Best Modular Building Institute Podcasts (2025)

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Near One: Scaling the Agentic Internet. AI X Crypto - Bowen Wang 1:01:40

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‘Attention Is All You Need’, co-wrote by Illia Polosukhin in 2017, laid the foundation for arguably one of the most consequential tech breakthroughs in our recent history. 1 year later, Illia founded Near AI, which later became Near Protocol. They were visionaries ahead of their time and, although AI took several more years before becoming a viable…

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18. Empowering a New Generation of Builders with the Shelter Institute 59:43

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In this episode of Housing Matters, host Matt Pouliot sits down with Gaius and Clayton Hennin of Maine’s renowned Shelter Institute—a family-run business that’s been teaching people to design and build their own homes since 1974. We explore how Shelter’s blend of traditional craftsmanship and modern building science is reshaping what it means to be…

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Simplifying Modular Preconstruction for Building Developers w/ RaaP Builders 22:36

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Send us a text Imagine having precise pricing for your construction project before ever hiring an architect. That's exactly the paradigm shift that RaaP Builders wants to create in the modular construction industry. RJ Mahadev, co-founder and CEO of RaaP Builders, reveals how his company is transforming modular preconstruction through a "rooms as a…

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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum, The [LAST] Steward of Decentralisation 39:19

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The tradition of Epicenter x Vitalik Buterin continued this year as well at EthCC[8], where we got the chance of picking his brain about recent research, interests and Ethereum Foundation’s direction going forward. Join us for a fascinating discussion on biotech and how Vitalik’s Shiba ended up funding it, the utility of blockchains in nowadays soc…

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Checkmate! Or not? Beauty of quantum chess - an educational tool to understand quantum physics & computing with Tamas Varga, PhD 37:28

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Tamás Varga, PhD, founder of q-edu-lab.com, spoke with Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about the educational game he invented, Niels' Chess, which teaches the principles of quantum physics through the game of chess. Here is what they talked about: How did Tamas get to do what he does today Brief explanation of the basic princ…

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From Bespoke Tiny Homes to Full Modular Developments: How Wind River Built Scaled Up 26:10

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Send us a text Travis Pyke, founder and CEO of Wind River Built, shares his journey from tiny home builder to modular manufacturer and explains how his company's vertical integration approach allowed it to quickly scale production and attract commercial building developers. For developers considering modular construction, Pyke's insights about coor…

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17. How to Build Wealth Locally and Sustainably with Monte Anderson 1:09:27

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Monte Anderson: Start Local, Stay Committed, Build What’s Missing In this episode of Housing Matters, Matt Pouliot is joined by Monte Anderson—President of Options Real Estate Investments, Inc. and co-founder of Neighborhood Evolution. Monte has spent decades revitalizing Southern Dallas through sustainable, small-scale development that puts commun…

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Stripe: The Stablecoin (R)Evolution - John Egan 1:05:36

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Stripe has established itself as a leading payment solution for both enterprises as well as startups and individual sellers. By abstracting away all the complexities of traditional payment rails through simple plug-and-play APIs, Stripe created a facile route for cross-border payments, simplifying e-commerce. Similarly, Stripe’s recent integration …

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t1 Protocol: Unifying Ethereum's L2 Liquidity Through Real-Time Proving - Can Kisagun 1:01:41

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While L2 rollups did help scale Ethereum, they also created siloed ecosystems, all fighting over the same liquidity, users and devs. t1 Protocol is building layer-2 infrastructure to achieve seamless cross-rollup interoperability through real-time proving, powered by TEEs. t1's low-latency with 1-second block times provides faster preconfirmations,…

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DappCon 25: The Ticker Is $ETH - Jerome de Tychey, Joshua Dávila & Nixorokish 1:12:32

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As the summer tour of European crypto conferences landed in Berlin, one of crypto’s cradles, we couldn’t miss DappCon 25, where we got to sit with Jerome de Tychey, Nixorokish & Joshua Dávila to discuss Ethereum’s restructure and whether its culture is still relevant to the wider crypto community. Join us for a fascinating discussion on the impact …

