Impact Makers | Octant: Innovative Public Goods Funding with James Kiernan Crypto Sapiens

In this episode, Jon Ruth interviews James, the VP of Abundance and the head of community at Octant. They discuss Octant's mission to empower users and the public funding ecosystem, as well as James' journey in the crypto space. They also delve into Golem's ICO and evolution, the challenges of shifting the Golem community to Octant, and the lessons learned from previous funding rounds. James shares insights on the future experiments and the introduction of the community fund. The episode concludes with a fun rapid-fire question segment with Schmoloch, Jon's co-host. Hope you enjoy the episode, please like and subscribe. Appreciate you listening.
 
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction to Octant and James
01:29 - James' Origin Story in Crypto
10:10 - Golem's ICO and Evolution
14:36 - Octant's Mission
18:06 - Fund Mechanism
26:00 - Challenges of Shifting the Golem Community to Octant
31:55 - Lessons Learned and Future Experiments
40:48 - Introduction of the Community Fund
46:56 - Rapid Fire Questions with Schmoloch
49:09 - Closing Remarks
50:40 - Shoutouts and Inspirations
52:41- Additional Recommendations
52:58 - Finding Octant Online