GRTiQ Podcast

Leave feedback!Episode 39: Today I’m speaking with Nena Djaja, Product Engineering Lead at Edge & Node. Nena has been on the podcast before, as a panelist during Episode 18, when we hosted a special release for the launch of The Graph Explorer and Subgraph Studio - which Nena played a central role - and Curation.As you will hear, Nena has been with The Graph since the very early days and has made many important contributions along the way. During our interview, we talk about her journey from Web2 to Web3, her move to the United States, how she got involved with The Graph, and what the early days were like.Nena also shares glimpses of her personal story, which is incredibly inspiring all by itself – Nena is a remarkable person.Show NotesThe GRTiQ Podcast takes listeners inside The Graph (GRT) by interviewing members of The Graph's community and ecosystem.  Please help support this project and build the community by subscribing and leaving a review.Twitter: GRT_iQwww.GRTiQ.com

Leave feedback!Today I’m speaking with Kuan Huang, Founder at Scout, a no-code platform that enables anyone to analyze the protocol and dApp data on Ethereum.Kuan and the team at Scout are also Wave 2 grant recipients from The Graph Foundation for their work on Bubbletea, which we discuss during our conversation. As you will hear, Kuan is an entrepreneur at heart, who made the move from Web2, and successful career in mobile, to Web3.During our conversation, Kuan shares his story of moving from Web2 into Web3, being an entrepreneur in the crypto space, his Wave 2 grant and how it will help developers working in The Graph, and so much more.Show NotesThe GRTiQ Podcast takes listeners inside The Graph (GRT) by interviewing members of The Graph's community and ecosystem.  Please help support this project and build the community by subscribing and leaving a review.Twitter: GRT_iQwww.GRTiQ.com

Leave feedback!Today I’m speaking with Brandon Ramirez, Co-Founder & Research and Product Lead at Edge & Node. In addition to his role at Edge & Node, Brandon is one of the original founders behind The Graph. Brandon was incredibly generous with his time and our interview lasted nearly two and a half hours. So we've decided to split the interview in half and create a two-part series.  During Part 1, which is Episode 36, Brandon talked about his corporate experience working at Microsoft, his move into entrepreneurialism, and then he provided a great backstory about the origins and early days of The Graph.During this episode, Part 2, Brandon discusses a lot of very interesting ideas, including the story behind Edge & Node, a Core Dev team working at The Graph, along with the design of the protocol incentive structure, how the roles of certain stakeholders emerged, and his long-term vision for The Graph. Show NotesThe GRTiQ Podcast takes listeners inside The Graph (GRT) by interviewing members of The Graph's community and ecosystem.  Please help support this project and build the community by subscribing and leaving a review.Twitter: GRT_iQwww.GRTiQ.com

Leave feedback!Today I’m speaking with Brandon Ramirez, Co-Founder & Research and Product Lead at Edge & Node. In addition to his role at Edge & Node, Brandon is one of the original founders behind The Graph. Brandon was incredibly generous with his time and our interview lasted nearly two and a half hours. So we've decided to split the interview in half and create a two-part series.  During Part 2, which will release 5/12, Brandon discusses a lot of interesting ideas, including the story behind Edge & Node, a Core Dev team working at The Graph, along with the design of the protocol incentive structure and how the roles of Indexer, Curator, and Delegator emerged.During Part 1, which you are about to hear, Brandon talks about his corporate experience working at Microsoft, his move into entrepreneurialism, and then he provides a great backstory about the origins and early days of The Graph. Show NotesThe GRTiQ Podcast takes listeners inside The Graph (GRT) by interviewing members of The Graph's community and ecosystem.  Please help support this project and build the community by subscribing and leaving a review.Twitter: GRT_iQwww.GRTiQ.com

Leave feedback!Today I’m speaking with Chris Ewing and Baghe, both of whom are members of The Graphtronauts, a large Delegator community within The Graph ecosystem. For anyone involved with The Graph since the early days, you have likely interacted with members of The Graphtronauts, as they are very active in both Twitter and in their Telegram channel, helping to educate, engage, and connect with people interested in The Graph.My conversation with Chris and Baghe covers the origins of The Graphtronauts, some of the community tools and resources they have developed, how they became interested in The Graph, and their long-term vision for the network. Like so many others featured on this podcast, Chris and Baghe – along with The Graphtronuats community itself – have unique stories for how they became interested in crypto and The Graph.Show NotesThe GRTiQ Podcast takes listeners inside The Graph (GRT) by interviewing members of The Graph's community and ecosystem.  Please help support this project and build the community by subscribing and leaving a review.Twitter: GRT_iQwww.GRTiQ.com

