Manfred Touron, currently VP of Engineering at Gno.land and Founder of Berty Technologies, takes us on his journey through tech. Manfred has led the development of the secure peer-to-peer messaging app, Berty Messenger, and helped pioneer the Wesh Network, an asynchronous mesh networking protocol. Now, he's spearheading Gno.land, the next generation of smart contract platforms. Using Gno, a variation of Go, Gno.land offers transparent and auditable code, making censorship-resistant platforms accessible to all.  In this episode, Manfred takes us on his journey while sharing valuable insights and entertaining stories along the way.

00:00 Introduction

01:20 What is Manfred Doing Today?  

15:00 First Memory of a Computer

21:35 Joining the Workforce

29:30 Starting a Business

39:10 Becoming an Employee

44:30 Management Strategies

1:03:30 Finding Funding

1:06:40  Berty Technologies

1:20:30 Blockchain And Crypto

1:41:00 Contact Info 

Connect with Manfred: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/@moul

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manfredtouron

GitHub: https://github.com/moul

Gno.land GitHub : https://github.com/gnolang

Gno.land Discord:  https://discord.gg/aXBuv68Ykv

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Gno.land : https://gno.land/

Berty Technologies: https://berty.tech/

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