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Scott has a conversation with Adam Ludwin who shares his entrepreneurial journey from founding Captify Technologies to discovering the transformative power of breathwork. He discusses the challenges of running a high-pressure business, the importance of self-awareness, and how he transitioned into creating fivepointfive, an app designed to make breathwork accessible and beneficial for everyone. Adam emphasizes the physiological and psychological benefits of breathwork, its role in education, and the necessity of teaching healthy coping mechanisms to future generations. They discuss the significance of breath work in enhancing performance, recovery, and overall well-being. He emphasizes the importance of different breathing techniques for various activities, including weight training and endurance sports. The discussion also covers the benefits of nose breathing, the role of breath work in recovery, and natural alternatives to pre-workout supplements. We think you'll enjoy this unique perspective with something all athletes can implement in their lives! Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Adam Ludwin and His Journey 02:53 The Birth of Captify Technologies 05:50 The Transition to Breathwork and Self-Discovery 09:13 Lessons Learned from Building a Business 12:01 The Launch of 5.5 and Its Vision 15:09 Understanding Breathwork: Definitions and History 17:56 The Science and Benefits of Breathwork 20:46 Breathwork in Education and Its Importance 23:47 Physiological Effects of Breathwork Techniques 28:09 Breath Work for Performance and Recovery 30:39 Breathing Techniques for Weight Training 32:28 Nose Breathing vs. Mouth Breathing 34:18 The Importance of Recovery Breathing 36:03 Natural Alternatives to Pre-Workout Supplements 39:31 Breath Work for Endurance Athletes 42:28 Diaphragmatic Breathing Techniques 43:03 Improving Sleep Quality through Breathing 46:08 The Business Journey of Breath Work App
In today's episode, we're diving deep into the transformative world of breathwork with expert Adam Ludwin.
On this episode, I'm joined by Luke (aka @worm_emoji) and Adam Ludwin, co-founders of Context. Our conversation focuses on mint.fun, their nft mint aggregator. Mint.fun is the best place to see what's minting right now. The site prominently features a list of the NFT collections that have been minted on the most in the last hour on Ethereum. The site generates mint buttons at every popular price point for all ERC721 and 1155 collections that are not yet sold out. Luke, Adam and I discuss their observations since creating the project, future product design ideas, and perspective on the future of NFT primary sales. Jacob Frantz from First Mate drops in jam on NFT mint analytics. I was excited host Luke and Adam, who are building some of the hottest social NFT experiments in the world right now. It's a privilege to be able to speak with builders about their current projects as they invent them. I hope you enjoy the show. Topics Discussed - Meeting each other at Byte - Context and its indexer - The open source indexer market - Why it's safer to mint on an aggregator than on a mint site - Forecast: Aggregation of the primary nft market - NFT native culture - New features in mint.fun: twitter integration, claimable mint pages, allow list/mint gate features, visually similar collection search - Future ideation: memetic lineage attributin - Adam has spent 9e on mint.fun - Interesting analytics: mint.fun users mint 5x average mintooor - Luke's screenshot collection: mint.luke.cat
Adam Ludwin is the co-founder of Captify, a leader in Search Intelligence. After dropping out of university, Adam founded his first digital media business from a computer in his mother's hallway at the age of 21. In just a few short years, his company Captify has gone on to work with some of the world's biggest advertisers, including Apple, American Express, Microsoft and Nike. He now runs a team of more than 200 people across the world, and recently raised over £10 million for further expansion. In today's episode, Adam tells us the importance of showing your vulnerabilities, how search intelligence predicted Brexit and the rise of Trump, and why he keeps a photo from his first day at school on his bedside table. The Gentleman's Journal Podcast is brought to you by Martell cognac. Our thanks also to Mark's Club for their hospitality.
