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LightnodeExploring Minds and Markets | Alexander Lange, InflectionOur guest today is Alexander Lange, GP & Co-Founder of Inflection.xyz - venture capital firm out of Berlin, which he launched after abandoning career in ‘big law’ and joining Google as an Entrepreneur in Residence and Data Protection Commissioner. Alex spent his time also in well-established venture firms like Earlybird VC and Index Ventures.—Follow Inflection’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/inflectionxyzFollow Alexander’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexLangeVCFollow Alexander’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-lange-44aa8464/Follow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukF...2024-10-031h 09LightnodeWhat the heck is sharding? | Nischal Shetty, ShardeumOur guest today is Nischal Shetty, co-founder of Shardeum, an autoscaling EVM-based blockchain. He is also the Founder, and CEO of WazirX, India's largest crypto exchange by volume with over 12 Million users. Nischal is a well-known entrepreneur with over a decade of experience building and scaling global products out of India. A software engineer by education, he has also founded Crowdfire, a social media management product with over 20 Million users in the past. Nischal has also been featured in Forbes '30 under 30' list previously.—Follow Nischal’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/NischalShettyFoll...2024-08-0544 minLightnodeAI x Crypto Primer | Alex Cheema, HomeDAOOur guest today is Alex Cheema, Founding Member of HomeDAO, researching and building in the intersection of AI and Crypto. Previously, Alex took care of the DeFi side at Portofino Technologies and led the Oxford Blockchain Society as its president.—Follow Alex’s Twitter: https://x.com/ac_cryptoFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-saczuk-0347521bb/Subscribe on Apple: shorturl.at/IY019Subscribe on Spotify: shorturl.at/fqxZ8Subscribe Lightnode’s Website: https://ww...2024-05-2853 min
MoneyNeverSleeps261: Building the Aleph Zero Ecosystem with Antoni Zolciak and Piotr SaczukThis week, we dive into Aleph Zero, a privacy-enhancing layer one blockchain renowned for prioritizing scalability, security and speed, with co-founder Antoni Zolciak and Head of Investments Piotr Saczuk.
Antoni discusses his transition from technology marketer to blockchain, emphasizing the humanist aspect of technology and the broad scope of blockchain's potential applications. Piotr shares his journey from TradFi to blockchain investments, highlighting the importance of values and adaptability in the fast-paced crypto industry.
The discussion explores the challenges and strategies involved in building the Aleph Zero community, driven by transparency, support, and a user-focused approach. We...2024-05-2442 minLightnodeThe Enterprise Orange Pill | Dirk Roeder, Telekom MMSDirk is the esteemed Head of Web3 Infrastructure & Solutions at Telekom MMS, a fully-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. Dirk is an avid Bitcoin enthusiast, actively disseminating blockchain knowledge since 2016. Additionally, his diverse background includes managing product placement for Audi and BMW and the foundation of two IT start-ups.—Follow Dirk’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/droeder72/Follow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-saczuk-0347521bb/Subscribe on Apple: shorturl.at/IY019Subscribe on Spotify: shorturl...2024-04-2955 minLightnodeSocialFi: Greed is Good | Luffi, Zee Prime CapitalOur guest today is Luffi who is working on flexible capital solutions at Zee Prime Capital.—Follow Luffi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/luffistotleFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-saczuk-0347521bb/Subscribe on Apple: shorturl.at/IY019Subscribe on Spotify: shorturl.at/fqxZ8Subscribe Lightnode’s Website: https://www.saczukpiotr.xyz Subscribe Lightnode’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightnode-podcast/—Resourceshttps://zeeprime.capital/blog—2024-04-0543 minLightnodeNew Kids On The Block | Danish Chaudhry, Paper VenturesOur guest today is Danish Chaudhry, GP & Co-Founder of a new seed stage-focused fund, Paper Ventures. Danish is a seasoned professional and experienced operator who previously worked at EY & BlackRock before joining web3 full-time as Managing Director of Bitcoin.com.—Follow Paper Ventures’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/papervcFollow Danish’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/djchaudhry_?lang=enFollow Danish’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/djchaudhry/?originalSubdomain=ukFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-sac...2024-03-1345 minLightnodeFrom Y Combinator to Beacon | Kenzi Wang, Beacon Accelerator, Symbolic CapitalKenzi, co-founder of Symbolic Capital, joins us to discuss venture capital in the blockchain space. A seasoned entrepreneur and investor, he's a core contributor at Beacon Accelerator & Founding Partner at Symbolic Capital and formerly served as Vice President at Huobi Global. With roots in NEA-backed Traction and experience from multiple VC funds, including Borderless Capital, we'll dive into Kenzi's insights on blockchain investments, accelerators, and his rich journey in the crypto world.