Bridged Podcast

Are Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) the answer to achieving more equitable and transparent ownership structures?

Pat is the Co-Founder at Curve Labs, an innovation network working with Web3 primitives to design, develop and improve blockchain-native organisations more than the sum of their parts.

Tune in to learn about credentialism found within our overcollateralised banking sector, ownership structures within DAOs (https://medium.com/curve-labs/ownership-in-cryptonetworks-96f13f4a113e) and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Curve Labs’ Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/curvelabs

Link to Curve Labs’ website
👉🏻 https://www.curvelabs.eu/

Episode Breakdown

00:45 - How did you go about the founding of Curve Labs?

09:10 - How do you envision DAOs being this promised land for achieving more equitable, transparent and decentralised ownership structures?

13:30 - One of the roles of management consultants is to streamline inefficiencies found within corporations of our capitalistic society, so does this imply that the system currently in place is inherently flawed?

20:00 - There is an element of laziness, showcased by the average person, when it comes to objectively dissecting information in times of crises and public turmoil, do you believe that DAOs represent the right alternative when it comes to this over speculated and overcollateralised world that we live in?

26:45 - What role do you think that Regenerative Finance (ReFi) can play in channelling funds to sponsor reforestation projects around the world leveraging blockchain’s potential?

37:00 - How do you envision blockchain being a disruptor for good for the scaling of environmental assets, such as carbon credits, to solve some of the threats posed by the climate crisis?

46:30 - Do you believe there are any parallels between the political structure found within ancient Rome, wherein politicians had normal day jobs and their role as public servants was not remunerated, and DAO’s ownership structure?

Can an AI-powered solution revolutionise token swaps forever?

Christian is the Business Development Lead at Hera Finance, an AI-powered multichain decentralised exchange (DEX) aggregator offering the widest range of tokens and the best route discovery between any token pairs.

Tune in to learn how Hera’s AI algorithm improves continuously and what’s in store for Hera in the future. Enjoy!

Link to Hera Finance’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/heraaggregator

Link to Hera Finance’s website
👉🏻 https://hera.finance/

Episode Breakdown

00:30 - How did you get involved with Hera?

02:30 - Is Hera the first Web3 project that you have been involved with?

05:00 - Do you think that you can communicate Hera’s vision to non-crypto natives in a comprehensible manner?

08:15 - Have you noticed a spike in interest behind Hera’s AI-powered solution following the increase of popularity of Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT?

11:30 - How does HERA’s AI algorithm improve over time?

13:40 - Are there checkpoints in place that new decentralised exchanges need to meet ahead of being included within Hera’s aggregator?

15:40 - How does Hera guarantee zero slippage for its users?

18:15 - Why is Hera’s Vault Manager AI-powered?

22:00 - Can we expect the percentages of the swap fee allocations in Hera’s Vault Manager to change in the future?

27:40 - What chains are currently included in your aggregator and can we expect new ones soon?

32:00 - Can we expect the Hera team to be focused solely on building or can we expect some hot announcements in the near future?

36:00 - How is Hera’s community?

39:30 - When do you think we will achieve systemic adoption of new powerful technologies, such as AI and blockchain?

Can blockchain can help control secondary market revenue and eliminate ticket fraud?

Harrison Cogan is the Co-Founder of Blocktickets, a Web3 ticket solution for live events providing organisers and fans secure NFT tickets via blockchain, secondary market control, and ticket fraud prevention.

Tune in to find out how blockchain provide an end-to-end visibility on the ticket lifecycle and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Blocktickets’ Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/BlockticketsNFT

Link to Blocktickets’ website
👉🏻 https://blocktickets.xyz/

Episode Breakdown

00:45 - How did you go about the founding of BlockTickets?

4:20 - How have you been able to develop an easily understood use case of blockchain technology?

6:40 - How does the approach of event managers vary country-to-country when talking about their exposure to secondary market resales of tickets?

8:30 - Is there an educational element to your pitch when selling your end-to-end ticket lifecycle proposition to event managers?

11:00 - Does your NFT-denominated ticket solution provide an extra opportunity to strengthen the relationship between artist and the audience? 

13:00 - Where are you at with regards to the product development of your ticket solution?

16:30 - Do you currently have less added pressure to seek external funding?

19:30 - Is your ticketing solution scalable regardless of the market in question?

21:20 - Did you encounter some resistance initially when pitching your ticket solution to event managers?

23:20 - How have you found yourself being able to be revenue-generating so early on?

25:00 - Has it been challenging to build relationships in this highly competitive market?

