Welcome to The Polymath PolyCast ! I'm Dustin Miller PolyInnovator, your host, guiding you through a journey of polymathy, where we celebrate the intellectually curious, the creatively diverse, and the endlessly innovative. In Season 7, we explored the limitless potential of polymaths, multipotentialites, and generalists. Now season 8 with a stronger focus for "Knowledge Management FOR Polymaths" with the "Polymath Integration Operating System" or PIOS for short. This show is a construct of ...
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Alex Tapscott, Andrew Young and guests break down the fundamentals of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and how this cutting edge technology enables individuals and institutions to transact, and create value, without the need for traditional financial intermediaries. If you want to get a more in-depth view of what's going on in Web3 and the digital asset space, and access to the most recent information and insights available, please sign up for FREE to our weekly newsletter, Digital Asset Digest ...
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A show about crypto, culture and currency with Bradley Miles, co-founder at Roll (www.tryroll.com)
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Ever found yourself fascinated by the dynamic universe of Web3 or intrigued by the entrepreneurial journeys of visionary leaders? Welcome to Colors of Web3 & Entrepreneurship, where Lam Trinh, the self-made polymath — MBA-turned self-taught full-stack data scientist turned Web3 product manager/engineer — invites you on an immersive journey. Whether you're a seasoned Web3 enthusiast, a budding entrepreneur, or someone curious about the powerful crossroads where these worlds converge, this pod ...
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DeFi Decoded - Talking Scalability with Jeff Feng, Co-Founder of Sei, One of The World's Fastest L1s
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50:41Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guest Jeff Feng, Co-Founder of Sei Labs. Listen in as they discuss the rise of next-generation layer 1 networks built for scale, Sei’s origin story, its evolution since inception, the exciting breakout potential of the onchain gaming and AI agent subsectors, why the S…
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Tokenizing Real Estate & Gold: Kevin Rusher on RAAC's Seamless TradFi-DeFi Bridge
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1:18:51Kevin Rusher, founder and CEO of Regnum Aurum Acquisition Corp (RAAC), joins us in episode 71 of Colors of Web3 and Entrepreneurship. Kevin, a Web3 native with a background in accounting and finance, shares his fascinating journey from writing a fintech paper about Bitcoin to becoming a power user in DeFi and eventually leading RAAC. He recounts hi…
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Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3. Listen in as they discuss takeaways from Circle’s red-hot IPO, the powerful economics behind stablecoin issuers, Plasma’s $500 million raise in under ten minutes, the sharp contrast between Circle’s TradFi and Plasma’s onchain capital-raising approaches, the current dynamics in t…
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DeFi Decoded - Consensus 2025 Highlights Mega-Episode
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59:15Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 live from Consensus 2025 in Toronto. Listen in as he leads two powerhouse panels with top founders and leaders in the industry. The first, on May 15, explored the fast-moving convergence of AI and blockchain, while the second, on May 16, examined what Canada must do to reclaim its place as a global…
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Reinventing DeFi with AI: Victor Lee’s Bold Vision Behind MAIGA
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1:06:46In this episode, we talk with Victor Lee, co-founder and CEO of MAIGA, about his journey from a fintech and banking background into the world of crypto and Web3 since 2018. He shares valuable insights from building machine learning startups, navigating DeFi cycles, and emphasizes the importance of creating monetization models that go beyond hype in…
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DeFi Decoded - Here Come the ETH Treasury Strategy Companies!
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25:22Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3. Listen in as they discuss the accelerating institutionalization of crypto, several emerging crypto treasury strategies, current market dynamics and the case for alternatives like cryptoassets, Andrew’s big news, the growing convergence between TradFi and DeFi, and more.…
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Inside the Future of MEV on Solana: With Catscope’s Joel & Naomi
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54:49In this 69th episode of Colors of Web3 and Entrepreneurship, we sit down with Joel de Jesus & Naomi Honda to uncover the hidden world of Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) on Solana. MEV is generating hundreds of millions in fees monthly—yet remains elusive and inaccessible to most traders and validators. That’s where Catscope comes in. Naomi and Joel…
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DeFi Decoded - In the Battle of Crypto Narratives, "Hard Money" Is Beating "Tech Accelerationism"
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49:57In this episode of DeFi Decoded, Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young dig into the "most quiet and ignored crypto rally ever." Bitcoin is well over $100,000 and within striking distance of an all-time high, yet this market lacks the fervor and excitement of past bull runs. They dig into the reasons this, namely the growing bifurcation between the "hard m…
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Unlocking Bitcoin's Potential: Rootstock, EVM, and DeFi with Sebastian Guaqueta
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1:10:59In Episode 68 of Colors of Web3 & Entrepreneurship, we dive into the Bitcoin ecosystem with Sebastian Guaqueta, software engineer at Rootstock. Sebastian’s story is inspiring—from mechanical engineer in Colombia to game dev, to Web3 hacker, and now helping bring DeFi to Bitcoin through Rootstock. We explore how Rootstock brings smart contract funct…
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DeFi Decoded - How Eclipse is Scaling Web3 by Merging the Best of Solana and Ethereum, with Vijay Chetty
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45:32In this episode of DeFi Decoded, Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young speak with Vijay Chetty, CEO of Eclipse Labs about Eclipse's unique modular approach to building a scalable layer two network by combining the best of Solana, Ethereum and Celestia, and the implications for web3 and beyond. Eclipse is designed for decentralized application developers b…
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How Supra is Building the Most Versatile Blockchain feat. Jon Jones
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1:10:24In the 67th episode of Colors of Web3 and Entrepreneurship, Jon Jones, co-founder and CBO of Supra, shares his fascinating and unconventional journey, starting from his upbringing in upstate New York to a transformative two-year experience in Cameroon, Africa. He recounts how this unique period shaped his perspective and ultimately led him to the d…
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DeFi Decoded - Tether - Coming to America!
