Impact Makers | Octant: Innovative Public Goods Funding with James Kiernan

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In this episode, Jon Ruth interviews James, the VP of Abundance and the head of community at Octant. They discuss Octant's mission to empower users and the public funding ecosystem, as well as James' journey in the crypto space. They also delve into Golem's ICO and evolution, the challenges of shifting the Golem community to Octant, and the lessons learned from previous funding rounds. James shares insights on the future experiments and the introduction of the community fund. The episode concludes with a fun rapid-fire question segment with Schmoloch, Jon's co-host. Hope you enjoy the episode, please like and subscribe. Appreciate you listening.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction to Octant and James

01:29 - James' Origin Story in Crypto

10:10 - Golem's ICO and Evolution

14:36 - Octant's Mission

18:06 - Fund Mechanism

26:00 - Challenges of Shifting the Golem Community to Octant

31:55 - Lessons Learned and Future Experiments

40:48 - Introduction of the Community Fund

46:56 - Rapid Fire Questions with Schmoloch

49:09 - Closing Remarks

50:40 - Shoutouts and Inspirations

52:41- Additional Recommendations

52:58 - Finding Octant Online