GRTiQ Podcast

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Tegan Kline, the new CEO and a Co-Founder at Edge & Node, a core dev team working on The Graph. Tegan's impressive career began on Wall Street working in investment banking, at such notable firms as Barclays and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. However, she left Wall Street in 2017 and went to work full-time in web3. Since then, she’s risen to become...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Esther Woo, a Graph Advocate and member of Graph AdvocatesDAO. Esther's journey serves as another shining example of what's possibilities in web3. She transitioned from a conventional job to immerse herself in the world of web3, joined The Graph community, and became an Graph Advocate and member of AdvocatesDAO. Along the way, she and her fiancé l...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Colson, a Graph Advocate and member of Graph AdvocatesDAO. Colson's name is likely familiar to many of you, as he has been an active and recognizable presence within The Graph community. He's made notable contributions, including representing The Graph at various events and hosting the Advocate's community call, Community Talk. Colson has als...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Antoine "Chav" Chaveron, CEO and Co-founder of UNCX Network, a pioneering provider of DeFi services known for its innovative and automated token solutions. During this interview, Antoine shares insights from his diverse background, which includes early experiences as a young entrepreneur selling scooter parts online, engaging work in 3D printing,...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Isaac Prada, the Director of Communications and Project Management at Radiant Capital. Radiant Capital is a pioneering DeFi solution, facilitating cross-chain lending and borrowing of assets, with the ambitious mission of becoming the first omnichain money market. Their vision is to allow users to deposit major assets on any major blockchain and borrow a va...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Saihajpreet Singh, a Software Engineer at The Guild. For those familiar with The Graph ecosystem, The Guild is one of the core development teams actively engaged in building The Graph. In a previous episode, I had the privilege of hosting The Guild's CEO, Uri Goldshtein. Today's interview marks a unique milestone for the GRTiQ Podcast, as Saihaj i...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Thierry Bleau, Co-founder and COO at Playgrounds, a data solutions company leveraging The Graph to provide on-chain data infrastructures and services for data teams, analysts, and engineers. Long-time listeners of the podcast will remember that we featured Thierry’s colleague, Tachi, during Ep. 85. Playgrounds recently released the Playgrounds API, a novel...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Pedro Diogo, Senior Technical Program Manager at The Graph Foundation. Pedro has played a pivotal role within The Graph Foundation, collaborating closely with core developers and contributors to bring forth groundbreaking initiatives, including the MIPs program and the recent announcement of the new Chain Integration Process. During our conversation, Pedro...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Ben Jones, Director at the Optimism Foundation and one of the visionary co-founders behind Optimism. Optimism is a rapidly emerging Layer 2 blockchain, purpose-built by Ethereum developers for Ethereum developers. Ben is a well-known figure in the space, recognized for his dynamic and engaging approach in hackathons and presentations. During our conversatio...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Anton Gaev, Product Manager for L2s and The Graph at P2P. Notably, P2P stands as one of the largest Indexers at The Graph and is well-recognized as a staking service provider and validator within web3. For our long-time listeners, you may recall that I interviewed members of the P2P team back in Episode 10. Since then, P2P has continued to expand and introd...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Kevin Jones, Developer Relations Engineer at Edge & Node, a core development team actively contributing to The Graph. Although Kevin is a fresh addition to the Edge & Node team, his presence has already been felt significantly through his engagement in hackathons and leadership of key initiatives. In this engaging conversation, Kevin unveils his cap...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Marek Olszewski, CTO at cLabs, President at Valora, and one of the founders at Celo. As you're well aware, Celo is one of the most well-known blockchains in all of web3, with a commendable mission to foster prosperity accessible to all. As you are about to hear, Marek is truly brilliant.  We explore his decision to step away from his PhD work at MIT du...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Matthew Darwin, Chief Infrastructure Officer and Co-Founder at Pinax, a new Core Dev team working to build The Graph. I suspect many of you will already know the Pinax team, they’re very active in Graph community events, on socials, and many recent in-person events. Their contributions have significantly positioned them as key players within the ecosystem,...