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43:12Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3. In this episode of DeFi Decoded, Alex and Andrew discuss the current state of the crypto market, focusing on the role of stablecoins, particularly Tether, in the treasury market. They explore the implications of Tether's growth and its potential to act as a significant buyer of U…
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DeFi Decoded - How Tokenization Could Unlock Financial Markets for Billions of People w/ Vincent Kadar of Polymath
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37:19Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 with special guest Vincent Kadar, CEO of Polymath. Listen in as they explore Vincent’s journey into crypto, the future of tokenized assets beyond dollars, some of the challenges of asset tokenization, a few exciting projects at Polymath, its purpose-built Polymesh blockchain for regulated assets, w…
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Building the World's Most Private Messaging App: Session's Decentralized Journey with Kee Jefferys
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1:16:56In the 66th episode of Colors of Web3 and Entrepreneurship, host Lam Trinh is joined by Kee Jefferys, the technical co-founder of Session. Kee shares his journey from university dropout to building a decentralized, censorship-resistant messaging network with over 2,200 global nodes and 1.2M+ monthly users. We dive deep into onion routing, proof-of-…
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DeFi Decoded - Mega Market Breakdown with Scott Melker, the Wolf of All Streets
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44:22Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guest Scott Melker, AKA the Wolf of All Streets. Listen in as they discuss Bitcoin’s decoupling and whether that theory holds any weight, the severe underperformance of altcoins, the impact of additional crypto ETFs and public equities on the markets, predictions for …
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How Modastera is Using AI to Fix Healthcare (ft. Joshua Owoyemi)
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1:24:23In episode 65 of Colors of Web3 & Entrepreneurship, we sit down with Joshua Owoyemi, PhD and co-founder of Modastera, to explore how AI is being used to improve medical diagnostics, reduce healthcare costs, and empower doctors.From his early beginnings in Nigeria and a PhD in Japan to building Modastera, Joshua’s story is packed with hustle, vision…
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DeFi Decoded - Who Will Buy America's Bonds? When China Closes a Door, Crypto Opens a Window
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30:05Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3. Listen in as they discuss the current macroeconomic environment and its implications for the crypto market, four of the most positive fundamental trends in crypto, how stablecoins are creating new source of demand for U.S. government debt, the onchain gold and FX markets setting …
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DeFi Decoded - What the ETF Market Says About Where We're Headed Next with James Seyffart of Bloomberg Intelligence
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55:29Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guest James Seyffart, ETF Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. Listen in as they discuss what’s happened with ETFs amid this past week’s market turmoil, the meaning of terms like ‘bearish but long’ and ‘Vanguard put,’ and how they relate to current investing tr…
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Web3 innovation with Sophon - the future of consumer crypto feat. Sebastien
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41:36In Episode 64 of Colors of Web3 and Entrepreneurship, host Lam chats with Sebastien, the co-founder and CEO of Sophon, a consumer-oriented blockchain shaking up the Web3 space. Sebastien shares his fascinating journey—from studying history and philosophy to working in finance and eventually diving deep into crypto during the 2018-2019 boom. He walk…
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DeFi Decoded - Can Crypto's Most Popular Wallet Become the World's Bank Account? With MetaMask's Daniel Lynch
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45:41Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guest Daniel Lynch, Lead of MetaMask Card at Consensys. Listen in as they discuss the origin story of MetaMask Card, its evolution into Daniel’s full-time role, Argentina’s vibrant crypto developer ecosystem, his ambitious vision for self-custodial neobanking, innovat…
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Building the Future of Web3 Gaming feat. Marco van den Heuvel from Beam Labs
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1:12:21In the 63rd episode of Colors of Web3 and Entrepreneurship, Lam sits down with Marco van den Heuvel, co-founder of Beam Labs, to discuss the evolving landscape of Web3 gaming. Marco shares his fascinating journey—from discovering Bitcoin during college to co-founding Beam Labs—and highlights the incredible innovations driving the future of gaming a…
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DeFi Decoded - Will Blockchain Eat Wall Street? With Michael Sonnenshein of Securitize
