How to Build in Crypto: Lessons from 8 Leading Founders | Jesse Pollack, Jeremy Allaire, Anatoly Yakovenko & More
Do you think you’ve got what it takes to become a founder in crypto?
On the show today we’ve got 8 of crypto’s most famous and successful builders in crypto, each with about 15 minutes in time, giving you the wisdom they gained founding their own companies.
We’re joined by Jesse Pollack from Base, Jeremy Allaire from Circle, Anatoly from Solana, Stani from Aave, Kain from Synthetix, Mike & Jason from Blockworks, Kevin Owocki from Gitcoin and Lucas from Jito. Each one with their own perspectives, their own scars and hopefully by listening to this episode, you, the listener, can learn from their experiences to gain the confidence you need to venture into this world.
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0:00 Intro 2:52 Jesse Pollack - Base 15:45 Jeremy Allaire - Circle 34:53 Anatoly Yakovenko - Solana 51:00 Stani Kulechove - Aave 1:07:48 Kain Warwick - Synthetix 1:27:06 Mike & Yano - Blockworks 1:44:16 Kevin Owocki - Gitcoin 1:59:19 Lucas Bruder - Jito
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How quadratic funding could finance your dreams | Kevin Owocki
What if your $1 donation could result in a $100 contribution to a cause you believe in? That's the promise of quadratic funding: a new kind of crowdfunding model that uses math to distribute funds based on the number of contributors, rather than the amount given. Gitcoin founder Kevin Owocki dives into the principles and pitfalls of this approach to philanthropy, where "many small donors are more powerful than one large donor."
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How Gitcoin 2.0 Could Someday Help Reward People for Doing Good - Ep. 624
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In this episode, Laura interviews Meg Lister, GM of Grants Labs at Gitcoin, and Kevin Owocki, co-founder of Gitcoin.
They discuss the evolution of Gitcoin from a centralized platform to a decentralized suite of protocols, Gitcoin 2.0, which allows any Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) based ecosystem to fund its public goods. They also talk about the various funding mechanisms available, including quadratic funding, retroactive public goods funding, and conviction voting.
Learn more: What Is Retroactive Public Goods Funding?
The team is also exploring more futuristic concepts such as private voting systems, angel investing 2.0, and impact attestations. The ultimate goal for Gitcoin is to create a capital allocation infrastructure that funds what matters to communities, whether they are towns, states, countries, or online interest groups.
Show highlights:
Kevin's background and how he came to found Gitcoin and why Meg joined the company
The differences between Gitcoin 1.0 and 2.0
What quadratic funding is and why it is important in the blockchain ecosystem
The problem of sybil attacks and how Gitcoin Passport aims to solve it
Why Gitcoin has changed its approach to put more focus on scaling Ethereum rather than other types of grants
How Gitcoin is trying to solve capital allocation efficiency with Allo (Capital Allocation) Protocol
What streaming quadratic funding is and how it differs from traditional quadratic funding
How retroactive public goods funding (RPGF) works
What conviction voting is and how it addresses some of the current problems in DAOs
Which projects are using Gitcoin Passport and what for
Why Gitcoin is so focused on the Ethereum ecosystem and whether they will launch in other chains
What the purposes of the GTC token are and how it could become a flywheel for Gitcoin
How Gitcoin can become sustainable long-term, since it's free to use at the moment
The features that are coming down the line for Gitcoin, including privacy and onchain "angel investing"
What the future could look like if Gitcoin succeeds in its mission, according to Kevin
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Links
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Gitcoin 2.0 Whitepaper, co-authored by Kevin Owocki and Meg Lister
Public Goods Funding: The New Meta | Kevin Owocki - Gitcoin, presentation at ETH Denver 2024
Gitcoin Entering the End Game
Gitcoin’s Citizen Grants program
Impact report
CoinDesk: Why Crypto’s Most Altruistic Project Is Going (Kinda) Corporate
Blockworks: Gitcoin is restructuring to focus on grants for the Ethereum ecosystem
Allo Protocol
Announcement thread
Web3 Ecosystem Funding
State of Web3 Grants Report
Web3 Innovations in Public Goods Funding
How To Fund Innovation: A Guide to Web3 Grants, Meg Lister for BeIn Crypto
Quadratic funding
ORIGINAL WHITE PAPER, co-authored by Vitalik Buterin
Retro PGF
Unchained: What Is Retroactive Public Goods Funding?
