GRTiQ Podcast: 158 Chris Were

Today I’m speaking with Chris Were, CEO and Co-Founder of Verida, a team pioneering a new era of hyper-personalization, where user data is utilized privately and consensually to innovate products and services. During our conversation, Chris shares insights into his early fascination with technology and coding, his entrepreneurial journey through several startups, and his immersion …

GRTiQ Podcast: 157 Ayoola John

Special discount code! Listeners can get 100% off the Astronaut PRO Plan by using code: “GRTiQ” Today I’m speaking with Ayoola John, or “AJ” for short, the CEO and Co-Founder of Astronaut, an innovative AI assistant designed specifically for community managers. In addition to introducing this powerful AI tool for enhancing community engagement and insight, …

GRTiQ Podcast: 156 Pablo Carranza Velez

Today I am speaking with Pablo Carranza Velez, Principal Software Engineer at Edge & Node, a key core dev team working on The Graph. Pablo previously joined the podcast in February 2023 for a panel discussion on The Graph’s transition to Arbitrum One during Episode 105. In this episode, we take a more in-depth look …

GRTiQ Podcast: 155 Juan Manuel Rodriguez Defago

Today I am speaking with Juan Manuel Rodriguez Defago, Blockchain Developer at GraphOps. Long-time listeners of the GRTiQ Podcast may recall Juan’s insightful conversation back in April 2021 for Episode 4, where he provided a glimpse into his personal background and journey into web3 and The Graph. Since then, Juan has embarked on a new …

GRTiQ Podcast: 154 Rodrigo Coelho (Part 2)

Today I am speaking with Rodrigo Coelho, Chief Spirit Officer at Edge & Node. This is Part 2 of our captivating two-part series, recorded at The House of Web3 in San Francisco, California, during The Graph’s recent 3rd birthday celebration. For those interested, a video recording of this interview is available on The House of …

GRTiQ Podcast: 153 Rodrigo Coelho (Part 1)

Today I am speaking with Rodrigo Coelho, Chief Spirit Officer at Edge & Node. This is Part 1 of an intriguing two-part series recorded at The House of Web3 in San Francisco, California, during The Graph’s recent 3rd birthday celebration. For those interested, a video recording of this interview is available on The House of …

GRTiQ Podcast: 152 Uri Kolodny

Today I am speaking with Uri Kolodny, Co-Founder at StarkWare, the pioneering team behind Starknet, a Layer 2 solution designed to tackle Ethereum’s scalability challenges. Starknet is a Validity Rollup that offers boundless scalability while upholding Ethereum’s security and decentralization principles. It’s important to note that Uri has been serving as StarkWare’s CEO, though he …

GRTiQ Podcast: 151 Maarten Henskens

Today I am speaking with Maarten Henskens, Head at the Astar Foundation, Japan’s leading blockchain, renowned for its robust support for EVM, Substrate, WebAssembly, and ink! environments, which collectively form a scalable, cross-layer, and cross-machine protocol. Exciting news awaits as Astar has embarked on a journey using The Graph’s cutting-edge Chain Integration Process to seek …

GRTiQ Podcast: 150 The Best of 2023 (Part 2)

Episode 150: This episode is The Best from 2023 (Part 2), where we’re featuring highlights from Episodes 123-148. The GRTiQ Podcast owns the copyright in and to all content, including transcripts and images, of the GRTiQ Podcast, with all rights reserved, as well our right of publicity. You are free to share and/or reference the …

GRTiQ Podcast: 149 The Best of 2023 (Part 1)

Welcome to Part 1 of our special two-part series, ‘The Best of 2023’ on the GRTiQ Podcast. As we close another incredible year, we’re excited to revisit the remarkable insights and stories shared by our guests. A heartfelt thanks to each of them, and to you, our dedicated listeners, for making this journey so rewarding. …