolution with CEO Michael Geike

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 56:53


    dlab PM Paul Saint-Donat chats with Advanced Blockchain CEO Michael Geike about: - His personal journey into crypto - Advanced's Blockchain's evolution over the years - Past investments, current projects, and more. Michael Geike  https://twitter.com/MichaelGeike Advanced Blockchain https://twitter.com/BlockchainAG Paul Saint-Donat   https://twitter.com/psaintdonat dlab    https://dlab.vc/

    19. Diving into Enzyme Finance with Cofounder Mona El Isa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 56:13


    dlab PM Paul Saint-Donat chats with Enzyme Cofounder and Avantgarde CEO Mona El Isa about: - How Mona's experience with her own fund inspired her to create Enzyme - How Enzyme works under the hood - Exciting use cases - and more. Mona El Isa  https://twitter.com/Mona_El_Isa Enzyme Finance https://enzyme.finance/ Avantgarde Finance   https://avantgarde.finance/ Paul Saint-Donat   https://twitter.com/psaintdonat dlab    https://dlab.vc/

    18. NEAR's Ethereum L2 Aurora with Alex Shevchenko

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 58:45


    dlab PM Paul Saint-Donat chats with NEAR Protocol's Alex Shevchenko,  about:    - How the Rainbow Bridge works (a trustless, permissionless, and generic protocol for connecting blockchains)  - Their ETH L2 Solution Aurora     - Challenges facing L2s    - and more.    Alex Shevchenko  https://twitter.com/AlexAuroraDev  Aurora  https://aurora.dev/  NEAR Protocol   https://near.org/   Paul Saint-Donat   https://twitter.com/psaintdonat  dlab    https://dlab.vc/

    17. UMA's KPI Initiative with Clayton Roche

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 61:55


    dlab PM Paul Saint-Donat chats with Clayton Roche, Head of Community Development at UMA, about:   - How UMA Works   - What Makes KPIs a great incentive tool    - How UMA is using them   - UMA's RFP and grant programs   - and more.    Clayton Roche  https://twitter.com/TokenArchitect   UMA  https://umaproject.org/   Paul Saint-Donat   https://twitter.com/psaintdonat  dlab    https://dlab.vc/

    16. Exploring Stacks with Founder Muneeb Ali

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 58:38


    dlab PM Paul Saint-Donat chats with Muneeb Ali, Co-Founder of Blockstack and CEO of Hiro, about: - The origin story of Stacks - The advantages of a smart contract platform built on Bitcoin - The importance of having a formally verified programming language - The differences between IPFS, Filecoin, and Gaia - And more.     Muneeb Ali https://twitter.com/muneeb Stacks https://www.stacks.co/ Paul Saint-Donat https://twitter.com/psaintdonat dlab https://dlab.vc/

    15. A Macro Perpesctive on Blockchain with 10T Holdings Founder Dan Tapiero

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 53:20


    dlab PM Paul Saint-Donat chats with Macro Investor and Founder of 10T Holdings, Dan Tapiero on: - Dan's History on Wall Street - Whether bitcoin eats the use case for gold   - The tailwinds behind crypto  - The similarities between the internet's effect on the TMT space vs crypto on financials  - Investing in mid/late stage crypto companies Dan Tapiero https://twitter.com/DTAPCAP Paul Saint-Donat https://twitter.com/psaintdonat  dlab https://twitter.com/dlabvc

    14. Navigating Crypto Taxes with ZenLedger COO Dan Hannum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 69:21


    dlab PM Paul Saint-Donat chats with ZenLedger COO Dan Hannum on the origin story of ZenLedger, crypto tax best practices, new initiatives of the IRS, wash sales, and more.

    13. Uncollateralized Lending with TrustToken CEO Rafael Cosman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 61:26


    dlab Program Manager Paul Saint-Donat chats with Rafael Cosman, cofounder and CEO of TrustToken about its recent push into uncollaterized lending, credit scoring, listening to your customers, and more.

    12. Exploring Ergo's Unique Value Prop with Robert Kornacki

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 55:40


    dlab Program Manager Paul Saint-Donat chats with Robert Kornacki, Head of Research at EMURGO and Ergo Foundation Board Member, about the PoW blockchain Ergo, NIPoPoWs, the Ergo summit, and more.

    11. Investing in Blockchain Technology with Jalak Jobanputra

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 60:09


    dlab Program Manager Paul Saint-Donat chats with Jalak Jobanputra, Founding Partner of FuturePerfect Ventures, about investing in blockchain technology, lessons learned, new and exciting use cases, and more.

    10. The Future of the Bitcoin State with Meltem Demirors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 58:56


    dlab Program Manager Paul Saint-Donat chats with Meltem Demirors, Chief of Strategy at CoinShares, about current and future trends in Bitcoin, creating new paradigms, and more.

    9. Launching Avalanche, Building a Layer One Protocol, and the Future of AVA w/ Phillip Liu

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 60:53


    dlab Program Manager Paul Saint-Donat chats with Phillip Liu, Head of Strategy at AVA Labs, on to chat about Avalanche, what it takes to build a protocol company, DeFi, and more.

    8. The Past, Present and Future of Security Tokens with Polymath Founder Trevor Koverko

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 50:21


    dlab Program Manager Paul Saint-Donat chats with Trevor Koverko, Founder and CEO of Polymath, about Polymath's journey, the current and future state of security tokens, his founder journey, and more.

    7. Applying Blockchain Technology to Supply Chains with ScanTrust CEO Nathan Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 46:39


    dlab Program Manager Paul Saint-Donat chats with Nathan Anderson, Cofounder and CEO of ScanTrust, about ScanTrust's journey, applying blockchain technology to supply chains, what its like to bootstrap an early stage startup and more. 

    6. Marketing and Growth Hacking with Michael Gasiorek

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 47:23


    dlab Program Manager Paul Saint-Donat chats with Michael Gasiorek, founder of Truth Cartel, on marketing for crypto companies, growth hacking tips, his experiences working with early stage startups, and more.

    5. Blockchain for Social Good with UNICEF Ventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 53:14


    dlab Program Manager Paul Saint-Donat chats with Christina Lomazzo & Cecilia Chapiro about UNICEF's blockchain initiatives, how blockchain can have a positive impact on the developing world, and more.

    4. DAO's and Governance Tokens with Lewis Cohen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 50:02


    dlab Program Manager chats with Lewis Cohen, Principal at dlxLaw, about DAOs, the changing regulatory landscape, governance tokens, and more.

    3. Early Stage Blockchain Investing with Jack Tatar & Ron Kochman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 54:17


    dlab Program Manager Paul Saint-Donat chats with Jack Tatar and Ron Kochman, Managing Partners of Doyle Capital, on how they invest in the space, what needs to happen for mainstream adoption, and more. 

    2. Life as an Early Stage Founder with Nelson Chu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 42:30


    dlab Program Manager Paul Saint-Donat chats with Nelson Chu, CEO of Cadence (https://withcadence.io/), on building both sides of a market, growing your network, the challenges early stage founders face, and more. 

    1. The Current State of DeFi with The Defiant's Camila Russo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 44:41


    dlab Program Manager Paul Saint-Donat chats with Camila Russo, founder of The Defiant (https://thedefiant.substack.com/) and well known cryptocurrency journalist on the current state of DeFi, interesting projects in the space, and more. 

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