31: Rutger van Zuidam of Oddysey.org - Blockchain & AI Hackathons For Global Challenges Impact Hustlers - Entrepreneurs with Social Impact

Rutger van Zuidam is the founder of Dutchchain, the blockchain development agency behind Oddysey.org a hackathon solving the world's biggest problems using AI & Blockchain. Backed by the European Union and the Dutch Government, the DutchChain ecosystem unites more than 6.000 members, among whom large corporations and SMEs, start-ups, individual entrepreneurs, scientists, developers, engineers, students, government officials, legal experts, and many other stakeholders.Highlights of the episode:* How blockchain works and why it matters* Why blockchain brings a better internet* Examples of global challenges Oddysey is tackling* How is Oddysey supporting startups before and after the hackathon* Machines that are sovereign and collaborativeUseful links:Oddysey - [https://www.odyssey.org/](https://www.odyssey.org/)Rutger van Zuidam's linkedin - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rutgervz/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rutgervz/)Nest Egg - [https://nestegg.eu/](https://nestegg.eu/)[00:32] How did Rutger came across blockchain?[03:03] How to apply blockchain to positive impact?[06:27] Do we want more surveillance state?[07:13] Challenges for hackathons[09:43] Once protocols are unlocked, new ways of collaborating happen.[11:43] Example of social and environmental impact companies[13:27] Investing in solar panels NestEgg[14:39] Autonomous swarm robotics - machines that owns themselves[17:11] Support to teams after the hackathon[18:38] How to take a prototype into the real world[19:24] Guiding an ecosystem[20:10] What kind of world is Odyssey creating?[21:33] Contributing to thousands of people doing meaningful workSupport the show