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Marcus Rein from Edge & Node, one of the Core Dev teams actively involved in building The Graph. Marcus recently joined Edge & Node in the Developer Success and Relations role, a topic we extensively explore during this interview. Many of you may already be familiar with Marcus, as he has been an active and prominent figure in The Graph community fo...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Jaime Herrero from Messari. Jaime recently worked on the on-chain data team at Messari, where he played a key role in building and deploying several Messari subgraphs on The Graph. Anyone working in web3 or crypto will already know Messari, and long-time listeners of the podcast will recall that I've hosted other members of the Messari team, including...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Alec Shaw, the new CEO at Tenderize, a leading liquid staking solution for web3 middleware. For long-time listeners of the podcast, you might recall that I previously interviewed Nico Vergauwen, the Founder of Tenderize, in Episode 87.  In the coming days, Tenderize plans to release V2 of their solution.  So I invited Alec on to talk about V2 and what we ca...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Alex Bourget, Co-Founder and CTO at StreamingFast, the core dev team behind the groundbreaking Substreams-powered subgraphs recently launched by The Graph. This innovative technology has the potential to redefine what's possible for The Graph and push the boundaries of indexing blockchain data. In this special edition of the podcast, Alex joins us to d...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Mable Jiang, Chief Revenue Officer at Find Satoshi Lab, a rapidly growing web3 product development studio renowned for its impressive lineup of dapps, including STEPN, one of the most widely used dapps in the Solana ecosystem. In addition to her pivotal role at Find Satoshi Lab, Mable has recently been announced as a new member of The Graph Council. The GRT...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Sebastian Burgel, Founder at HOPR. HOPR is not your average web3 project—it's a decentralized, incentivized mixnet that takes privacy to a whole new level. By obfuscating all metadata, including IP addresses, HOPR is creating “a private internet for everyone.” And as you will hear, Sebastian is another brilliant intellect building in web3 with an unwav...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Ana-Maria Calin, Senior Software Engineer at GraphOps, one of the Core Dev teams working at The Graph. Ana has become a familiar and respected voice within the community due to her consistent contributions to Indexer Office Hours, a weekly Discord meeting where members of the Indexer community gather to exchange knowledge and insights. Through her work at G...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with GJ Flannery. GJ is helping lead the growth of the MetricsDAO community, a DAO that connects web3 data analysts with blockchain projects and on-demand data insights and tooling. MetricsDAO is playing a vital role in onboarding data analysts into the world of web3 by creatively introducing DAO members to blockchain projects and data through bounties, challeng...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Julien Genestoux, Founder and CEO at Unlock Protocol, a blockchain-based access control protocol that empowers creators to monetize their content directly and enables users to manage subscriptions and earn rewards for sharing valuable content and applications. And, as you likely know, Julien was recently announced as a new Graph Council member. During this...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Petko Pavlovski, Senior Software Engineer at GraphOps, a Core Dev team working on The Graph. As you will hear, Petko has been contributing to The Graph in various roles for a long time. In fact, I have been asking Petko for an interview for over a year and I am happy it finally came together.   During this interview, Petko talks about his background and gro...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Mihai Grigore, Head of Web3 Protocol Research at Messari. Mihai leads Messari’s Web3 protocol research team, covering infrastructure, base layers, and consumer apps. If you’re a member of The Graph ecosystem, then you know Mihai and his team’s work. They publish a well-known research report on The Graph every quarter entitled The State of The Graph. During...

Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Liam Doyle, Founder of GRTDataHub, a well-known community resource for easy-to-interpret on-chain GRT data with multi-lingual education chatbots for web3 and The Graph ecosystem. If you’re on Twitter and have seen any ecosystem data related to The Graph, you’ve likely seen the work of GRTDataHub. What’s incredible about Liam’s story is how a vibrant ecosyst...