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Welcome to the 77th episode of “Decode Quantum”. We continue our “international episodes”, this times with the cofounders of the US startup SEEQC,John Levy (CEO) and Oleg Mukhanov (CTO), who are creating superconducting control electronic circuits for solid state qubits. They are the only company in that field. We had a chance to meet our two guests in Elmsford in February this year and visit their lab and cleanroom. John Levy is the CEO and cofounder of SEEQC in 2019. Beforehand, he was the chairman of Hypres, the company that spun-out SEEQC for reasons he'll explain later. He was involved in various startups, like goTenna, and BioLite. He has been an investor and executive in the tech industry, having co-founded and led the tech practice at the venture capital firm L Capital Partners where he served on boards of over twelve tech companies. John took 3 companies public and oversaw numerous M&A transactions. During the 1990's he co-founded the computer vision company ePlanet which spun out of Interval Research, sponsored by Paul Allen, and ran the company for Intel, its main investor. John is a graduate of the Harvard Business School. Oleg Mukhanov, is a cofounder and the CTO of SEEQC. He was before the CTO of Hypres since 1991, where he led developments in superconducting electronics. Oleg is a co-inventor of the Rapid Single Flux Quantum (RSFQ) technology, a superconducting circuit used for high-speed, energy-efficient computation useful for both classical and quantum processors. He did his PhD in Russia with Konstantin Likharev in the late 1980s, at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), before moving to the US at the end of the USSR.
In this episode, we chat with Jameson Morgan, Director of Partnerships for goTenna. GoTenna is a company that provides critical network communications solutions for military, government, and emergency services personnel. It enables them to maintain contact in rough environments where standard communications methods experience difficulties.
In this episode, Logan and Evan welcome Andrea Garrity, Chief Growth Officer, and Jameson Morgan, Director of Partnerships from Gotenna. They discuss goTenna's transition from consumer-focused products to vital communication technologies in defense and emergency situations. The conversation explores the role of goTenna's mesh network radios in ensuring connectivity for first responders in challenging conditions, and how the company's shift has impacted national security and emergency preparedness. Andrea and Jameson also share insights into Gotenna's collaborations within the Kentucky startup ecosystem and discuss the wider importance of reliable communication during disasters. This episode provides a thorough look at the intersection of advanced communication technologies, startup dynamics, and emergency response infrastructure. Visit us at MiddleTech.com Follow Us Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Logan's Twitter Evan's Twitter Middle Tech is proud to be supported by: KY Innovation Bolt Marketing
This week, we dive into the exciting world of defense tech with Jake Chapman from Marque Ventures. Jake shares his journey into VC, why Marque Ventures was born, and how shifts in geopolitics and advancements in AI, cybersecurity, and autonomous tech are driving VC interest in defense tech.He opens up about the hurdles of long development cycles, regulatory landscapes, and ethical dilemmas while offering insights into DoD procurement strategies, the importance of a defense-first approach, and the power of public engagement for raising sector awareness.Wrapping up, Jake touches on the significance of strategic partnerships and the evolving M&A scene, highlighting a future with a broader range of buyers in the defense tech space.About Jake Chapman:Jake Chapman is managing director at Marque Ventures, an early-stage VC firm focused on defense and dual-use technologies. He has played pivotal roles in various companies, leveraging technology to enhance national security. Jake focuses his investments on sectors like AI, robotics, aerospace, and quantum computing.In addition to investing, Jake is a co-host of "The Merge," a podcast making defense technology accessible and engaging. He also is a writer, where he shares insights on technology's future and venture capital, contributing to major publications like TechCrunch and WIRED.Jake has a BS and JD from the University of California, Berkeley.In this episode, we discuss:(01:16) Jake's transition from law to venture capital was sparked by his passion for sci-fi and a desire to be closer to technology and entrepreneurship(02:07) Launching Marque Ventures, Jake aimed to bridge the gap between startups and the complexities of DOD procurement, drawing on his rich background in tech and legal expertise(03:05) His endeavor to reform Army Venture Capital led to the creation of Marque Ventures, targeting the underexplored niches of defense technology(06:23) Why the geopolitical climate and innovation in AI, cybersecurity, and autonomous systems for the increased interest in defense tech from generalist VCs(11:59) The unique challenges of DOD procurement, and why startups should align their solutions with DOD needs from the outset(17:12) The importance of securing sufficient funding and understanding the long-term commitment required(20:23) Why Marque Ventures focuses on filling the Series A funding gap in defense tech(22:00) Discussing portfolio synergies, Jake mentions GoTenna's mesh networking as a prime example of integrating technologies for enhanced defense capabilities(23:23) Jake reflects on the changing dynamics of military engagement, stressing the need for cost-effective solutions in contemporary conflicts(25:06) The flaw in cost-plus contracting model, advocating for a shift towards more economically viable defense procurement strategies(28:48) The need for innovation in defense manufacturing, Jake envisions a TSMC-like platform to support the scalability of defense tech startups(35:38) The concept of 'dual use' in defense tech, citing SpaceX as an exemplary model for successfully navigating and scaling in this sector(37:13) The global defense market's potential, encouraging startups to look beyond the US for opportunities(40:44) What its like to co-host his own podcast, The MergeFast Favorites:*
Today, Tyler is joined by goTenna's VP of Strategic Programs and Partnerships, Mike Bergen. goTenna is the world's leading mobile mesh networking company and provider of off-grid connectivity, so Mike knows a thing or two about what it takes to sustain success. In this episode, Mike and Tyler share what they have determined to be the ‘cheat codes' for securing government contracts. If you're looking to be one of the few that actually thrive beyond that first SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research), this is the episode for you.What's Happening on the Second Front:Don't celebrate too soon: how to maintain the velocity of the first transactionThe often-overlooked value of a strong contracting officeDiscerning qualified consultants in a crowded landscapeThe philosophical and organizational structuring of partner models that drive valueSaved Rounds: Why data structuring needs to be the army's top priorityIn today's segment of Saved Rounds, Enrique and Tyler discuss why the army needs to make data structuring priority number one.Connect with Mike:LinkedIn: Michael BergenWebsite: gotenna.com Connect with Tyler:LinkedIn: Tyler Sweatt Website: secondfront.comCatch 2F's Offset Symposium replay here. This show is produced by Soulfire Productions
Ari Schuler, CEO of goTenna, and Andrea Garrity, Chief Growth Officer of goTenna, join Lucas Bagno and Ian Cinnamon join us on this episode of Solarpunk. Takeaways:- goTenna was founded after Hurricane Sandy when a brother and sister didn't know if the other was safe because the cell network weren't working. It has since grown into the company that it is today, selling to government as well as consumers.- Ari and Andrea suggest that startups refrain from complaining or dwelling on how tough the procurement system is to navigate in the US government. They say “pass the test, don't fight the test.”- Andrea says that much of innovation is personality driven — finding the right people who will run through walls when everyone else gives up.- There is plenty that they would change about the government procurement system. If one agency has found a tech useful, other agencies should be able to also use that tech without going through all the paperwork and bureaucracy over again.- The fact that US doesn't manufacture much at home and would be stranded if a major war started tomorrow is of concern to them.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We'll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup
Ari Schuler, CEO of goTenna, and Andrea Garrity, Chief Growth Officer of goTenna, join Lucas Bagno and Ian Cinnamon join us on this episode of Solarpunk. Takeaways:- goTenna was founded after Hurricane Sandy when a brother and sister didn't know if the other was safe because the cell network weren't working. It has since grown into the company that it is today, selling to government as well as consumers.- Ari and Andrea suggest that startups refrain from complaining or dwelling on how tough the procurement system is to navigate in the US government. They say “pass the test, don't fight the test.”- Andrea says that much of innovation is personality driven — finding the right people who will run through walls when everyone else gives up.- There is plenty that they would change about the government procurement system. If one agency has found a tech useful, other agencies should be able to also use that tech without going through all the paperwork and bureaucracy over again.- The fact that US doesn't manufacture much at home and would be stranded if a major war started tomorrow is of concern to them.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We'll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup
Andrea Garrity joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss how the government can build relationships with nontraditional companies. She is the Chief Growth Officer at goTenna, a company that offers mesh networking for off-grid devices and decentralized communications. Before that she was vice president at In-Q-Tel and client executive at IBM. In the episode, we discuss an article Andrea recently wrote about bringing startups and government together. She argues that the procurement maze and multi-year timelines creates a capital requirement that is difficult for companies to burden in advance of contract awards. "I think it's hard to ask these companies to take on that burden right away," Andrea says. "Startups are beholden to their board, and the board wants to see market fit and revenue. They're not willing to invest in a contract specialist or a GSA person without first seeing that fit." As a result, many startups focus on the commercial sector first before deciding whether they have the resources to start expanding into the government market. Even then, many new technologies are cross-cutting and delivered "as a service." Andrea describes the difficulty of selling a mesh networking capability to the DoD, where money and attention are inwardly focused on platform stovepipes like bombers, submarines, combat vehicles, and satellites. "How many people can I talk to? How many people can I demo for? And then. When we do those demos, we see people get excited and then they say, Hey, we've got to pull in this other group, figuring out how to engage at a level where we're able to do the demonstration once, instead of 250 times would be great. And I say that as somebody who feels like I'm a veteran at engaging with the government." There is no single "program of record" for many commercial technologies, meaning companies have to try to get a foothold anywhere they can. Selling a product "as a service" is another challenge, where pricing is based on usage rates, like cloud computing or uber rides. These pricing models are entirely different from anything government has used in the past. "The government looks at it and says, 'we cant budget for that.'" Luckily for goTenna, their mesh networking offering is based on a small hardware device and can be sold by the unit. Each unit can send short-burst data like position, text, sensor data, etc., between 8 and 15 miles -- up to 145 miles from an air asset -- and relay that information up to six devices away in a daisy-chain fashion. Yet all this capability, and much of the value, is enabled by software. Here's Andrea: "On the one hand I always say we need to talk about ourselves as a software company. On the other hand, I'm so glad that we get to price it by device because you're absolutely right, software pricing and enterprise software pricing is really challenging." This podcast was produced by Eric Lofgren. You can follow me on Twitter @AcqTalk and find more information at https://AcquisitionTalk.com.