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16. Rebuilding the System: Dennis Steigerwalt on Turning Housing Innovation into Action 1:05:57

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What if the future of housing isn’t just about building more homes—but building them smarter, faster, and more affordably? In this episode of Housing Matters, Matt Pouliot sits down with Dennis Steigerwalt, President of the Housing Innovation Alliance, to explore how real change is happening across the housing industry. From modular construction an…

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Lombard: Unlocking Bitcoin DeFi Through Liquid, Yield-Bearing LBTC - Jacob Phillips 1:11:09

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Bitcoin remains an untapped source of net-new liquidity that could be injected into DeFi. This would completely reshape Bitcoin’s utilization from a mere store of value to a liquid asset that can be ported cross-chain and traded like a liquid staking derivative. Lombard’s LBTC builds upon Babylon’s Bitcoin staking primitive and aims to unlock new y…

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Contract Clarity: Templates Tailored for Modular Construction Success w/ AIA Contract Documents 26:41

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Send us a text For years, modular construction stakeholders have struggled with traditional contracts that fail to account for the dual-site nature of prefabrication, the split responsibilities for design between architects and manufacturers, and the complex permitting processes spanning multiple jurisdictions. Now, new agreements from AIA Contract…

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Loyal VC - backing INSEAD and Founder Institute alums worldwide with Kamal Hassan, Managing Partner (Canada) 31:15

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Kamal Hassan, Managing Partner at Loyal VC, spoke with Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about backing INSEAD and Founder Institute alums (mainly) worldwide with a unique approach. Here is what they covered: Kamal, can you briefly introduce yourself? Can you describe Loyal VC - what does it do? Where are you based? Are you glob…

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Staking Rewards: Is Crypto Staking Killing Decentralisation? - Mirko Schmiedl & Tobias Jung 54:55

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Apart from incentivising market participants to secure the network through inflationary rewards, many consider staking as an equivalent of stock dividend yield. As a result, although Bitcoin is regarded as digital gold, protocols are looking for ways to increase its utilisation in DeFi and, ultimately, generate yield. Nowadays, while newer networks…

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15. Rebuilding Maine: Jason Levesque on Housing, Zoning, and the Future of Our Communities 57:21

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In this episode of Housing Matters, Matt Pouliot sits down with Jason Levesque—former Mayor of Auburn, Army veteran, entrepreneur, and now a real estate developer leading one of the largest market-rate housing projects in Central Maine. Jason shares his journey from founding Argo Marketing to transforming Lewiston’s downtown through Aegean Developm…

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Leveraging AI to make pricing models for bond markets better than ever with Nathan Powell, founder at Deep Market Making (USA) 29:14

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Nathaniel (Nathan) Powell, founder at Deep Market Making spoke with Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about leveraging AI to make pricing models for bond markets better than ever. Here is what they discussed in more detail: Nathan, tell us how you got to where you are today. Many people recently opened up to AI with the advent …

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ETHPrague: ETH Renaissance - Austin Griffith, Brenda Loya, Joseph Schweitzer, Marek Olszewski 1:00:25

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After a decade of existence, Ethereum has gone a long way from its initial whitepaper, yet many efforts in scaling and finding product-market-fit have been severely criticized for falling short of their promise. However, despite numerous other ‘Ethereum killers’ being launched over the years, none has managed to attract so many developers and liqui…

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The Multi-Chain Avalanche - Emin Gün Sirer 31:52

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We couldn’t miss the Avalanche Summit where we sat down with Emin Gün Sirer, co-founder & CEO of Ava Labs, to discuss the evolution of Avalanche’s ecosystem and how HyperSDK ushers in a scalable, interoperable, multi-chain future. Join us for a fascinating discussion on Avalanche’s approach to decentralisation, scalability & interoperability, and l…

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Initia: Incentively Aligned Appchains - Ezaan Mangalji, Anil Lulla & Jose Maria Macedo 1:02:08