—Follow Kenzi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xkenziFollow Kenzi’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenziwang/Follow Piotr’...2024-02-1237 minLightnodeFrom Wall Street to Web3 Investments | Sachi Kamiya, Polygon VenturesOur guest today is Sachi Kamiya - a Wall Street credit trader turned Web3 investor. As a founding member of Polygon Ventures, she leads the 100M ecosystem fund and was responsible for setting the initial framework for investing and growing the team.Sachi also spearheaded and closed the 500MM Polygon raise.Besides that, she’s an angel investor and Venture Partner at Symbolic Capital.She has lived in four different countries and speaks three languages.—Follow Sachi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xsachiFollow Sach...2024-01-2940 minLightnodeHeartcore Capital Goes Web3! | Yacine Ghalim, Heartcore CapitalWelcome back to the third season of the Lightnode Podcast. We'll be embarking once again with our host, Piotr Saczuk, on a journey into the world where Web3 and venture capital cross paths. The first episode of this brand-new season is a meeting with Heartcore Capital's Yacine Ghalim, who reveals the ethos and ideas behind Heartcore, his journey into Web3, and how he leverages his Web2 experience when investing in novel decentralized projects. —Follow Yacine’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/YacineGhalimFollow Yacine’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yacineghalim/Follow...2024-01-1156 min
The Aleph Zero PodcastVCs in Web3In this episode of the Aleph Zero Podcast, we meet with Piotr Saczuk, Aleph Zero's Ecosystem Investments Manager, who will share his insights into the world and the role of venture capital in stimulating the crypto space and the challenges this crucial building block of the Web3 space faces.
2023-09-2839 minLightnodeMEV Protection | Anna George, CoW SwapIn today's episode, we are talking with Anna George, co-founder and CEO of CoW Swap. This meta-DEX aggregation protocol acts as a batch settlement layer on top of all other AMMs & DEX aggregators. CoW Protocol is a spin-off from Gnosis DAO that launched in February 2021. It aims to achieve better prices than other exchanges and protect from MEV.—Follow Anna's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnaMSGeorgeFollow Anna's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annamgeorge/Follow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https...2023-05-1252 minLightnodeStaking as a Service | Andreas Dittrich, FinoaIn today's episode, we are talking with Andreas Dittrich, CTO at Finoa - a regulated custodian for crypto assets, servicing professional investors with custody and staking, where he also launched a staking unit - Finoa Consensus Services. Previously, Andreas spent more than six years at the European telecom giant - T-systems, where he led their blockchain efforts as a Head of the Blockchain Solutions Center.—Follow Andreas’ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-dittrich-eu/Follow Andreas’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mopskoFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow...2023-04-2854 minLightnodePutting Data Into a Backpack | Evin McMullen, Disco.xyz In today's episode, we are talking with Evin McMullen, Co-Founder and CEO of Disco.xyz - a tool that enables users to enjoy a nuanced web3 reputation associated with public identifiers across chains and web2 while maintaining privacy and user autonomy. —Follow Evin’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evin-mcmullen/Follow Evin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/provenauthorityFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-saczuk-0347521bb/Subscribe on Apple: shorturl.at/IY019Subscri...2023-04-2250 minLightnodeState of Tech in Lativia | Reinis Znotins, LBAAIn today's episode, we are talking with Reinis Znotins, Managing Director of The Latvian Blockchain Association, co-founder of Your Move, and ex-deputy minister and member of the parliament in Latvia, where he worked on passing startups friendly laws in the region.— Follow Reinis’ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reinis-znotins-45093048/Follow Reinis’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReinisZnooFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-saczuk-0347521bb/Subscribe on Apple: shorturl.at/IY019Subscribe...2023-04-1759 minLightnodeImportance of Data Indexing | Dima Zhelezov, Subsquid.ioIn today's episode, we are talking with Dima Zhelezov, the founder and CEO of Subsquid, a new Web3 data extraction and transformation standard. Subsquid allows building indexers that sync at thousands of blocks per second and enable advanced aggregations of on-chain and off-chain data.