Leave feedback!Today I’m speaking with TM Lee, Co-founder and CEO of CoinGecko, the world’s largest independent cryptocurrency data aggregator with over 6,000 different crypto assets tracked across more than 400 exchanges worldwide. Along with his business partner, Bobby Ong, TM founded CoinGecko with the mission to democratize the access of crypto data and empower users with actionable insights. My conversation with TM is incredible. We talk about his entry into crypto, his remarkable entrepreneurial journey, and the original idea behind CoinGecko. Then we shift the discussion to The Graph, how CoinGecko uses it, how it can enable developers to get started in crypto, and we end the discussion with TM’s brilliant insights related to what “the next big thing” in the crypto space might be.Show NotesThe GRTiQ Podcast takes listeners inside The Graph (GRT) by interviewing members of The Graph's community and ecosystem.  Please help support this project and build the community by subscribing and leaving a review.Twitter: GRT_iQwww.GRTiQ.com

Leave feedback!Today I’m speaking with Rich Laburn and Boyd Varty, with Index Africa, an Indexer at The Graph.  As you are about to learn, in addition to being the only Indexer currently operating on the continent of Africa, Rich and Boyd are also leveraging their work as an Indexer to pioneer a new approach to philanthropy, called decentralized philanthropy, or DePhi. My conversation with Rich and Boyd spans a wide range of topics, including how they migrated from the safari business in South Africa to The Graph, their work with Graphrica,  the name of the emerging Graph Community in Africa, how their work in decentralized philanthropy is changing the lives of children living in rural Africa, and their long-term vision for Web3 and The Graph. Show NotesThe GRTiQ Podcast takes listeners inside The Graph (GRT) by interviewing members of The Graph's community and ecosystem.  Please help support this project and build the community by subscribing and leaving a review.Twitter: GRT_iQwww.GRTiQ.com

Leave feedback!Today I’m speaking with Jarbas Silva, a Curator at The Graph. Jarbas has been an active voice in the Curator community since testnet and the launch of Curation at The Graph. My conversation with Jarbas covers his background in IT, his entry into crypto and how he found The Graph, and then we focus the discussion on the work of Curators, what Jarbas has learned about Curation in these early days, and his advice for those looking to take a more active role as curators in the network.Show NotesThe GRTiQ Podcast takes listeners inside The Graph (GRT) by interviewing members of The Graph's community and ecosystem.  Please help support this project and build the community by subscribing and leaving a review.Twitter: GRT_iQwww.GRTiQ.com

Leave feedback!Today I’m speaking with Alex Falko, Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer at Citadel.one, an Indexer at The Graph.  The Citadel.one marketing team is very active within The Graph community, so it’s likely you’ve already met members of their team.  My conversation with Alex covers a wide range of topics, from his opinion on the people of Russia's current attitude and perspectives on crypto, his background in diamonds and gold, Alex’s vision for the staking economy and its potential impact, and how Citadel.one aims to be a lot more than just an Indexer at The Graph. Show NotesThe GRTiQ Podcast takes listeners inside The Graph (GRT) by interviewing members of The Graph's community and ecosystem.  Please help support this project and build the community by subscribing and leaving a review.Twitter: GRT_iQwww.GRTiQ.com

Leave feedback!Today I’m speaking with Brendan Asselstine, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at PoolTogether, an open-source and decentralized protocol for no-loss prize games. I’d be surprised if anyone listening to this episode hasn’t already heard of PoolTogether – especially if you were an early Delegator, Curator, or Indexer in The Graph community - because the PoolTogether subgraph was a highly visible subgraph very early on in the evolution of The Graph.My conversation with Brendan spans a wide range of topics, including his background and entry into crypto, the origins of PoolTogether and what it does, how PoolTogether uses The Graph, and so much more. Show NotesThe GRTiQ Podcast takes listeners inside The Graph (GRT) by interviewing members of The Graph's community and ecosystem.  Please help support this project and build the community by subscribing and leaving a review.Twitter: GRT_iQwww.GRTiQ.com