Latest Tech Stories From HackerNoon

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  • E24 - Effectively Marketing Blockchain Technology with Erica Blair
    Episode 24 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Erica Blair, founder of Blockchain Branding.
    In this episode Trent Lapinski and Erica Blair discuss branding, messaging, and what takes to effectively market a blockchain technology company.
    “I see cryptocurrencies more generally as a broad political philosophy about what it is you find important in the World.”
    “Crytpocurrency is an entire governance model of saying this how decisions get made, this is how how value gets distributed.”
    “We are changing the World and we’d like you to join us, oh and by the way, we’re doing it with these tools and this technology that was never available before, which is why what we're doing is so revolutionary.” — Erica Blair
    Production and music by Derek Bernard - https://haberdasherband.com/production
    Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com
    37 min
  • E23 - The Live Stream Hack with Peter Yang formerly of Twitch
    Episode 23 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Peter Yang, former Product Manager at Twitch.

    Today’s show would not be possible without Digital Ocean. Learn more at do.co/hackernoon.

    In this episode Trent Lapinski and Peter Yang discuss the live streaming market including the differences between the US and Chinese markets, video game streaming, and product management.

    “Live streaming is about long form content, interactive content, content you can talk to your viewers about or talk to other streamers about.”
    “It is about creating these jobs for people who might not enjoy a white collar job, or driving Uber or something, who just really enjoy playing videos.”
    “Why not make a career out of playing video games? Being able to connect with other people around the country playing these video games and have a thriving career that way; I think that’s just awesome.” — Peter Yang
    Production and music by Derek Bernard - https://haberdasherband.com/production
    Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com
    32 min
  • E23 - The Live Stream Hack with Peter Yang formerly of Twitch
    Episode 23 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Peter Yang, former Product Manager at Twitch.
    Today’s show would not be possible without Digital Ocean. Learn more at do.co/hackernoon.
    In this episode Trent Lapinski and Peter Yang discuss the live streaming market including the differences between the US and Chinese markets, video game streaming, and product management.
    “Live streaming is about long form content, interactive content, content you can talk to your viewers about or talk to other streamers about.”
    “It is about creating these jobs for people who might not enjoy a white collar job, or driving Uber or something, who just really enjoy playing videos.”
    “Why not make a career out of playing video games? Being able to connect with other people around the country playing these video games and have a thriving career that way; I think that’s just awesome.” — Peter Yang
    Production and music by Derek Bernard - https://haberdasherband.com/production
    Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com
    32 min
  • E22 - The Cannabis Conference Hack with Alex Rogers
    Episode 22 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Alex Rogers, CEO of ICBC the International Cannabis Business Conference.

    In this episode Trent Lapinski and Alex Rogers discuss the cannabis industry, legalization, regulations, and what is happening internationally around the World as cannabis moves out of prohibition.

    “Our tech stuff is still considered fairly pedestrian in our industry, but that’s what makes it so exciting of an opportunity.”
    “We see a lot of tech guys, and business guys coming into the cannabis space and they’ve seen it before, they know what is going on. It is just a simple analogy.”
    “You see a lot of marriages between tech and business in the cannabis space that are creating some amazing breakthroughs and developments.” — Alex Rogers
    Production and music by Derek Bernard - https://haberdasherband.com/production
    Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com
    31 min
  • E22 - The Cannabis Conference Hack with Alex Rogers
    Episode 22 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Alex Rogers, CEO of ICBC the International Cannabis Business Conference.
    In this episode Trent Lapinski and Alex Rogers discuss the cannabis industry, legalization, regulations, and what is happening internationally around the World as cannabis moves out of prohibition.
    “Our tech stuff is still considered fairly pedestrian in our industry, but that’s what makes it so exciting of an opportunity.”
    “We see a lot of tech guys, and business guys coming into the cannabis space and they’ve seen it before, they know what is going on. It is just a simple analogy.”
    “You see a lot of marriages between tech and business in the cannabis space that are creating some amazing breakthroughs and developments.” — Alex Rogers
    Production and music by Derek Bernard - https://haberdasherband.com/production
    Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com
    31 min
  • E21 - Hacking The Tokenization of Assets with Danny An of TrustToken
    Episode 21 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Danny An, CEO and Co-Founder of TrustToken.

    Today’s show would not be possible without Digital Ocean. Learn more at do.co/hackernoon.

    In this episode Trent Lapinski and Danny An discuss tokenized assets, stable coins, True USD, and cryptocurrency.

