GRTiQ Podcast

Leave feedback! Episode 44: Today I’m speaking with Kyle Rojas, head of Business Development and Partnerships at Edge & Node, a Core Dev team working on The Graph.  Kyle's move to Edge & Node caught some attention because he left a Vice President role at Goldman Sachs, a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm, to work full-time on The Graph and to...

Leave feedback! Episode 43: Today I’m speaking with Sam Green, Co-Founder and CTO at Semiotic. On December 9th, The Graph Foundation announced that Semiotic would be the 4th core dev team added to the protocol, joining Edge & Node, StreamingFast, and Figment. Shortly after the Semiotic announcement, The Foundation announced it would be adding The Guild as the 5th core dev team working on The G...

Leave feedback! Episode 42: Today I’m speaking Alex Bourget, Co-Founder and CTO at StreamingFast, a core dev team working on The Graph.  As you will hear, Alex is highly passionate about blockchain, Web3, StreamingFast, and The Graph. His brilliant career includes time at Intel, entrepreneurial success, and the creation of unique and valuable technology solutions. During our conversation, Alex sha...

Leave feedback! Episode 41: Today I’m speaking with Hiroki Kotabe, Research Analyst at The Block. I first became aware of Hiro when several of his research articles on web3, some of which highlighted The Graph, began circulating online and on social media.   Hiro is a brilliant researcher and thinker, with an incredible professional pedigree that includes two doctorates, one in behavioral science...

Leave feedback! Episode 40: Today I’m speaking with Eugene Aseev, Founder and CTO at Chainstack. In addition to being a grant recipient from The Graph Foundation, Chainstack is an infrastructure company that helps startups and enterprise customers build, run, and scale blockchain solutions.   During our conversation, Eugene shares his story and how he got involved in the crypto space, the origins...

Leave feedback! Episode 39: Today I’m speaking with Nena Djaja, Product Engineering Lead at Edge & Node. Nena has been on the podcast before, as a panelist during Episode 18, when we hosted a special release for the launch of The Graph Explorer and Subgraph Studio - which Nena played a central role - and Curation. As you will hear, Nena has been with The Graph since the very early days and has...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Kuan Huang, Founder at Scout, a no-code platform that enables anyone to analyze the protocol and dApp data on Ethereum. Kuan and the team at Scout are also Wave 2 grant recipients from The Graph Foundation for their work on Bubbletea, which we discuss during our conversation. As you will hear, Kuan is an entrepreneur at heart, who made the move from Web2, an...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Brandon Ramirez, Co-Founder & Research and Product Lead at Edge & Node. In addition to his role at Edge & Node, Brandon is one of the original founders behind The Graph.  Brandon was incredibly generous with his time and our interview lasted nearly two and a half hours. So we've decided to split the interview in half and create a two-part se...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Brandon Ramirez, Co-Founder & Research and Product Lead at Edge & Node. In addition to his role at Edge & Node, Brandon is one of the original founders behind The Graph.  Brandon was incredibly generous with his time and our interview lasted nearly two and a half hours. So we've decided to split the interview in half and create a two-part se...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Chris Ewing and Baghe, both of whom are members of The Graphtronauts, a large Delegator community within The Graph ecosystem. For anyone involved with The Graph since the early days, you have likely interacted with members of The Graphtronauts, as they are very active in both Twitter and in their Telegram channel, helping to educate, engage, and connect with...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with TM Lee, Co-founder and CEO of CoinGecko, the world’s largest independent cryptocurrency data aggregator with over 6,000 different crypto assets tracked across more than 400 exchanges worldwide. Along with his business partner, Bobby Ong, TM founded CoinGecko with the mission to democratize the access of crypto data and empower users with actionable insights....