Thriller Car talks about the release of Stellar X. We also discuss the rest of the Coin Market Cap and the Nasdaq rumors. Mentions: • Stellar X: https://www.stellarx.com • Jed McCaleb & Adam Ludwin: http://bit.ly/2NFCMkm • HoshCon: https://www.hoshocon.com/?promo=THRILLER Credits: • Host: Car Gonzalez • Thriller Crypto: https://www.thrillercrypto.com for News • Music for the Podcast: fka twigs, xxxtentacion, post malone, rilo kiley Free Stuff: • Brave Browser Free BAT tokens: https://bit.ly/ThrillerBRAVE • Square Cash Free $5 Bucks: http://bit.ly/sqrcashThriller • Newsletter!! #ThrillerArmy Monthly Free Crypto Giveaway: http://eepurl.com/duyoZL Support the Show: • Patreon: http://bit.ly/patreonThriller • Crypto Donations: http://bit.ly/donateThriller • Square Cash Me: https://cash.me/$thrillerCar Social: • Telegram Group: http://bit.ly/telegramThriller • Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitterThriller • Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagramThriller • Discord: https://discord.gg/EheTHJv • Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebookThriller • SnapChat: http://bit.ly/ThrillerSnap
Thriller Car talks about Chain and Lightyear joining forces to create a new company called Interstellar and why this will be the biggest partnership of the year. We also discuss the rest of the Coin Market Cap. Mentions: • HoshoCon: https://hoshocon.com • Interstellar: https://interstellar.com Credits: • Thriller Crypto: https://www.thrillercrypto.com for News • Music for the Podcast: fka twigs, xxxtentacion, post malone • Host: @ThrillerCar Support the Show: • Patreon: http://bit.ly/patreonThriller • Crypto Donations: http://bit.ly/donateThriller • Square Cash App: http://bit.ly/sqrcashThriller • Square Cash Me: https://cash.me/$thrillerCar Social: • Telegram Group: http://bit.ly/telegramThriller • Discord: https://discord.gg/EheTHJv • Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebookThriller • Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitterThriller • Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagramThriller • SnapChat: http://bit.ly/ThrillerSnap
In this episode we speak with Adam Ludwin, Founder and CEO of Chain and a leading influencer in the fintech field. Ludwin touches on many topics, including internet counterculture, decentralization and the value of perfect competition. Major topics “Reset button” on fintech Stack system Blockchain Internet counterculture The new internet Chain is a database for money/assets Decentralization Perfect competition Value proposition Biography Founder and CEO of Chain RR ventures Deep interest and understanding of Fintech
This is a live recording from a panel I moderated at the World Economic Forum Industry Strategy Meeting. The speakers included Shwetha Shetty Senior Director, Corporate Strategy Group, of SAP, Adam Ludwin, CEO of Chain, Brian Behlendorf, executive director of HyperLedger the Linux Foundation and Sheila Warren, project head of blockchain and distributed ledger technology at the World Economic Forum.We dive into the pros and cons of using blockchains for elections. which types of problems are best-suited to be solved by blockchain, why B2B applications of blockchain might come before B2C products and what kinds of identity-related data might be safe to put on a blockchain. Plus, Adam reveals some entertaining anecdotes about Silicon Valley safaris and how old World’s Fair tickets could have an analog to blockchain systems today. Episodes I referenced during the discussion in case listeners want to dive more into the elections topic: Tomicah Tillemann episode on the blockchain voting pilot in West Virginia: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/battling-corruption-with-blockchain-technology-tomicah-tillemann-of-the-blockchain-trust-accelerator-ep018 Alex Gladstein episode with more on blockchain-based voting: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/alex-gladstein-of-the-human-rights-foundation-on-the-first-crypto-war-ep021 Tweets about blockchain-based voting: Matt Blaze’s objecton to blockchain-based voting: https://twitter.com/mattblaze/status/1002921011854143488 Vitalik’s response: https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1004203105611726849 Tomicah Tillemann’s response: https://twitter.com/TomicahTD/status/1004325810252197888 To address the question at the end about blockchain-based passports: 2 Katie Haun episodes on using blockchain-based systems to solve the problems of "breeder documents" and fraud, waste and abuse: Fraud, waste and abuse: http://unchainedpodcast.co/live-from-inforum-at-the-commonwealth-club-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-the-basics-with-kathryn-haun Breeder documents: http://unchainedpodcast.co/federal-prosecutor-kathryn-haun-on-how-criminals-use-bitcoin-and-how-she-catches-them Episode with Vinny Lighal, founder of Civic, which is working on a blockchain-based identity solution: http://unchainedpodcast.co/bitcoin-oracle-vinny-lingham-on-why-bitcoin-is-overpriced Thank you to our sponsor! Blockchain Warehouse: https://www.blockchainwarehouse.com