Mike Reagan is a 25-year Special Forces Operator with a career full of outrageous stories. In this laughter-filled episode, we discuss his time in the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Infantry Division in Korea, 5th Special Forces Group (A), 10th Special Forces Group (A), USASOC, 7th Special Forces Group (A), USAJFKSWCS, National Assessment Group, Mobile Technology Repair Complex, and GoTenna. Support the show
The Quantum AI Series features exclusive interviews of the global innovators shaping the future of quantum computing. In Episode 3 of Season 2, Maëva Ghonda, the founder and chair of the Quantum AI Institute, interviews John Levy, the CEO of SEEQC. Prior to co-founding SEEQC in 2018, John served as the Chair of Hypres for 8 years where he remains as a member of the board; he serves on the board of goTenna, an ad hoc mesh networking company; he helped create and became the founding Chair of PlusN, a carrier aggregation software company; and, for seven years, he served as the Chair of BioLite, a distributed energy company. John also joined the investment committee of the Nathan Cummings Foundation overseeing a $450m endowment in 2012 and became Chair in 2017. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/quantum-ai-institute/message
goTenna is changing how we think about communications in the disaster zone. If you have ever seen a spy movie or a military film where they track their team in harm's way, you have a basic understanding of what goTenna is all about. goTenna is seeking to fill in the communication gaps. These gaps in communications may be putting lives and livelihoods at risk. Join us in this prepare.respond.recover episode as we take a deeper look into how goTenna's system can help out in a disaster, by keeping track of your team and ensuring their safety.If you would like to learn more about the Natural Disaster & Emergency Management (NDEM) Expo please visit us on the web - https://www.ndemevent.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emnetwork.substack.com/subscribe
goTenna is changing how we think about communications in the disaster zone. If you have ever seen a spy movie or a military film where they track their team in harm's way, you have a basic understanding of what goTenna is all about. goTenna is seeking to fill in the communication gaps. These gaps in communications may be putting lives and livelihoods at risk. Join us in this prepare.respond.recover episode as we take a deeper look into how goTenna's system can help out in a disaster, by keeping track of your team and ensuring their safety.If you would like to learn more about the Natural Disaster & Emergency Management (NDEM) Expo please visit us on the web - https://www.ndemevent.com
Transcript: https://sicksub.network/LNJ048Transcript In this episode we have Richard Myers talking about his work on the Lot49 protocol. This protocol is basically a stripped down version of the Lightning Network made for low bandwidth mesh networks. Previously Richard was working at GoTenna, where he launched Global Mesh Labs to do this open source work on Lot49. Richard no longer works at GoTenna. We talk about: 1:12 - Background of the Episode 3:08 - Getting into Bitcoin/GoTenna 7:46 - What is the GoTenna? 10:50 - Lightning Network as an Analogy for Meshnets 12:08 - Global Mesh Labs 14:30 - Incentive System for Meshnets 20:15 - What is Lot49? 22:21 - Is Lot49 ready? 26:00 - Does Lot49 scale? 29:35 - Mesh Network Routing Nodes? 31:52 - Future of Lot49/Meshnets 34:11 - Would Eltoo make Lot49 better or more usable? 37:10 - Multiparty channels aka Channel Factories 42:22 - Mesh networks/Lot49 as a Hard Sell 45:21 - Meshnets for Adversarial Environments 48:48 - How can people contribute to Lot49? 54:54 - Transaction Types for Eltoo 1:00:10 - Future of Meshnets 1:01:50 - Disintermediate the State? Decentralize all the things? 1:02:34 - Future of Bitcoin Lightning Network Richard Myers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/remyers_ Richard Myers' Website: http://yakshaver.org/ Global Mesh Labs' Website: https://globalmeshlabs.org/ Post about Eltoo: http://yakshaver.org/2021/07/26/first.html GoTenna's Twitter: https://twitter.com/goTenna GoTenna's Website: https://gotenna.com/ Support us here: https://lightningjunkies.net/support Lightning Junkies Merch: https://store.lightningjunkies.net Follow the Lightning Junkies blog: https://lightningjunkies.net Follow Lightning Junkies on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJunkies Follow Chaz on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/TheChaz Follow Lightning Cat on Twitter: https://sicksub.network/LNJCat For a Full list of Rabbit Holes, please visit our blog at https://sicksub.network/LNJ048
Inspire, Inform & Connect: Stories for you by INSEAD Women in Business
Charlie O'Donnell was one of our panelists in March 2020 just days before New York City went into lock down. The topic of the IWiB's annual event was "Investing in Women." In 2021 we are all virtual... still. Charlie sat down with us to discuss how the pandemic has affected seed investing and what, if anything has changed for female founders and how women founders are different from their male counterparts. Charlie O'Donnell is the sole Partner and Founder at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. The fund makes seed and pre-seed investments and was the first venture firm located in Brooklyn--where he was born and raised. Brooklyn Bridge invested in the first rounds of The Wing, Canary, Hungryroot, Ample Hills, Clubhouse, Imagen, and goTenna among others. Charlie has a reputation for being early to identifying important companies. In the IWiB Podcast we are collecting stories and having conversations with people to inspire, inform and connect women and men who want to thrive in life. With Chris Thorpe, Founder Brick Investment Partners, and Liana Slater Growth Executive & Co-Founder Momunmentalme.com, producer of The Mindshare Podcast, and Co-Founder INSEAD IWiB Global Club. Music by Patrick Prouty. For more inspiring discussions and real tools for success, check out Liana's professional development podcast The Mindshare Podcast available wherever you get your podcasts and at www.monumentalme.com/podcast.
In this episode about startup innovation, Daeil Kim from AI.Reverie and Daniela Perdomo from goTenna join host Ken Harbaugh for a conversation about partnering with the Department of Defense as a startup. Daeil Kim is the founder and CEO of AI.Reverie, a simulation platform that trains artificial intelligence to understand the world. Find Daeil on Twitter at @daeil and find AI.Reverie at @aireverie. Daniela Perdomo is the co-founder and CEO of goTenna, a startup that designs and develops technologies for off-grid and decentralized communications. Find Daniela on Twitter at @danielaperdomo and goTenna at @goTenna.