Passport
Introducing Passport - Digital Identity as a Public Good
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Funding the Future Onchain: Empowering Open Source & Public Goods with Gitcoin | Kevin Owocki & Meg Lister
In today's podcast we host two guests: Kevin Owocki, co-founder of Gitcoin, and Meg Lister, GM at Gitcoin Grants Labs. Gitcoin is a platform that connects developers with open-source projects for funding, collaboration, and building digital public goods through various forms of contribution like coding, design, and more. In our conversation we learn about the origin story of Gitcoin and breakdown the main funding mechanisms, such as quadratic funding and retroactive funding, benefits of onchain capital allocation over traditional funding mechanisms, and we delve into Allo Protocol, an open-source protocol that enables groups to efficiently and transparently allocate pooled capital.
0:00 Intro
1:37 Kevin Owocki and Meg Lister
4:12 The Story of Gitcoin
12:39 Quadratic and Retroactive Funding
18:21 Main Usecases
24:35 Grants Programs in the Bull
28:44 Onchain Capital Allocation
33:53 Allo Protocol
37:33 Gitcoin Token
38:17 Revenue
41:01 Ultimate Vision
49:05 Fiat Onramps
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Devcon #7 - Supermodular with Kevin Owoki
Kevin Owocki has moved on from Gitcoin and recently founded Supermodular, the venture studio built on top of Gitcoin to help promote digital public goods in the crypto ecosystem.
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EthCC #8 | "1 Million Devs, 1 Billion Users" - Kevin Owocki & Austin Griffith
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With fantastic guests from all corners of the ecosystem, this 8-part series is an exploration of crypto culture and the current state of Ethereum.
In the 8th and final episode, we bring on the powerhouse duo of Austin Griffith and Kevin Owocki. This one is a lot of fun, and both of these builders are moving the space towards a more just, robust ecosystem.
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The Explorer Mindset with Simona Pop | Layer Zero
This episode takes place in the geographical heart of Layer Zero: the middle of DevConnect, the 2022 Amsterdam conference. With the backdrop of a lively conference center, Simona Pop explores heavy topics like the 1989 Romanian Revolution and the pitfalls of DAO governance.
When you cut off the head of top-down totalitarianism, you must replace it with something better—otherwise, another hydra head will appear. Simona thrives on the cutting edge of big problems like these, working on DAO Engagement Strategy at Gitcoin, Community Strategy at Status, and founding the Bounties Network.
When Simona talks about crypto and the Web3 space, the epic proportions of this moment in history become clear and present.
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Gitcoin's Kevin Owocki on Fueling Public Goods Funding for the Ethereum Nation
Kevin Owocki is the founder of Gitcoin, which helps coordinate crowdfunding for projects and software developments on the Ethereum blockchain. With 300,000 builders and over 25,000 funders, Gitcoin has become a key pillar of the Ethereum nation, making sure public goods can thrive. We talk about how Gitcoin was born as a reaction to the ICO era, after Kevin realized many of the business models and funding mechanisms on Ethereum were broken. Open-source software is carrying a huge weight, while its builders are not being properly compensated or incentivized, and Gitcoin wants to change that.
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Does Decentralization Matter? | Kevin Owocki & Cooper Turley
What is most important in crypto? What wins out in the end? Today, we find out if user experience is more important than decentralization. As we progress through crypto's cambrian explosion, we often observe the tradeoff between immediate product viability and a 'no cutting corners' approach.
Taking the side of UX & a product-first mentality is Cooper Turley, a champion of the creator economy. Kevin Owocki—himself a schelling point for public goods—is defending decentralization and the merits of a values-first approach.
While exploring the roots of this tradeoff, we'll learn more about where we are as an ecosystem and where we are inevitably heading.
