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No BS around Web3 | Wavect

Podcast focused on Tech & Product topics within the Web3 space. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsZkl0r_l2kvaGllkk8PgzMUXK6zHkyU9 Website: https://wavect.io

  1. Achieving Product-Market-Fit and the Exit Paradox with +$100M Exited Serial Entrepreneur

    SEP 20

    Achieving Product-Market-Fit and the Exit Paradox with +$100M Exited Serial Entrepreneur

    Anastasia sold 4 successful companies. After exiting her first company for +$100 Million, she went on to found further companies. In this episode she shares her thought process on attaining product market fit, what happens after an exit and lots of general wisdom. This, is not an episode you want to miss. 🎤 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIgizCc1gdg&list=PLsZkl0r_l2kvaGllkk8PgzMUXK6zHkyU9 ⏱️ Timestamps: ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00: Intro 01:31: Why did you found multiple companies? 03:21: Underlying Core Motivations 04:57: What do you think made you successful? 06:57: How to channel curiosity to not get distracted? 08:00: Unlearning previous lessons 09:20: How to build something the market craves? 13:18: Did your approach to achieving PMF change? 14:37: Did your Why change? 16:28: Successful people lack something you have 17:55: The Process is the Goal 19:34: What makes a Product truly Great? 20:53: Biggest Challenges faced 22:37: Toxic Emotions kill your Drive 23:09: When would you sue somebody regardless? 23:40: Sales. Tech or M&A 25:51: Founding a Company outside your Industry? 26:48: How difficult was the Industry shift? 27:26: I'm not sure if I want to do this anymore 28:26: Unpopular Opinions 31:48: Key Learnings in Hiring 34:00: What Leadership style did you pursue? 35:57: Key-Learnings in Leadership 37:21: Accountability as a Leader 38:38: What would have helped you? 40:26: 3 Key Learnings to Remember 👩 About Anastasia Koroleva (Guest, right): - Had 4 successful exits, first one for +$100M - Host of "Exit Paradox":  @ExitParadoxPodcast  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiakoroleva/ 🧑‍🦰 About Kevin Riedl (Podcast host, left): - Managing Partner & Founder of Wavect GmbH (Web3 Product Studio) - LinkedIn: ⁠https://linkedin.com/in/wsdt⁠ - Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/kevinriedl_eth⁠ - Threads: ⁠https://www.threads.net/@kevkevin_greenhat⁠ - Website: ⁠https://wavect.io⁠ 📱 Building a project yourself? Let's have a chat: ⁠https://calendly.com/wavect/kickstart-your-project

    42 min
  2. Alephium: Scalable for devs. Secure for users. Decentralized for all

    AUG 29

    Alephium: Scalable for devs. Secure for users. Decentralized for all

    Discover the cutting-edge world of blockchain technology with our latest podcast episode focusing on Alephium. This innovative platform is revolutionizing the crypto space by combining the best features of Bitcoin and Ethereum while introducing its own unique solutions. Learn how Alephium's novel sharding approach, called BlockFlow, enhances scalability and security, and explore its energy-efficient proof-of-work consensus mechanism. 🎤 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-jeK--88Mw&list=PLsZkl0r_l2kvaGllkk8PgzMUXK6zHkyU9&index=1 ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:49 What is Alephium? 04:04 Where is Alephium on the Blockchain Trilemma? 06:21 Alephium's Smart Contract Language 09:17 L2 on Alephium? 10:58 TVL of Alephium 15:08 What are other Strategies to extend the Ecosystem? 20:10 Most unique Use Cases 22:38 Migrating to Alephium 25:18 Alephium's core focus 31:00 Getting truly off the ground 👩 About Maud Bannwart (Guest, right): - Chief Operating Officer at Alephium - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maud-bannwart-01073394/ - Twitter: https://x.com/MaudBannwart | https://x.com/Alephium - Linktree Alephium: https://linktr.ee/alephium 🧑‍🦰 About Kevin Riedl (Podcast host, left): - Managing Partner & Founder of Wavect GmbH (Web3 Product Studio) - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wsdt - Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinriedl_eth - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kevkevin_greenhat - Website: https://wavect.io 📱 Building a project yourself? Let's have a chat: https://calendly.com/wavect/kickstart-your-project

