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Hart Lambur is the Co-Founder of UMA Protocol, previously the Founder of Openfolio, and a former trader at Goldman Sachs.
​UMA enables DeFi developers to build and launch synthetic assets - https://umaproject.org/

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Timestamps:  00:00​ - Around the Block with Hart Lambur (UMA)  03:00​ - Hart B.C - Before Crypto Story  05:00​ - Inspiration Behind UMA  07:12​ - Explaining Synthetic Assets/UMA to a 5 Year Old  09:07​ - What Drives Hart's Passion for UMA?  12:33​ - Use Cases for UMA  15:23​ - Next Steps to Expanding UMA's Reach?  17:32​ - Hardest Aspects to Grasp About UMA  19:40​ - How to Build a Great Team in Crypto?  23:00​ - How to Know Where to Focus Energy in DeFi/Crypto space?  25:40​ - What's Coming Up Next for UMA?  29:06​ - Closing

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Brian Flynn is the Co-Founder of Rabbit Hole. At Rabbit Hole, they’re building an on-chain platform that makes it easy for projects to bootstrap their community — from discovery, to onboarding, to training, to scale.   

Check them out at: https://rabbithole.gg/​

Brian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Flynnjamm​

Medium: https://medium.com/@rabbithole_gg/how...​ 

Timestamps:  00:00​ - 🎙️ Around the Block with Brian Flynn (Rabbit Hole) 02:38​ - BRIAN B.C - BEFORE CRYPTO  04:02​ - Lessons Learned Through Online Gaming Background  06:25​ - Transition Into Crypto Full-time  09:45​ - RabbitHole As A Introductory Step Into Crypto  10:50​ - Niche Down In Crypto | NFT Newsletter  13:05​ - Next Trends In NFT Space  15:19​ - Tribalism Between NFT OG's and New Upstarts?  16:30​ - Inspiration Behind RabbitHole?  19:37​ - Advice For Someone Looking to Build in Crypto?  21:34​ - How Do You Chose Which Opportunities to Pursue in Crypto?  22:50​ - Long-term Future of DeFi Space?  24:18​ - What Are You Excited About Within RabbitHole?  24:43​ - Closing

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Niran Babalola is the Founder of Panvala, a the sustainable treasury for communities to share. With their PAN token, Panvala subsidize's communities, in the same way that Bitcoin subsidizes its security.  Check them out at Panvala.com  

Timestamps: 

1. 2:55 -  Niran B.C - Before Crypto  

2. 7:40 - Transition Into Working Full-Time in Crypto  

3. 9:54 - Inspiration Behind Building His Own Project - Panvala  

4. 12:47 - Advice for Someone Who Has A Crypto Business Idea, But No Idea Where to Start?  

5. 15:10 - How To Stay Focused In Crypto?  

6. 18:07 - Messaging/Branding of Project Early On?  

7. 20:38 - How to Simplify Your Message  

8. 22:45 - Tips for Community Building  

9. 25:27 - Difference's Between Running a Decentralized Project vs. Traditional Company  

10. 28:42 - Passions Outside of Crypto?  

11. 31:04 - Closing

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Jordan Lyall is is the DeFi product lead at ConsenSys, leading the team building the DeFi Score and other projects. Prior to joining ConsenSys, Lyall ran the product team at Totle, a DEX liquidity network.   

And oh yeah, he's the Chief Meme officer at $MEME, which was born after he went viral on Twitter for jokingly advertising a phony project that could allow users to “Spin up a new DeFi project in as little as 5 minutes.”  

Timestamps: 2:05​ - Jordan's Background 3:22​ - Acquired By JibJab  3:53​ - Transition Into Crypto 6:02​ - Origins of @Don'tBuyMeme 13:21​ - Fallout of Future Government Regulations? 14:17​ - DeFi Score Overview 18:50​ - Difference Between Running A Company In Crypto vs. More Traditional Sectors? 21:25​ - Tips to Retain Great Talent in Crypto? 23:05​ - Any Under the Radar Projects He's Into? 26:25​ - Intersection of Creativity and Tech in NFTs 27:36​ - Passion's Outside of Crypto? 29:16​ - Advice For Someone Looking To Build In Crypto 30:32​ - Closing

Flashstake AMA (UFO + Liquidity Mining Update)

This podcast originally aired as a live-streamed AMA on our Youtube channel, but the content was so good, we had to turn it into a podcast. In it, we cover:


Incubator Vision - Zach goes over the "failure" of our first attempt at it
Flash Liquidity Mining - Pros vs Cons
Flash UFO - Update

Instead of only getting paid every two weeks, ever wish your salary could be streamed directly into your wallet, second by second? This technology is now possible, and it was built by Paul Berg with Sablier Finance!  

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Paul Pre-Crypto - 4:09​

Jumping Full-Time into Crypto - 6:00​

Motivation Behind Creating Sablier - 6:32​

Building Blocks of Sablier - 7:27​

Working Through Roadblocks/Bugs - 9:41​

Advice For Someone Looking to Startup in Crypto Space - 11:41​

How to Stay Focused Amongst Crypto Distractions - 13:42​

Acquisition Experience - 16:02​

What Differentiates Sablier From Other Platforms? - 18:24

​What's Next For Sablier? - 19:41​

What Excites/Interests Paul Outside of Crypto? - 20:30​

If He Could Change One Thing About the Crypto Space, What Would It Be? -  22:43

​Outro - 24:24​