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Preethi is an entrepreneur, engineer, writer, and student. She is the Founder of DappCamp, a cohort-based Web3 development course for Web2 developers. Preethi previously founded a company called TruStory and worked as an early software engineer at Coinbase and a Partner at a16z after beginning her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Follow Preethi on Twitter @iam_preethi. [2:16] - Preethi's unconventional path through investment banking, VC, software development, and entrepreneurship [17:20] - Leaving a16z to follow her intuition and learn to code [28:08] - Practices and processes Preethi finds helpful as a lifelong learner [40:11] - Preethi's experience transitioning into teaching at DappCamp [44:42] - The future of education and how Web3 and AI may change it For more episodes, go to podofjake.com. Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList⁠, Oura⁠, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy. Thanks to ⁠Chase Devens⁠ for the show notes and ⁠Yiction⁠ for the music. Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!

DappCamp is a 21-day cohort-based course for Web2 developers making the shift to Web3. It offers hands-on experience on how to architect, develop, and scale a Web 3.0 app on Ethereum. Participants are given the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded peers to learn and build together, and also meet world-class founders who built some of the most successful apps on Ethereum to understand best practices and common pitfalls.Preethi Kasireddy, Founder of DappCamp, started her crypto journey while at a16z and later joined Coinbase as a software engineer. After teaching herself Ethereum Dapp development during the 2017 ICO boom she built smart contracts for various crypto projects and created TruStory where she and her team built a blockchain on Cosmos. She also writes a great blog which often see her posts go viral. Preethi joined us to chat about how her journey in crypto has evolved, her love of writing, learning and teaching, why she created DappCamp, and being a woman in the crypto space.Topics covered in this episode:Preethi's background and how she got into cryptoHer early days with Coinbase and TruStoryPreethi's love of writing which led to her blogDappCampWhat are the major struggles people face with learning web3 development?Opportunities for DappCamp graduatesHow DappCamp will evolve in the futureBeing a woman in cryptoKeeping up to date with the crypto industryEpisode links: DappCampPreethi's BlogDappCamp TwitterPreethi's TwitterSponsors: Tally Ho: Tally Ho is a new wallet for Web3 and DeFi that sees the wallet as a public good. Think of it like a community-owned alternative to MetaMask. - https://epicenter.rocks/tallycashThis episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/459

Our Web3 series continues with Preethi Kasireddy, Founder of DappCamp, a hands-on experience on how to architect, develop, and scale a Web3 app on Ethereum. We dive into the differences in Web2 and Web3 application architecture including decentralized storage, blockchain querying, L2 solutions and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:03:38) – Architecture of Web3 apps. (00:18:38) – Thoughts the future of wallets. (00:21:16) – Decentralized storage. (00:28:31) – Querying the blockchain. (00:33:47) – Aggregating fees for users. (00:37:46) – L2 scaling solutions. (00:42:23) – Cross-chain communication. (00:45:01) – Closing questions. Social links: Preethi's Twitter DappCamp Twitter Resources: DappCamp Website The Architecture of a Web 3.0 Application Delphi Podcast Summaries More

In this episode of our web3 explainer series, we take on an ambitious task: explaining Ethereum from the ground up. We unpack what Ethereum is, how it works, and why it matters.We spoke to Preethi Kasireddy, founder of DappCamp, which introduce students to the Ethereum ecosystem and helps them build their first web3 product in just three weeks.Preethi is an entrepreneur, writer, engineer, and educator who started her crypto career as a software engineer at Coinbase. Her essay,“How Does Ethereum Work Anyway”, is widely considered one of the best primers on Ethereum.  Her deep theoretical knowledge and practical experience makes her the perfect guest for this episode.

In this podcast, Preethi Kasireddy tells us about Ethereum. How does Ethereum work? Are there any possible issues with Ethereum? Also, what is its Ethereal Value? We try to touch upon many such areas in this discussion. Follow Pretthi: Twitter: @iam_preethi Website: https://www.preethikasireddy.com/ #Crypto #Ethereum ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast ------------------------------------------------------------ Support The Cārvāka Podcast: Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPxuul6zSLAfKSsm123Vww/join Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka UPI: kushalmehra@icici To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop ------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Kushal: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraOfficial/? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakapodcast/?hl=en Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal_mehra Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/ Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

As an entrepreneur, engineer and investor, Preethi Kasireddy is one of the most influential people in cryptocurrency. We talk getting started in crypto, the future of digital currency, and the best investments. Then, we countdown the Top 5 Kinds of Hats.Preethi Kasireddy: 01:37ishPointless: 28:24ishTop 5: 54:16ishhttps://www.preethikasireddy.com (Preethi Kasireddy's Website)https://www.instagram.com/preethikasireddy (Preethi Kasireddy Instagram)https://www.preethikasireddy.com/intro-to-cryptocurrency (Preethi's Introduction to Cryptocurrency Course)

Preethi Kasireddy is an entrepreneur, software engineer, writer, blockchain enthusiast and teacher. In this conversation, we discuss:- The history of money, crypto & Bitcoin- Crypto in Miami - Working at Goldman Sachs, a16z, Coinbase- Leaving a16z to learn how to code- The early days of Coinbase - Preethi's Intro to Cryptocurrency course - Crypto in India - The future of cryptoPreethiTwitter: @iam_preethiWebsite: preethikasireddy.com Instagram: @preethikasireddy Crypto Course: preethikasireddy.com/intro-to-cryptocurrency ------------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is brought to you by CoinPoker.CoinPoker is a revolutionary blockchain technology-based platform that was developed by an ambitious team of poker lovers.CoinPoker uses USDT as the main in-game currency and CHP as in-game fuel, offering all benefits of the crypto world alongside. CoinPoker also features instant and secure transactions using USDT, ETH, BTC or CHP tokens and no KYC .CoinPoker users get huge promotions, as they give away thousands in fiat value each week. CHP is the currency of the CoinPoker economy providing players with exclusive benefits and supports future developments delivered to the CoinPoker community.Play some hands, collect wins, and cash out in Bitcoin, Ethereum, or CHP!Twitter: @CoinPoker_OFFWebsite: coinpoker.comTelegram: @officialcoinpoker

Preethi Kasireddy is an entrepreneur, investor, writer and a popular commentator on social media. Preethi is passionate about various aspects of India – from our culture to our thriving startup ecosystem. In this conversation on the #LongIndia series, we understand the reasons for her optimism, why she thinks India should adopt crypto, how Indian startups have changed over the last five years, what opportunities have emerged for Indian post COVID, what we can learn from America's cultural decline, why we should recognize our strengths and encourage startup innovation. This is a fascinating outside-in perspective on India's growth prospects in the coming new decade. This podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker, Stitcher, and other popular platforms. If you like this episode, then please rate, subscribe and share! For more information, do check out www.bharatvaarta.in.

