Kathleen Breitman is a Senior Strategy Associate at R3 CEV, a consortium of 42 banks that is developing blockchain applications within the financial system. In this podcast, we discuss the blockchain then and now and review the landscape of opportunities.
01:00 Becoming a Blockchain Expert
04:50 State of Digital Currencies
07:54 Ethereum and Smart Contracts
12:54 R3CEV and Disruption
14:50 The Anti-establishment Narrative
17:50 Consortiums of Banks
22:00 Consumer Blockchain Applications
23:14 Blockchain for Weather Insurance
26:06 Winter is Coming
Apr 13, 2016
27 min
John Henry is a young entrepreneur who is currently working with David Rose to manage AREA, a new real estate tech accelerator. (He's the second college dropout I've had on the show!) You can connect with him at https://twitter.com/johnhenrystyle.
02:20 - Starting from the Bottom
03:58 - Being the Best Doorman in NYC
05:20 - Not Your Typical Entrepreneur
06:28 - The Business of Being Leonardo DiCaprio's Dry Cleaner
10:02 - Acquisition at Age 21
14:00 - Bringing Startups to (Cofound) Harlem
20:37 - Gentrification in Harlem and Detroit
24:00 - AREA: A Real Estate Accelerator
25:10 - Living up to the Hype
28:00 - Ayn Rand and the Search for Greatness
https://twitter.com/rogerbchen
Mar 27, 2016
33 min
Eric Couillard is a life coach, kung fu action film star, and former Googler. You can reach him at www.ericcouillard.com and https://www.facebook.com/coachingandcompassion.
02:08 - Getting Hired at Google
04:25 - Life At Google
07:39 - Martial Arts
12:14 - Transition to Kung Fu Movies
16:17 - Acting in China (Wang Leehom, Liu Yifei, Jackie Chan)
21:02 - Life in China
23:48 - Life Coaching Philosophy
A documentary on Eric's life in China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqNchUnsBhY
Twitter @ rogerbchen
Mar 13, 2016
27 min