—Follow Dima’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitry-zhelezov-23766217/Follow Dima’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dizhel?s=21&t=bJMFTvPeSb75tIsaohncngFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-saczuk-0347521bb/Subscrib...2023-03-2457 minLightnodeVC Turned Builder | Altan Tutar, NEARIn today's episode, we are talking with Altan Tutar, Partner Engineer at NEAR Foundation, which is contracting protocol maintainers, funding ecosystem development, and shepherding core governance of the NEAR Protocol, proof of stake layer1 blockchain.In his job, Altan helps the Business Development team with partnership acquisitions and technical insights and helps NEAR partners integrate with its blockchain. Before this role, Altan was the first employee turned entrepreneur-in-residence at Antler, one of the fastest-growing global early-stage venture capital firms.—Follow Altan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tutaraltan/Follow Altan’s Twit...2023-03-171h 02LightnodebioDAOs, Longevity, and DeSci | Heinrich Tessendorf, MoleculeIn today's episode, we are talking with Heinrich Tessendorf, Community and Marketing Manager at Molecule, where biotech meets web3, building the infrastructure to fund early-stage biopharma research using blockchain. Heinrich was supporting VitaDAO community-owned collective funding early-stage longevity research - at its early phase, taking care of Community & Awareness.—Follow Heinrich’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heintess/Follow Heinrich’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Heintess_GMFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-saczuk-0347521bb/2023-03-1057 minLightnodeCrypto native PhD | Advait (Leo) Jayant, SuperSightIn today's episode, we are talking with Leo, a doctoral candidate in Accounting at London Business School, which selects only two candidates worldwide. He previously served as a Research Partner to Fabric Ventures. Leo combines his expertise in deep learning, distributed databases, and knowledge of asset pricing, as well as portfolio optimization, to build, invest in, and provide advice to start-ups.—Follow Leo’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/advait-leo-j-21b465bb/Follow Leo’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/cryptonativephdFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow...2023-03-0358 minLightnodeDisrupting Airbnb | Cynthia Huang, DtravelIn today's episode, we are talking with Cyn, Co-Founder and CEO of Dtravel, empowering hosts to book directly with guests and take on-chain payments without an intermediary, where community members get to vote on different initiatives and drive the future of the venture.—Follow Cyn’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiajhuang/Follow Cyn’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/cynb3arFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-saczuk-0347521bb/Subscribe on Apple: shorturl.a...2023-02-2436 minLightnodeAligning Crypto Prices Around the Globe | Edgars Laimite, Gravity TeamIn today's episode, we are talking with Edgars Laimite - investor, algorithmic trader, and co-founder of Gravity Team, a crypto market maker trading 1% of the world's crypto spot volume across 25+ centralized spot and derivative crypto exchanges.—Edgars Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edgars-laimite-4594a2a5/Edgars Twitter: https://twitter.com/edgars_laimiteFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-saczuk-0347521bb/Subscribe on Apple: shorturl.at/IY019Subscribe on Spotify: shorturl.at/fqx...2023-02-1746 minLightnodeGetting Good UX into Web3 | Geoist & Levertz, IDrissIn today's episode, we are talking with Geoist and Levertz, founders of IDriss - a tool with a mission to give a wallet address to every human on Earth. The first product in the suite of IDriss tools is a decentralized mapping of emails, phone numbers, and Twitter usernames to crypto wallet addresses. IDriss has recently expanded its features with a shortcut for online creators to get paid in crypto on Twitter and other platforms.—Follow Levertz Twitter: https://twitter.com/levertz_Follow Geoist Twitter: https://twitter.com/geoist_Follow Piotr’s Tw...2023-02-1033 minLightnodeHow Investors Look at Early Ventures | Ben Horvath, Blockchain Founders CapitalIn today's episode, we are talking with Ben Horvath - Partner at Blockchain Founders Capital. Ben is an expert in tech investments, venture development, psychometrics, and international management, previously acting as Managing Director at Blockrocket and working with Rocket Internet in Cambodia.—Follow Ben's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/horvath-benjamin/Follow Ben's Twitter: https://twitter.com/monkeybraincapFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-saczuk-0347521bb/Subscribe on Apple: shorturl.at/IY019Subs...2023-02-0359 minLightnodeLauching Staking at T-Systems | Gleb Dudka, Greenfield CapitalIn today's episode, we are talking with Gleb Dudka, Principal at Greenfield One, a Berlin-based VC fund with a portfolio of leading projects in the crypto-asset space like 1inch, Liquity, Celo, Vega, Flow, Arweave, and many more. He focuses on active network participation, conducting meaningful protocol work, and providing infrastructure for the networks Greenfield supports. Gleb founded and led a staking unit at T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom (Europe's largest telco, parent of T-Mobile). Besides that, Gleb is an advisor to StakingRewards.com and a guest lecturer at SRH University of Applied Sciences in Berlin for Blockchain and Cryptocurrency.