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Fund Your Web3 Project with Gitcoin Grants Round 13 | GreenPill #4
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To explore what this means for Gitcoin and the broader crypto space, we’re bringing on a medley of contributors from GitcoinDAO to talk about the public goods funding round, the decentralization of Gitcoin, and future upgrades with Grants 2.0.
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ETHDenver 2022 is Scaling Vibes | Andrew Yang, Erik Voorhees, Kevin Owocki
Few things compare to ETH Denver. It is impossible to fully capture the experience of the crypto community at a massive gathering like this, but these two choice talks provide a snapshot of the vibes and ethos of the 2022 conference. Kevin Owocki and Erik Voorhees join to synthesize the respective merits of individualism and collectivism, and Andrew Yang stepped up to give an impromptu call to action for the community to rally around productive goals. We are scaling out the crypto vibes, and that was abundantly clear this week. Far larger than any previous ETH Denver, this conference truly felt like a Schelling point for folks changing the world via novel, elegant mechanisms. We just can’t wait for ETH Denver 2023.
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1:00:00 Andrew Yang & Crypto Alignment 1:06:31 Lobby3 1:13:53 Roadmaps & Executive Orders 1:22:14 Action & Optimism 1:27:45 Audience Questions
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Announcing the GREEN PILL Podcast | Kevin Owocki
Kevin Owocki returns to Bankless with a very special announcement—the GreenPill Podcast!
The Gitcoin OG is the embodiment of the best parts of the crypto ethos, and his commitment to public goods is making the world a better place.
GreenPill is launching through the Bankless network, and we’re extremely excited to meme ‘public goods’ and ‘regenerative cryptoeconomics’ into existence.
Take the Green Pill, anon.
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0:00 Intro 1:55 GreenPill & Regen 4:20 Moloch in the World 6:58 Why Green? 9:37 The GreenPilled Book 11:58 The GreenPill Podcast 17:04 ELI5 & Details 19:57 Closing
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Kevin Owocki | Layer Zero
Kevin Owocki is the leader behind the Gitcoin project, but he is also a husband, a father, an ultimate frisbee player, and a self-described hippie. As one of the most compelling individuals in the space, for Kevin it all boils down to coordination.
In this episode of Layer Zero, we focus on Slaying Moloch, Incentivizing Public Goods, the Solarpunk aesthetic, and much more. Dive in and find out why we're optimistic about the future of society.
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SotN #47 - Gitcoin DAO & $GTC token, with Kevin Owocki
Gitcoin is turning itself into Gitcoin DAO, governed by the community and GTC holders!
Come learn all about Gitcoin DAO, GTC distribution, and the responsibilities of the governors!
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🦄 UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING http://bankless.cc/uniswap ------ State of the Nation #47: Gitcoin DAO & $GTC token Guest: Kevin Owocki
In this week's State of the Nation, we bring on Kevin Owocki to discuss the decentralization and DAO-ization of public goods funding platform Gitcoin, and the launch of their $GTC token. Kevin is the former benevolent dictator (CEO) of Gitcoin and a General in the war against Moloch (human coordination failure).
The purpose of Gitcoin is to provide a platform for open-source software developers to acquire funding for their projects. Kevin mentions that open-source creates $500B in economic value yearly. In the crypto space, and on the internet at large, open-source development means that something is free to use, fork, or build on. This accessibility has been a driving force behind web development, and Gitcoin's mission is to create a business model for open-source software developers. Gitcoin has raised around $20M since its initial launch in November 2017.
Gitcoin DAO is seeking to meme itself into the Quadratic Lands, where public goods are well-funded and digital democracy reigns. As Gitcoin has grown, it has come to the point in which a DAO is more well-served for Gitcoin's goals of activism and open-source development. Anti-fragility and distributing points-of-failure are key benefits of transitioning into a DAO. The alignment of incentives between the individual and society is crucial for optimizing capital efficiency and organically generating a better society.