Preethi Kasireddy is an entrepreneur, investor, writer and a popular commentator on social media. Preethi is passionate about various aspects of India – from our culture to our thriving startup ecosystem. In this conversation on the #LongIndia series, we understand the reasons for her optimism, why she thinks India should adopt crypto, how Indian startups have changed over the last five years, what opportunities have emerged for Indian post COVID, what we can learn from America's cultural decline, why we should recognize our strengths and encourage startup innovation. This is a fascinating outside-in perspective on India's growth prospects in the coming new decade. This podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker, Stitcher, and other popular platforms. If you like this episode, then please rate, subscribe and share! For more information, do check out www.bharatvaarta.in.

On this Episode of RareErth Podcast, Manoj sat down with Preethi Kasireddy. Preethi Kasireddy who was the Founder & CEO of TruStory. She was previously a partner at Andreessen Horowitz , an investment banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs, and a software engineer at Coinbase. From studying industrial engineering to becoming a CEO, Preethi’s career path has been a fascinating one. Preethi is also a well-known figure in the world of Blockchain and Crypto economics. When she’s not immersed in  Cryptocurrencies, Functional Programming, or giving back to the tech community through her writing and teaching you can find her sharing her excitements on fitness and food on Instagram. Preethi writes on a wide range of topics at her website, preethikasireddy.com She has also participated in a few events like Open Source Summit North America 2018, Slush 2018, and EDCON. In this conversation Preethi talks about her brand new online course 'A Step-by-Step Introduction to Cryptocurrency' which is free and accessible to anyone who sign's up. She also runs a private community on 'Discord' where members can have direct access to her and can discuss many topics including the future of technology, finance and cryptocurrency. She elucidates why her writing is mostly from a beginner's point of view. On quoting, "Go deep into one thing, than shallow into five things", She explains How to build trust and fight information asymmetry when the internet is flooded with infinite options. She shares her wisdom on how to train our minds to perceive a particular topic we choose to learn. She discusses the importance of health and fitness and gives three specific advices for today's youth. She strongly believes Discipline is much more important than intelligence and how she turned this into an advantage in her company. Ending the conversation by mentioning a few books she is currently reading and the biggest takeaways from the past year. Tune in to know and learn from one of the Rare Autodidact . Show Notes: www.rareerth.com

We're revisiting some of the best Crypto Conversation podcast episodes of 2020. In this episode, we talk with Torsten Hoffmann a documentary filmmaker. His new film Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet is now available online.  Why you should listen: After writing a research paper on alternative currencies as part of his MBA at Oxford University, Torsten was intrigued by Bitcoin. In 2014 he started working on Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know it, his first documentary. Hoffmann's award-winning first film looks at Bitcoin in the context of the history of money. His new film, Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet is a bigger budget, ambitious follow up that takes a 360 wide-angle approach to the technology that may define Web 3.0. “Since the release of the first film, the industry has grown by a factor of 100. Bitcoin has been called one of the most disruptive technologies of our time. However, media coverage is often misinformed and the general public is still confused about the technology and its implications,” says Hoffmann. “Can this technology, designed to operate independent of trust and within a decentralized network, really provide a robust alternative? Or are cryptocurrencies just as unfairly distributed, easily manipulated, and dangerous as our current systems? That was my starting point.” Key takeaway: Filmed over two years Torsten says the new documentary has three arcs. "First we look at Bitcoin, then we look at the ecosystem, public / private blockchains and ICOs, and then we look forward at the potential of blockchain to unlock Web 3.0." He interviewed some of the ecosystem's biggest brains and biggest egos including Andreas Antonopoulos, Roger Ver, Charlie Lee, Samson Mow, Craig Wright, Preethi Kasireddy, and Wences Casares. While the film has a global feel, with filming taking place on four continents in cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Tokyo, London, Berlin, Switzerland, and Melbourne, Hoffmann says the highlight of the filming schedule was being granted access to the Xapo vault located in a top secret location buried deep in the Swiss mountains. Founded by Bitcoin entrepreneur Wences Casares, the Xapo vault is a decommissioned military bunker dug into the mountainside in a remote part of Switzerland. Its exact location is secret, and access is protected by a complex series of security measures. “The bunker scene was a highlight and we are the only film crew to be allowed inside. Allegedly up to 10% of all Bitcoin private keys are stored in the Xapo vault. It was a James Bond style adventure to get clearance and film inside the bunker,” said Hoffmann. Supporting links: Cryptopia Film Torsten on Twitter Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin Leverj

Originally published April 14, 2017. We are taking a few weeks off. We'll be back soon with new episodes.Facebook's open source projects include React, GraphQL, and Cassandra. These projects are key pieces of infrastructure used by thousands of developers–including engineers at Facebook itself. These projects are able to gain traction because Facebook takes time to decouple the projects from their internal infrastructure and clean up the code before releasing them into the wild. Facebook has high standards for what they are willing to release.Tom Occhino manages the React team at Facebook and works closely with engineers to determine what projects make sense to open source. In this episode, Preethi Kasireddy interviews Tom about how Facebook thinks about open source–what went right with React, why it makes sense for Facebook to continue to release new open source projects, and how full-time employees at Facebook interact with that open source codebase.