    “Compliance is definitely a top priority for us.”
    “True USD is meant to be as regulatory compliant as possible. We recently published a stable coin code of ethics, where we said, ‘hey, here is some of the things we learned about creating a stable coin, and some of the past lessons we learned historically.’”
    “We’re never actually going to prevent redemptions, because we think a stable coin is only good as its ability to redeem the underlying US dollars. We said we would never influence the price of a stable coin purposely by offering discounts. We will continue to be as regulatory compliant as possible and sustain the stable coin so it is not knocked down by miscompliance.”— Danny An
    Production and music by Derek Bernard - https://haberdasherband.com/production
    Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com
    37 min
  • E21 - Hacking The Tokenization of Assets with Danny An of TrustToken
    Episode 21 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Danny An, CEO and Co-Founder of TrustToken.
    Today’s show would not be possible without Digital Ocean. Learn more at do.co/hackernoon.
    In this episode Trent Lapinski and Danny An discuss tokenized assets, stable coins, True USD, and cryptocurrency.
    “Compliance is definitely a top priority for us.”
    “True USD is meant to be as regulatory compliant as possible. We recently published a stable coin code of ethics, where we said, ‘hey, here is some of the things we learned about creating a stable coin, and some of the past lessons we learned historically.’”
    “We’re never actually going to prevent redemptions, because we think a stable coin is only good as its ability to redeem the underlying US dollars. We said we would never influence the price of a stable coin purposely by offering discounts. We will continue to be as regulatory compliant as possible and sustain the stable coin so it is not knocked down by miscompliance.”— Danny An
    Production and music by Derek Bernard - https://haberdasherband.com/production
    Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com
    37 min
  • E20 - Hacking The Cannabis Industry via Blockchain with Sumit Mehta
    Episode 20 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Sumit Mehta, CEO and founder of Mazakali, a Cannabis Investment Banking Platform.

    In this episode Trent Lapinskiand Sumit Mehta discuss the emerging cannabis industry, the science behind cannabis’s medicinal benefits, and Sumit’s new blockchain based cannabis investment platform.

    “If we looked back at 1935, and if we were having this conversation then, we might find it fairly ludicrous if someone suggested that we elect a governmental body into power that would put us in cages for having a relationship with a plant.”
    “When we begin to move into a World where we see all of the benefits around our lives, around our communities, around our animals, around our plants, and around our planet that this plant is going to be able to provide I am very excited and very optimistic to be a part of that future; because it is coming, and it is coming quicker then most of us are likely prepared for.” —Sumit Mehta
    Production and music by Derek Bernard - https://haberdasherband.com/production
    Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com
    43 min
  • E20 - Hacking The Cannabis Industry via Blockchain with Sumit Mehta
    Episode 20 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Sumit Mehta, CEO and founder of Mazakali, a Cannabis Investment Banking Platform.
    In this episode Trent Lapinskiand Sumit Mehta discuss the emerging cannabis industry, the science behind cannabis’s medicinal benefits, and Sumit’s new blockchain based cannabis investment platform.
    “If we looked back at 1935, and if we were having this conversation then, we might find it fairly ludicrous if someone suggested that we elect a governmental body into power that would put us in cages for having a relationship with a plant.”
    “When we begin to move into a World where we see all of the benefits around our lives, around our communities, around our animals, around our plants, and around our planet that this plant is going to be able to provide I am very excited and very optimistic to be a part of that future; because it is coming, and it is coming quicker then most of us are likely prepared for.” —Sumit Mehta
    Production and music by Derek Bernard - https://haberdasherband.com/production
    Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com
    43 min
  • E19 - Hacking Education For The Future with Erik P.M. Vermeulen
    Episode 19 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Professor, Executive, and innovator.

    Today’s show would not be possible without Digital Ocean. Learn more at do.co/hackernoon.

    In this episode Trent Lapinski and Erik P.M. Vermeulen discuss decentralization, automation, and the future of work for Millennials.

    “I really believe in communities.”
    “When I talk about creativity, and what I want my students to be, I want them to understand communities. I want them to be visible.’”
    “Thinking about how to become visible in a community based World, and how you can actually contribute and build something with the community is something they cannot do on their own. Most of them don’t even understand it, and when we talk about education, that’s what education is about, because it is going to happen, this decentralized thing.” — Erik P.M. Vermeulen
    Production and music by Derek Bernard - https://haberdasherband.com/production
    Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com

     

     

    38 min

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