Builders Podcast
March 1, 2025
TON Is Changing Telegram Forever – Here’s How (Interview with Ecosystem Lead at TON)
Alena from the TON Foundation shares her journey from studying diplomacy to helping shape one of the fastest-growing ecosystems in crypto. After running a Web3 accelerator and diving deep into blockchain research, she joined TON to support founders building real-world apps on Telegram. With over 30…
Feb. 26, 2025
"How I risked Everything for Crypto" - Interview with CEO of Algebra Finance
In this episode, we speak with Vlad, founder of Algebra.Finance, about how his team built one of the most widely used DEX infrastructures in crypto. Originally launched as a standalone DEX in 2021, Algebra.Finance pivoted into a modular engine that now powers over 50 exchanges across chains like Po…
Feb. 12, 2025
"How I built a multi million dollar startup in 24 hours" - Interview with CEO of YesNoError
In this episode, we sit down with Matt Schlicht, founder of YesNoError, one of the first fully autonomous decentralized AI agents designed to audit scientific research at scale. Matt shares his journey from skipping college to joining Silicon Valley in 2007, building startups in live video and cryp…
Jan. 26, 2025
Why Real World Needs Blockchain - Interview with CEO of Plume Network
In this episode, Chris Yin, co-founder of Plume Network, breaks down how his team is building a full-stack L1 designed to bring real-world assets onchain in a truly composable, DeFi-native way. Drawing from his background in enterprise software and venture investing, Chris shares how Plume evolved …
Jan. 14, 2025
Creating a Society of AI Agents - Interview with Virtuals Protocol
Jansen Teng, co-founder of Virtuals Protocol, shares the story of how his team transformed a bear market venture studio into one of crypto’s fastest-growing ecosystems for autonomous AI agents. What began as an experiment at the intersection of gaming, crypto, and AI quickly evolved into a full-blo…
Jan. 1, 2025
Building the LinkedIn of Web3 - Interview with Talent Protocol
Pedro Oliveira, CEO of Talent Protocol, shares how a decade in HR tech exposed a core issue: broken, unverified talent data. Talent Protocol set out to solve this by creating a professional reputation layer powered by blockchain—aggregating verified identity, skills, and contributions into an oncha…
Dec. 22, 2024
Why Crypto Is Worth the Risk - Interview with Eigenlayer
In this episode, Ishaan from EigenLayer shares his journey from building a startup during college to working at the forefront of Ethereum’s modular infrastructure. After getting into crypto during the COVID era while studying computer science at the University of Michigan, he became involved in gov…
Jan. 2, 2022
Paying Open Source Developers with Gitcoin
In this episode, Kevin Owocki, founder of Gitcoin, shares the journey behind building one of the most prominent platforms for open-source public goods funding in the blockchain space. Gitcoin emerged from the need to financially support developers who create foundational infrastructure for the web,…
Oct. 17, 2021
Is Gitcoin the Future of Open Source Funding?
Gitcoin was founded with a simple yet powerful mission: to help open-source software developers get paid for their work. Built as a platform that connects developers with funding opportunities, Gitcoin has grown into a full ecosystem supporting public goods through grants, hackathons, and community…