Advice Line with Kenneth Cole
Today’s callers: Matt from New York City unpacks the stigma working against his line of foot wellness products. Then Emefa in Toronto seeks a direct relationship with customers of her fashion brand in the wake of a key retailer going out of business. Finally, Levi in Rhode Island explores new audiences and product lines for his commemorative golf sculpture business.
Plus, Kenneth and Guy discuss how to make social impact a real part of your business model.
Thank you to the founders of Pedestrian Project, ISRAELLA KOBLA, and Swing Sculpt for joining us on the show.
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And be sure to listen to Kenneth Cole’s founding story as told on the show in 2020.
This episode was produced by Alex Cheng with music by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by John Isabella. Our audio engineer was Jimmy Keeley.
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Advice Line with Ronnen Harary of Spin Master/PAW Patrol
Today’s callers: Ann from Nashville asks how to adapt her jewelry business in the face of rising gold prices. Then Felix in Martha’s Vineyard considers strategies for growing his family’s legacy honey and skincare company. Finally, Matt in Massachusetts seeks strategies for maintaining a healthy work-life balance at his grief-inspired brewing project.
Plus, Ronnen and Guy discuss why your 20s are the best time to start a business.
Thank you to the founders of Yearly Company, Island Bee Company and Wandering Soul Beer for joining us on the show.
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And be sure to listen to Spin Master and PAW Patrol’s founding story as told by Ronnen on the show in 2021.
This episode was produced by Katherine Sypher with music by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by John Isabella. Our audio engineer was Cena Loffredo.
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The Future of Bitcoin Smart Contracts | Matt & Amine of Arch Network
In this episode, Matt and Amine, co-founders of Arch, discuss how the Taproot upgrade and Ordinals have enabled programmability and DeFi on the Bitcoin base layer. They explain Arch's novel approach to bringing smart contract functionality to Bitcoin without compromising on security by using a UTXO model, a ZKVM for parallel transaction execution, and a Proof-of-Stake verifier network. Stay tuned for all of this and much more!
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Monad is a fully EVM compatible Layer 1 blockchain that can support 10,000 real transactions per second. Monad aims to open up the design space for the EVM to support high fidelity defi, consumer facing applications, and more generally allow crypto to scale to the masses.
If you are interested in participating in Monad's journey, follow: https://twitter.com/monad_xyz and join: https://discord.gg/monad
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SKALE is a modular, AppChain network that offers zero gas fee transactions and instant finality. Tailored for ease of development and onboarding, SKALE's configurable EVM chains enable next-gen use cases in gaming, AI, DePin, and others. With over 20,000,000 users having saved over $6 Billion on gas fees, SKALE is the blockchain for mass adoption.
Bridge to SKALE at portal.skale.space and stay up to date with the gasless blockchain at @skalenetwork
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Bitcoin Activity Origin
(08:290 Building on Bitcoin Base Layer
(18:11) Network Security & Design
(23:13) L1 vs L2 BTC Approach
(32:21) Arbitrum Ad
(33:09) Monad Ad
(34:08) Skale Ad
(35:24) Arch GTM Strategy
(39:38) 5 Year Vision
(46:21) Why Build on Bitcoin
(49:00) Key Trust Assumptions
(55:28) Developer Experience
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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
How to convince your CTO it's worth paying down tech debt
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Erstwhile podcast cohost Cassidy Williams is the CTO of Contenda.
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No one likes meetings. Let's reduce their blast radius.
Clockwise is a time orchestration platform that optimizes schedules to create more time in your day. Clockwise AI, their new GPT-powered scheduling assistant, is launching in beta. Join the waitlist here to get early access. (They’re also hiring!)
Ryan wrote a recent article about whether meetings are making developers less productive.
Cal Newport’s instant classic Deep Work is about learning to tune out distractions and focus on cognitively demanding tasks.
Speaking of classics, Paul Graham of Y Combinator wrote about maker’s vs. manager’s schedules back in 2009.
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