This is a live recording from a panel I moderated at the World Economic Forum Industry Strategy Meeting. The speakers included Shwetha Shetty Senior Director, Corporate Strategy Group, of SAP, Adam Ludwin, CEO of Chain, Brian Behlendorf, executive director of HyperLedger the Linux Foundation and Sheila Warren, project head of blockchain and distributed ledger technology at the World Economic Forum.We dive into the pros and cons of using blockchains for elections. which types of problems are best-suited to be solved by blockchain, why B2B applications of blockchain might come before B2C products and what kinds of identity-related data might be safe to put on a blockchain. Plus, Adam reveals some entertaining anecdotes about Silicon Valley safaris and how old World's Fair tickets could have an analog to blockchain systems today. Episodes I referenced during the discussion in case listeners want to dive more into the elections topic: Tomicah Tillemann episode on the blockchain voting pilot in West Virginia: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/battling-corruption-with-blockchain-technology-tomicah-tillemann-of-the-blockchain-trust-accelerator-ep018 Alex Gladstein episode with more on blockchain-based voting: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/alex-gladstein-of-the-human-rights-foundation-on-the-first-crypto-war-ep021 Tweets about blockchain-based voting: Matt Blaze's objecton to blockchain-based voting: https://twitter.com/mattblaze/status/1002921011854143488 Vitalik's response: https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1004203105611726849 Tomicah Tillemann's response: https://twitter.com/TomicahTD/status/1004325810252197888 To address the question at the end about blockchain-based passports: 2 Katie Haun episodes on using blockchain-based systems to solve the problems of "breeder documents" and fraud, waste and abuse: Fraud, waste and abuse: http://unchainedpodcast.co/live-from-inforum-at-the-commonwealth-club-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-the-basics-with-kathryn-haun Breeder documents: http://unchainedpodcast.co/federal-prosecutor-kathryn-haun-on-how-criminals-use-bitcoin-and-how-she-catches-them Episode with Vinny Lighal, founder of Civic, which is working on a blockchain-based identity solution: http://unchainedpodcast.co/bitcoin-oracle-vinny-lingham-on-why-bitcoin-is-overpriced Thank you to our sponsor! Blockchain Warehouse: https://www.blockchainwarehouse.com
Adam Ludwin, founder and CEO of Chain, joins Kevin Zhang of Upfront Ventures to discuss the current state and future promises of blockchain technology for the general public and enterprise.
Full interview from Yahoo Finance's All Markets Summit: Crypto. The Power Behind Digital Assets, Peter Smith, Co-Founder & CEO, Blockchain, Adam Ludwin, Co-Founder & CEO, Chain. Moderated by Dan Roberts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We begin with big news from South Korea, as they announce that 6 major banks will facilitate data sharing with Cryptocurrency exchanges. Money laundering and tax evasion have been large governmental concerns with regards to crypto and it seems South Korea have taken the first steps to mitigate under the counter activity. Moving on, Japanese Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck will refund the $400m worth of NEM that was stolen from them by hackers. This isn't the first time we've seen big hacks on Japanese exchanges.....(cough, cough, Mt. Gox). On to something more positive in the crypto-sphere, Robinhood, the app that lets you make zero-fee stock trading is going to allow its users to trade Cryptocurrencies. Robinhood users will be able to trade both Bitcoin and Ethereum with no transaction fees, with more coins on the horizon. Next, a Hong Kong based blockchain investment fund has acquired Bitcoin startup BTCC, who's mining pool accounts for 3.2% of Bitcoin's hashing power.....big news! Sticking with acquisition-BitGo Inc., a closely held crypto-security firm, agree to buy Bitcoin custodian Kingdom Trust as it seeks to attract $20 Billion worth of institutional investors. Telegram has been a hotly discussed topic and Silicon Valley VCs are reportedly lining up to invest in the Russian messaging app. Back to Japan, the BOJ have come out with more regulatory talk stating that it will be incredibly difficult to create cross-border regulatory protocol for Cryptocurrency trading. Now regulation in this space will be important- but how do we protect innovation? The chairmen of the CFTC and SEC, Christopher Giancarlo and Jay Clayton, have co-authored an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal about what their agencies are doing in relation to cryptocurrency and token markets. It seems mostly positive, as both have focussed on the technology- potentially encouraging governments to understand just how big blockchain could be. Now lots of Ripple enthusiasts claim that XRP could become the Bitcoin for banks, but do banks want it? A story coming from Bloomberg claims that banks have absolutely no interest in XRP. Current and former executives at seven global banks—some of whom have partnered with Ripple—say there was scant chance they would ever entrust their corporate clients’ payments to a cryptocurrency. Damning to say the least. We leave you with our Bull masks on, as hedge funds have swung their bitcoin-futures bets to the bullish side for the first time, according to recent figures. What will this mean for crypto markets going forward? As always there are several stories we didn't have time to cover. They include: Prodeum ICO Exits with a Prank-No Real Haul, How blockchain could kill both cable and Netflix, OpenDoor scores $10 million funding and Golden Kitty Awards Winners just missed out on some further discussion. We also bring you two fantastic interviews - Malcolm Lerider from NEO and Adam Ludwin from Chain! We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe. Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, why not leave us a review on iTunes? Special Guests: Adam Ludwin and Malcolm Lerider.