Join my chat with Richard Myers - founder of Global Mesh Labs, who has successfully created a mobile mesh network that does not rely on the internet and offers “… an anti-fragile, decentralized alternative that can extend connectivity to places centralized networks can't.” Myers, a software engineer and programmer, took the leap of faith and left his 16-year job to jump onto the Bitcoin wagon. His interests in the philosophy of decentralization and individuality behind Bitcoin drove him to open Global Mesh Labs. Join us as we talk about number stations, mesh networks, ham radio, and the history of technology and Bitcoin. I hope you enjoyed the convo as much as I enjoyed recording it! Follow Richard Myers to Find Out More! https://twitter.com/remyers_ Check out Global Mesh Labs to Learn More! https://globalmeshlabs.org Check out goTenna to Learn More! https://gotenna.com
Charlie O'Donnell is the sole Partner and Founder at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. The fund makes seed and pre-seed investments and was the first venture firm located in Brooklyn--where he was born and raised. Brooklyn Bridge invested in the first rounds of The Wing, Canary, Hungryroot, Ample Hills, Clubhouse, Imagen, and goTenna among others. Charlie has a reputation for being early to identifying important companies. Nick Bilton identifies him as an influence on early Twitter investors in his book, Hatching Twitter. Dennis Crowley credits him as having helped kick off the first funding of Foursquare before other VCs had said yes. Working in venture capital since 2001, he apprenticed his way through the asset class with analyst roles on the original Union Square Ventures team as well as at the General Motors pension fund--a long time limited partner in many top tier funds. Charlie is one of only a dozen individuals to be named to Business Insider's 100 Most Influential People in NY Tech five or more times. He served on the founding board of the New York Tech Meetup and is one of the group's first 100 members. He was recently named to City & State Magazine’s Tech Power 50. His blog, This is Going to Be BIG!, is one of the ten most widely read VC blogs in the country and over 13,000 people read his weekly NYC tech newsletter. He has spoken at SXSW and Techcrunch Disrupt. Some of the Topics Covered by Charlie O'Donnell in this Episode How Charlie started his career at GM and what he learned there How he ended up joining Union Square Ventures early on and why he decided to get into VC, particularly working in tech in New York Deciding to start his own fund Raising his first fund--how he failed at first and what he learned Having 50 investors in his first fund The challenge Charlie ran into when fundraising at first due to the nature of his network and how he overcame it How raising for his second fund compared to the first experience How Charlie approaches deal sourcing Taking the Pre-Series A Offsite event online at the beginning of the pandemic Curating and choreographing events to maximize value for the audience How Charlie approaches blogging and how it plays into his role as a VC Making yourself findable Charlie's perspective on the future of learning and work Startup ecosystems and what it takes to make one successful Sign up for The Grind, for actionable insights and stories from successful entrepreneurs delivered to your inbox once per week: https://www.justgogrind.com/newsletter/ Listen to all episodes of the Just Go Grind Podcast: https://www.justgogrind.com/podcast/ Follow Justin Gordon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/justingordon212 Follow Justin Gordon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justingordon8/
Our guest for this episode is Charlie O'Donnell. Charlie is the sole Partner and Founder at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. The fund makes seed and pre-seed investments and was the first venture firm located in Brooklyn - where Charlie was born and raised. Brooklyn Bridge invested in the first rounds of The Wing, Canary, Hungryroot, Ample Hills, Clubhouse, Imagen, and goTenna among others. Charlie has a reputation for picking out great companies really early on, as he did with Twitter and Foursquare. He is one of only a dozen individuals to be named to Business Insider's 100 Most Influential People in NY Tech five or more times. In this episode we talk to him about early 2000s, the dotcom crash, his experiences of raising money as a first-time fund manager and how he pitched to Limited Partners (LPs). This episode can be a great resource to listeners looking to break into the VC industry. You can read more about Charlie, here and also read his blog: This Is Going To Be Big.
This week on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host ck sits down with Alex Gladstein of the Human rights Foundation and the latest two recipients of the HRF's Bitcoin development grants, Richard Myers and Ben Kaufman. Richard works with GoTenna and Global Mesh Labs and is focused on relieving Bitcoin's dependency on the current internet infrastructure. Ben works with the Specter Wallet team to create easy and user friendly ways for Bitcoiners to receive and send bitcoin using their full node to validate and easy multi sig with commodity hardware. Follow Alex on Twitter @Gladstein Follow the Human Rights Foundation @HRF Follow Ben Kaufman @_benkaufman Follow Specter Wallet @SpecterWallet Follow Richard Myers @remyers_ Follow Global Mesh Labs @GlobalMeshLabs
Charlie O'Donnell, Founder & General Partner of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures Charlie O'Donnell has been an active member of the NYC startup community for over 15 years, with a reputation of being the most accessible early stage investor in New York. After being hired as the first analyst at Union Square Ventures and helping to open First Round Capital's first NYC office, he founded Brooklyn Bridge Ventures in 2012. Brooklyn Bridge Ventures has made over 60 investments since it was founded, making it one of the most active funds investing in pre-seed and seed rounds in the city. It often leads or co-leads, investing in a wide variety of startups founded by a diverse pool of founders including The Wing, Petal, Clubhouse, Hungryroot, Canary, goTenna and Imagen, among others. The fund was the first to be launched in Brooklyn--where he was born and raised. Danny Brown, Partner at MaC Venture Capital Danny Brown is Partner at MaC Venture Capital, an LA-based early stage fund focused on technology companies leveraging shifts in cultural trends and consumer behavior in an increasingly diverse global marketplace. Additionally, he is the current Chief of Staff at Atom Factory, where he focuses on leveraging their unique position at the intersection of tech, music, media, and various other industries to the benefit of their portfolio, as well as the surrounding ecosystem. Gyan Kapur, Managing Director at Bayes Ventures and Co-Managing Partner at RTP Seed (RTP Ventures) | B2B Investor Gyan joined RTP Ventures in early 2020 and became co-Managing Partner of RTP Seed, RTP Ventures' fund dedicated to investing in seed and pre-seed stage companies, later in 2020. Prior to joining RTP Seed, Gyan ran Bayes Ventures, an early stage fund with a similar focus. Prior to Bayes Ventures, Gyan was a Vice President at Activate Venture Partners (first investor in Medidata, a $6bb exit) and an active angel investor. Gyan graduated from the MBA program at the Wharton School of Business. Before Wharton, Gyan worked for Gather Health, a chronic disease management startup, and Citigroup where he built and scaled businesses in foreign exchange derivatives, focusing on complex products. Megan Ananian, Investor, Seedinvest Megan joined the Seedinvest team in 2019 after receiving her MBA at Yale School of Management. SeedInvest is an early-stage fund as well as an investment platform connecting founders with a community of over 375k investors. They've invested $200M+ into over 200 companies through Reg CF, Reg D, and Reg A. https://entre.link/EntrepreneurShow --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
There's almost nothing more terrifying than losing communication in the heat of a blazing wildfire. In recent months, California has been brought to its knees by natural disaster. Now more than ever we need the help of our firefighters, and to keep them safe. An entirely centralized communication infrastructure is a single point of failure we just can't risk. Daniela Perdomo is the founder and CEO of goTenna, the future of decentralized communication. Today, her work, inspired by the communication blackouts of Hurricane Sandy and a passion for fixing this critical problem, keeps everyone from soldiers and FEMA operators to wildland firefighters in communication while they work to save lives. And beyond disaster? There are no shortage of applications for this technology. Daniela and I talked about decentralized communication, the origins of her work, communication infrastructure and public infrastructure more broadly, and what exactly does a city fully reconceived for the 21st Century look like?
Episode 67: Welcome back! Today I’m speaking with Jorge Perdomo, co-founder at goTenna and also the designer behind the art installation The Fluffy Cloud which has made appearances at multiple festivals including Burning Man. We discuss the challenges surrounding starting a hardware company, what people can do to increase their marketability in the workforce, and what it’s like to attend Burning Man. Enjoy! More information about Jorge As the Inventor, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of goTenna - the world’s leading mobile decentralized off-grid communications system for smartphones - Jorge knows the entrepreneurial journey well. Jorge brought the project from concept to market in six years, during the course of which, he designed and released 10 different critically-acclaimed hardware and software products. The uniquely broad experience Jorge gained at goTenna allows him the ability to speak on just about every class of tech company; from mobile apps to servers and of course, the unique intricacies of hardware development itself. “Hardware is the double-black diamond of tech startups,” says Jorge, “Unlike software-only companies where a bug can be patched with the click of a button, hardware tech is a high stakes game where a single mistake can cost months of delays and hundreds of thousands of dollars. This is in addition to still having to do all the typical software tasks. It was an incredible challenge that allowed me to gain perspective on just about every facet of technology development and startups in general.” --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/besttechie/support
Our computers and cellphones are an increasingly huge part of how we work, socialize and even organize protests. In a natural disaster, those communication tools become even more important but often less reliable. That’s particularly an issue for first responders, who are soon going to have to start dealing with this year’s inevitable hurricanes and wildfires. Marketplace’s Jack Stewart speaks with Craig Fugate, a former FEMA administrator who now consults for goTenna, one of the companies working on “mesh network” technology.