Torsten Hoffmann is a documentary filmmaker who has completed two full length blockchain films. Bitcoin: The End Of Money As We Know It from 2015, and his new film Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet which is now available online.  Why you should listen: After writing a research paper on alternative currencies as part of his MBA at Oxford University, Torsten was intrigued by Bitcoin. In 2014 he started working on Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know it, his first documentary. Hoffmann's award-winning first film looks at Bitcoin in the context of the history of money. His new film, Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet is a bigger budget, ambitious follow up that takes a 360 wide-angle approach to the technology that may define Web 3.0. “Since the release of the first film, the industry has grown by a factor of 100. Bitcoin has been called one of the most disruptive technologies of our time. However, media coverage is often misinformed and the general public is still confused about the technology and its implications,” says Hoffmann. “Can this technology, designed to operate independent of trust and within a decentralized network, really provide a robust alternative? Or are cryptocurrencies just as unfairly distributed, easily manipulated, and dangerous as our current systems? That was my starting point.” Key takeaway: Filmed over two years Hoffmann says the new documentary has three arcs. "First we look at Bitcoin, then we look at the ecosystem, public / private blockchains and ICOs, and then we look forward at the potential of blockchain to unlock Web 3.0." He interviewed some of the ecosystem's biggest brains and biggest egos including Andreas Antonopoulos, Roger Ver, Charlie Lee, Samson Mow, Craig Wright, Preethi Kasireddy, and Wences Casares. While the film has a global feel, with filming taking place on four continents in cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Tokyo, London, Berlin, Switzerland, and Melbourne, Hoffmann says the highlight of the filming schedule was being granted access to the Xapo vault located in a top secret location buried deep in the Swiss mountains. Founded by Bitcoin entrepreneur Wences Casares, the Xapo vault is a decommissioned military bunker dug into the mountainside in a remote part of Switzerland. Its exact location is secret, and access is protected by a complex series of security measures. “The bunker scene was a highlight and we are the only film crew to be allowed inside. Allegedly up to 10% of all Bitcoin private keys are stored in the Xapo vault. It was a James Bond style adventure to get clearance and film inside the bunker,” said Hoffmann. Supporting links: Cryptopia Film Torsten on Twitter Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin BNC Pro   The Crypto Conversation is sponsored by BNC Pro, the new digital wealth platform featuring an all-in-one suite of customizable, institutional-grade applications that help you manage your crypto investments. Research, chart, screen, analyze, optimize, report, and more. BNC Pro is the ultimate portfolio tool for individual or enterprise use. Streamline your workflow, manage your crypto and master this brave new asset class with BNC Pro. Go to BNC-Pro.com to create your free account. If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

CTA: Go back and think about dreams you had as a child and re-evaluate those dreams now.Software development isn't limited to "nerds." During her time at Andreessen Horowitz, Preethi met thousands of entrepreneurs. What she realized was that software engineering is what these entrepreneurs use to change the world. They're able to code the future they believe in using software engineering.A lot of people were surprised that Preethi gave up a promising career in venture capital to become a developer. But, Preethi says that the greatest artists reinvented themselves often. There's something unique and special about the periods in our lives where we are working on improving ourselves. We kind of lose that after going through everyday life. And so we must continue to find new hobbies and interests that we enjoy and grow with.The world is driven by logic and what is objectively measurable is what ends up being valued. The hedge fund manager making millions a year is doing something objectively measurable while the artist isn't. But, beyond a certain point, money doesn't make you happier. You have to look out for your happiness. Your happiness is your incentive for choosing to pursue your passion over choosing the option that makes you more money.Preethi KasireddyTwitterKent C. DoddsWebsiteTwitterGithubYoutubeTesting JavaScript

Rob Paone, aka Crypto Bobby, got his start as a popular crypto YouTuber and has gone on to help build a number of crypto companies before launching his own technical recruitment firm. Preethi Kasireddy is the founder of the TruStory debate platform. In two individual interviews as part of The Breakdown’s end of year extra, both argue that a big part of the 2019 story was the slow, steady slog of building, and that, in some ways, 2020 may be poised for more of the same.

Rob Paone, aka Crypto Bobby, got his start as a popular crypto YouTuber and has gone on to help build a number of crypto companies before launching his own technical recruitment firm. Preethi Kasireddy is the founder of the TruStory debate platform. In two individual interviews as part of The Breakdown’s end of year extra, both argue that a big part of the 2019 story was the slow, steady slog of building, and that, in some ways, 2020 may be poised for more of the same. 

I sit down with Preethi Kasireddy from Trustory and we talk about the importance of debate for a shared understanding of the truth.  Find more about Preethi here: https://twitter.com/iam_preethi Find more about Trustory here: https://www.trustory.io/