My guest this week is Adam Ludwin, the founder and CEO of Chain, a blockchain technology company targeted at large enterprises. Before shifting his career to focus solely on crypto, Adam was a venture capitalist focused on FinTech, which is how he came across the Bitcoin whitepaper earlier than most. I called this episode “a Sober View on Crypto” because Adam’s take is so balanced. He is certainly long crypto, both in his portfolio and career, but he is very skeptical of much of what is happening in the ecosystem today. For example, he offers the best reason I’ve heard for not launching an ICO or investing in them. If you haven’t read Adam’s widely shared open letter to Jamie Dimon, it has become a must-read piece for crypto-enthusiasts. Read it as soon as you can. I edited out an earlier chunk of our conversation as it was largely introductory. If you need a broader introduction to cryptocurrencies, I suggest starting with episode one of Hash Power and working your way forward. One key insight from Adam in our offline discussion what how cryptocurrencies function very much like equities or bonds. Just as equity financing enables the activity of joint stock corporations, cryptocurrencies enable activity in decentralized applications. We pick up our discussion with Adam discussing whether anyone really uses these decentralized apps today. Hash Power is presented by Fidelity Investments For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub. Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag Show Notes 2:35 - (First Question) – Will anyone use cryptocurrency in the real world at a large scale 3:43 – The idea of censorship resistance 12:29 – Will society be accepting of this technology 14:39 – Why decentralized apps can’t be acquired 18:24 – The idea of exponential vs linear improvements on a trend and if there are limits to the growth of decentralized technologies 23:26 – The struggle with early adaption of blockchain 25:41 – Best application for bitcoin, storing value 29:52 – Adam’s introduction to cryptoassets and how his thinking has evolved in the space 36:44 – In this hyper frothy market, is there a situation that makes an ICO exciting to Adam 43:51 – Even though it appears to be easy money, Adam explains why you shouldn’t just create an ICO 50:59 – A look at what Chain is doing and what Adam is excited about 53:23 – How does what Adam is working on help to improve the ledger of his clients 1:02:00 – Why you can easily be an early investor in crypto currency 1:04:27 – Kindest thing anyone has done for Adam Learn More For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub Follow Patrick on twitter at @patrick_oshag
In this episode 11:FS’ resident blockchain geek, Simon Taylor, is in heaven this week. Today we bring you ace interviews with Adam Ludwin, Co-Founder & CEO at Chain – @adamludwin Trent McConaghy, Founder & CTO of BigchainDB – @trentmc0 Later this week, we’ve got another fantastic blockchain episode with R3’s Richard Brown and other great guests. Chain is a blockchain technology company that partners with financial firms to build and deploy blockchain networks that transform markets. BigchainDB allows developers and enterprise to deploy blockchain proof-of- concepts, platforms, and applications with a scalable blockchain database. Simon, blockchain lead at 11:FS, is a globally-recognised blockchain subject matter expert and fintech Influencer. He serves as a trusted advisor to the UK government, Bank of England, tier 1 banks, asset managers, and investors. He also established Barclays as one of the leaders in blockchain and helped a variety of startups flourish through Barclays Tech Stars accelerator. The post Ep119 – Back on the Blockchain Gang! appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep119 – Back on the Blockchain Gang! appeared first on 11:FS.
As blockchain technology remakes financial services, some companies will be better positioned than others, says Adam Ludwin, CEO of Chain, which has partnered with incumbents like Visa, Citi and Nasdaq. Ludwin describes which types of firms will emerge winners and the mindset of the executives who really get it. He also explains why he is certain central banks will one day issue digital currency.
As blockchain technology remakes financial services, some companies will be better positioned than others, says Adam Ludwin, CEO of Chain, which has partnered with incumbents like Visa, Citi and Nasdaq. Ludwin describes which types of firms will emerge winners and the mindset of the executives who really get it. He also explains why he is certain central banks will one day issue digital currency.