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Blockchain architecture is constantly being forced to adapt to new technologies, as well as to meet new demands from users and builders. While the idea of apps building their own chains was first explored by Cosmos, it lacked the support and tooling to see it succeed. Later on, rollups also took the centerstage of Ethereum’s scaling roadmap, but du…

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UnContained: How One Manufacturer is Helping to Change the Way Chicago Builds 22:00

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Send us a text Rory Rubin, founder and CEO of SI Container Builds, shares her journey from clinical social worker to modular construction innovator and discusses two of her company's groundbreaking container-based projects in Chicago. Rory explores how shipping container construction offers sustainable, cost-effective building solutions as she deta…

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14. Insurance, Leadership & Legacy with Dottie Chalmers Cutler 1:15:39

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In this episode of Housing Matters, Matt Pouliot is joined by Dottie Chalmers Cutter, Chief Operating Officer of Chalmers Insurance Group and a fourth-generation leader of one of Maine’s most respected family-owned businesses. Dottie shares her expert insight on the evolving landscape of home insurance—why premiums are rising, how national disaster…

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Ethereum Foundation: Humanity’s Shared World Computer - Hsiao-Wei Wang & Tomasz Stańczak 1:10:21

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As society evolves, so do its values and principles, but is that desirable for technology that seeks to build the most reliable, trustless and censorship resistant global settlement layer? Ever since the rise in popularity of Solana with its inflow of retail capital in a memecoin gold rush, Ethereum became even more criticized for sticking true to …

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Taiko: Scaling Ethereum in a Decentralised Manner - Joaquin Mendes 1:08:05

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Taiko is a decentralized, Ethereum-equivalent (type I) rollup scaling solution which uses ZK technology. Taiko's goal is to scale Ethereum efficiently while maintaining security and decentralization. Being a type I zkEVM, Taiko retains full Ethereum equivalence, which creates a seamless DevEx, although this comes at the expense of UX as slower proo…

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Mysten Labs: How Sui Leverages Move to Build the Composable Web3nternet - Adeniyi Abiodun 1:03:09

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Founded by former Meta Diem team members, Sui is a high-performance, layer-1 blockchain designed for horizontal scaling and low-latency transactions. It uses an object-centric data model and the Move programming language to enable transaction parallelization which can handle >200,000 txs/s. Sui’s goal is to combine the benefits of blockchains with …

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Building debt capital markets on chain with Tobias Wohlfarth, Chief Business Officer at Obligate (Switzerland) 26:20

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Tobias Wohlfarth, Chief Business Officer (CBO) at Obligate, an on-chain regulated bonds platform based in Switzerland, spoke with Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about bringing private debt opportunities to more investors by leveraging blockchain. Here is what they discussed in more detail: Tobias' journey to the entrepreneur…

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Maple Finance: On-Chain Institutional Yield & Lending Markets - Sidney Powell 54:49

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With an extensive experience in traditional money markets, Maple Finance was envisioned as an institutional capital marketplace which combines the transparency & capital efficiency of blockchains with the regulatory framework of TradFi. Unlike many DeFi protocols that require over-collateralized loans (e.g. Aave), Maple also specializes in under-co…

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13. Building Homes Like Cars: Why Modular Just Makes Sense 1:02:41

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Building Homes Like Cars: Why Modular Just Makes Sense Guest: Thatcher Butcher, President of KBS Builders In this episode of Housing Matters, host Matt Pouliot sits down with Thatcher Butcher, a seasoned construction industry leader and President of KBS Builders, to explore the transformative potential of modular housing in Maine and beyond. Togeth…

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Tally: The Software Layer for Tokenized Organizations - Dennison Bertram 1:01:21

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Tally is a software platform designed to support tokenized organizations, particularly Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and crypto communities. It provides tools for launching tokens, governing protocols, and enabling staking to foster community participation and growth. Tally facilitates onchain governance, allowing transparent and de…

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Space on Demand - The Power of Modular Mobile Offices Across Industries 15:45