In this episode, we sit down with Preethi Kasireddy - self-taught engineer turned entrepreneur and founder of TruStory - and Muneeb Ali, CEO of Blockstack PBC. The two discuss Preethi’s journey of bringing TruStory to life, the regulatory challenges for crypto companies, Blockstack’s path to the SEC’s approval of its Stacks Token, and more. 0:02:13 Preethi: "I started to realize that my real passion was engineering, not finance." 0:02:48 Preethi: "I graduated college in 2012 and went to A16Z at the end of 2013." 0:02:54 Muneeb: "So this is like the early days of crypto, A16Z hadn't made the Coinbase investment yet." 0:03:10 Preethi: "It was through that investment [in Coinbase] that got me a little bit curious [in crypto]." 0:03:28 Muneeb: "How did you decide to leave Coinbase and start your own company?" 0:04:08 Preethi: "Coinbase - in the end - is a centralized company... so I wasn't really getting the kind of experience I really wanted." 0:04:55 Preethi: "I think one of the things that's missing - still, even to this day - in this space is lack of documentation and blog posts. Especially two years ago." 0:05:43 Muneeb: "It seems like you went into a deep dive on crypto... and then you ended up almost building a community around crypto. What was the thought process around that?" 0:05:58 Preethi: "I was just super passionate about this space. I also innately enjoy educating." 0:06:42 Muneeb: "[On Twitter] it seemed like a lot of these crypto communities are a little bit like religion." 0:06:57 Muneeb: "I noticed the conversation on TruStory was a lot more civil." 0:07:41 Preethi: "It bothers me a lot that people have a negative idea of what it means to debate." 0:08:18 Preethi: "We're trying to teach people the fact that debate doesn't have to be defeating... you don't need anxiety or to get angry..." 0:08:36 Muneeb: "Debates on Twitter - it's probably the worst medium for it." 0:09:23 Preethi: "You hit on two things: (1) Twitter was built for broadcast, not conversation (2) more importantly: the intent. People don't come on Twitter with the intent to seek to learn the other side." 0:10:45 Muneeb: "The kind of financial incentives that are at play here in crypto are not found anywhere else." 0:11:02 Muneeb: “But still, part of me wishes that there were those more structured, peer-review type processes in place in crypto. TruStory seems like a crypto-native take on something like that." 0:11:21 Preethi: "We can't expect crypto to be like these other industries, purely because there's money tied into it." 0:11:57 Muneeb: "You got caught up in an ICO scandal? Is that real?!" 0:12:07 Preethi: "When I was exploring early in the crypto space - just like everyone else - I had rose-colored glasses and everything looked shiny." 0:12:18 Preethi: "I ended up jumping into a project... and two months later I had to leave because the project wasn't going to work out." 0:12:39 Preethi: "It was a huge shocker for me because it was the first time I took on a role and it was catastrophic." 0:12:59 Muneeb: "Did that somehow play a role in TruStory as well?" 0:13:07 Preethi: "The way I got information in crypto in the early days is I had to crowdsource it from my friends." 0:13:23 Preethi: "And I realized this was how most people were starting to get their information in crypto, too." 0:13:43 Preethi: "[Initially,] we were trying to do claim validation." 0:14:00 Preethi: "People were not just focusing on objective claims that had a right and a wrong answer, but were using it more as a tool to get to answers that are somewhat more subjective as well." 0:14:15 Preethi: "We pivoted over to debate from verifying 'objective claims'." 0:14:56 Preethi: "You are still learning truths, but it's not like there's one objective truth for every claim. It's more that you're coming in to understand and hear the different sides." 0:15:12 Muneeb: "I think it's very interesting that you noticed similar things in crypto - that it's like the Wild West and there's a lot of misinformation." 0:15:31 Muneeb: "Our response [at Blockstack] was more like "Why don't we work with regulators and try to have the traditional checks and balances in place that pretty much exist in public markets." 0:16:15 Muneeb: "I was very curious how the industry would perceive our approach, but I've been very pleased with the response." 0:16:53 Preethi: "Basically, what we're trying to do is take the Wild, Wild West and add a little bit of rationality and rules to it - but one could argue that's antithetical to decentralization." 0:17:26 Muneeb: "A lot of people thought the regulators are never going to approve anything." 0:18:05 Preethi: "Are you hoping to be the poster child for setting the right way to do these token sales?" 0:18:40 Muneeb: "No serious company is ever going to keep an asset on their balance sheet that they think might be illegal." 0:18:49 Muneeb: "For us it was about opening up the network in a fully regulated manner to the US markets because the other option is just to block US nationals." 0:19:02 Muneeb: "Part of the intention is also that this can help other projects." 0:19:42 Muneeb: "We were doing the analysis for the first time with our securities lawyer. Other people don't have to do it again and again." 0:20:07 Muneeb: "If you're familiar with what the SEC did with Ethereum, they effectively did not comment on how Ethereum started or how it reached a stage where they think it's no longer a security." 0:21:06 Preethi: "Being a crypto entrepreneur in the US is hard. Regulations aren't friendly, nobody's set the right path for what the right way to do anything is." 0:21:33 Preethi: "One of the TruStory community members noticed that the Blockstack token almost had to reinvent accounting principles to account for what these token sales represent." 0:22:01 Muneeb: "Accounting is different for different purposes. Like for tax purposes, we could actually recognize it as one thing, for your financial statements the treatment might be different." 0:22:20 Muneeb: "We would always take the worst case scenario in every type of treatment. We're willing to pay the highest amount of taxes and we're willing to treat our crypto holdings as fully discounted." 0:23:45 Preethi: "When you were considering going the SEC route, did you consider any other routes?" 0:23:55 Muneeb: "The alternatives were: (1) ban US investors and developers and go abroad (2) do the offering and go to court with the SEC." 0:24:56 Muneeb: "The technology can adapt to regulations faster than regulations can adapt to technology." 0:25:18 Muneeb: "Another option was to just wait for a new law to be introduced." 0:25:38 Preethi: "What about all the crypto startups that may not have as much capital?" 0:26:04 Muneeb: "People should look at the framework we used for some company that is at least a Series B stage startup from a traditional VC perspective. It's not for doing your seed round." 0:26:27 Muneeb: "Imagine going back to the 80s or 90s, where people were coming up with the typical Series A and Series B round and - interestingly - some of the decisions we made back then, we still live with them. Like four year vesting." 0:27:10 Muneeb: "It's not just the legal framework. Think about employee retention. We had come up with frameworks around how to do token drafts." 0:28:04 Preethi: "Now that you've worked with the SEC, are you more optimistic about the regulatory scenario in the US?" 0:28:16 Muneeb: "I'm extremely optimistic. A big shout out to the staff at the SEC." 0:28:48 Muneeb: "I know that to the outside world, even 10 months might seem like a long time. But for the SEC, where the securities regulations have been around since 1933 and they're trying to get a new type of an asset out. Imagine how many different questions there are." 0:29:26 Preethi: "I mean, even ICOs spend a year marketing their projects!" 0:29:39 Preethi: "What I struggle with is how to get the SEC comfortable with the fact that, unlike public company stock where it's a lot more liquid... with crypto projects, the liquidity comes way later in the network's lifecycle." 0:30:18 Muneeb: "If you go and read our SEC offering circular, it's almost like a mini IPO filing. And the section that is most comprehensive is our risk factors." 0:30:46 Muneeb: "In terms of the liquidity... my opinion is that the next big step for the industry is going to be regulated securities exchanges that will come into play." 0:31:35 Muneeb: "I think it will reduce the noise in the space. ... Unsophisticated players or obvious scams just won't be able to get through the door." 0:31:54 Preethi: "So you mean a more regulated version of an IEO?" 0:32:26 Muneeb: "[We were told] given how compliant you guys are trying to be, you're not a good fit for an IEO." 0:33:18 Preethi: "If done right, these types of token offerings are opening up the door for retail investors who never had access to this type of investing." 0:33:44 Muneeb: "The first 100,000 users of Facebook just used a free product and told all their friends about it, but they never had any financial upside in the success of Facebook." 0:34:02 Muneeb: "With a decentralized system and a crypto asset like this, the early users can also have a potential financial upside." 0:34:35 Muneeb: "Speaking of Facebook, what do you think about the recent headlines about them potentially installing backdoors in Whatsapp?" https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2019/07/26/the-encryption-debate-is-over-dead-at-the-hands-of-facebook/#6644bdc55362 0:34:56 Preethi: "It's not new, right? [Facebook]'s been doing this for about a decade almost. But I think people started to get smarter only very recently." 0:35:19 Preethi: "I think it's going to take a long time before Facebook's culture internally changes to care about privacy because their whole business around user data. So to complete change that is not an overnight thing. It's a massive shift in how they do everything." 0:35:50 Muneeb: "I've been publicly supporting efforts like Facebook Libra." 0:36:40 Preethi: "I don't think culture can change overnight. Or even in one year. ... I struggle to understand how they'll meet the future, which I think is open and decentralized." 0:37:33 Muneeb: "I've been involved with some conversations with lawmakers where they want to have antitrust actions against Google and Facebook." 0:37:42 Muneeb: "I think Facebook has a worse image, generally, but internally in the US Government, I'm noticing more hostility towards Google than Facebook." 0:38:07 Muneeb: "When Facebook comes up and says 'We're completely going bypass a lot of these regulations that may apply and start anew global reserve currency, I think a lot of people are going to freak out." 0:38:26 Muneeb: "I never thought I would say this, but Microsoft is better positioned to deal with a lot of these things than Facebook or Google." 0:39:11 Muneeb: "Google and Facebook are two companies that are basically the native cloud computing companies. And their business model is 'let's just get as much user data as possible." 0:39:31 Muneeb: "Microsoft is actually not sitting on a lot of user data. And now, when the world is about to move away from this business model and there's a lot of heat around these big tech companies, Microsoft can come across as 'look we care about user privacy'." https://www.coindesk.com/microsoft-launches-decentralized-identity-tool-on-bitcoin-blockchain 0:40:43 Preethi: "They specifically said they didn't want [Facebook] to be a public utility, which is interesting because if that's not the case, you can't really claim it's going to be a global reserve currency." 0:41:22 Muneeb: "Speaking of decentralization, how decentralized is TruStory right now?" 0:41:35 Preethi: "We built the backend on Cosmos SDK - which gives you the tools to build decentralized applications." https://cosmos.network/ 0:41:54 Preethi: "Right now, we only have one node running, because everything is in beta." 0:42:26 Preethi: "The actual [TruStory] app has an in-app currency, and that same currency can be used for validating transactions on the backend." 0:42:41 Preethi: "It's a Tendermint blockchain and the consensus is the same thing as Tendermint." https://tendermint.com/ 0:42:48 Muneeb: "From what I can understand, they're helping people with the SDKs to start their own blockchains, and then they're working on interconnecting the different blockchains." 0:43:00 Muneeb: "Whereas, for [Blockstack] there's the stacks blockchain that gives developers the tools for basically building their apps apps on the stacks blockchain, for the most part." 0:43:10 Muneeb: "But if some app really needs the scalability of - let's say their transactions are becoming too much for the underlying main chain, then we have the concept of an app chain, where you're logically on top of the stacks blockchain." 0:43:33 Preethi: "They have many, many blockchains and then they connect these many blockchains using something called IBC, which is their interoperability protocol." 0:43:49 Muneeb: "I wanted to invite you live, so that you can't say no, to our conference in San Francisco." https://summit.blockstack.org/ 0:44:04 Muneeb: "Neil Stephenson is going to open up the conference with Naval Ravikant." 0:45:00 Muneeb: "My PHD thesis, Chapter 1, has a quote from Snowcrash." https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Crash-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0553380958 0:45:18 Goodbyes. 0:45:26 Credits. Preethi Kasireddy: twitter.com/iam_preethi Muneeb Ali: twitter.com/muneeb Zach Valenti: twitter.com/zachvalenti See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I am talking to Preethi Kasireddy, the founder of TruStory - the only place on the internet where you can have truly constructive debates on crypto topics. This is a place where you go to not to argue and prove how smart you are, but to genuinely look for the truth or at least all sides of a particular story. What’s more, you can make money by debating on the platform. Preethi is a fascinating builder. After studying engineering and working 100 hrs/week at Goldman Sachs, she joined the leading VC firm a16z only to realize that she wants to become a founder herself. This made her drop the dream a16z job in order to learn how to code. After a brief experience as a software engineer in Coinbase, she went on to start TruStory with the mission to bring meaningful debates back into society. Preethi’s Contact TruStory website – https://www.trustory.io/ Terra twitter – https://twitter.com/isTruStory Preethi’s twitter – https://twitter.com/iam_preethi

