Episodes
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Every Game is a Party: CEO, Steve Hall, on Digital Strategy
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Every AUDL game is a party according to Steve Hall, the CEO of the American Ultimate Disc League. š From releasing their first NFT to taking live games to live streams, AUDL is a very digital organization. Despite being in the sports & entertainment industry, Steve tells Amy about his strategic focus on building digital engagement with fans.
In this episode of the Hacker Noon Podcast:
- How do you get into the CEO mindset? š§ (03:29)
- COVID-19 pushed AUDL to create the Athletic Care Network - a virtual healthcare system for the players (5:05)
- Pivoting to live stream events after the loss of in-person events and building electronic engagement šŗ (06:58)
- AUDL launched AUDL MoMintz, their player video-highlight NFTs. Steve talks about how they were inspired by NBA Top Shot (12:34)
- Steve says, "Entertainment is digital now". AUDL takes its digital strategy beyond social media marketing š² (17:28)
- To keep your customers, you need to digitally innovate or you will get left behind. Steve talks about AUDL upcoming digital plans (21:00)
- Setting a corporate vision, motivating employees, and establishing trust are important aspects of the CEO role š (25:49)
- Diversity in hiring is important - 35% of AUDL are women, including women who hold leadership positions (28:32)
Connect with AUDL:
- You can connect with AUDL on Twitter @theAUDL
Shownotes:
- Learn more about AUDL MoMintz: https://theaudl.com/league/news/audl-announcesĀ -first-collection-Ā non-fungible-tokens
- Connect with AUDL: https://theaudl.com/league/contact
- Become a Hacker Noon contributor https://app.hackernoon.com/new
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Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Big Dictator Energy
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
What happens when big corp shuts down conversation? What is Russia's deal with Sputnik exports? Crypto in Africa ā equalizing force, or daydream? Join Linh, Natasha, Amy, Limarc and Damian for This Week on Planet Internet:
- Is there such a thing as a no politics culture? (1:40)
- Amy Tom goes real deep, real early #sorrynotsorry (3:22)
- "Pleasant" for whom, Basecamp? PLEASANT š FOR š WHOM š (07:54)
- Naturally Limarc Ambalina's gon' be playing devil's advocate (09:40)
- Key Takeaway: if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, get a mediator (12:24)
- Why is Russia exporting so much Sputnik? (14:55)
- Limarc kind of maybe sympathizes with a Russian Dictator's decision to let his people die (16:40)
- Africa: the continent of milk and honey for startups and cryptos? (21:10)
- Necessity is the mother of all invention... (29:32)
- No gods no masters ā down with regulation! (32:56)
Read the stories mentioned in this podcast:
- Is there such a thing as a āno politicsā culture? Letters fromĀ Basecamp FounderĀ andĀ Coinbase Founder (medium link ugh): https://world.hey.com/jason/changes-at-basecamp-7f32afc5 and https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-is-a-mission-focused-company-af882df8804?gi=d00265f16919
- Russia, vaccine, science, space war, and more:Ā from The dailyĀ aka Linh's main source of podcast lol: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/podcasts/the-daily/russia-vaccine-coronavirus-vladimir-putin.html
- Africa startups news on Hacker Noon! Question: out of the 69 billion raised for startups reported by Pitchbook in Q1 of 2021, how many are based or partially based in Africa? Prob not much.
- Crypto in Africa News on Hacker Noon. Equalizing force or a daydream? https://hackernoon.com/more-africans-walk-towards-financial-freedom-due-to-cryptocurrencies-552z33xu
This podcast was hosted by Linh Dao Smooke and panelledĀ by Natasha Nel, Amy Tom, and Limarc Ambalina. This week we're also joined by our brand new podcast editor, Damian McIlhenny!
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Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
How Many Devs Does It Take to Fly on Mars?