Blockchain without bitcoin? It's a debate as old as the cryptocurrency itself (which, to be honest, isn't that old). Given that bitcoin is not just a digital bearer instrument/token but is a network, a distributed ledger, a protocol, the question of separating blockchain from bitcoin isn't a moot one. Especially when you think of it analogously to voice over IP, but for financial services. So what is the financial services industry doing with this "money over IP"? Clearly many large business players are paying attention and trying to get ahead of disruption, by asking themselves exactly what their bitcoin/blockchain strategy is. Adam Ludwin shares what's happening here from his perspective as founder of Chain, an enterprise blockchain platform that partners with financial institutions to help them apply the technology to their markets. In this episode of the a16z Podcast, Ludwin covers what it's like merging the cultures of finance and tech; what's driving the recent bitcoin prices; why he believes in blockchain beyond bitcoin; whether there can be such a thing as private or permissioned blockchains; definitions of newer concepts like 'colored coins' and 'sidechains'; and more. Oh and what are the most interesting native apps, too. The views expressed here are those of the individual AH Capital Management, L.L.C. (“a16z”) personnel quoted and are not the views of a16z or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by a16z. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, a16z has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation. This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by a16z. (An offering to invest in an a16z fund will be made only by the private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, and other relevant documentation of any such fund and should be read in their entirety.) Any investments or portfolio companies mentioned, referred to, or described are not representative of all investments in vehicles managed by a16z, and there can be no assurance that the investments will be profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar characteristics or results. A list of investments made by funds managed by Andreessen Horowitz (excluding investments and certain publicly traded cryptocurrencies/ digital assets for which the issuer has not provided permission for a16z to disclose publicly) is available at https://a16z.com/investments/. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others. Please see https://a16z.com/disclosures for additional important information.
Here's a special edition of the IDEO Futures Podcast, our full-length interview with Chain.com founder Adam Ludwin. A few days after we taped this interview, Adam and Chain.com were mentioned in this article from the New York Times, Data Security is Becoming the Sparkle in Bitcoin (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/02/business/dealbook/data-security-is-becoming-the-sparkle-in-bitcoin.html?_r=0) It's a great complement to Joe's interview with Adam. Like what you've heard? Hate it? Follow us on Twitter @ideofutures or email us at futures@ideo.com. Enjoy the interview!
Episode 13. Is this our unlucky episode? Are you superstitious? Should we have just skipped to old 1-3 and gone directly to trusty Mr. 14? Certainly not! We're very proud of 13 and what it represents. So proud, in fact, that we're also releasing 13.5, too. The Future of Trust: LED torches strapped to our ever-growing foreheads, we continue to spelunk our way through the cavernous intellectual depths of Bitcoin and the block chain? Where will it all end? Well, partly in Cambridge, MA (our fair city) sometime in late July. The rest, we just don't know. Our esteemed guest interview this week (also known as the Good Part of the Podcast) is Adam Ludwin, founder of a fascinating startup called Chain.com. In this interview Joe and Adam explore the Future of Trust, and talk about ways in which the block chain might revolutionize how we think about not only transactions, but also the internet, markets, and a lot of what we take for granted as the pillars of modern life. In the interest of time, we provided the choicest morsels of their conversation here in episode 13. For the complete meal (prix fixe), please check out episode 13.5, where you can hear Adam and Joe riff about block chain until the cows come home. Truly fascinating stuff. Because this is IDEO Futures, we can't help but dish up two healthy servings of Venture Design That Blew Our Minds (VDTBOM), to wit: - Hyperloop is Real - How Noma took Tokyo Sadly, no Noma food (let alone cricket flour cookies or sour vinegar drinks) were to be had this week, but something along those lines may reappear in episode 14... As always, many thanks to Piper Loyd for producing this week's episode. Like what you've heard? Hate it? Either way, we beseech you: follow us on Twitter @ideofutures or email us at futures@ideo.com. Enjoy!
Chain CEO Adam Ludwin discuss how to plug into the Bitcoin Blockchain.
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This episode is part of our coverage of the Bitcoin 2014 Conference which took place in Amsterdam from May 15 to 17, 2014. Topics covered in this episode: Adam Ludwin, Devon Gundry & Eric Rykwalder of Chain.com Rodolfo Novak, CEO of Coinkite Roop Gill, videographer for Coindesk David Bailey, Founder and Editor-in-Chief yBitcoin magazine Nic Cary, CEO of Blockchain This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/bitcoin2014-06
Early this year, photosharing apps were pretty hot. That's when Albumatic launched its take on the genre. It didn't take off as hoped, so the company pivoted, a few times, before landing on its latest iteration, Koa.la, a photosharing app that integrates with the messaging app Kik. We'll be speaking with Albumatic's founder Adam Ludwin about failing fast, the benefit's of Kik's platform, and the tricky nature of consumer-facing apps.
Early this year, photosharing apps were pretty hot. That's when Albumatic launched its take on the genre. It didn't take off as hoped, so the company pivoted, a few times, before landing on its latest iteration, Koa.la, a photosharing app that integrates with the messaging app Kik. We'll be speaking with Albumatic's founder Adam Ludwin about failing fast, the benefit's of Kik's platform, and the tricky nature of consumer-facing apps.