There's a ton of hype around "blockchain" and sometimes it's overwhelming. Scott sits down with Preethi Kasireddy for a blockchain primer. This episode is a great clear explanation about what's interesting, what's useful, and what's coming with blockchain technologies. http://fortune.com/2015/03/06/bitcoin-book-boom/ https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-blockchain-technology/ https://www.ethereum.org/ https://www.stateofthedapps.com/ https://www.coindesk.com/layer-2-blockchain-tech-even-bigger-deal-think https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/47229/what-exactly-is-ethereums-layer-2

Alexis Gauba speaks about co-founding she(256), mentoring and teaching blockchain literacy, starting points for people with an interest in blockchain technology, how students can make the best of the available programs in blockchain education, teaching coding to underrepresented minorities, her current research questions at Mechanism Labs, the importance of usability in blockchains, how to design interdisciplinary research projects, and much more. Alexis is a Co-Founder of she256, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing diversity and breaking down barriers to entry in the blockchain space. She is studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley and has been actively involved in the blockchain space as Co-Founder of Mechanism Labs, conducting research on distributed consensus and usability. Alexis Gauba: http://www.alexisgauba.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisgauba, https://github.com/alexisgauba, https://medium.com/@AlexisGauba, https://www.twitter.com/AlexisGauba she(256): http://www.she256.io, https://www.twitter.com/SHE_256 Mechanism Labs: https://www.mechanismlabs.io, https://www.github.com/Mechanism-Labs, https://www.medium.com/mechanism-labs, https://www.twitter.com/mechanism_labs Blockchain at Berkeley: https://www.blockchain.berkeley.edu, https://www.twitter.com/CalBlockchain Blockchain at Berkeley YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5sgoRfoSp3jeX4DEqKLwKg/videos Also mentioned in the episode: Preethi Kasireddy: https://www.theblockchainandus.com/preethi-kasireddy, https://www.medium.com/@preethikasireddy Aparna Krishnan: https://www.theblockchainandus.com/aparna-krishnan Blockchain Fundamentals Berkeley EdX course: https://www.edx.org/professional-certificate/uc-berkeleyx-blockchain-fundamentals Zubin Koticha's Medium channel: https://medium.com/@zubinkoticha Princeton Textbook "Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies": http://www.bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu Andreas Antonopoulos' book “Mastering Bitcoin”: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21820378-mastering-bitcoin Andreas Antonopoulos' and Gavin Wood's book “Mastering Ethereum”: www.goodreads.com/book/show/33584554-mastering-ethereum MIT Bitcoin Expo: https://www.mitbitcoinexpo.org  Crypto Economics Security Conference: https://www.cesc.io Many thanks to our advertisers who support this podcast! 21 Lectures' mission is to bring more developers to the Bitcoin ecosystem with in-person courses. Lectured by world-renowned Bitcoin and Lightning developers, courses teach participants the fundamentals to work with blockchain technologies. To learn more visit www.21lectures.com. CoreLedger is a blockchain-based peer-to-peer transaction infrastructure provider. It enables businesses to document, tokenize and trade any type of assets in a reliable and flexible environment. CoreLedger makes anything transactable, literally anything. To learn more about CoreLedger's technology and how you can transform your business onto blockchain, visit www.coreledger.net. The Blockchain and Us newsletter To stay up to date about what blockchain pioneers, innovators and entrepreneurs from all around the world think about the future of this space, sign up for the newsletter at www.theblockchainandus.com.