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
What's David's hot take on Facebook's pivot to audio? Hands up if you think the Mars Helicopter video is a deep fake! ALSO: are kids growing up during a global panini more likely to get face tattoos? š± Shoot the shit with Hacker Noon's Editors ā
This Week on Planet Internet:
- Props to the 12k open source devs Github says contributed to Ingenuity's maiden voyage! (0:33)
- Hands up if you think the Mars Helicopter video is a deep fake (3:52)
- Catch David's Hot Take on Facebook's pivot to audio (06:18)
- Hey WTF happened to Libra? (07:23)
- Are kids growing up during a global panini more likely to get face tattoos? (08:50)
- Is Substack's margin really Facebook's opportunity? (11:03)
- Find out how Facebook's moderators accidentally helped Hacker Noon sell more t-shirts (15:46)
- Is any system that claims to be blockchain voting "neither blockchain, nor voting?" (17:13)
- Do you stan #decentralization? (22:42)
- What worldwide crypto adoption soundsĀ like (25:23)
- Oh hey, happy 4/20, everybody! (30:12)
Read the tech stories talked about this podcast:Ā
1. Open source goes to Mars by Nat Friedman for The GitHub Blog: https://github.blog/2021-04-19-open-source-goes-to-mars/Ā
2. Five takeaways about Facebook's pivot to audio by Casey Newton from Platformer: https://www.platformer.news/p/5-takeaways-about-facebooks-pivotĀ
3. 3 Reasons Why Blockchain Won't #ReleaseTheKraken: An Interview with John Sebes of TrustTheVote.org by Benjamin Bateman for Hacker Noon: https://hackernoon.com/3-reasons-why-blockchain-wont-releasethekraken-an-interview-with-john-sebes-of-trustthevoteorg-713i339y
4. Cannabis banking act passes U.S. House with bipartisan support by Matt Burns (lol) for Tech Crunch: https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/20/cannabis-banking-act-passes-u-s-house-with-bipartisan-support/Ā Ā
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Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Does a Bear Shitcoin in the Woods?
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Has the market cap of cryptocurrencies really exceeded that of Apple? Should you have started buying shitcoins in 2013? Does Microsoft really want to acquire Discord? Do we still trust Fitbit?Ā
This Week on Planet Internet:
- HackerNoon CEO David Smooke asks: if it was yours, would you sell Discord to Microsoft? From (00:29)
- Editors Limarc Ambalina and Amy Tom debate the overall awfulness of Teams (00:40)
- David says "market crap" around (05:28) and nobody even hears it
- Everyone decides categorically that Natasha Nel should stop telling people people the crypto bubble's gonna burst (07:22)
- Check in on Limarc's dogecoin earnings (09:32)
- Do a team vibe check on Fitbit (11:10)
- Remind ourselves that if you're not paying, you're the product (12:51)
- DRINK EVERY TIME DAVID SAYS SHITCOIN (16:37)
Read the tech news stories mentioned in this show:Ā
- Why Microsoft Wants DiscordĀ by Tom Warren for The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/26/22352028/microsoft-discord-acquisition-analysis-reportĀ
- Cryptocurrency Market Overtakes Apple ā The World's Most Valuable Company ā In Market Capitalization by Shivdeep Dhaliwal for Benzinga: https://www.benzinga.com/node/20613282Ā
- Think You Know Why Google Acquired Fitbit? Think Again! by Haris Shahid for Hacker Noon: https://hackernoon.com/think-you-know-why-google-acquired-fitbit-think-again-w4h332nĀ
- Mastering Shitcoins II - The Poor Man's Guide to Getting Rich by Daniel Jeffries for Hacker Noon: https://hackernoon.com/mastering-shitcoins-ii-the-poor-mans-guide-to-getting-rich-nvo33j3Ā
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Decentralization Debate Club: Blockchain, Autonomy, and DeFi
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Has what started with Satoshi spun off into an hype-driven, ICO-indulgent startup industry of solutions for nothing? Or is blockchain technology and the mass decentralization it makes possible still worth the hype? Answered in 5 minutes by two top Hacker Noon Contributors ā Mario Alves and Vladimiros Peilivanidis ā tune in for a Decentralization Debate Club episode with Natasha Nel.
