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Beneath the Layers Offchain Labs
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Beneath the Layers is a community-focused show dedicated to showcasing entrepreneurs in Web3, telling their stories, and having conversations about their creations. Whether you're a seasoned crypto enthusiast or new to the space, you'll learn from the best in the business and gain valuable insights into the web3 and crypto community. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum.
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Amitt Mahajan: Farmville, Pirate Nation, & the Role of AI in Gaming
Amitt Mahajan joins us to talk about entrepreneurship, co-creating Farmville while at Zynga, his thoughts on how blockchain integrates with gaming, and more!
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs
In this interview, we discuss:
0:00 Is Amitt a Gamer?
3:23 Getting into the Gaming Industry
12:01 FarmVille + Other Endeavors
26:12 Getting into Crypto
31:20 The Downside of Entrepreneurship
34:25 The Importance of Blockchain Tech
44:37 Picking a Chain to Deploy on
52:44 Advice for Upcoming Entrepreneurs
57:55 AI + Gaming
1:00:00 The Future of VR + AR
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Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs
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Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs. -
Preston Van Loon & Raul Jordan: Scaling Ethereum
Preston Van Loon and Raul Jordan join us to talk about their life before Prysmatic Labs, what it was like to build and contribute to Ethereum, to now working at Offchain Labs, scaling Ethereum.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs
In this interview, we discuss:
0:00 Where Preston and Raul grew up
11:02 How Preston got to Google
15:58 Does Google and Crypto have a shared interest?
17:56 How Preston and Raul met
20:00 What Helped them Run Prysmatic Labs
24:03 Shipping the Beaconchain
30:28 Why join a Layer 2 team?
39:39 What Preston and Raul are working on
41:06 What Preston and Raul are excited about
48:20 Can Ethereum succsed without Vitalik?
54:43 Preston can Fly Planes
57:15 Raul Speaks Cantonese
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Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs
Disclaimer:
Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs. -
Ed Felten: Creating Arbitrum & Working at the White House
Ed Felten joins us to talk about his time working at the White House, teaching at Princeton, founding Arbitrum, and Artificial Intelligence.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs
In this interview, we discuss:
0:00 Studying Computer Security
8:22 Teaching at Princeton
30:06 Working at the FTC
39:44 Working at the White House
1:02:12 Why Scale Ethereum?
1:17:58 Stylus
1:25:05 Artificial Intelligence
1:32:54 Biggest Threat to National Security
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Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs
Disclaimer:
Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.