Preethi Kasireddy speaks about the information problem on the Internet and how her company TruStory combats it, how messed up incentives lead to false information that hijacks our minds, why active participation in the information we consume leads to better thinking in life, why changing one's mind is good, the most important skills for entrepreneurs, and much more. Preethi is the Founder and CEO of TruStory, a platform for users to discover and validate claims that people make online, whether in a blog post, whitepaper, website, or social media post. Before founding TruStory, Preethi was a Software Engineer at Coinbase, Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Preethi is a self-taught software engineer who loves educating the world about blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Preethi Kasireddy: www.linkedin.com/in/preethi-kasireddy-41383528, www.medium.com/@preethikasireddy, www.twitter.com/iam_preethi, www.github.com/iam-peekay TruStory: www.trustory.io, www.twitter.com/isTruStory Also mentioned in the episode: How the Web Works: www.medium.freecodecamp.org/how-the-web-works-a-primer-for-newcomers-to-web-development-or-anyone-really-b4584e63585c Many thanks to our advertisers who support this podcast! 21 Lectures' mission is to bring more developers to the Bitcoin ecosystem with in-person courses. Lectured by world-renowned Bitcoin and Lightning developers, courses teach participants the fundamentals to work with blockchain technologies. To learn more visit www.21lectures.com. The Blockchain and Us newsletter To stay up to date about what blockchain pioneers, innovators and entrepreneurs from all around the world think about the future of this space, sign up for the newsletter on www.theblockchainandus.com.

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie, Dee and Dr. Petty finally get a chance to sit down with Preethi Kasireddy. Preethi, a crypto-native and CEO and Founder of TruStory (and former Coinbase/a16Z employee), sits down to fill us in on her storied background while watching crypto mature over the years. She also breaks down her technical and architectural decisions as to why she opted to build atop of Cosmos; come enjoy while we listen to her wax poetic on her next big project in the opener of Season Freedom. Show Link(s): TruStory: http://trustory.io Intro/Outro Music "Keep it Real" by Alec King: https://soundcloud.com/alecking13/keepitreal Show Sponsor(s): Amentum: http://amentum.org Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

