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Dawson Botsford

Web3 and crypto are taking the world by storm. Keeping up-to-date can feel impossible. Dev3 solves this with technical conversations. Learn about Ethereum, DeFi, and the newest tech from the web3 builders making it happen. read less

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THOUSANDS of POAPs, and new Earnifi integrations with GitPOAP - Colfax.eth

THOUSANDS of POAPs, and new Earnifi integrations with GitPOAP - Colfax.eth

Colfax.eth is the Co-founder & CEO of GitPOAP. He is a builder of all builders and he came initially from the EthStaker community. He is passionate about Ethereum and open source. Colfax started giving away POAP tokens and found that it actually led to more contributions. Now, he has spun it up into an entire product, which makes it very easy to give out POAP tokens if you run an open-source project. We have several big releases for earni.fi announced here. Earnifi now lets you save a GitHub username and search for GitPOAPs! Listen to the entire episode for those product announcements! Links: https://twitter.com/colfaxselby https://twitter.com/gitpoap https://www.gitpoap.io/p/colfax.eth https://twitter.com/ethStaker https://earni.fi

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THOUSANDS of POAPs, and new Earnifi integrations with GitPOAP - Colfax.eth

THOUSANDS of POAPs, and new Earnifi integrations with GitPOAP - Colfax.eth

Colfax.eth is the Co-founder & CEO of GitPOAP. He is a builder of all builders and he came initially from the EthStaker community. He is passionate about Ethereum and open source. Colfax started giving away POAP tokens and found that it actually led to more contributions. Now, he has spun it up into an entire product, which makes it very easy to give out POAP tokens if you run an open-source project. We have several big releases for earni.fi announced here. Earnifi now lets you save a GitHub username and search for GitPOAPs! Listen to the entire episode for those product announcements! Links: https://twitter.com/colfaxselby https://twitter.com/gitpoap https://www.gitpoap.io/p/colfax.eth https://twitter.com/ethStaker https://earni.fi

Crypto Anarchy, Decentralized RPC, and Programming Languages - blockjoe

Crypto Anarchy, Decentralized RPC, and Programming Languages - blockjoe

Today Joe and I covered the Pocket Network, where node runners can get paid to serve RPC requests. Joe is unique because he comes from a crypto-anarchist background where you run your own node. He's got in-depth knowledge about core infra and the backend, which application developers like me rarely dig into. If you want to know how blockchains work at a lower-level, this is your episode. Links: Pocket Network

Web3 Social and Airdrop Farming - Albert @thatguyintech

Web3 Social and Airdrop Farming - Albert @thatguyintech

We spoke about airdrop farming, web3 social, and how to keep up with everything in web3. Albert Hu, aka thatguyintech, is a Developer Advocate at Alchemy. Albert shares the story of how he got started on Alchemy and the 5 categories he uses to prioritize his time. We also talked about Devcon, what’s been happening in the Web 3 ecosystem, and what will happen in the future of blockchain. Links: https://twitter.com/thatguyintech https://www.thatguyintech.com/

Hacks, DevCon, and Decentralized File Storage - Patrick Collins Round Two

Hacks, DevCon, and Decentralized File Storage - Patrick Collins Round Two

Here is round two with Patrick Collins, the world's leading BlockChain educator. He is a YouTuber, Software Engineer / Developer Advocate at Chainlink Labs, and CEO & Founder of Alpha Chain. In this episode, we talked about Devcon Bogota and analyzed all the hot topics, from hacks, to decentralized storage and smart contracts. Stay tuned until the end as Patrick shares a few tips on how you can do better when it comes to NFT storage and the decentralized storage options you have available as a developer. Patrick’s Links: https://linktr.ee/PatrickAlphaC

How to find funding, building community, and decentralizing venture-capital | Shawn Dimantha

How to find funding, building community, and decentralizing venture-capital | Shawn Dimantha

Shawn Dimantha is in product leadership at Google & YouTube helping to build the future of the creator economy. He is also growing the venture/investment DAO ecosystem - primarily via Hydra Ventures DAO, and he is co-leading the Kernel DeFi. We discussed Web3 communities and the importance of building communities in the space. He shares the story of how he got started in Web3, particularly within the Ethereum ecosystem. Shawn is also hosting his podcast, where you can listen to the stories of the builders creating the DeFi industry. Links: https://www.shawndimantha.com/ https://twitter.com/HydraVentures_ https://twitter.com/kerneldefipod Shawn’s podcast http://spoti.fi/3lUieTX http://apple.co/3OTX7xF

Modular Open-Sourcing, Web3 Perf, and meaning. A product how-to with Dawson + Superfluid on Devs Do Something

Modular Open-Sourcing, Web3 Perf, and meaning. A product how-to with Dawson + Superfluid on Devs Do Something

Following my win at EthBogota, I explain how Modular Open-Sourcing works. This is my methodology for creating production-ready software and releasing it to GitHub through hackathons. I owe Sam and Joshua a massive thank you for the opportunity to unpack my current thoughts here. I'm sure this episode will be worth revisiting for years as we discuss timeless lessons like meaning, luck, open-sourcing, and hackathons. Links: • https://github.com/dawsbot/essential-eth * https://earni.fi * https://github.com/dawsbot/email-seems-valid * https://www.devsdosomething.fm/

PUSH Rebrand, Full-Stack Leadership, and how to notify thousands of wallets - Harsh Rajat

PUSH Rebrand, Full-Stack Leadership, and how to notify thousands of wallets - Harsh Rajat

Harsh Rajat is a full-stack developer who became a product and business leader. We talked about PUSH (formerly Ethereum Push Notification Service (EPNS)), wallet-to-wallet communication, and Hackathons. Harsh started his entrepreneurial journey with mobile apps and games and has 11 years of entrepreneurial experience in various spectrums of tech (Mobile, Web Services, SaaS, and Blockchain). Links https://twitter.com/harshrajat https://epns.io/ https://cryptozombies.io/

