"We eat VC's Alive" - ZEROPOD Ep 4 with Azeem & Ben from Gitcoin
Aug 9 2023
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Zero Rights Reserved video podcast, in which hosts Toady Hawk and Robotfishgirl from The Noun Square Media Collective sit down for a fireside chat with Ben West and Azeem from Gitcoin!
We talk about:
- The history of Gitcoin,
- The importance of open source,
- Keeping both Nouns & Gitcoin weird,
- Why impact funding is so crucial
- Plus much, much more... including how you can apply for funding in their current impact round!
Grab a coffee and sit down!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Teaser: “We eat VC’s alive.”
1:31 - Intro
2:40 - The Ben West origin story
4:15 - The Juggler5:11 - The Azeem Villain arc (just kidding)7:28 - Harassing Richard Heart
9:52 - Getting to the kernel of Kernel: https://www.kernel.community/en/
12:05 - WTF are the Quadratic Lands?
• Quadratic Lands | Proof of Knowledge
14:04 - The Genesis of Gitcoin
16:00 - Funding public goods
16:30 - The ubiquity of open source in software vs. art
18:08 - We like Short Shorts: https://zora.co/collect/eth:0xd64ce32...
18:42 - Quadratic Funding — what is it?
22:02 - Keep Nouns Weird
22:24 - New funding round that just started! #GG18
23:21 - Everything is beta
26:45 - Quadriga X Side quest. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcast... ; https://www.netflix.com/tudum/article...
29:10 - Who can apply for funding in a Gitcoin round?
29:18 - Keep Gitcoin Weird
31:48 - Gitcoin x Nouns Prop House?
34:28 - The Pillars of Gitcoin
36:00 - Hidden benefits of open sourcing infrastructure and software
38:18 - Gitcoin Passport. (Our explainer video:
• Prove you're human without annoying C... )
43:20 - Gitcoin as a bridge for non-crypto people
44:20 - In search of humans who don’t use Linked In
45:34 - Everybody hates CAPTCHAS
46:26 - What are Ben’s favourite projects funded by Gitcoin?
47:51 - The $BALD rug solved
49:02 - Trying to explain crypto things to normal friends
49:28 - Crypto Mom story time
50:07 - Azeem’s favorite Gitcoin-funded projects: “We eat VC’s alive.”
53:40 - Nouns and Attention-ROI
55:01 - Why is it so important to fund Public Goods? Azeem
56:27 - And Ben
01:00 - Turning the tables: Ask us about Nouns
01:20 - Where can people go to learn about Nouns? https://tns.wtf; https://nftnow.com/guides/an-nft-ever... ; https://nouns.center ; https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/n...
01:05 - Must-follow Nouners
01:07 - Outro
Podcast recorded and edited by Toady Hawk.
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