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Ankur Gopal is the founder and CEO of Interapt, a Louisville-based software development company with a focus on training tech talent. By providing custom training solutions, Interapt allows their newly trained developers to seamlessly step into roles with their client companies. Our conversation with Ankur covered the importance of developing tech talent when building an emerging tech ecosystem, how Interapt maintains a balanced remote work culture, and the vision Ankur has for the Kentucky technology ecosystem.

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Nate had a lot of time to think over the holiday break. Going down the Web3 rabbit hole was a common past time, and it occurred to him that the more he learned the more he realized he didn't know. For a concept that is supposed to revolutionize industries with mass adoption, the barrier to entry is way too high.

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Nate, Logan, and Evan discuss the James Webb telescope, the concept of ownership as it pertains to the Wordle game, and Evan's experiences in the San Fransisco tech ecosystem.

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Adrian Garcia-Aranyos is the Global President of Endeavor, a global organization that supports high impact entrepreneurship and works to connect regional, national, and international startup ecosystems by providing mentorship, a robust network, and funding through their Catalyst fund. Prior to becoming Endeavor's Global President, Adrian was the first President of Spain's Endeavor office in Madrid, and also held positions at well known companies such as JP Morgan and The Economist. We discuss Adrian's experience setting up an Endeavor office in an emerging market, the global trends he sees in entrepreneurship, and the role Endeavor plays in creating what they refer to as the "multiplier effect".

Learn more about Endeavor at Endeavor.org

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Logan and Evan are joined by Nate Antetomaso and Tj Barnett to recap all that went on throughout season 4 of Middle Tech and what we plan to accomplish in season 5. A lot happened in season 4 - we invested heavily in social media by bringing Tj on the team, launched several new series, monetized the podcast, and recorded interviews with some incredible entrepreneurs. We have even bigger plans for season 5 and are very excited to announce Middle Tech's new partners going into 2022 (announcement coming on the first episode of season 5). 

To all those who have supported us along the way - thank you. Your support gives us the energy to continue to grow Middle Tech and this region's startup ecosystem.

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Evan analyzes if there can ever be true scarcity on the internet, and how digital assets compare to the oldest and most directly scarce asset: land.

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Lamar Wilson is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of the Black Bitcoin Billionaires group, a social media group with a mission of educating people about Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Lamar has been involved in the bitcoin space since 2011 and has become a well known figure within the crypto community. We discuss why Bitcoin has gotten to where it is today, what the future could potentially look like for Bitcoin, and the impact that it could have on civilization.

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Tj wonders how the future, and the metaverse specifically, will change social media and expand its influence on our lives.

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Nate, Logan, and Evan discuss Kickstarter adopting a blockchain protocol, Roku and YouTube reach an agreement, and the WikiLeaks founder being extradited to the US.

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- Life360 is selling their users precise location data.

- Commonwealth Fusion Solutions announced a $1.4 billion round of funding last week, led by Tiger Global and Bill Gates.

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Taylor Desseyn is a Senior Recruiter Advocate at Vaco, a talent solutions company with a focus in the technology industry. Through his work as a recruiter, Taylor has taken a slightly different approach by creating daily content to help match the top tech talent with the top tech companies. He's currently the host of the Guidance Counselor 2.0 and Unicorn Finder podcasts, using that content to educate and connect with those in his field. We discussed the trends Taylor has seen in the industry over the years, how he creates as much content as he does, and the effect that the shift to remote work has had on technology careers & recruiting.

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