Our computers and cellphones are an increasingly huge part of how we work, socialize and even organize protests. In a natural disaster, those communication tools become even more important but often less reliable. That’s particularly an issue for first responders, who are soon going to have to start dealing with this year’s inevitable hurricanes and wildfires. Marketplace’s Jack Stewart speaks with Craig Fugate, a former FEMA administrator who now consults for goTenna, one of the companies working on “mesh network” technology.
Our computers and cellphones are an increasingly huge part of how we work, socialize and even organize protests. In a natural disaster, those communication tools become even more important but often less reliable. That’s particularly an issue for first responders, who are soon going to have to start dealing with this year’s inevitable hurricanes and wildfires. Marketplace’s Jack Stewart speaks with Craig Fugate, a former FEMA administrator who now consults for goTenna, one of the companies working on “mesh network” technology.
In this episode I talk with Alakanani Itireleng, who founded the Satoshicentre in Botswana in 2014 and single-handedly built a growing Bitcoin community. She is the heart and center of Bitcoin education there, even the government is relying on her consultancy. We recorded this interview in February 2020, only days before the Covid-19 lockdowns went into effect. Her greatest ambition, the organization of a Bitcoin conference in Southern Africa will not come true soon. If you like to support her work and the Satoshicentre - please do so, her Twitter handle is @bitcoinlady. If you have a question, feel free to go to https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa6 and press the appropriate button and record your question. "Bitcoin is for everyone, Bitcoin is the currency of love." - Alakanani Itireleng We talk about: How her sons illness and death lead to the first meetup The internet as "white people's problem" The high unemployment rate in Botswana The cost of internet connections Ponzi schemes and how they are disturbing bitcoin adoption Bitcoin usecases and regulation in Botswana Exchanging the local currency Pula to Bitcoin African countries on the forefront of adoption Her opinion about Libra and Lightning Mobile Money in Botswana The Future of Bitcoin in Botswana Other relevant episodes: Part 1 Zimbabwe: Ideal Conditions for Bitcoin? https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa1/ Part 2 Zimbabwe: Living in a Multi-Currency World https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa2/ Part 3: Using Bitcoin in Zimbabwe https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa3/ Part 4: If Bitcoin Works in Zimbabwe, It Works Everywhere https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa4/ Part 5: Afriblocks a Pan-African Network for Remote Jobs & Answering Questions https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa5/ This episode is sponsored by https://localbitcoins.com/ a person-to-person bitcoin trading site, Coinfinity and the Card Wallet https://www.cardwallet.com/anita, SHIFT Cryptosecurity, manufacturer of the hardware wallet BitBox02 https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/, The What Bitcoin Did podcast https://whatbitcoindid.com/ and many thanks to several unknown private donors, who sent me Satoshis over the Lightning Network. This special is edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor Adam B. Levine and published first on the CoinDesk Podcast Network. Thank you very much for supporting the Bitcoin in Africa series with your work. Thanks goes also out to stakwork.com - stakwork is a great project that brings bitcoin into the world through earning. One can do microjobs on stakwork, earning Satoshis and cash them out without even having an understanding about the lightning network or bitcoin. I think we need more projects like that to spread the usage of bitcoin around the world. Thank you also to GoTenna https://gotenna.com/, for donating several GoTenna devices to set up a mesh network in Zimbabwe and to Team Satoshi https://teamsatoshi.org/, the decentralized sports team for supporting my work.
In this episode Anita speaks with Alakanani Itireleng, who founded the Satoshicentre in Botswana in 2014 and single-handedly built a growing Bitcoin community. She is the heart and center of Bitcoin education there, even the government is relying on her consultancy. This interview was recorded as Anita traveled through southern Africa in February of 2020, just days before the Covid-19 lockdowns went into effect. Her greatest ambition, the organization of a Bitcoin conference in Southern Africa will not come true soon. If you’d like to support her work and the Satoshicentre – please do so, her Twitter handle is @bitcoinlady.“Bitcoin is for everyone, Bitcoin is the currency of love.” – Alakanani Itireleng“Bitcoin is allowing me to use and receive money from anyone and to send it to anyone around the world without discriminating. That’s the most excellent thing about Bitcoin. It’s money for everyone, regardless of where you are coming from, your race or creed or whatever. So it’s the best.” – Alakanani ItirelengThey talk about:How her sons illness and death lead to the first meetupThe internet as “white people’s problem”The high unemployment rate in BotswanaThe cost of internet connectionsPonzi schemes and how they are disturbing bitcoin adoptionBitcoin usecases and regulation in BotswanaExchanging the local currency Pula to BitcoinAfrican countries on the forefront of adoptionHer opinion about Libra and LightningMobile Money in BotswanaThe Future of Bitcoin in BotswanaA message from Anita:If you have a question, feel free to visit the episode page https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa6 press the appropriate button and record your question.This podcast special and my trip to Africa would not have been possible without my sponsors and supporters.I want to thank my sponsors first: Thank you: LocalBitcoins.com a person-to-person bitcoin trading site, Peter McCormack and the whatbitcoindid podcast, Coinfinity and the Card Wallet, SHIFT Cryptosecurity, manufacturer of the hardware wallet BitBox02 and many thanks to several unknown private donors, who sent me Satoshis over the Lightning Network.This special is edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor Adam B. Levine and published first on the CoinDesk Podcast Network. Thank you very much for supporting the Bitcoin in Africa series with your work.Thanks goes also out to stakwork.com – stakwork is a great project that brings bitcoin into the world through earning. One can do microjobs on stakwork, earning Satoshis and cash them out without even having an understanding about the lightning network or bitcoin. I think we need more projects like that to spread the usage of bitcoin around the world.Thank you also to GoTenna, for donating several GoTenna devices to set up a mesh network in Zimbabwe and to Team Satoshi, the decentralized sports team for supporting my work.This special is also brought to you by the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network.
In this episode we meet Rich Myer (https://twitter.com/remyers_) s of mesh networking company GoTenna (https://gotenna.com) . Rich is developing the Lot49 (https://globalmeshlabs.org/files/Lot49%20Protocol%20Whitepaper%20-%20DRAFT%200.8.5_20190611.pdf) protocol, which both allows Lightning transactions over a local mesh network, and uses Bitcoin incentives to increase adoption of the network. Rich and I discuss the history of wireless networking and how P2P meshes could turn out to be critical in a time of crisis; why and to what extent we can consider our contemporary networks compromised through what Rich calls 'The Eye of Sauron' problem; and how Lot49 enables an internet-minimized micropoayments soltuion which could function in a distressed, post-Covid environment.
In this episode you will get to know a young man from Zimbabwe, Tongayi Choto, who is a software developer, entrepreneur and a bitcoin maximalist. He has founded Afriblocks, a Global Pan-African Freelance platform that connects professionals across the world. We talk about the problems young Zimbabweans are facing and his approach to make lives better. In the second part of this episode, I will answer listeners questions about the current use of bitcoin and other methods of payment in Zimbabwe. If you have a question, feel free to press the appropriate button on the episode page and record your question. https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa5/ We talk about: * Africa: high potential, but not enough opportunities * Pan-African Freelance network * Payments in cryptocurrencies * The use of smart contracts for releasing funds * Scams like MMM, Onecoin, bitclub * The Volatility of bitcoin being a huge problem for poor people * The impact of the Lightning Network in Africa * Internet bundles After the interview I answer these questions from my listeners: * What is preventing widespread usage of bitcoin? Tech? Awareness? Laws? Working, cheap alternatives (Ecocash)? Fees? * Are there bitcoin OGs in the community and if so are they still actively supporting the newcomers? * Not sure if M-Pesa is available in Zimbabwe/Botswana. But if so, why would anybody use Bitcoin instead of already available digital payment solutions such as M-Pesa? * Did you hear anything about http://beforward.jp and Bitcoin? * I am interested how well people understand, if their own governments money is good money for them (in terms of purchasing power, inflation etc). What share of people in your impression are asking themselves this question in these countries? * Are Zimbabweans living overseas using bitcoin for remittances? If so, how does this channel work? How do bitcoin remittances compare to alternatives like Western Union? Other relevant episodes: Part 1 Zimbabwe: Ideal Conditions for Bitcoin? https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa1/ Part 2 Zimbabwe: Living in a Multi-Currency World https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa2/ Part 3: Using Bitcoin in Zimbabwe https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa3/ Part 4: If Bitcoin Works in Zimbabwe, It Works Everywhere https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa4/ This episode is sponsored by https://localbitcoins.com/ a person-to-person bitcoin trading site, Coinfinity and the Card Wallet https://www.cardwallet.com/anita, SHIFT Cryptosecurity, manufacturer of the hardware wallet BitBox02 https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/, The What Bitcoin Did podcast https://whatbitcoindid.com/ and many thanks to several unknown private donors, who sent me Satoshis over the Lightning Network. This special is edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor Adam B. Levine and published first on the CoinDesk Podcast Network. Thank you very much for supporting the Bitcoin in Africa series with your work. Thanks goes also out to stakwork.com - stakwork is a great project that brings bitcoin into the world through earning. One can do microjobs on stakwork, earning Satoshis and cash them out without even having an understanding about the lightning network or bitcoin. I think we need more projects like that to spread the usage of bitcoin around the world. Thank you also to GoTenna https://gotenna.com/, for donating several GoTenna devices to set up a mesh network in Zimbabwe and to Team Satoshi https://teamsatoshi.org/, the decentralized sports team for supporting my work.
