DevNTell

Developer DAO

Welcome to DevNTell, the go-to 30-minute podcast for tech builders and startup founders. Join us every week as we showcase groundbreaking projects and innovations in Web3, Blockchain, and AI. Get insights from the forefront of bleeding-edge technology, featuring discussions on the latest tools, trends, and breakthroughs shaping the future of tech. Perfect for developers, entrepreneurs, and anyone passionate about the next generation of digital innovation. A Developer DAO production hosted by Narb

  1. 2D AGO

    EP. 221 - Running LLMs Locally – Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino Reveals Decentralized AI Platform QVAC

    In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, who introduces their decentralized AI platform QVAC. QVAC is Tether’s answer to centralized AI — a new paradigm where intelligence runs privately, locally, and without permission on any device. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Paolo, learn about Tether's approach to local AI (QVAC), and how you can get started using it today! — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:46) Welcoming Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether (03:26) Paolo's Origin Story (07:55) Tether's Leap into AI (12:56) The Vision Behind Stable Intelligence (18:07) QVAC SDK Overview (23:36) Local Models vs Frontier (26:38) AI Agents and Stablecoins (28:19) Advice for Founders (29:42) Where to Follow Updates (30:15) Outro — GUEST & HOST 🤝 Paolo Ardoino, CEO @ Tether - https://x.com/paoloardoino 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s — RESOURCES Episode Links ℹ️ Website - https://qvac.tether.io/ ℹ️ GitHub - https://github.com/tetherto/qvac ℹ️ QVAC Docs - https://docs.qvac.tether.io/ ℹ️ QVAC SDK - https://qvac.tether.io/dev/sdk/ ℹ️ QVAC Fabric - https://qvac.tether.io/dev/fabric/ ℹ️ QVAC Genesis - https://qvac.tether.io/dev/genesis/ ℹ️ MedPsy Announcement - https://tether.io/news/tether-unveils-medical-ai ℹ️ Tether X Account - https://x.com/tether ℹ️ QVAC X Account - https://x.com/QVAC 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup

    31 min

  2. MAY 1

    EP. 220 - Tea Protocol: Rewarding Open-Source Heroes | Timothy Lewis (CEO & Co-Founder)

    In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Timothy Lewis who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tea Protocol. Tea is the permissionless network powering the future of open source. Tea anchors open source in cryptography and turns every signed commit into part of a global economy. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Timothy, learn about Tea Protocol and how you can get started using it today! — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:29) Welcoming Timothy Lewis, Co-Founder and CEO of Tea Protocol (02:20) Timothy Lewis Backstory (04:16) Crypto And Ethereum Journey (09:26) Why Open Source Matters (12:28) Valuing Open Source Contributions In AI Era (16:04) What Is Tea Protocol (17:09) PKGX And Rewards Graph (21:31) Layer Two For Software (26:36) Anti Sybil Verification And Global Community (28:58) AI Is New Compute (29:27) AI Harnesses vs. Models (30:21) Tooling Matures Fast (31:44) Context Engineering Era (32:36) Supply Chain Onchain (33:39) Agent Identity And Payments (35:33) Future Of Engineering (38:15) Audits Against Inference Attacks (41:02) Tea Protocol Vision (43:19) Tea Protocol Alpha (45:10) Retroactive Grants And Rewards (46:47) Developer Identity And Bounties (48:08) Progressive Decentralization (50:25) Founder Advice — GUEST & HOST 🤝 Timothy Lewis, Co-Founder & CEO @ Tea Protocol - https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothythomaslewis 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s — RESOURCES Episode Links ℹ️ Website - https://tea.xyz/ ℹ️ GitHub - https://github.com/teaxyz ℹ️ White paper - https://docs.tea.xyz/tea-white-paper ℹ️ Tea Protocol X Account - https://x.com/teaprotocol 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup

    53 min

  3. APR 29

    EP. 219 - Fighting Rare Disease on Undiagnosed Day | Stanley Bishop & Mikk Cederroth