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What if work sites could have a ready-to-use, high quality, and cost-effective office in just a few days? In this episode of Built Modular, host Michelle Dawn Mooney engages with Lynette Wooten, a seasoned transactional Sales Representative at BOXX Modular covering the dynamic territory of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. Referencing …

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ENS V2 Cross-Chain Domains & Namechain - Nick Johnson 48:42

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Namechain is an L2 developed by ENS Labs, to enhance the scalability and efficiency of managing decentralized identities on Ethereum. It is designed to work in tandem with ENS V2, which introduced a hierarchical registry system for more efficient subdomain management and custom resolvers. A key vision for Namechain is to unify multi-chain user iden…

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12. Inside the Mind of a Maine Developer: Kevin Bunker on Policy, Projects & Purpose 1:01:24

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Building Community Through Development with Kevin Bunker | Housing Matters In this episode of Housing Matters, we sit down with Kevin Bunker, founding principal of Developers Collaborative, for a powerful conversation about what it really takes to create housing in Maine—and why it matters. From lobster boats to Harvard, from urban planning to real…

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MENA Series with Dorra Mahbouli: Building SME Banking in Africa with Rinse Jacobs, CEO of Zazu 35:02

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In this episode, Dorra Mahbouli speaks with Rinse Jacobs, former Solaris executive and now CEO of Zazu, the rising B2B fintech reshaping SME banking in Africa. Zazu is building Africa’s first finance super-app, offering a unified platform that addresses the fragmented, outdated financial tools SMEs currently rely on. With over 44 million underbanke…

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Lido V3: Ushering in Institutional Staking Through stVaults - Hasu 1:19:32

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Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake created a unique set of conditions (i.e. lack of protocol-level delegation, 32 ETH requirement, long exit queues, etc.) that led to Lido’s liquid staking model to gain huge traction, significantly eclipsing other LSD providers on native PoS chains. stETH added on-demand liquidity, bypassing…

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Ronin: How Axie Infinity Kickstarted the Blockchain Gaming Revolution - Jeff Zirlin 54:34

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While DeFi’s ultimate goal is to provide an alternative for TradFi, blockchain gaming caters to retail masses, onboarding millions of users to crypto through incentives and fun gameplay. The greatest success story in Web3 gaming thus far has been, without a doubt, Axie Infinity. Apart from creating an engaged community whose early adopters also exp…

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11. Maine Entrepreneur Builds Modular Homes From Recycled Plastic 40:47

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In this episode of Housing Matters, we dive into the fascinating journey of Ben Davis, a Maine-based entrepreneur revolutionizing modular construction and sustainability. Ben is the founder of Edura Building Systems, co-founder of The OpBox, and Portland Container Company—pioneering companies reimagining how we build homes, communities, and infrast…

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Revolutionizing Portuguese Housing: The Promise of Modular Construction w/ Bond Housing Systems 21:35

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Send us a text Discover how modular construction is primed to reshape Portugal's housing landscape. Diogo Rutkowski from Bond Housing Systems explores the urgent challenges facing Portugal, including a shortage of construction workers and an overwhelming number of homes with poor energy efficiency. Diogo highlights how modular construction can crea…

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Solana: From On-Chain Nasdaq to the Pump Fun Craze - Anatoly Yakovenko 1:18:28

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Solana needs no introduction. Ever since its inception, it pushed throughput scaling on a single chain, without the need of sharding or rollups. Despite its ups and downs that culminated at the bottom of the bear market after the FTX crash, it managed to not only survive, but build a vibrant community around crypto's (arguably) most prominent PMF (…

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10. Revitalizing Freeport: Housing, Business & Community with Tawni Whitney 55:42

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In this episode of Housing Matters, we sit down with Tawni Whitney, a key figure in Freeport, Maine’s economic and community development. As the Executive Director of the Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce, Director of Business Development for Freeport Economic Development Corp., and Founder of Freeport Friends, Tawni is driving change to make Fr…

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Build on Bitcoin: Combining Bitcoin's Security With Ethereum's Versatility - Alexei Zamyatin 1:10:10