    37 min
  3. Beyond Bridges: Solving Blockchain's biggest Problem | Cryptography Expert Reveals

    JUL 4

    Beyond Bridges: Solving Blockchain's biggest Problem | Cryptography Expert Reveals

    Bridging funds in crypto is a pain - it's expensive, takes time, insecure and just causes headaches. In this episode Aisling Connolly - General Lead of Multichain Integrations at DFINITY introduces their newest technology called Chain Fusion. Chain Fusion allows you to have one smart contract on the Internet Computer (ICP) to interact with all sorts of blockchain networks directly. This allows you to create applications that interact with liquidity and data on a variety of different networks in a blink of an eye. You can find out more about Chain Fusion here: https://internetcomputer.org/chainfusion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adpHBxEhsY8&list=PLsZkl0r_l2kvaGllkk8PgzMUXK6zHkyU9 ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:40 How is Chain Fusion different to other Cross-Chain Solutions? 06:05 What were the biggest Challenges building Chain Fusion? 07:03 How decentralized is ICP? 08:37 How secure is Chain Fusion - especially in terms of Finality? 13:26 So, Smart Contract Dev's are responsible for Application Security? 14:49 What about Network Reorgs..? 16:54 UX vs. Security: What do developers focus on? 19:08 Does Chain Fusion enable a new Gen of Account Abstraction? 21:48 What's the best business case for Chain Fusion? 27:04 Chain Fusion as Infrastructure-as-a-Code? 29:29 What role does Enterprise play in Mass Adoption? 31:46 How does the Smart Contract Language influence App Security? 34:41 What about maintaining all these Tech-Stacks? 40:18 What's ICP's edge to Zero-Knowledge? 46:06 Most Web3 Project's don't really use ZK 47:25 (Conclusion) 3 key-take-aways from this podcast 👩 About Dr. Aisling Connolly (Guest, right): - Chain Fusion, Multichain Integrations - General Lead at DFINITY - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aisconnolly/ - Twitter: https://x.com/aisconnolly | https://x.com/dfinity - Website: https://internetcomputer.org/ 🧑‍🦰 About Kevin Riedl (Podcast host, left): - Managing Partner & Founder of Wavect GmbH (Web3 Product Studio) - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wsdt - Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinriedl_eth - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kevkevin_greenhat - Website: https://wavect.io 📱 Building a project yourself? Let's have a chat: https://calendly.com/wavect/kickstart-your-project #icp #blockchain #multichain #crosschain

    52 min
  4. Stop Building Useless (Web3) Software: The Secret 'Two But Rule' Unveiled by a Top Product Executive

    JUN 23

    Stop Building Useless (Web3) Software: The Secret 'Two But Rule' Unveiled by a Top Product Executive

    "Build and they'll come" - there is no statement that could be more wrong in today's world. Billions of Dollars have been wasted on software products that got halted due to lack of product-market-fit. In this very provocative episode we challenge Blockchain from a Product perspective, discuss the potential of Zero Knowledge technologies, and John's famous Two-But rule to find product ideas worth pursuing without losing momentum. ⏰ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro/Introduction of John Wolpert 01:25 "Two But Rule" 11:10 Creating safe spaces for employees 13:35 Where the "Two But Rule" has the biggest impact 16:55 Chiming in too quickly in conversations 19:06 SUBSCRIBE 19:30 Does the "Two But Rule" change the process regarding product development/management? 31:05 Does Blockchain make sense? 40:00 John's time at IBM 42:35 Making financial infrastructure more efficient 45:40 Considering ZK to be a part of Blockchain? 49:45 What about Smart Contracts? 52:00 Why it's hard to go against your wallet 55:45 Feedback 57:32 Outro 59:07 "Two But Rule" Book trailer 🧑‍🦰 About John Wolpert (Guest, right): - Chief Product Officer @ TacitPath - Author of "The Two But Rule: Turn Negative Thinking Into Positive Solutions"- John's Website: https://www.jwolpert.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwolpert/ John Wolpert is an esteemed speaker, writer and thinker in technology and business innovation. As a CEO, product executive, and advisor, he’s been at the vanguard of technological breakthroughs from the early days of the Web to the rise of artificial intelligence. John is known for founding Flywheel, a pioneer in the ride-hailing industry. His work at IBM made him a key figure in the evolution of open source software, blockchain, and AI. He’s co-founded global R&D consortia and industry standards bodies, and his thought leadership on Open Innovation has been showcased in the Harvard Business Review. John has led countless new venture workshops and spoken before the European Union and the Australian Parliament in his mission to help organizations work together to solve hard problems. 🧑‍🦰 About Kevin Riedl (Podcast host, left): - Managing Partner & Founder of Wavect GmbH (Web3 Product Studio) - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wsdt - Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinriedl_eth - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kevkevin_greenhat - Website: https://wavect.io 📱 Building a project yourself? Let's have a chat: https://calendly.com/wavect/kickstart-your-project #TwoButRule #JohnWolpert #techtalk

