On episode 4 of ReFi Podcast Season Two, John chats with Kevin Owocki, founder of Gitcoin and thought leader working to incentivize public goods. We explore Kevin’s story, dive into what it means to take the “Green Pill”, and learn all about Kevin’s vision for how web3 can solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time. Recorded live at SBS in Paris..
00:00 Intro
01:56 Quadratic Funding History
04:30 Why we launched GTC
08:10 Gitcoin Passports
10:47 The idea of ‘Lunar Punk’
13:28 Green Pill
16:33 What kind of world are our kids going to grow up in?
18:22 Galaxy brain ideas into memes.
22:00 Local people are best to solve problems
23:55 Quadratic funding in Colorado during pandemic
25:28 Why blockchain is well positioned to solve global communication failure
29:00 Spinning the flywheel of sybil resistance
30:00 Web3 has to provide mainstream utility
34:04 ‘Carbon credits’ for poverty reduction, biodiversity restoration
36:44 Solar punk & web3 ready to bear fruit
39:20 Why Kevin stood down from leadership at Gitcoin
44:00 What can we do to help?
47:14 Advice for a young entrepreneur?
50:38 Ideas are fun but stressful
52:38 How do you manage a business of this size?
54:30 Hyperstructures
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