Tor, POAP, and Tornado Cash - Mentor.eth

Tor, POAP, and Tornado Cash - Mentor.eth

Mentor.eth is a Biologist turned programmer! We talked about web 3, DAOs, and entrepreneurship. He explains how he went from working in a lab to web 3 programming. He's a talented dev with multiple helpful open-source projects available on GitHub. Links - Poap.xyz - oniondao.web.app - rocketeer.fans - signer.is - github.com/actuallymentor

Lens: A Web3 Social Protocol. Talking product, gasless transactions, and EIPS with davidev.eth

Lens: A Web3 Social Protocol. Talking product, gasless transactions, and EIPS with davidev.eth

David Silverman is a Product Manager at Aave Company. He helps shape the Lens Social Protocol and advance web3 Social. He thinks at the speed of lightning, so good luck keeping up! We discussed web3 user experience, gasless transactions, and upcoming Ethereum Improvement Proposals. Links: • David on Lenster: https://lenster.xyz/u/davidev.lens • David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidesilverman • Lens on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LensProtocol

Superfluid, Huff, and Cairo. ZK programming - Joshua Trujillo

Superfluid, Huff, and Cairo. ZK programming - Joshua Trujillo

This interview was done on-site at EthMexico. Joshua is an engineer at SuperFluid and a contributor to the Huff programming language. We covered streaming tokens, the huff programming language, and a short mention of Cairo. Zero-Knowledge programming is brand-new and jtriley is on the cutting edge! Links: • Joshua on Twitter • Joshua on GitHub • Cairo language • Huff Language

Rehash: A Web3 Podcast, no-code tools, and rage-quitting law | Diana Chen

Rehash: A Web3 Podcast, no-code tools, and rage-quitting law | Diana Chen

Diana Chen is a co-founder and the voice of Rehash: A Web3 Podcast. Rehash is also a DAO and only guests who the DAO votes can come on! We discussed no-code tools for DAOs, NFTs, and voting via JokeDAO. I think you'll find her inspiring and a role-model for an ethical way of distributing tokens and operating web3 organizations! Links: • Diana on Twitter • Rehash on Twitter • Rehash Discord

Huffing Solid Yul while a Vyper Slithers over Tornado Cash - Patrick Collins

Huffing Solid Yul while a Vyper Slithers over Tornado Cash - Patrick Collins

Patrick is the world's leading YouTube educator for Smart Contracts. He thinks the recent Tornado Cash sanctions are unjust and are a danger for folks needing privacy. We then discuss smart-contract languages like Huff, Solidity, Yul, and Vyper. Come dig into the technical details with us! Links: • https://twitter.com/PatrickAlphaC • Patrick's Free 32-Hour Solidity Course

A GENESIS Constitution DAO member, multi-sigs, and DAO communication - Jonah Erlich

A GENESIS Constitution DAO member, multi-sigs, and DAO communication - Jonah Erlich

Jonah was a genesis member of constitution DAO, where he saw first-hand the issues with multi-sig voting. Signers forget, are slow, or miss signing transactions when it matters most. Learn from an OG about how multi-sigs work and how Den and other companies are improving our executive functions for DAOs! twitter.com/Jierlichtwitter.com/onchainden

How to git stars without getting lucky: 7 steps to grow your GitHub projects

How to git stars without getting lucky: 7 steps to grow your GitHub projects

Take this advice to grow open-source projects. Whether it's finding stars, contributors, or open-source funding, this episode prepares you to have an A+ repo Links: • My GitHub

Help, I'm new to web3! - A fun Q&A

Help, I'm new to web3! - A fun Q&A

Today I spoke with Lauren, who is BRAND NEW to crypto. Whether you are a veteran or someone new to the space, this episode will help you learn more or explain to others how the world of Ethereum and Web3 works! Links: Pizza DAOBoys Club Earnifi Airdrop CheckerDawson on Twitter

Get Green Pilled - Fox Foundation, giveth, and products with WillyWonka.eth

Get Green Pilled - Fox Foundation, giveth, and products with WillyWonka.eth

Learn from Willy about how crypto is fixing the world. Willy is the head of decentralization at the Fox Foundation and a Product Contributor at Giveth. Green-Pilling is a new term for regenerative crypto-economics. Learn from Willy, who is at the forefront of this movement! Links: https://twitter.com/willyogo https://twitter.com/ShapeShift https://twitter.com/Givethio https://app.shapeshift.com/

How to win hackathons, be an OG, and build web3 products - Corbin Page

How to win hackathons, be an OG, and build web3 products - Corbin Page

Today I spoke with Corbin Page. He's been into Ethereum since 2016, was an early employee at Consensus, and co-founded DustSweeper DAO. He was a winner of multiple hackathons, including EthDenver 2022 AND 2020. If you want to be early, build things people care about, and find signal through the noise, this episode is for you!

ENS is 10x faster!? Live first-look at V3 with taytems.eth

ENS is 10x faster!? Live first-look at V3 with taytems.eth

The new ENS site is 10x faster and ready to try today! Taytems.eth and the team have been busy building alpha.ens.domains and took a timeout to tell us all about it. Show links: • New ENS site: https://alpha.ens.domains • Old (Current ENS site): https://ens.domains • Tate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/taytemss • Dawson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dawsonbotsford

Introduction - Why this podcast MUST exist

Introduction - Why this podcast MUST exist

Listen to the developers changing the world in web3 and crypto. This introduction mentions Ethereum, Dawson's history, and why you should not miss out on the next technology movement transforming the world of finance and beyond.