    1h 0m
  5. Fancy Web3 Tech that Might Change UX forever, Chief Growth Officer at Gear Foundation explains

    JUN 12

    Fancy Web3 Tech that Might Change UX forever, Chief Growth Officer at Gear Foundation explains

    It's no secret that Web3 seriously struggles with its User Experience. Using Blockchain is still very cumbersome. Gear Foundation is building some pretty cool stuff that might change the game - we've done the in-depth discussion for you. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:28 Most exciting developments in Web3? 02:57 Some thoughts on ZK and account abstraction 05:35 Most exciting Zero Knowledge use cases 08:20 What is Gear Foundation currently building that could change the game? 15:45 Signless transactions - differences from Phantom's auto approving method 17:10 Delayed messages - use case and benefits 20:09 SUBSCRIBE 20:28 Delayed messages Part 2 - use case and benefits 21:35 Projects Gear Foundation is also working on 23:45 What about Liquidity? 28:05 3 Take Aways/ Tips for new project founders 33:25 Outro About Pavel Salas (Guest, right): - Chief Growth Officer at Gear Foundation - Chief Ecosystem Officer at GEAR Technologies Inc. - Vice President Of Business Development at Anderson Bern Investment Management - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavel-salas-14423512/ About Kevin Riedl (Podcast host, left): - Managing Partner & Founder of Wavect GmbH (Web3 Product Studio) - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wsdt - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kevkevin_greenhat - Website: https://wavect.io Building a project yourself? Let's have a chat: https://calendly.com/wavect/kickstart-your-project #TechInnovation #ZeroKnowledgeProofs #GearFoundation

    34 min
  6. Transforming DeFi Borrowing on the Hedera Network with HLiquity

    JUN 6

    Transforming DeFi Borrowing on the Hedera Network with HLiquity

    In this episode I talked with Toni about his HLiquity project. HLiquity generally speaking is a fork from the very successful Ethereum protocol "Liquity" with some reasonable tweaks. DeFi on Hedera is gaining steam, as such HLiquity might be able to capitalize on some great momentum. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction of Toni Caradonna / Intro 00:55 Decision on why they build on Hedera Hashgraph and not on commun blockchains 04:04 Biggest entry barriers on building on Hedera 06:45 Upscaling the team one day - his strategy 08:30 Forked and adapted Liquity protocol from Ethereum - Changes & Challenges 12:32 Talking about smart contracts back in 2017 15:59 SUBSCRIBE 16:25 How they plan to attract demand? 19:10 Did they evaluate if it's something that the target group wants? 24:50 Every project that is currently in public blockchains will have to migrate? 26:50 How does the user flow look like? What's different to other lending protocols? 35:30 Why now? 37:25 Biggest learnings in his career and mistakes to avoid 45:45 Outro About Toni Caradonna (Guest, right): - Owner of Swisscoast AG - CTO of HLiquity, https://hliquity.org/- Successful serial entrepreneur, in DLT since 2014 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caradonna/ About Kevin Riedl (Podcast host, left): - Managing Partner of Wavect GmbH (Web3 Product Studio) - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wsdt - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kevkevin_greenhat - Website: https://wavect.io Building a project yourself? Let's have a chat: https://calendly.com/wavect/kickstart-your-project #HederaHashgraph #LiquidityProtocol #Blockchain