In this episode, we'll join Anita Posch in Zimbabwe as she speaks with Tongayi Choto, a software developer, entrepreneur and a bitcoin maximalist. He founded Afriblocks, a Global Pan-African Freelance platform that connects professionals across the world. They talk about the problems young Zimbabweans are facing and Tongayi's approach to make lives better. Later, Anita answers listener questions about the current use of bitcoin, other methods of payment in Zimbabwe and more.Topics:Africa: high potential, but not enough opportunitiesPan-African Freelance networkPayments in cryptocurrenciesThe use of smart contracts for releasing fundsScams like MMM, Onecoin, bitclubThe Volatility of bitcoin being a huge problem for poor peopleThe impact of the Lightning Network in AfricaInternet bundlesListener Questions:What is preventing widespread usage of bitcoin? Tech? Awareness? Laws? Working, cheap alternatives (Ecocash)? Fees?Are there bitcoin OGs in the community and if so are they still actively supporting the newcomers?Not sure if M-Pesa is available in Zimbabwe/Botswana. But if so, why would anybody use Bitcoin instead of already available digital payment solutions such as M-Pesa?Did you hear anything about http://beforward.jp and Bitcoin?I am interested how well people understand, if their own governments money is good money for them (in terms of purchasing power, inflation etc). What share of people in your impression are asking themselves this question in these countries?Are Zimbabweans living overseas using bitcoin for remittances? If so, how does this channel work? How do bitcoin remittances compare to alternatives like Western Union?A note from Anita:This podcast special and my trip to Africa would not have been possible without my sponsors and supporters. I want to thank my sponsors first: Thank you: LocalBitcoins.com a person-to-person bitcoin trading site, Peter McCormack and the whatbitcoindid podcast, Coinfinity and the Card Wallet, SHIFT Cryptosecurity, manufacturer of the hardware wallet BitBox02 and many thanks to several unknown private donors, who sent me Satoshis over the Lightning Network. This special is edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor Adam B. Levine and published first on the CoinDesk Podcast Network. Thank you very much for supporting the Bitcoin in Africa series with your work. Thanks goes also out to stakwork.com - stakwork is a great project that brings bitcoin into the world through earning. One can do microjobs on stakwork, earning Satoshis and cash them out without even having an understanding about the lightning network or bitcoin. I think we need more projects like that to spread the usage of bitcoin around the world. Thank you also to GoTenna, for donating several GoTenna devices to set up a mesh network in Zimbabwe and to Team Satoshi, the decentralized sports team for supporting my work. This special is also brought to you by the Let's Talk Bitcoin Network.
In part 4 of this six-part documentary podcast series about Bitcoin in Africa we'll join Anita as she speaks with a young woman from Harare, Zimbabwe. She calls herself a 'Digipreneur' and also works as a teacher. Working with her organization, they focus on the digitalization of Africa and aim to improve outcomes in Zimbabwe. With the use of Bitcoin outlawed and the state of human rights and free speech being rather poor in Zimbabwe, Anita and the guest agreed to not mention her name. In this episode they discuss:The opportunities for Bitcoin adoptionThe shutdown of Golix, the only Zimbabwean crypto exchangeThe philosophy of Ubuntu and how it relates to BitcoinHyper-inflationThe future of Bitcoin in AfricaHow cryptocurrency feels like luxury in ZimbabweHow to design Bitcoin for use in AfricaHow Libra is a game changerThe most used social media toolsThe need for even more accessibility and ease of use"If I have a Bitcoin, I can send money to my relatives, who are in Malawi or in Namibia or in Ghana. Currently I can't with our own currency. I can't send money out freely and quickly, but if we can sit down as a community and say okay, we need to buy a new borehole and we can do that just by using our phone. That's an amazing thing. You know, if we look at it from a place of development, if you look at it from a place of helping the community and taking care of each other, if it allows us to take care of each other without having to create so many barriers and so much red tape to get stuff done with money, I feel like when you change that narrative, you speak to something very deep within an African." - Teacher and Digipreneur, Zimbabwe"Cryptocurrency feels almost like luxury. It's sad because I don't think that's what it's supposed to be, but it was also bearing in mind cryptocurrency was designed in a functioning environment. It was designed by people who maybe haven't spent 12 hours in a fuel queue?" - Teacher and Digipreneur, Zimbabwe"We need to start having more conversations about the future with the people who are actually affected by the future. Hold workshops under a tree in Binga and have someone who is there who can translate into the local language and have a conversation." - Teacher and Digipreneur, ZimbabweYou can find the full transcript on the episode pageA note from Anita:This podcast special and my trip to Africa would not have been possible without my sponsors and supporters. I want to thank my sponsors first: Thank you: LocalBitcoins.com a person-to-person bitcoin trading site, Peter McCormack and the whatbitcoindid podcast, Coinfinity and the Card Wallet, SHIFT Cryptosecurity, manufacturer of the hardware wallet BitBox02 and many thanks to several unknown private donors, who sent me Satoshis over the Lightning Network.This special is edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor Adam B. Levine and published first on the CoinDesk Podcast Network. Thank you very much for supporting the Bitcoin in Africa series with your work.Thanks goes also out to stakwork.com - stakwork is a great project that brings bitcoin into the world through earning. One can do microjobs on stakwork, earning Satoshis and cash them out without even having an understanding about the lightning network or bitcoin. I think we need more projects like that to spread the usage of bitcoin around the world.Thank you also to GoTenna, for donating several GoTenna devices to set up a mesh network in Zimbabwe and to Team Satoshi, the decentralized sports team for supporting my work. This special is also brought to you by the Let's Talk Bitcoin Network.Credits:Edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor: Adam B. LevineImage by: Martina Gruber Photography Idea, content and production: Anita Posch Music: "Start with yes" by Delicate beats
The fourth part of the six-part series about Bitcoin in Africa is an interview with a young woman from Harare. She calls herself a Digipreneur and is working as a teacher, too. With her organization that is focused on the digitalization of Africa, she aims to bring Zimbabwe forward. As the use of Bitcoin is outlawed and the state of human rights and free speech is rather poor in Zimbabwe, we agreed to not mention her name. We are talking about: * Chances for Bitcoin adoption * Shutdown of Golix, the only Zimbabwean crypto exchange * Philosophy of Ubuntu in the context of Bitcoin * Hyper-inflation * Future of Bitcoin in Africa * Cryptocurrency feels like luxury * Design bitcoin for use in Africa * Libra, a game changer * Most used social media tools * Accessibility, ease of use “If I have a Bitcoin, I can send money to my relatives, who are in Malawi or in Namibia or in Ghana. Currently I can’t with our own currency. I can’t send money out freely and quickly, but if we can sit down as a community and say okay, we need to buy a new borehole and we can do that just by using our phone. That’s an amazing thing. You know, if we look at it from a place of development, if you look at it from a place of helping the community and taking care of each other, if it allows us to take care of each other without having to create so many barriers and so much red tape to get stuff done with money, I feel like when you change that narrative, you speak to something very deep within an African.” – Teacher and Digipreneur, Zimbabwe Full transcript and record your question: https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa4/ Other relevant episodes: Part 1 Zimbabwe: Ideal Conditions for Bitcoin? https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa1/ Part 2 Zimbabwe: Living in a Multi-Currency World https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa2/ Part 3: Using Bitcoin in Zimbabwe - Bitcoin in Africa: The Ubuntu Way https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa3/ This episode is sponsored by https://localbitcoins.com/ a person-to-person bitcoin trading site, Coinfinity and the Card Wallet https://www.cardwallet.com/anita, SHIFT Cryptosecurity, manufacturer of the hardware wallet BitBox02 https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/, The What Bitcoin Did podcast https://whatbitcoindid.com/ and many thanks to several unknown private donors, who sent me Satoshis over the Lightning Network. This special is edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor Adam B. Levine and published first on the CoinDesk Podcast Network. Thank you very much for supporting the Bitcoin in Africa series with your work. Thanks goes also out to stakwork.com - stakwork is a great project that brings bitcoin into the world through earning. One can do microjobs on stakwork, earning Satoshis and cash them out without even having an understanding about the lightning network or bitcoin. I think we need more projects like that to spread the usage of bitcoin around the world. Thank you also to GoTenna https://gotenna.com/, for donating several GoTenna devices to set up a mesh network in Zimbabwe and to Team Satoshi https://teamsatoshi.org/, the decentralized sports team for supporting my work.