With thanks to our 2020 Noonies award sponsors: Sustany Capital,Ā .TECH Domains,Ā Grant for the Web,Ā Skillsoft,Ā Flipside Crypto,Ā Udacity, andĀ Beyondskills.
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Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
E34 - Tokenized Equity with Josh Stein from Harbor
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
Episode 34 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Josh Stein of Harbor, a platform for tokenizing investments.
In this episode Trent Lapinskiinterviews Josh Stein from Harbor, a platform for tokenizing investments.
āWhen we tokenize these shares (using Blockchain) weāre just taking it out of the back office of the company. Weāre recording the shares on this giant excel spreadsheet in the sky we call Ethereum, or Blockchain. But itās got these great properties, which is that itās public, so you know that if this smart contract represents shares, thereās no double counting of shares. And, you no longer have to go to the company to record the transfer of the shares. Buyer and seller can find each other digitally, they can transact digitally on the Blockchain, and in essence both of them are writing a new entry to the books of records in the company and theyāre both signing it digitally.āāāāJoshĀ Stein
Production and music by Derek Bernardāāāhaberdasherband.com/production
Host: Trent Lapinskiāāā https://trentlapinski.com
Monday Feb 11, 2019
E25 - Intelligent Investing In the Blockchain Space with TomerĀ Federman
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Episode 25 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Tomer Federman, CEO and founder of FedermanĀ Capital.
Todayās show would not be possible without Digital Ocean. Learn more at do.co/hackernoon.
In this episode Trent Lapinski and Tomer Federman discuss why he left Facebook to start his own crypto and blockchain investment fund.
āI think this technology is truly revolutionary, is going to disrupt the financial ecosystem, and is going to have major impact across entire industries in years toĀ come.ā
āCrypto shouldnāt be about getting rich quickly. It should be about creating meaningful products that solve real world needs, and address real painĀ points.ā
āIf Iām right and blockchain is going to be so transformative, itās obviously going to generate significant returns for investors who invest wisely. The ability for people to transact with no intermediaries involved, and for the transactions to be recorded in an open way and settled almost immediately, the opportunities for building on top of the technology is just mind blowing.āāāāTomerĀ Federman
Monday Dec 03, 2018
E13 - The VC Approach In Today's Tech Markets with Steve Schlafman
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Episode 13: An interview with venture capitalist Steve Schlafman from Primary Ventures.
In this episode Trent Lapinski and Steve Schlafman discuss venture capital, leadership, executive coaching, and even mediation.
āFor me I always ask myself is this an entrepreneur who that is special, talented, tenacious, and on a mission.ā
āIs this someone who can go and tell a great story, inspire potential employees, investors, partners. Is this someone who people are going to gravitate towards? In a competitive hiring environment, are they going to be able to build a World classĀ team?ā
āI donāt need to see a huge amount of traction. I need to answer the question: Is there enough evidence or an unique insight that people want the product or service. I love founders that are incredibly focused on the customer. Is this someone who is just incredibly focused, and obsessed with the customer and solving their problem?āĀ
āIs this team on a journey that is important, bold, difficult, and inspiring? In someways does it make me uncomfortable because it is hard?āā Steve Schlafman
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
Episode 8: In this episode we sit down with Garry Tan and Brett Gibson of Initialized Capital and discuss emerging technologies such as cryptocurrency, blockchain, and what sets them apart from other venture capital firms.
"People are conditioned for 200 milliseconds at this point. Even waiting 5-seconds for a little spinner is not going to cut it."- GarryĀ Tan
"Privacy is going to be a big deal for the blockchain and crypto technologies."ā-āBrettĀ Gibson
"It really is about those users, and what's their experience. We want to help other fellow hackers who are builders."ā-āGarryĀ Tan
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Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
E06 - Technology and the Quantum Carrot with Natalie Fratto
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Episode 6: An interview with Natalie Fratto, VP at Silicon Valley Bank. In this episode we discuss everything from quantum computing, artificial intelligence, to adaptability.