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Rich Laburn and Boyd Varty, with Index Africa, an Indexer at The Graph.  As you are about to learn, in addition to being the only Indexer currently operating on the continent of Africa, Rich and Boyd are also leveraging their work as an Indexer to pioneer a new approach to philanthropy, called decentralized philanthropy, or DePhi. My conversation with Rich a...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Jarbas Silva, a Curator at The Graph. Jarbas has been an active voice in the Curator community since testnet and the launch of Curation at The Graph.   My conversation with Jarbas covers his background in IT, his entry into crypto and how he found The Graph, and then we focus the discussion on the work of Curators, what Jarbas has learned about Curation in t...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Alex Falko, Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer at Citadel.one, an Indexer at The Graph.  The Citadel.one marketing team is very active within The Graph community, so it’s likely you’ve already met members of their team.  My conversation with Alex covers a wide range of topics, from his opinion on the people of Russia's current attitude and perspecti...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Brendan Asselstine, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at PoolTogether, an open-source and decentralized protocol for no-loss prize games. I’d be surprised if anyone listening to this episode hasn’t already heard of PoolTogether – especially if you were an early Delegator, Curator, or Indexer in The Graph community - because the PoolTogether subgraph wa...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Derek, with DataNexus, and Graph God, both of whom are Curators at The Graph.  I’m speaking with Derek and Graph God to learn more about the work of Curators and to introduce Curation Station, a stakeholder community within The Graph entirely dedicated to Curation.   My conversation with Derek and Graph God covers their entry into crypto, how and why they go...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Carl Hagerling, Co-Founder and Design Lead at Edge & Node. You may not know Carl, or perhaps you haven’t heard his name before, but you’ve definitely admired his work – Carl is the designer who created The Graph’s logo and brand.    My conversation with Carl covers many interesting topics, including how he met the founders of The Graph, in the very early...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Payne, an Indexer at The Graph. Anyone who has ever visited The Graph Discord has already met Payne – he’s a very active voice and contributor within The Graph Community. In addition to his Indexer operations, Stake Squid, Payne has been instrumental at both The Graph Foundation and Edge & Node in various roles, including QA and Indexer relations.   I’ve...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Jim Cousins and Gary Morris. Jim and Gary are members of The Graph Council and are both well-respected voices in not only the Indexer community, but the entire ecosystem. Both Jim and Gary have been featured on the podcast before and are familiar voices to the community. In addition to being members of the Graph Council, Jim operates his own indexer operatio...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Oliver Zerhusen, an Ecosystem Manager at The Graph. Oliver has been an active participant in The Graph community for a long time, but since he has joined The Graph Foundation, his contributions have become even more visible and substantial, whether it’s leading community calls or initiatives. My conversation with Oliver spans his entry into The Graph communi...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with David, a Subgraph Developer and Curator at The Graph. David works with the Synthetix and Kwenta teams. In addition to being a user of The Graph, Synthetix has been a close partner with the community for a long time, and David is an important part of that. Our conversation covers many topics, including David’s diverse background, his passion for Ethereum, wha...

Leave feedback! Today I'm speaking with Joseph Al-Chami, Product Manager with Figment. In addition to being one of the largest Indexers at The Graph, and one of the world's largest blockchain infrastructure companies, it was recently announced (on July 29th) that Figment will be a Core Developer working at The Graph. This partnership is similar to the one previously announced by The Grap...

Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Sebastian Siemssen, Co-Founder & Lead Application Developer at Avantgarde Finance, the main developer behind Enzyme. As you may already know, Enzyme is a decentralized asset management infrastructure built on the Ethereum blockchain. I am speaking with Sebastian because Enzyme is not only a user of The Graph, but Sebastian, known as Fuby on The Graph&apo...

Leave feedback! In this episode, we spoke to Chris Remus, an Indexer at The Graph. Chris is the founder of Chainflow, a well-respected validator involved in many networks. Chris is very active on Twitter and also publishes a lot of original content, usually focused on his perspectives related to keeping stake decentralized.       Our conversation with Chris covers his entry into crypto, his early...

Leave feedback! In this episode, we spoke to Reem Chahrour, Ecosystem Manager at The Graph. If you have applied for a Graph Grant, or followed the work of any grantees, then you have probably already encountered Reem.  She's an important asset to The Graph community and her work covers a variety of important initiatives.  Our conversation spans Reem's entry into crypto and her work at Th...