In the third part of the six-part series about Bitcoin in Africa you will hear from two early bitcoin adopters based in Harare. We speak about * the different usecases for bitcoin, * how it can be exchanged to US Dollar and RTGS, * what the obstacles and pros are, * about regulation and * what the two online entrepreneurs want to tell people outside of Africa. After the two interviews I will answer a listener's question about the possibilities for rural communities to use bitcoin. Full transcript and record your question: https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa3/ Other relevant episodes: Part 1 Zimbabwe: Ideal Conditions for Bitcoin? https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa1/ Part 2 Zimbabwe: Living in a Multi-Currency World https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa2/ This episode is sponsored by https://localbitcoins.com/ a person-to-person bitcoin trading site, Coinfinity and the Card Wallet https://www.cardwallet.com/anita, SHIFT Cryptosecurity, manufacturer of the hardware wallet BitBox02 https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/, The What Bitcoin Did podcast https://whatbitcoindid.com/ and many thanks to several unknown private donors, who sent me Satoshis over the Lightning Network. This special is edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor Adam B. Levine and published first on the CoinDesk Podcast Network. Thank you very much for supporting the Bitcoin in Africa series with your work. Thanks goes also out to stakwork.com - stakwork is a great project that brings bitcoin into the world through earning. One can do microjobs on stakwork, earning Satoshis and cash them out without even having an understanding about the lightning network or bitcoin. I think we need more projects like that to spread the usage of bitcoin around the world. Thank you also to GoTenna https://gotenna.com/, for donating several GoTenna devices to set up a mesh network in Zimbabwe and to Team Satoshi https://teamsatoshi.org/, the decentralized sports team for supporting my work.
In the latest episode of our miniseries Rob May and Matt Hayes chat with guests, and fellow VCs, Charlie O'Donnell, Partner and Founder of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures based in NYC, and Russ Wilcox, General Partner at Pillar VC based in Boston. During this raw and uncut conversation Russ and Charlie discuss how they have managed Covid-19 within their own portfolio and what advice they have for startups managing this volatile economic landscape (recorded on March 25th 2020). Topics covered include: Short term vs. long term advice for founders & entrepreneurs based on their cash flow position Advice for those who were planning on raising capital with less than 6 months of runway What kind of companies or investments they are looking at right now and why The rare opportunities you can find during this pandemic and strategies for capitalizing on those todayThe metrics VCs will look at when evaluating potential new investments during a recessionWhat kind of signals to look for to reveal when the economy may return to normalcy What type of marketing you should be doubling down on during this pandemic Predictions on the economic landscape post Covid-19 and the type of companies that may come out the other side stronger than beforeShow notes: Charlie O'Donnell is the sole Partner and Founder at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. The fund makes seed and pre-seed investments and was the first venture firm located in Brooklyn--where he was born and raised. Brooklyn Bridge invested in the first rounds of The Wing, Canary, Hungryroot, Ample Hills, Clubhouse, Imagen, and goTenna among others. Learn more about Charlie here: http://www.brooklynbridge.vc/charlie-odonnellRuss Wilcox has 20 years of start-up operating experience, having founded three companies and raised $150 million in private capital. Learn more on Russ here: https://www.pillar.vc/team/russ-wilcox/Highlighted Quotes: “VC can be more useful to help make decisions about cuts, runway, openings in the venture market and I think that is where we can bring some perspective” - Charlie O'Donnell, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures “We have all gone through a lot of chaos in the last few weeks, and I think that there will be, even once Covid-19 has been managed, a lasting appreciation for reliability, simplicity, and things you can count on. Consumer products that appeal to that side are likely to do well” - Russ WIlcox, Pillar VC“In the venture business, if you are doing startups everybody is in a different cycle in cash flow and when their next round is going to be. Based on whether you thought your round was just 90 days away or 90 months away, you have a very different outlook and different strategy” - Russ Wilcox, Pillar VCHave comments or feedback on the podcast? Send them to podcast@pjc.vc – Thanks!
In this second part of the “Bitcoin in Africa” podcast documentary series, join Anita as she learns about Zimbabwe and the country's multiple currencies. Combining on-the-ground recordings, interviews and thoughtful narration, she paints a picture of why things are how they are, as well as the state of human rights and free speech.In the first episode we learned about the current living situation of Zimbabweans and the country's political history. Anita helped us understand why things are how they are as well as the state of human rights and free speech. In this episode you'll get to know the multi-currency world, the different forms and usages of money as well as the price fluctuations that Zimbabweans are dealing with day by day. We'll also take a look at the current regulations of cryptocurrencies, the usage of mobile payments and internet connections and the prospects of Bitcoin in Africa.This podcast special and Anita's trip to Africa would not have been possible without her sponsors and supporters.ANITA:I want to thank my sponsors first: Thank you: LocalBitcoins.com a person-to-person bitcoin trading site, Peter McCormack and the whatbitcoindid podcast, Coinfinity and the Card Wallet, SHIFT Cryptosecurity, manufacturer of the hardware wallet BitBox02 and many thanks to several unknown private donors, who sent me Satoshis over the Lightning Network.This special is edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor Adam B. Levine and published first on the CoinDesk Podcast Network. Thank you very much for supporting the Bitcoin in Africa series with your work.Thanks goes also out to stakwork.com – stakwork is a great project that brings bitcoin into the world through earning. One can do microjobs on stakwork, earning Satoshis and cash them out without even having an understanding about the lightning network or bitcoin. I think we need more projects like that to spread the usage of bitcoin around the world.Thank you also to GoTenna, for donating several GoTenna devices to set up a mesh network in Zimbabwe and to Team Satoshi, the decentralized sports team for supporting my work.This special is also brought to you by the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network.