    In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Stanley Bishop and Mikk Cederroth. Stanley is currently affiliated with “Research to the People,” a joint program between Stanford Genetics and Stanford Medicine, where he contributes his AI expertise and leadership to unite a diverse set of collaborators tackling unaddressed problems in rare genetic illness medicine and precision oncology. Mikk, alongside his wife Helene, is the founder behind the Wilhelm Foundation, a global voice dedicated to ending the diagnostic odyssey for people living with undiagnosed diseases (PLWUD). Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Stanley and Mikk, learn about Undiagnosed Day, insights into rare disease research, and more. — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:25) Welcoming Stanley Bishop and Mikk Cederroth (00:59) Stanley’s Mission in Science (01:50) Mikk and the Wilhelm Foundation (04:01) What Undiagnosed Day Means (05:58) Why Diagnosis of Rare Disease Is So Hard (09:10) Building Global Networks (10:20) Data Sharing and Compliance (13:23) Introducing the Undiagnosed Hackathon (16:11) Inside the Mayo Hackathon (18:17) Hackathon Impact and Results (21:41) Upcoming Events and How to Join (25:56) Compute Power and Decentralized AI (33:00) Outro — GUESTS & HOST 🤝 Mikk Cederroth, Founder @ Wilhelm Foundation - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikk-cederroth/ 🤝 Stanley Bishop, AI Scientist @ Stanford - https://x.com/ScienceStanley 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s — RESOURCES Episode Links ℹ️ Wilhelm Foundation - https://wilhelmfoundation.org/ ℹ️ Undiagnosed Hackathon - https://undiagnosedhackathon.org/home ℹ️ Rare Archive GitHub Repo - https://github.com/Wilhelm-Foundation/rare-archive ℹ️ Wilhelm Foundation Origins - https://katiecouric.com/health/three-children-die-from-unknown-illness/ ℹ️ Lattice Discord - https://discord.gg/pYGW8WMEU ℹ️ Wilhelm Foundation X Account - https://x.com/WilhelmFound 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter

    37 min

  4. APR 24

    EP. 218 - Exploring Web3 DIY infrastructure with Kleomedes

    In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Marco Rinaldi and Avi of Kleomedes. Kleomedes is a Web3 sovereign infrastructure provider specializing in DIY, bare-metal blockchain infrastructure. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Avi and Marco, learn about Kleomedes and how you can get started using it today! — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:40) Welcoming Avi and Marco of Kleomedes (01:22) Avi and Marco Backgrounds (03:49) Kleomedes Origin Story (06:33) Pivoting from DAO to Private Company (08:52) Hardware Shortage Reality (10:42) What Kleomedes Provides (12:54) Franchise Data Center Model (15:56) Pivot to RPC Revenue (17:46) LayerZero Exploit Lessons (23:17) Resilience via Many Providers (26:11) Mitigating AI Exploits (26:58) AI Spoofing Risks (28:37) Kleomedes Product Offerings (29:25) Stake Hub Metrics (32:31) Pocket Revenue Dashboard (34:06) Internal Monitoring Stack (35:16) Handcrafted Hardware (38:20) Developer Access Pricing (40:56) Outages Redundancy (45:07) Roadmap and Global Expansion Plans (47:02) How to Connect with Kleomedes (48:37) Outro — GUESTS & HOST 🤝 Avi, Business Development @ Kleomedes - https://x.com/book_of_healing 🤝 Marco Rinaldi, Founder @ Kleomedes 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s — RESOURCES Episode Links ℹ️ Website - https://kleomedes.cloud/ ℹ️ Waitlist for interested RPC customers - https://kleomedes.cloud/services/premium-rpc ℹ️ Pocket Dashboard - https://pocket-providers.kleomed.es/ ℹ️ Discord - https://kleomed.es/discord ℹ️ Avi's Telegram handle - thebookofhealing ℹ️ Kleomedes X Account - https://x.com/KleomedesCloud 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup

    49 min

  5. APR 17

    EP. 217 - Intelligence for Anyone, Anywhere: A Look Into Gradient’s Mission to Decentralize AGI

    In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Alex Mirran who is the Business Development Lead at Gradient. Gradient is an AI R&D lab dedicated to building open intelligence through a fully decentralized infrastructure — OIS (Open Intelligence Stack), encompassing distributed training, serving, agentic systems, and more. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Alex, learn about Gradient and how you can get started using it today! — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:25) Meet Alex Mirran (01:10) Alex's Background Gradient (02:09) Austin AI Meetup Scene (04:21) Crypto AI Themes (05:19) Compute Networks Deepen (06:59) Agent Payments Wallet Trust (09:51) Data Provenance Incentives (11:06) Vertical AI Productization (12:35) What Is Gradient (15:21) Gradient Origin Story (17:40) Commonstack Inference Tour (19:04) Model Routing Reliability (20:51) UncommonRoute Cost Router (21:44) Smart Routing Options (22:35) Value Beyond Inference (23:48) Echo RL Pipeline (26:50) Keeping Up With Evals (28:19) AI Coding Reality Check (30:48) Hardware Drives Exponential Gains (32:34) Open vs Closed Models (39:42) Gradient Roadmap and Wrap — GUESTS & HOST 🤝 Alex Mirran, BD Lead @ Gradient - https://x.com/alex_mirran 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s — RESOURCES Episode Links ℹ️ Website - https://gradient.network/ ℹ️ Commonstack - https://commonstack.ai/ ℹ️ Docs - https://docs.gradient.network/ ℹ️ Parallax - https://github.com/GradientHQ/parallax ℹ️ UncommonRoute - https://github.com/CommonstackAI/UncommonRoute ℹ️ Gradient X Account - https://x.com/gradient_HQ 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup