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Bitcoin’s security and reliability as a store of value are undeniable. However, its liquidity remained untapped for too long due to a lack of trustless bridges and native smart contract capabilities. As BTC is only native to Bitcoin’s L1, any attempt to include it in DeFi relies on the trust assumptions of third party custodians that wrap it. Build…

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The Future of Healthcare Construction & the Potential of Modular w/ EIR Healthcare 26:31

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Send us a text Grant Geiger, CEO of EIR Healthcare, explores how modular construction is transforming healthcare building projects by addressing the industry's unique challenges of high costs, slow timelines, and technology integration. What makes healthcare construction unique isn't the materials or processes—it's the motivation behind the project…

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Building an international wealth management business from the ground up with Chris Ball, CEO & founder of Hoxton Wealth (UAE) 28:23

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Chris Ball, CEO and founder of Hoxton Wealth, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about building an internationally focused wealth manager from the ground up. Here is what they discussed in more detail: Chris, tell us how you got to do what you do today. Future of wealth management - how technology meets personalized adv…

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Puja Ohlhaver: Why Community Currencies Are Crucial for Governance in DeSoc 1:04:42

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In the digital networked age, people’s attention often overlooks local problems in favour of global ones, which don’t necessarily impact them in their daily lives, or over which they don’t have a say due to the skewed Pareto distribution of power in modern day societies. Puja Ohlhaver, in her recent research paper ‘Community currencies’, proposes a…

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Nevermined: Payment System for the AI Agentic Economy - Don Gossen 1:04:38

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Even though current LLM providers usually charge flat rates regardless if the subscriber is a ‘power user’ or not, as AI agents become the workhorses of the online economy, a dynamic AI-to-AI payments infrastructure would prove crucial for proper remuneration. Nevermined proposes a blockchain-agnostic, AI-agnostic credit system, that each builder c…

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9. The Evolution of Portland’s Housing Market with Ed Gardner 51:56

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In the latest episode of Housing Matters, we sit down with Ed Gardner, owner and broker of Gardner Real Estate Group, one of Portland’s most respected real estate firms. With over 35 years of experience, Ed has been at the forefront of Maine’s housing market, navigating everything from single-family home sales to large-scale development projects. E…

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Sports Special: Building sports partners community with Smatchy's CEO, Maude Baudier (France) 27:28

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Maude Baudier, CEO and founder of Smatchy, a sports community app, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about a community for doing sports together and partnering with businesses to build engagement with their consumers through sports. Here is what they talked about: Maude's background Why did Maude decide to start your o…

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Turtle Club: Helping Web3 Users Monetize Their On-Chain Activity - Esfandiar Lagevardi 1:09:25

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As more and more protocols compete for marketshare, user acquisition represents one of the most important elements of the GTM strategy. Web3 projects, through their governance tokens, can incentivise users directly to participate in meaningful activities for each protocol, subsidising their revenue generation through vested upside in the project. T…

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8. Building Better Communities: The Role of Smart Zoning 1:04:17

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Welcome to Housing Matters! In this episode, we dive into the world of urban planning, zoning, and smart development with Vanessa Farr, Regional Manager of Planning & Design at Haley Ward. With over 25 years of experience, Vanessa is a leading expert in planning, urban design, sprawl retrofit, and zoning policy in Maine. Join host Matt Pouliot as t…

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Harness the solar energy in your neighborhood with Hagen Lihl, co-founder of Upgrid (Switzerland) 24:09

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Hagen Lihl, co-founder of Upgrid and recent graduate of the Tenity Acceleration Program, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about a platform for harnessing solar energy in your neighborhood. Here is what they talked about in more detail: Hagen, can you introduce yourself? Why have you decided to start your own company? …

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Story Protocol: Tokenizing Intelligence Into Programmable IP Assets - Jason Zhao 58:54

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As online content becomes predominantly AI-driven, intellectual property (IP) rights should not be neglected as (human) creators will heavily rely on them. While the main use cases for blockchains revolve around financial applications, one could argue that our everyday lives constantly intersect IPs in different forms. Although the legal framework …