This is the 2nd episode of a six-part series about Bitcoin in Africa. In February 2020, right before the start of quarantine and travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, I travelled Zimbabwe and Botswana to get a picture from the ground about the usage of bitcoin in these countries. Zimbabwe and Venezuela are very ofted named as countries where bitcoin could be making a difference, in supporting people's economic situation. I wanted to see by myself, if this is true and in how far bitcoin is known and used there. In the first episode you learned about the current living situation of Zimbabweans and the countrys political history, which paints a picture about why things are how they are as well as the state of human rights and free speech. In this episode you will get to know the multi-currency world, the different forms and usages of money as well as the price fluctuations that Zimbabweans are dealing with day by day. We also take a look at the current regulations of cryptocurrencies and the usage of mobile payments and internet connections. You will find pictures and the full transcript on the episode page at: https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa2 This episode is sponsored by https://localbitcoins.com/ a person-to-person bitcoin trading site, Coinfinity and the Card Wallet https://www.cardwallet.com/anita, SHIFT Cryptosecurity, manufacturer of the hardware wallet BitBox02 https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/, The What Bitcoin Did podcast https://whatbitcoindid.com/ and many thanks to several unknown private donors, who sent me Satoshis over the Lightning Network. This special is edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor Adam B. Levine and published first on the CoinDesk Podcast Network. Thank you very much for supporting the Bitcoin in Africa series with your work. Thanks goes also out to stakwork.com - stakwork is a great project that brings bitcoin into the world through earning. One can do microjobs on stakwork, earning Satoshis and cash them out without even having an understanding about the lightning network or bitcoin. I think we need more projects like that to spread the usage of bitcoin around the world. Thank you also to GoTenna https://gotenna.com/, for donating several GoTenna devices to set up a mesh network in Zimbabwe and to Team Satoshi https://teamsatoshi.org/, the decentralized sports team for supporting my work. Would you like to sponsor future episodes of the Bitcoin & Co. Podcast? Have another question or feedback? Send a message to hello (at) anitaposch.com Credits: Idea, content and production: Anita Posch Edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor: Adam B. Levine Cover Image: Martina Gruber Music: “Start with yes” by Delicate beats Other relevant episodes: Part 1 of Bitcoin in Africa: The Ubuntu Way - Zimbabwe: Ideal Conditions for Bitcoin? https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa1/
In this 1st part of the “Bitcoin in Africa” podcast documentary you get an insight about the current living situation of Zimbabweans and the countrys political history, which paints a picture about why things are how they are, as well as the state of human rights and free speech. In February 2020 right before the quarantine and travel restrictions due to the Corona Virus pandemic started, I travelled Zimbabwe and Botswana to get a picture from the ground about the usage of Bitcoin in these countries. Zimbabwe and Venezuela are very ofted named as countries where Bitcoin could be making a difference, in supporting people's economic situation. I wanted to see by myself, if this is true and in how far Bitcoin is known and used there. You will find travel pictures, videos and a full transcript on the episode page at: https://bitcoinundco.com/en/africa1 This episode is sponsored by The What Bitcoin Did podcast https://whatbitcoindid.com/, Coinfinity and the Card Wallet https://www.cardwallet.com/anita, https://localbitcoins.com/ a person-to-person bitcoin trading site, SHIFT Cryptosecurity, manufacturer of the hardware wallet BitBox02 https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/ and many thanks to several unknown private donors, who sent me Satoshis over the Lightning Network. This special is edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor Adam B. Levine and published first on the CoinDesk Podcast Network. Thank you very much for supporting the Bitcoin in Africa series with your work. Thanks goes also out to stakwork.com - stakwork is a great project that brings bitcoin into the world through earning. One can do microjobs on stakwork, earning Satoshis and cash them out without even having an understanding about the lightning network or bitcoin. I think we need more projects like that to spread the usage of bitcoin around the world. Thank you also to GoTenna https://gotenna.com/, for donating several GoTenna devices to set up a mesh network in Zimbabwe and to Team Satoshi https://teamsatoshi.org/, the decentralized sports team for supporting my work. Would you like to sponsor future episodes of the Bitcoin & Co. Podcast? Having another question or feedback? Send a message to hello (at) anitaposch.com Credits: Idea, content and production: Anita Posch Edited by CoinDesk’s Podcasts Editor: Adam B. Levine Cover Image: Martina Gruber Music: “Start with yes” by Delicate beats
What’s going on with COVID-19? What tech can be used? Are there other concerns? All that and much, much more… Guest Co-Host: N/A Opening Audio: https://youtu.be/9inPE_26qkk THE ZOMIA ONE PODCAST NETWORK IS LIVE! SWITCH YOUR FEED: http://zomiaone.com The Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group (https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist (http://wishlist.sovryntech.com). Story of the Week: --”How to Prepare” Link: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/, https://bit.ly/3anPGu9 --”The Art of Shen Ku” Link: https://amzn.to/2PGxOTu --The Electronics: --Briar app for Android: https://briarproject.org/ --GoTenna: https://bit.ly/3atSFRN, https://bit.ly/2PIxSCn --TxTenna: https://txtenna.com/ --Eton FRX3 Hand Crank NOAA AM/FM Weather Alert Radio: https://amzn.to/38qIxYZ --Midland GXT1000VP4 Two-way Radio: https://amzn.to/2VJQ95Y --Midland XT511 Base Camp Radio: https://amzn.to/2PIfg5g --The Important Stuff: --The Best Survival Shovel: https://amzn.to/3csoWul --Lifewater Go Water Filter Bottle: https://amzn.to/2IitPsg --Bivvy Sack: https://amzn.to/2IifUCo --Any Casio G-Force Tough Solar Watch --N95+ Face Mask APPENDIX & SPONSORS: --”Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram Group” Link: https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr --”The Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist” Link: http://wishlist.sovryntech.com --”Listen to Free Talk Live” Link: https://www.freetalklive.com --”Blocktap.io” Link: https://www.blocktap.io/ --”Check out Vaultoro for Crypto & Gold!” Link: https://www.vaultoro.com/ --”Check out the Free State Project!” Link: https://www.fsp.org/join/ --”BlueChew.com & Use Code ‘TECH’” Link: https://bluechew.com/ --”Blocktap.io” Link: https://www.blocktap.io/ --”Use Fastmail!” Link: https://fastmail.sovryntech.com --”Use Booking.com and Earn $25!” Link: https://booking.sovryntech.com --"Buy the Insurgo PrivacyBeast X230!” Link: http://bit.ly/2GoFjdj --"Surveillance Self-Defense" Link: https://ssd.eff.org/ --"RetroShare" Link: http://retroshare.net/ --“Books of Liberty” Link: http://booksofliberty.com/ --"Dark Android: 2017 Edition" Link: http://darkandroid.info --”Sovryn Universe, Vol. 1” Link: https://amzn.to/2MrvfEy ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donate with BTC: 364mWGVeAEJmMmTKdirbYW8Earai6e9X2F You can e-mail the show at: bbs@sovryntech.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can also visit our IRC channel on Freenode: #SovNet Or just go to: http://irc.zog.ninja-------------------------------------------------------------------------https://t.me/joinchat/Amg5yBMU608MIsbOSa3wew http://sovryntech.com https://twitter.com/sovryntech
What’s going on with COVID-19? What tech can be used? Are there other concerns? All that and much, much more… Guest Co-Host: N/A Opening Audio: https://youtu.be/9inPE_26qkk THE ZOMIA ONE PODCAST NETWORK IS LIVE! SWITCH YOUR FEED: http://zomiaone.com The Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group (https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist (http://wishlist.sovryntech.com). Story of the Week: --”How to Prepare” Link: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/, https://bit.ly/3anPGu9 --”The Art of Shen Ku” Link: https://amzn.to/2PGxOTu --The Electronics: --Briar app for Android: https://briarproject.org/ --GoTenna: https://bit.ly/3atSFRN, https://bit.ly/2PIxSCn --TxTenna: https://txtenna.com/ --Eton FRX3 Hand Crank NOAA AM/FM Weather Alert Radio: https://amzn.to/38qIxYZ --Midland GXT1000VP4 Two-way Radio: https://amzn.to/2VJQ95Y --Midland XT511 Base Camp Radio: https://amzn.to/2PIfg5g --The Important Stuff: --The Best Survival Shovel: https://amzn.to/3csoWul --Lifewater Go Water Filter Bottle: https://amzn.to/2IitPsg --Bivvy Sack: https://amzn.to/2IifUCo --Any Casio G-Force Tough Solar Watch --N95+ Face Mask APPENDIX & SPONSORS: --”Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram Group” Link: https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr --”The Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist” Link: http://wishlist.sovryntech.com --”Listen to Free Talk Live” Link: https://www.freetalklive.com --”Blocktap.io” Link: https://www.blocktap.io/ --”Check out Vaultoro for Crypto & Gold!” Link: https://www.vaultoro.com/ --”Check out the Free State Project!” Link: https://www.fsp.org/join/ --”BlueChew.com & Use Code ‘TECH’” Link: https://bluechew.com/ --”Blocktap.io” Link: https://www.blocktap.io/ --”Use Fastmail!” Link: https://fastmail.sovryntech.com --”Use Booking.com and Earn $25!” Link: https://booking.sovryntech.com --"Buy the Insurgo PrivacyBeast X230!” Link: http://bit.ly/2GoFjdj --"Surveillance Self-Defense" Link: https://ssd.eff.org/ --"RetroShare" Link: http://retroshare.net/ --“Books of Liberty” Link: http://booksofliberty.com/ --"Dark Android: 2017 Edition" Link: http://darkandroid.info --”Sovryn Universe, Vol. 1” Link: https://amzn.to/2MrvfEy ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donate with BTC: 364mWGVeAEJmMmTKdirbYW8Earai6e9X2F You can e-mail the show at: bbs@sovryntech.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can also visit our IRC channel on Freenode: #SovNet Or just go to: http://irc.zog.ninja-------------------------------------------------------------------------https://t.me/joinchat/Amg5yBMU608MIsbOSa3wew http://sovryntech.com https://twitter.com/sovryntech
Oramai la nostra fama ci precede (LoL!) e quando usciamo di casa siamo letteralmente assediati da voi ascoltatori che ci rivolgete ogni sorta di domanda. Ma ci sono domande che ricorrono inesorabilmente e che sono decisamente le più gettonate. Partendo da alcune approfondite analisi pubblicate di recente, rispondiamo una volta per tutte: quali wallet conviene installare? Su quali exchange conviene comprare? E i DEX sono un buon metodo d'acquisto?Infine qualche buon consiglio per decentralizzare anche l'ultimo miglio di Bitcoin. Ecco a voi le Mesh Network.Il Mecenate dell'episodio 43 è ALEX SPAGGIARI: Ancora grazie ALEX!NOTE DELLA PUNTATA:- Una approfondita analisi e comparazione di vari wallet: https://is.gd/ZFanBX- Una approfondita analisi e comparazione di vari exchange (1): https://is.gd/bjq58a- Una approfondita analisi e comparazione di vari exchange (2): https://is.gd/VTwyRT- Una lista molto completa di echange P2P, DEX, OTC: https://is.gd/SSDGTP- Decentralizzare anche l'ultimo miglio di Bitcoin con le MESH Network: https://is.gd/L6uGm6- Per decentralizzare acquista la GoTenna: https://is.gd/MAHqHWPer Natale regalati un hardware wallet usando i nostri link sponsorizzati:– Trezor Wallet: https://amzn.to/2NS6mQP– Ledger NANO X: https://amzn.to/36GU5Yf– Ledger NANO S: https://amzn.to/2PVx7GRProva il browser Brave e scaricalo dal nostro link sponsorizzato: https://brave.com/bit037Sei un ascoltatore studente e vuoi goderti 90 giorni di Amazon Prime gratis + l’abbonamento annuale al 50% di sconto? Lo puoi fare supportando il BIP SHOW e utilizzando questo link: http://www.amazon.it/joinstudent?tag=bitcoinitalia-21Il Bitcoin Italia Podcast è una piccola voce libera ed indipendente. Per mantenerla tale ci serve il tuo aiuto. Supportaci per mantenerci sicuri, decentralizzati, immutabili e trasparenti.Come?1- Semplicemente condividi il BIP show con tutti i tuoi amici e parenti.2- Lasciaci una recensione (possibilmente da 5 stelle!) su iTunes e… ovunque tu ci ascolti!3- Visita il nostro sito https://www.bitcoinitaliapodcast.it/support/ e supportaci con una donazione!