    43 min

  6. APR 10

    EP. 216 - Building Universal Apps with Push Chain

    In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Harsh Rajat who is the Founder of Push Chain. Push Chain is an unified settlement layer for all chains (EVM + non-EVM) allowing developers to build & deploy once and reach users natively from any chain. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Harsh, learn about Push Chain and how you can get started using it today! — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:19) Welcome to the Podcast (00:53) Introducing Harsh Rajat (02:14) From iPhone Apps to Crypto (05:07) Push Origin Story (07:50) Why Push Chain was Built (10:33) Universal Chain Explained (12:03) Live Demo of Universal Apps (16:34) How Crosschain Execution Works (20:17) SDKs, Docs and Getting Started (27:44) Upcoming Roadmap and Some Alpha (30:00) Founder Advice (32:56) Outro — GUEST & HOST 🤝 Harsh Rajat, Founder @ Push Chain - https://x.com/harshrajat 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s — RESOURCES Episode Links ℹ️ Website - https://push.org/ ℹ️ Docs - https://push.org/docs/ ℹ️ Push Chain X Account - https://x.com/PushChain 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup

    34 min

  7. APR 4

    EP. 215 - Filecoin Onchain Cloud Explained: Verifiable Decentralized Cloud for Web3 Builders

    In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Sarah Thiam, Head of DevRel at Filecoin, who will be introducing us to Filecoin Onchain Cloud. Filecoin Onchain Cloud provides transparent storage, retrieval, and payments on the Filecoin network. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Sarah, learn about Filecoin OnChain Cloud and how you can get started using it today! — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:16) Welcome to DevNTell (01:03) Introducing Sarah Thiam, Head of DevRel at Filecoin (02:17) Why Tech And Cloud (04:06) Explaining Decentralized Storage (08:37) IPFS Vs Filecoin Lore (11:39) FOC Origins And Breakthroughs (17:59) SDK, MCP, and CLI Tools (21:23) FOC Architecture Stack (24:51) AI Agents And Filecoin Pin (28:54) Grants Hackathons Next Steps (30:46) Outro — GUEST & HOST 🤝 Sarah Thiam, Head of DevRel @ Filecoin - https://x.com/truckerfling 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s — RESOURCES Episode Links ℹ️ Website - https://filecoin.cloud/ ℹ️ Docs - https://docs.filecoin.cloud/introduction/about/ ℹ️ FOC CLI - https://github.com/FIL-Builders/foc-cli ℹ️ FOC Storage MCP - https://github.com/FIL-Builders/foc-storage-mcp ℹ️ FilOz X Account - https://x.com/_FilOz 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup

    32 min

  8. MAR 26

    EP. 214 - How to Make a Game with AI using ChainCraft

    In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Ryan Beltrán and Eric Wood who are the Co-Founders of ChainCraft. ChainCraft is an innovative platform that revolutionizes game development by integrating blockchain technology and artificial intelligence. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Ryan and Eric, catch up with all the latest developments around ChainCraft and how you can start using the platform to make AI-generated games today! — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:48) Meet the ChainCraft Founders, Ryan Beltrán and Eric Wood (02:04) How ChainCraft Started (04:38) Has AI Really Improved? (06:22) Building With Less AI (10:27) ChainCraft's Progress Since Alpha (12:18) Engine Upgrades and Reliability (17:22) New Features (20:13) Product Demo (29:39) How to Get Early Access (30:50) AI Tension in Gaming (36:05) Founder Advice and Wrap Up — GUESTS & HOST 🤝 Ryan, Co-Founder @ ChainCraft - https://x.com/BuchoStan 🤝 Eric, Co-Founder @ ChainCraft - https://x.com/EricWood753698 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s — RESOURCES Episode Links ℹ️ Website - https://chaincraft.games/ ℹ️ Docs - https://ancient-harbor-81f.notion.site/ChainCraft-Documents ℹ️ Discord - https://discord.gg/72GuUnYxcE ℹ️ GitHub - https://github.com/chaincraftgames/ ℹ️ ChainCraft X Account - https://x.com/chaincraftgames 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup

    41 min
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Welcome to DevNTell, the go-to 30-minute podcast for tech builders and startup founders. Join us every week as we showcase groundbreaking projects and innovations in Web3, Blockchain, and AI. Get insights from the forefront of bleeding-edge technology, featuring discussions on the latest tools, trends, and breakthroughs shaping the future of tech. Perfect for developers, entrepreneurs, and anyone passionate about the next generation of digital innovation. A Developer DAO production hosted by Narb

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  • Creator
    Developer DAO
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    219
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Developer DAO
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    DevNTell