—...2022-12-2351 minLightnodeGaming, Gaming, Gaming | Frota, Outlier VenturesIn today's episode, we talk with Frota, Data Industry Analyst at G2A.com & Game Analyst at Outlier Ventures. Frota is involved in Web3 & gaming-oriented research (from NFTs and markets to communities and memes). Additionally, she has done video game market analytics ) with a focus on digital assets.—Follow Frota’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frota/Follow Frota’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/frotografFollow Piotr’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Piotr_SaczukFollow Piotr’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-sacz...2022-12-161h 01LightnodeFTW DAO | Isla & BenIn today's episode, we are talking with Isla and Ben, founders of FTW DAO, where they spend their time thinking about improving venture capital—obsessed with Web3, blockchain, DAOs, and decentralized finance. FTW DAO believes that the fastest route to real change at scale for diverse founders and investors will come by leveraging the network power of communities and doing it globally, uniting knowledge, ideas, and capital outside of traditional funding structures.—Follow Isla's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/islamunro/Follow Isla's Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xislaFollow Ben's Linkedin: http...2022-12-0952 minLightnodeWhy CFA | Dusan Kovacic, Rockaway Blockchain FundIn today's episode, we are talking with Dusan Kovacic, Chief Investment Officer at Rockaway Blockchain Fund, where he’s responsible for all fund investments. In addition to investing, Dusan actively engages in crypto-communities, advocating user-oriented product/platform development. Dusan also engages in non-profit activities. Before joining Rockaway Blockchain, he built a GPU-based mining farm for Monero and worked as an IT Security engineer and project manager. Dusan holds a Computer Science degree from the Czech Technical University in Prague.—FollowDusan's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kovacicdusan/Follow Dusan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ramp...2022-12-0249 minLightnodeIs MBA Worth It? | Michal Bene, ArcaIn today's episode, we are talking with Michal Bene, Senior Vice President at Arca, an investment firm offering institutional caliber products in the digital assets space. Michal leads sourcing, due diligence, and deal execution for Arca’s early-stage venture fund, Endeavor. In addition to his portfolio work with founders, Michal guides thematic research into web 3.0 infrastructure opportunities. He has over ten years of experience in financial services, with previous roles in M&A advisory and private equity. Michal was Director of Business Development at Hedera Hashgraph, where he led the financial services vertical and oversaw partnerships with multinationals and st...2022-11-1847 minLightnodeOracles and The State of Web3 Today | Paul Claudius, DIAIn today's episode, we are talking with Paul Claudius, serial entrepreneur and crypto investor. Previously, he was Director of Europe of the nu3 group based in Berlin, transforming the multi-million e-commerce business into a vertically integrated brand. Paul started his professional career as part of BNP Paribas Corporate Development in New York City and AXA Private Equity in Frankfurt am Main. Paul has advised and invested in multiple start-ups in health tech, IOT, and e-commerce. As co-founder of DIA, he manages business development and strategic partnerships.—Follow Paul's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulclaudius/...2022-11-1245 minLightnodeAccelerators & Music NFTs | Rebecca Miller, Bright MomentsIn today's episode, we are talking with Rebecca Miller, who spent the first five years of her professional life working in various industries, from climate change adaptation to telecommunications, manufacturing, and software development, both in corporations and startups.Later, she caught the entrepreneur bug and started her venture out of Antler VC’s accelerator program, merging her love of arts & culture with web3 technology.Now Rebecca is advising brands and enterprises on NFTs and crypto asset strategy, building the local community and taking care of Berlins NFT gallery (SubDAO) of Bright Moments.—Fo...2022-11-0436 minLightnodeMalta, NFTs and Jiu-Jitsu | Zack RitchieIn today's episode, we are talking with Zack Ritchie about his journey within the NFT space, Malta as a crypto hub, and how sport can help us with our journeys.Zack has a design and advertising background and has helped brands like Martini, Red Bull, Campari, CellMark, and Iniala tell visual stories.In 2021, he started his journey in NFTs, seeing the world through the eyes of a cactus character called Bep. Bep's curiosity has led them to collaborate with key communities like Deadfellaz, Lirona’s Boiz, Des Lucrece, KidEight, Alphadogggs, 3landers, Jake the Degen, and ma...2022-10-2440 min