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35:14Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guest Michael Sonnenshein, Chief Operating Officer of Securitize. Listen in as they discuss the evolution of crypto regulations, Wall Street’s perception of public versus private blockchain networks, how Securitize selects blockchains to launch RWAs, the recently anno…
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DeFi Decoded - Building Onchain Dark Pools and Other Privacy Tech with Anthony Day of Midnight
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41:37Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guest Anthony Day, Head of Strategy & Marketing of Midnight. Listen in as they discuss Anthony’s background and journey into the space, Portugal’s crypto scene, Midnight’s launch strategy and long-term vision, how Midnight works, its focus on building its own L1 ecosy…
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DeFi Decoded - Worst Bull Market Ever with Tom Dunleavy of MV Global
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48:24Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guest Tom Dunleavy, Partner of MV Global. Listen in as they discuss what’s happening in the world and its impact on traditional and crypto markets, the implications of Trump’s tariffs on the U.S. and its global trading partners, whether Trump is attempting to play 4D …
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Agora: Making Decentralized Web3 Governance a Reality feat. Charlie Feng, co-founder and CEO
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1:06:23In the 62nd episode of Colors of Web3 & Entrepreneurship, Lam chats with Charlie Feng, co-founder of Agora.xyz, an end-to-end governance platform for leading Ethereum protocols like Optimism, Uniswap, and ENS. Charlie shares his journey from early coding projects and FinTech ventures to building a platform that helps internet-first businesses coord…
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DeFi Decoded - How Noble is Leading the Next Era of Stablecoin Innovation with CEO and Co-Founder Jelena Djuric
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42:20Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Jelena Djuric, CEO and Co-Founder of Noble. Listen in as they discuss key takeaways from ETHDenver 2025, the fastest-growing sectors in crypto, Noble’s achievements over the past year, the launch of Noble Dollar (USDN) and how it differs from traditiona…
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DeFi Decoded - The Death of Memecoins and the Revenge of Crypto Fundamentals
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44:57Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss why Andrew remains bullish despite the recent brutal sell-off, a crash course on crypto fundamentals, the three key advantages of fundamental crypto investing over TradFi, valuable resources for analyzing standardized crypto metrics, the opportu…
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Web3, Machine Learning, and the Future of Collective Intelligence with Jean Herelle from Crunch Lab
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1:24:08In this 61st episode, Jean Herelle, CEO of Crunch Lab, shares his journey into Web3 and machine learning. Jean discusses the challenges of applying machine learning to financial markets and how it led to the creation of Crunch, a machine learning DePIN with thousands of engineers and PhDs. Crunch enables companies to build better models at a lower …
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DeFi Decoded - Scaling Solana for the Public Markets with Leah Wald and Max Kaplan of Sol Strategies
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46:48Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Leah Wald, President & CEO, and Max Kaplan, CTO & Head of Staking, of Sol Strategies. Listen in as they discuss their excitement for Solana, Leah’s background and crypto journey, the origin and business overview of Sol Strategies, their growth strategy,…
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DeFi Decoded - Building the Future of Finance on Bitcoin with Brian Mahoney of Mezo
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57:29Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Brian Mahoney, Co-Founder of Mezo. Listen in as they discuss Brian’s background and his work with Mezo and Thesis, why he proudly identifies as a Bitcoin Stoic, new Bitcoin use cases that have been unlocked by major technological breakthroughs, the vari…
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Zombie Train: A New Era of Gaming on Telegram feat. Sergey Kuzmin
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58:34In this 60th episode of Colors of Web3 & Entrepreneurship, we dive deep into the journey of Sergey Kuzmin, co-founder of Zombie Train, a groundbreaking 3D game built within Telegram. Sergey shares his unique path from an engineer with a 3D printing business producing personalized light shades, to a Web3 entrepreneur navigating the world of NFTs, an…
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DeFi Decoded - Trump's Tariff Tantrum Tosses Cold Water on Crypto Rally (for now)
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35:36Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi. Listen in as they discuss the current macroeconomic landscape and its impact on crypto, recent regulatory updates from Washington, the potential establishment of a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Ethereum's loss of Ultra-Sound Money status after the Dencun network upgrad…
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Farewell for Now and What does a Polymath Mean to me?