GTC = Grow The Community
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Coordination Failures https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/know-thy-enemy-coordination-failures
Claim GTC https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/-alpha-alert-claim-gitcoin-token
Gitcoin https://gitcoin.co/
Quadratic Lands https://gitcoin.co/quadraticlands/
Kevin on Twitter https://twitter.com/owocki?s=20
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33 - Slaying Moloch | Ameen Soleimani & Kevin Owocki
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Moloch is the god of human coordination failure; the reason why we can't have nice things; the embodiment of the Prisoners Dilemma. The story of humanity is a never-ending iterative process of discovering new tools and mechanisms to coordinate against Moloch.
Is Ethereum the Sword that Humanity needs to finally slay Moloch? Why is Ethereum different than previous instances of coordination mechanisms, such as Religion or the Nation-State.
Tune in to this extremely important episode, and join the army of coordinators to help Slay Moloch!
Meditations on Moloch blog post: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ This is the original source of information which all Moloch-related conversation spawns from
Read aloud on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeohwQls2GE&t=5660s
David's Bankless Piece: Ethereum: Moloch Slayer https://bankless.substack.com/p/ethereum-slayer-of-moloch-
Gitcoin & MolochDAO https://gitcoin.co/hackathon/gitxchange2/?tab=hackathon:16 https://gitcoin.co/grants/238/bankless?tab=description https://www.molochdao.com/
POV Crypto Podcast on MolochDAO origins w/ Ameen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oU5jjyHWxE&t=4s
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SotN #14 - FUNding with Kevin Owocki (Gitcoin #7 BEGINS, DeFi protocols compete 4 Gitcoin, StableCredit USD, CeDeFi = real or joke?)
STATE OF THE NATION #14 - Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
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The State of the Bankless Nation is....FUNding
It that time of year....GITCOIN TIME!!!
Every quarter, 4 times a year, Gitcoin Grants rolls around. This is one of the few times where the money in your wallet means 10x more than it used to... IF... AND ONLY IF.... you donate to your favorite DeFi and Ethereum infrastructure.
We bring on Kevin Owocki, el presidente of Gitcoin, to discuss the role of Gitcoin in funding the DeFi ecosystem and the technology behind funding public goods.
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STATE OF THE NATION #14 - Tuesday, September 15, 2020 The State of the Bankless Nation is....FUNding
Special Guest...Kevin Owocki @owocki on Twitter
TOPICS:
GITCOIN with Kevin Owocki
1) Gitcoin Round 7... START 2) This round is different... WE'RE IN A BULL MARKET 3) DeFi protocol, DeFi farms, DeFi teams are SENDING GITCOIN $$$ 4) Gitcoin is out of the shadow of Consensys, the EF 5) Decentralized Identity, Sybil Resistance of Gitcoin
StableCredit USD
1) Bankless Video was helpful... still need more help in understanding Andre Conje's new StableCredit USD system 2) Aave + Maker + Uniswap + Synethix = StableCredit USD (?) 3) Yearn needs a place to park its capital; it filled all the other protocols 4) Contracts done, UI soon
BTC and ETH are the crypto monies that matter MicroStrategy Buys $175M More in Bitcoin, Upping BTC Holdings to $425M Bitcoin’s prisoners dilemma
ETH just passed BTC on total value transferred and that’s huge
Fake DeFi doesn’t cut it (CeDeFi) Binance Smart-Contract Chainhttps://www.binance.com/en/blog/421499824684900933/Binance-Smart-Chain-Launches-Today
100m fund Binance
Block Explorer https://bscscan.com/
Token Sets Introducing the DeFi Pulse Index on TokenSets | by Anthony Sassano | Set Labs | Sep, 2020
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Gitcoin: sustaining open source with cryptocurrency (Interview)
We’re joined by Kevin Owocki, the founder of Gitcoin. Gitcoin is a platform to monetize or incentivize work in open source software. We talked about how Gitcoin sits at the intersection of sustaining open source and cryptocurrencies, their history and roadmap, their decision to leverage the brand name of Git, bug bounties, funded issues, web3, MetaMask, and the future of Gitcoin and how open source benefits.
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Show Notes:
Gitcoin
Gitcoin Explorer
Gitcoin Joins ConsenSys
Code Sponsor joins Gitcoin
MetaMask
Truffle
Web 3: A platform for decentralized apps
ERC20 Token Standard
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