Learning to code - or learning any new skill - is hard, but it doesn't have to be overwhelming. In this episode, Preethi discusses her tried and true strategies for learning, how to tackle challenging problems, and the methods that help her add new tools to her kit.  Written by Preethi Kasireddy: https://twitter.com/iam_preethi Read by Abbey Rennemeyer: https://twitter.com/abbeyrenn Original article: https://fcc.im/2uG4B0F Learn to code for free at: https://www.freecodecamp.org Intro music by Vangough: https://fcc.im/2APOG02 Transcript Being an efficient learner is at least as important as being an efficient coder. When you’re a developer, your job requires you to learn every single day — in spite of the constant lure of distractions like Hacker News, Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook. You constantly encounter new code bases and new technical challenges at work. Home is no better, as you tackle open source repos and personal projects, each with their own processes and challenges to tackle. The tech world changes fast, and it can feel like a full-time job just keeping up with the latest tools, languages and frameworks. Long story short: learning is hard. Yet, we need to be able to learn quickly and effectively to thrive. In the past year, I went from not knowing how to use the Chrome debugger to working as a software engineer for a leading cryptocurrency company. In the process, I rapidly learned a new skill (coding). That said, learning didn’t come easy for me. Honestly, every new concept was a struggle. There were too many unknowns, and too much uncertainty. “How in the world is this sustainable?” I thought to myself. “If this is what learning to code is supposed to feel like every day, I’ll be miserable. Is this really my passion?” “Wouldn’t this be easy for me if this was my passion? Do artists struggle to produce art? Do writers struggle to write a great book? Do athletes struggle to do well in a race? Are we supposed to struggle when we’re pursuing our passions?” “Shouldn’t I be finding pleasure in this?” Does it ever get easier? Yes, it does. A year later, tackling new programming concepts is still “difficult” in the sense that it requires discipline and hard work. But it’s also become an enjoyable process, rather than an overwhelming one. What happened in the last year to make that shift possible? Simple: I changed my perspective on learning. What once struck me as “difficult” became “engaging.” In the rest of the post, I’ll explain how this transformation happened. Just getting started Learning to code is hardest at the beginning. For example, think about the first programming language you have to learn. You want to tackle the small things like syntax and style. But first, you have to comprehend difficult core concepts like values, types, operators, control flow, functions, higher order functions, scopes, closures, recursion, and so much more. It feels like learning to juggle — but starting with eighteen pins instead of two. When I first learned about closures, it took me many weeks to truly understand the concept. I thought I understood it when I read about it. But when I tried to identify and use closures in practice, I’d find myself stumped. That wasn’t unusual. I’ve observed this process as a teacher as well: new concepts don’t usually click the first time around. Or the second. Or even the tenth. But for those who stick it out long enough, there will be a “breaking point” where things suddenly begin to make sense. In my example, I read literally every blog post, Stack Overflow post, and spec on the internet about closures. Everything I read and experimented with gave me a new perspective, until eventually, I had a 360-degree mental picture of how closures worked. Closures “clicked.” Getting to a point where I felt this sense of understanding of closures was super important, because it was rewarding and encouraged me to go for more — including writing my own blog post that explained the concept. Learning is a process, not a goal If we see learning as something we “have” to do, then we rush to get it done so that we can spend the rest of our time doing something more “fun” — something we “want” to do. The problem is that it’s impossible to know everything about anything, so viewing learning as a race leads to burnout and disappointment. Instead, if you see learning as a process, you’ll appreciate the small victories and insights along the way. This will drive you to constantly move forward. You can compare it to exercise. Workouts hurt, and then the pain ends as soon as your workout ends. But it’s never gone. It’s waiting for you the next time you workout. Except each time, the pain becomes less piercing. You learn to cope with it. You become familiar with the pain, and it just becomes part of the routine. You are rewarded by better health and a better physique and are incentivized to keep going. Exercise creates a positive feedback loop. The same is true for learning. Turning learning into an engaging process Imagine building your very first web application. At first, all you’ve got is a daunting, blank text editor. The task of building the app seems almost insurmountable. You know nothing, and have so much to learn before you can make this happen. Thankfully, you decide to go for it anyway. From then on, your main focus becomes to do one small step at a time. First, you create an idea. What will you build? Who’s the end user? What are the constraints? Second, you prototype or sketch out some rough designs for what you think it might look like. You ask your friends or the internet for feedback, and iterate to make it better. Third, you research languages, tools, and frameworks that will work best with your requirements. Step by step you discipline your mind to channel all its energy towards this one goal. Sometimes you’re writing code. More often than not you’re stalled at some bug or error. Sometimes you’re too tired to do any work, so you take a break. Other times, you don’t feel like writing code. That’s okay. You spend your time researching or reading up on topics related to your project. Eventually, after a few weeks of hard work, you’ve built a foundation that can handle your big ideas. Suddenly, working on your app doesn’t feel as painful. You see the reward of the initial set of hard work, and now it’s just another piece of code you need to write or another bit of refactoring you need to do — which you’ve done 100s of times already, no problem. You turned what was once a daunting or dreadful activity into one that is complex and engaging. This is how we grow. This is how we get better. Whether it’s programming, dancing, running, or reading: it’s not easy, and there won’t ever be a time or place when you’re “done” learning. Instead, enjoy the process of investing your energy into something, and enjoy the pain that comes along with it. You’ll start to notice that you no longer describe it as “pain” — because what was once painful becomes a symbol for what’s next: a sense of personal accomplishment and self-satisfaction. In other words, struggle and enjoyment will start to mean one and the same thing. Remember the cycle: One approach to learning technical topics Let me tell you a little about the learning process I follow. This isn’t the be-all-end-all of learning styles, so if something different works for you, please share it in the comments! In case you can’t tell, I’m a nerd about this stuff :) Let’s use the process of learning the React.js library as an example. What is the motivation for learning this? First step: I’d start with a Google search for the React.js documentation and read a bit about the background and motivation for the library. Knowing the “why” behind any topic is incredibly helpful for framing the learning process. It answers questions like: How is this different from other solutions? How useful is this to me? What problems does this solution aim to solve? Is this just a new shiny tool that’ll only be useful for a few months or will it fundamentally change the way I think and code? Reading and understanding core concepts Second, I’d read through any intro articles or examples provided in the docs. Notice I’m not touching any code yet. Reading and sinking in the core concepts comes before hands-on experimentation. It’s incredibly important to do this because it lays the foundation for the rest of my learning. Even though I might be able to get away with blindly using React.js without learning the core concepts, eventually it’ll catch up to me when I run into a bug. First time coding After spending some time on the above steps, I start to get the gist of what’s going on, or maybe even feel like I totally get it. Then it’s time to jump into some code. I typically try to build something really small with any new tool by following a video tutorial (e.g. on egghead.io) or a written tutorial before jumping into custom projects. When you get stuck …And then, inevitably, I get stuck. Reading the docs seemed like a piece of cake, but actually using it in practice makes me realize I have no idea what’s going on. This is when I start to feel that dreaded “just give up” feeling. But instead of giving in when the going gets tough, I remind myself that pain == gain. Turning back would be cowardly. Here’s what I do instead: I first narrow down and figure out what I’m actually stuck on — i.e. define the problem. Then I come up with a hypothesis for what I think could be the root cause or causes of the problem. Even if I have no idea, I just make a guess. Then I step away from the problem and my computer and do something that relaxes me. This is incredibly hard to do when I’m so upset about the problem I’m stuck on, but letting go of the problem works wonders. (Ever notice how great ideas always strike in the shower?) Now I try to debug with my hypothesis in mind. I get as far as I can on my hypothesis without looking for answers online — there’s something beautiful that happens when you try to solve problems by truly thinking deeply about them on your own first. Even if you’re going down the wrong path, the fact that you made the effort teaches you a lot and you remember the problem space much better next time you run into it. If my hypothesis leads to an answer, hooray! I’m done. If not, I Google search for documentation, blog posts, or Stack Overflow posts that could help me get closer to the answer. While reading, I take notes on any and all pieces of information that could potentially be helpful. Still no solution? That’s fine. I’m sure I learned something valuable by reading through all that, even if it didn’t directly help me solve the problem at hand. Who knows when this knowledge might come in handy next time? At this point, if I’m truly stuck, I will either post a question on Stack Overflow or ask a co-worker or developer I know. Otherwise, I rinse and repeat until I get closer to the final solution. At some point, the answer always comes. At times this process takes a few seconds, and other times it takes hours (or days). Either way, the process itself is incredibly beneficial to your skill set as a developer. Getting stuck on a bug feels like stumbling in a dark tunnel looking for a ray of light. You eventually find it, but along the way you discover so much about the tunnel — and it’s knowledge about the “tunnel” that makes you strong as a coder. Think of debugging as a chance to explore rather than a detour from your goal, and it becomes much more fun. Rinse and repeat By this point in the learning process, I’ve built something small and tackled some small hurdles along the way. As you can see, it was a struggle — clearly, I need some more practice with the new tool. So, once again I try to build something on my own. Rather than jumping straight to a big custom project, I’ll look for a repo to base my application on. For example, if there’s an online CRUD todos example (of course) using React.js, maybe I’ll build a different type of CRUD application. Just different enough to keep me engaged, but not so different as to make me discouraged if something goes wrong. Mastery Mastery requires repetition, so I keep building more small projects until I feel like I’ve got the core concepts down. Eventually, I begin to be able to piece things together on my own without constantly referencing documentation or examples. Only then do I finally adventure out and build something from scratch on my own. Throughout this process, I aim to make the process fun and engaging. I’m constantly pushing myself to work on things that are harder than what I am capable of in the moment, but not throwing myself into the deep end so that I get discouraged and never finish. Finally, I make sure to step away as soon as I find myself getting too frustrated to enjoy the project. Learning is fun With some effort and structure, learning programming turns out to be incredibly fun. At first it’s incredibly complicated, and in my opinion that’s why so many people get scared away — not because it’s “boring,” but because it’s “hard.” After you go through this learning process a few times, processing new information becomes a muscle memory. You don’t really think about it. You just learn to ride the pain wave and find joy in the reward. Like magic, it becomes “easier” to learn.