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16:27By Dustin Miller PolyInnovator
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A Conversation with a Creative Polymath - Eric Wallace aka "Mr. ReInvention" [R2 Interview]
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55:53►"Creative Careers in the Age of Technology" Today I'm welcoming onto the Round 2 PolyCast Eric Wallace who is The Polymathic Eric Wallace. Photographer, Big and Tall Model, Storyteller, Actor, Director, videographer, and founder of Verrocchio Studio. He was one of the first guests on the show, number 7 to be exact, and now he's number 141 capping …
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The Current State of Knowledge Management Tools 2025 [Solocast]
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5:21https://polytools.blog/tag/knowledge-management/ https://polyinnovator.space/tag/pios-polyinnovation-operating-system/ https://www.obsidianstats.com/pluginsBy Dustin Miller PolyInnovator
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DeFi Decoded - Building a Next-Generation Decentralized Exchange with Darius Tabai of Vertex
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42:09Join Andrew Young as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Darius Tabai, Co-Founder and CEO of Vertex Protocol. Listen in as they discuss Darius' background and crypto journey, what perp exchanges are and how the cash-and-carry trade works, the role Vertex fulfills within the crypto ecosystem and its key differentiators, the evol…
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Building Web3 Solutions with Cyber Bee and Ultron Foundation feat. Shukhrat & Alex
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1:16:30Join us in this 59th episode of Colors of Web3 & Entrepreneurship as we delve into the fascinating journeys of Shukhrat Shadibekov, CEO, and Alex Topal, CTO of Cyber Bee and Ultron Foundation, as they share their experiences in the Web3 and blockchain space. From their early days in IT development to leading two companies in the cutting-edge world …
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DeFi Decoded - Ethereum at a Crossroads, with Dr. Friederike Ernst of Gnosis and Gnosis Pay
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44:35Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Dr. Friederike Ernst, Co-Founder of Gnosis. Listen in as they discuss how Friederike first got into crypto ten years ago and her journey in the space since then, what Gnosis is building and why the team views it as middleware, Gnosis’ transformation ove…
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Exploring Polymathy: The Multidisciplinary Host Becomes the Guest with ChatGPT as Interviewer [Human AND AI Generated]
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13:38I'm not sure but I think this is the FIRST AI interview where it interviews the host of the show! I wanted a cool way to wrap up the season, as well as share some of my thoughts on polymathy. I figured why not test out some AI tools while I was at it. I did try NotebookLM and Elevenlabs, but their conversational AI were too slow or in the NotebookL…
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Future PolyInnovator Content - The End of this Season [Solocast]
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4:52By Dustin Miller PolyInnovator
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Our Lives are Futile, Or are they? [Solocast]
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7:27By Dustin Miller PolyInnovator
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I've been an avid and active user of TikTok, since it was Musically. I found a home there as a creator, and it taught me how to make short form videos. I probably have over 7000 short videos under my belt at this point, and I can't believe the progress I have made since I joined. From the beautiful couples I've seen get hitched on there, to the peo…
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Multi-Hyphenate Global Influencer Creator and Singer Alyssa Lie [Interview]
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48:34►Summary: In this episode of the Polymath PolyCast, host Dustin PolyInnovator speaks with Alyssa Lee, a multifaceted artist and content creator from Singapore. They discuss Alyssa's journey from theater to becoming a digital influencer, the challenges of personal branding, and the importance of embracing all aspects of oneself in content creation. …
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DeFi Decoded - DeFAI Decoded? How AI is Shaking up DeFi with Eric Chen of Injective
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36:45Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Eric Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of Injective Labs. Listen in as they discuss the convergence of crypto and AI, Eric’s background and journey into the space, Injective’s inception and its current status, the emerging decentralized finance artificial intelligence (DeFAI) sec…
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Dynamic Phase Shift in Physical Development (Body Pillar) [Solocast]
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10:28I'm really not happy with my body, and the best thing to do is to take action about it.By Dustin Miller PolyInnovator
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The Opportunity Cost of Experiences [Solocast]
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10:34For more check out https://polyinnovator.spaceBy Dustin Miller PolyInnovator
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Decentralizing Everything: Building Humanity's First Blind Computer with Miguel de Vega
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1:11:02In this 58th episode of Colors of Web3 and Entrepreneurship, we sit down with Miguel de Vega, co-founder and Chief Scientist of Nillion, to explore the groundbreaking concept of a blind computer and its implications for Web3 privacy.With a background in engineering, mathematics, and AI, Miguel's journey led him to zero-knowledge proofs and the worl…
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