Blockstream is a not a conspiracy. Doomers will be disappointed with this one. You are about to get your mind blown by Blockstream director of marketing Neil Woodfine! What if the Internet goes down FUD, Liquid network, stablecoins, future bull runs and turbulence, Blockstream satellite, goTenna, institutional investment, hyperbitcoinizationm, sidechains, jobs in the space, and much more! Recorded in Australia! Neil Woodfine- https://twitter.com/nwoodfine Watch the show here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5sRItrs5F0 Follow Adam on Twitter- https://twitter.com/TechBalt All of the BitcoinMeister videos are here at http://DisruptMeister.com Financially support the podcast here: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmeister/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmeister/support
Daniela Perdomo is the Founder & CEO of goTenna, a peer to peer communication device which is advancing universal access to connectivity by decentralizing it. goTenna's mesh networks are used by consumers as well as the U.N., Google, FEMA, the French Army, US Special Operations Forces & the City of New York. Daniela and I had much to discuss, including her upbringing in Brazil, her transition from community organizer to entrepreneur, and how her experience as a New Yorker during Hurricane Sandy led her to develop goTenna’s ground breaking technology.
Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Richard Myers, who is working on "Bitcoin's last mile" via mesh networks at GoTenna and Global Mesh Labs, to discuss: - ByteABit, Richard's P2P mobile Bitcoin exchange - Mesh networks, GoTenn, LOT49, and Global Mesh Labs - Cashless societies - Deflation - much more Follow Richard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/remyers_ Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Shoutout to our sponsor: Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to OWLS Lacrosse you download the app.
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Today we have a great chat with Richard Myers all about the recently unveiled Lot49 protocol and how Global Mesh Labs intends to incentivize and help build a global, decentralized meshnet powered by Lightning! Check out the website and read the whitepaper for a deep dive into the project: https://globalmeshlabs.org/ Don't forget to join the telegram for any questions or to join the community: https://t.me/joinchat/HvhpZhT_q4VYUgXm5hOFGA Follow Richard Myers & Global Mesh Labs on Twitter to stay up on new developments and applications: https://twitter.com/remyers_ https://twitter.com/GlobalMeshLabs I forgot to mention on the show, but don't miss out on following the amazing GoTenna project & Daniela Perdomo, the CEO/co-founder working to make this a reality (check out her 2017 talk that inspired Lot49): https://twitter.com/goTenna https://twitter.com/danielaperdomo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWl2HBNyK48 And if, like me, you now feel you have no choice but to start working on your satellite node, you can find the details of that project below: https://blockstream.com/satellite/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
Today we have a great chat with Richard Myers all about the recently unveiled Lot49 protocol and how Global Mesh Labs intends to incentivize and help build a global, decentralized meshnet powered by Lightning! Check out the website and read the whitepaper for a deep dive into the project: https://globalmeshlabs.org/ Don’t forget to join the telegram for any questions or to join the community: https://t.me/joinchat/HvhpZhT_q4VYUgXm5hOFGA Follow Richard Myers & Global Mesh Labs on Twitter to stay up on new developments and applications: https://twitter.com/remyers_ https://twitter.com/GlobalMeshLabs I forgot to mention on the show, but don't miss out on following the amazing GoTenna project & Daniela Perdomo, the CEO/co-founder working to make this a reality (check out her 2017 talk that inspired Lot49): https://twitter.com/goTenna https://twitter.com/danielaperdomo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWl2HBNyK48 And if, like me, you now feel you have no choice but to start working on your satellite node, you can find the details of that project below: https://blockstream.com/satellite/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/message
Richard Myers of Gotenna and Global Mesh Labs joins me to talk about a new way to improve mesh networking with the use of bitcoin payments to provide incentive for message and packet routing. We talk: What the problem is with the current set up of the internet and current mesh networking What the Lot49 proposal is How it works Risks and challenges to be faced What happens next Richard Myers Links: Richard Myers twitter: https://twitter.com/remyers_ Global Mesh Labs twitter: https://twitter.com/globalmeshlabs Global Mesh Labs site: https://globalmeshlabs.org/ Lot49 Protocol Whitepaper: https://global-mesh-labs.gitbook.io/lot49/ Global Mesh Labs Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/HvhpZhT_q4VYUgXm5hOFGA Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/ Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/ Email contact (advertising queries or general feedback): stephanlivera@pm.me
Building a robust, censorship resistant, and globally available financial network, reliance on centralized networking infrastructure becomes one of the most significant points of failure. GoTenna and Samurai Wallet are building the tools to make this a problem of the past. Listen to the great article by richard myers introducing TxTenna! Check out the other links and the full article at:https://inthemesh.com/archive/txtenna-decentralizing-last-mile-bitcoin/ And don't forget to check out Samourai Wallet:https://samouraiwallet.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
Charlie oDonnell is the sole Partner and Founder at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. His fund makes seed and pre-seed investments and was the first venture firm located in Brooklyn--where he was born and raised. Brooklyn Bridge invested in the first rounds of Canary, Orchard Platform, Tinybop, Hungryroot, Clubhouse, Ringly, and goTenna among others. He previously had investment roles at Union Square Ventures and First Round Capital. Charlie has a reputation for being early to identifying important companies. Nick Bilton identifies him as an influence on early Twitter investors in his book, Hatching Twitter. Dennis Crowley credits him as having helped kick off the first funding of Foursquare before other VCs had said yes. At First Round Capital, he sourced the firm's investments in Singleplatform (sold to Constant Contact) and GroupMe (sold to Skype). Charlie discovered GroupMe at the hackathon where the service had been built. He also sourced investments in Backupify (which was an idea he had tweeted to the founder, a friend of his), chloe + isabel, and Refinery29. Charlie bikes to work, has done four triathlons, the NYC marathon, and runs the kayaking program in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The longest he has consecutively been outside of the five boroughs of New York City is three weeks. During This Show We Discuss… What stage of growth a company should consider raising Venture Capital (VC) The common attributes of companies that VCs look for to fund a deal The importance of a business plan when it comes to getting an investment How important the experience of the owner is to obtaining successful funding The amounts of money VCs commonly lend Which industries best attract venture capital How your industry impacts your evaluation What tools and services VCs use to evaluate the value of a company The common mistakes made when founders start their companies The common mistakes business owners make when trying to raise VC Things that are an absolute turn off to lending money The factors that make a company the most attractive to want to lend money The types of systems or processes that should be in place before a company seeks venture capital The percentage of ownership are VCs typically looking for The level of involvement in the company VCs typically want to have How long the process typically takes for a VC investment to take place The metrics and analytics VCs track after investing The changes that take place when a business brings in outside investors
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