with Tina Bhatnagar (@tinab), Preethi Kasireddy (@iam_preethi), Lily Liu (@calilyliu), and Kim Milosevich (@kimbatronic) Whether it’s sharing the decision-making behind joining a crypto company to the perspectives of a passionate early adopter (or relative latecomer), this episode of the a16z Podcast -- based on a panel from the “Intro to Crypto” event that Andreessen Horowitz and #Angels put on in April 2018 -- covers what it takes to build companies in crypto, from people to code. You can find other sessions from the event, covering the building blocks of crypto to decentralization to the regulatory landscape, here. Why crypto? What was the biggest surprise in the space? Do the same skills from other domains apply? This discussion, moderated by Kim Milosevich, explores these questions with Coinbase VP of Operations Tina Bhatnagar; CEO and founder of TruStory Preethi Kasireddy; and Lily Liu, co-founder at Earn.com. photo credit: Erin Brethauer 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.

Modern Web Podcast on Blockchain with Preethi Kasireddy, Nik Kalyani, Fred Schott, Kyle Simpson and Tracy Lee.   Kyle Simpson @getify - Open Web Evangelist, Founder/Owner DevGo, Inc. Preethi Kasireddy @iam_preethi - Blockchain Engineer + Founder & CEO at Schelling Nik Kalyani @techbubble - CTO/Founder of Whenhub + Web/Blockchain Architect Fred Schott @FredKSchott - Frontend Engineer at Ripple, previously Google Polymer Tracy Lee @Ladyleet - CTO of This Dot, Google Developer Expert   Topics: - How to get started in blockchain and the main concepts - What use cases are there for blockchain - What tools can you use? - Why are some people skeptical about blockchain? - Cool projects and the future of blockchain technology

Michael Carney sits down with Garry Tan, Nick Tomaino, and Preethi Kasireddy to dig into key issues involving blockchain technology.

What is bitcoin? How do cryptocurrencies work? What is the blockchain? Preethi Kasireddy, a blockchain engineer, gives us a gentle introduction to the world of digital currencies. She walks us through how it all works, what developers should care about, and how she transitioned from a career in finance to being a blockchain engineer. Show Links Digital Ocean (sponsor) MongoDB (sponsor) Heroku (sponsor) TwilioQuest (sponsor) Bitcoin Ethereum Satoshi Nakamoto's paper on Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto (author of Bitcoin paper) Solidity Ethereum white paper How does Ehterium work anyway? (Preethi's blog post) Ethereum docs Hack Reactor Coinbase Codeland Conf Codeland 2019

Preethi Kasireddy, a self-employed blockchain and smart contract Engineer, joined the show to talk about why she left the best job in the world at Andreessen Horowitz on the deal team, how she got entrepreneurship envy, the roadmap she laid out in 2015 and where she’s at today as an engineer, her excitement for blockchain-based technologies, and why blockchains don’t scale.

Preethi Kasireddy, a self-employed blockchain and smart contract Engineer, joined the show to talk about why she left the best job in the world at Andreessen Horowitz on the deal team, how she got entrepreneurship envy, the roadmap she laid out in 2015 and where she’s at today as an engineer, her excitement for blockchain-based technologies, and why blockchains don’t scale.

Ethereum is a decentralized transaction-based state machine. Ethereum was designed to make smart contracts more usable for developers. Smart contracts are decentralized programs that usually allow for some a transaction between the owner of the contract and anyone who would want to purchase something from the contract owner. For example, I could set up a The post Ethereum Platform with Preethi Kasireddy appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

We all had to start somewhere. In this episode, we are joined by Preethi Kasireddy to talk with us about her and our experiences of being a beginner to coding. Guests: Preethi Kasireddy - @iam_preethi Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Derrick Showers - @derrickshowers Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Preethi Kasireddy - Front End Happy Hour Preethi Kasireddy - Changelog Preethi Kasireddy - Software Engineering Daily Preethi Kasireddy - Twitter Preethi Kasireddy - freeCodeCamp Ryan Burgess - We All Started Somewhere - Preethi Kasireddy - React Rally Ryan Burgess - Fed Up Derrick Showers - CS50 Derrick Showers - Pocket Casts Derrick Showers - Fatal Error Stacy London - Frontend Masters Stacy London - Nordic.js Stacy London - Fjords near Flåm in Norway

Preethi Kasireddy is a Software Engineer with a passion for sharing everything she learns. Preethi explained how she learned to code in her free time and her experience at a boot camp in San Francisco. Preethi also talked about one of the first projects she built and her initiative to start an email-based course targeted at advanced beginner and intermediate programmers.

After excelling at Goldman Sachs and top venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, Preethi Kasireddy decided she wanted to leave “the best job in the world” to become a software engineer. In her blog post called Why I Left the Best Job in the World, she talks about why she left VC to join Hack Reactor in order to learn how to code. In this episode Preethi shares what motivated her to leave finance for tech, her incredible work ethic, her 5 am workout schedule, and the lessons she learned on her journey to becoming a software engineer.

A previous episode of Software Engineering Daily called “You Are Not A Commodity” received a lot of feedback, both negative and positive. The episode was a monologue I wrote about why engineers should build products on their own as a default career path, rather than work at a large corporation as a default career path. The post Commodity Discussion with Preethi Kasireddy appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Changing your occupation to a software engineer is easier today than ever before. Former Andreesen-Horowitz partner Preethi Kasireddy saw excited software engineers coming through the doors every day, pitching their ideas. This was her impetus to take the leap and make the career switch to software engineering. Continue reading… The post Venture Capital to Software Engineering with Preethi Kasireddy appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.