    46 min
  7. Insights from +$100M Exit: Navigating Entrepreneurial Challenges with Alexis Sikorsky

    APR 16

    Insights from +$100M Exit: Navigating Entrepreneurial Challenges with Alexis Sikorsky

    🤯 What a podcast I just had with Alexis Sikorsky, a company founder and CEO for 20 years and eventually making a 9-figures PE exit. We discussed all sorts of exciting things, - His +$100M Exit - How did it affect his personal but also business life? - Key moments where he questioned everything - Tipps for entrepreneurs - What would he do now if he would start a company again? - and so much more. I hope you'll enjoy the episode as much as I did. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:14 - How did such a huge exit affect his life? 06:10 - Did he feel like there was something missing after the exit? 08:18 - How did it all start? 10:02 How did he handle having kids whilst building his successful company? 12:10 - Key moments where he questioned everything 17:20 - How did those challenges affect this character/soul? 20:21 - Did he have multiple ideas in mind whilst starting this business or was it always "the one"? 23:12 - Tipps for Entrepreneurs in the early stages 29:25 - How the exit went down 35:41 - If he would start a company again, what industry/market would he be interested in? 39:41 - 3 things he’d like the audience to remember 41:44 - Bonus question: How can one differentiate between pivoting and doing new things constantly? 🧑 About Alexis Sikorsky (Guest, right): - Special Advisor at Sikorsky Consulting Ltd - Former Chairman of FNZ (formerly New Access) - Former CEO, Founder of FNZ (formerly New Access) - Former CEO Metissacana Dakar - Former CEO Ogam Productions Paris - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-sikorsky-b159175/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2F&originalSubdomain=uk 🧑 About Kevin Riedl (Podcast host, left): - Managing Partner & Founder of Wavect GmbH (Web3 Software Agency) - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wsdt/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kevkevin_gre... - Website: https://wavect.io If you like this topic, you may also be interested in our newsletter: https://wavect.beehiiv.com/ Building a project yourself? Book a free call here if you need support: https://calendly.com/wavect/wavect-fr... #100million #businessexit #entrepreneurship

    45 min
  8. Unveiling Digital Currency: Exploring the Impact of CBDCs on Your Daily Life

    MAR 21

    Unveiling Digital Currency: Exploring the Impact of CBDCs on Your Daily Life

    I was baffled by today's episode with Joshua Scigala about CBDCs. We discussed all sorts of exciting things, • What are CBDC's?, • intensions of creating CBDC's, • central bank systems, • investing smart, • and so much more. I hope you'll enjoy the episode as much as I did. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - What are CBDC's? 05:10 - What are the main intensions of someone creating CBDC's? 13:37 - Is there a way a central bank could do that in a legal perspective? 20:23 - Is crypto really an "exit door"? What is his take on that? 27:10 - What are his tendencies/ what is he going to do regarding investing? 39:00 Quick tipps for beginners in crypto 🧑 About Joshua Scigala (Guest, right): - Co Founder of TheStandard - Co Founder of Bar9 GmbH - Co Founder & CEO of Vaultoro.com - The Global Gold Reserve For The Blockchain Era - Advisor of SpotShot - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuascigala/?originalSubdomain=de - Website: https://thestandard.io/ 🧑 About Kevin Riedl (Podcast host, left): - Managing Partner & Founder of Wavect GmbH (Web3 Software Agency) - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wsdt/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kevkevin_gre... - Website: https://wavect.io If you like this topic you may want to check out our previous session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFXyA6EVHTo&list=PLsZkl0r_l2kvaGllkk8PgzMUXK6zHkyU9&index=21 Building a project yourself? Book a free call here if you need support: https://calendly.com/wavect/wavect-fr... #cbdc #crypto #finance

    40 min
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