29:00 - Has there been any kind of support coming from Polygon to date?

30:30 - Is the integration of your ticket solution dependent upon the type of act/event or no?

Is it possible to implement a ‘breathing’ concrete that is both safe and capable of sequestering CO2?

Tim Sperry who is the Founder of an innovative start-up called Carbon Limit, which aims to decarbonise the highly polluting construction industry, and more specifically its concrete production phase, through their proprietary carbon capture nanotechnology.

Tune in to find out more about the exciting and important work that this company is carrying forward and much more.
Enjoy!

Link to Carbon Limit's LinkedIn page
👉🏻 linkedin.com/company/carbonlimit

Link to Carbon Limit's website
👉🏻 carbonlimit.com

How can we optimise our working and living conditions within closed-doors environments?

Dan Fucich and Kelsey Abernathy are the Co-Founders of an innovative start-up called AlgenAir, which provides the first natural air purifier that reduces CO2 using an algae subscription service.

The conversation explores the peculiarities of AlgenAir’s Aerium and highlights some of the key added benefits associated with its use.
Tune in to find out more about effects of high CO2 levels within our living and working environments, but also to hear about a simple yet effective solution, that can holistically tackle such a pressing issue.
Enjoy!

Link to AlgenAir’s LinkedIn profile
👉🏻 linkedin.com/company/algenair/

Link to AlgenAir’s website
👉🏻 algenair.com

Are the CO2 sequestration properties of plants homogeneous?

Emanuele Rissone is the President of a company called Forever Bambù, which works to find abandoned pieces of land in Italy, understand their ecological characteristics and then restore vegetation through the cultivation of giant bamboo.

The conversation explores interesting characteristics of giant bamboo and some of the key applications and uses of this versatile plant.

Tune in to find out more about the exciting and important work that this company is carrying forward and much more.
Enjoy!

Link to Forever Bambù's LinkedIn page
👉🏻 linkedin.com/company/forever-bambù

Link to Forever Bambù's website
👉🏻 foreverbambu.com

How will the future of green mobility look like in our cities?

Riccardo Campanile is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of an innovative start-up called Social Green Mobility, which strives to design, develop and deploy innovative mobility services. More specifically, the company aims to provide a closed-loop bike renting strategy, thereby tackling the issue of mopeds and bikes left unattended in urban centres.

The conversation also explores the company's current and future plans for a successful rollout of its bikes in Italy.
Enjoy!

Link to Riccardo Campanile's LinkedIn profile
👉🏻 https://www.linkedin.com/in/riccardo-campanile-70090ab/

Link to Social Green Mobility's website
👉🏻 https://socialgreenmobility.com/

How should nature-based solutions' projects be structured and delivered in order to ensure their long-term success?

Alberto Mallarino is an agronomist and the discussion explores the complexity behind reforestation projects.

Tune in to learn more about how the varying characteristics of plants should be accounted for when quantifying the carbon sequestration properties of natural-based projects and how central biodiversity is when talking about reforestation.
Enjoy!

Link to Alberto Mallarino's LinkedIn profile
👉🏻 linkedin.com/in/alberto-mallarino-9ab00572

How can small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) embark on a decarbonisation journey?

Sam Zindel is the Managing Director of a digital marketing agency in the UK and has recently founded an initiative, called Low Carbon Leaders, which helps SMEs go beyond net zero. Also, another initiative falling under the Low Carbon Leaders' umbrella is the Million Tree Pledge and to date pledgers have committed to planting over 24 million trees.

Moreover, the conversation explores the ins and outs faced by Sam on his decarbonisation efforts within his business and much more.
Enjoy!

Link to Sam Zindel's LinkedIn profile
👉🏻 https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-zindel-27b51925/

Link to Low Carbon Leaders' website
👉🏻 https://www.lowcarbonleaders.org/

Link to Million Tree Pledge's website
👉🏻 https://www.milliontreepledge.org/

How can the waste disposal and treatment issue possibly be tackled in a major African capital?

Martin Tumusiime is the Co-Founder and CEO of an innovative startup called Yo-Waste, which strives to provide a location-based, on-demand garbage collection service in Kamapala, Uganda, thereby connecting households and businesses to garbage collection companies and recycling firms.

Additionally, the conversation explores some of the similarities pertaining to the waste treatment and disposal problem currently affecting other African cities.
Enjoy!

Link to Martin Tumusiime's LinkedIn profile
👉🏻 https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-tumusiime/

Link to Yo-Waste's website
👉🏻 https://yowasteapp.com/