Crypto Titans Podcast - Interviews with Blockchain Industry Leaders, Cryptocurrency Insights and Trends for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, & Ripple

Cryptocurrency is much more than a money-making scheme - it is a decentralization tool that has the potential to completely change the way society operates. But before blockchain technology is accepted by the general public, it needs to have multiple proven use case successes. In today’s episode, Patrick Lowry, CEO and Managing Partner at Iconiq Lab, talks about getting VCs and fortune 500 companies involved in blockchain technology projects + some fascinating, real-world use cases. To learn more or connect with Patrick, check out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-lowry-mba-cpa/ & https://iconiqlab.com/

Could Uber benefit from tokenizing their data? What role will traditional enterprise play in the future of blockchain technology? In this episode, we explore these issues and much more with Yiseul Cho, the founder of Perceptra Accelerator.  Yiseul brings a unique depth of data knowledge and professional experience to her advisory business. As a venture partner at FBG Capital, the largest crypto fundin China, she has learned how to bridge the gap between crypto and large enterprises.  Over the next 60 minutes, listen as Yiseul discusses her focus on finding smart use cases for blockchain technology and her new blockchain startup accelerator. To learn more or connect with Yiseul, check out: perceptra.network & yiseul.cho@gmail.com & https://twitter.com/yiseulcho

Good PR is telling the right story. One of the toughest tasks for a blockchain startup is conveying the right narrative that resonates with their community. In this episode, Arianna O’Dell, founder at Airlink Marketing & Design, shares the good and the bad of PR strategizing, the basics of creating a pitch for investors, and her thoughts on the future of crypto. To learn more or connect with Arianna, check out: http://www.airlinkusa.com/ & arianna@airlinkusa.com & https://twitter.com/arianna  

Communicating on message can be hard. Communicating on message across multiple languages is even harder! On the international stage, blockchain startups can struggle to reach communities outside of their language of origin. On today’s episode Gabriel Francesch, Managing Director at Kotoba Translation, shares his experience with boosting blockchain and fintech companies with language translations and other content marketing strategies. To learn more about Gabriel or connect, check out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-francesch/ & https://www.kotoba-translation.com/ & info@kotoba-translation.com

The best-laid plans...often go awry. Bud had planned to take a one year sabbatical until his grass-roots crypto-investor community began to grow well beyond his expectations. In today’s episode, Bud Leiser, CEO of SyndicateLeader, walks us through his journey into crypto. Along the way he shares his thoughts on blind spots of new ICOs as well as strategies on how to get involved in ICOs without investment capital. To learn more about Bud or connect, check out: https://syndicateleader.com/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/budleiser/ & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz1ws2tAfNLVqzbq7-RHXKw & https://www.youtube.com/user/BudLeiser &  https://www.nar.realtor/events

Clay Collins is no stranger to building companies from the ground-up.  As the former founder of Leadpages, Clay grew the company to over 48,000 paying customers and 175+ employees.  On this episode Clay walks Mikey through his latest startup company, Nomics, a cryptocurrency venture focused on archiving, aggregating, and analyzing crypto-asset data.  Nomics’ back-end product aspires to be the data backbone for professional cryptoinvestors, and it will be provided via an API as a service product. Nomics’ front-end product aspires to be the “Yahoo Finance for Cryptoasset Investors,” and the internet’s home page for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies.  If you’d like to learn more or connect with Clay, check out: https://nomics.com/ & @ClayCollins & @nomicsfinance

What will it take for Crypto to succeed? How are powerhouses like Cardano fostering Blockchain technology? In today’s episode Ryan King, Director of Acceleration at Emurgo, share his ideas on what types of projects and pitfalls will make or break the blockchain as a trusted technological solution. We’ll also discover the unique advantages of the Asian business markets as well as speculation on regulations in 2018. To learn more about Ryan or connect, check out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryankingtm/ & http://www.emurgo.io/ & @RyanKingTM

What value does an advisor bring? How do you design a startup for longevity post-ICO? What opportunities will non-fungible tokens (NFTs) bring to the crypto space? In today’s episode Nate talks with Jehan Chu to learn about how his technology advisory company, Kinetic, is bringing clarity and guidance to the world of blockchain startups. If you would like to learn more about Jehan or connect, check out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jehan-chu-637101/ & http://kenetic.capital/

Design isn’t just shapes and colors. It speaks to your audience in a way that words can’t. The ticket to turning a good concept into a good business is design. But where should you start and how do you know if your business design is working for your community? Our guest, Kristin Low, is the CTO at Brinc and has a background in advanced robotics, AI, and UX. In today’s episode Kristin and Nate discuss the elements of good and bad design as well as the future pros and cons of governance within the crypto space. If you’d like to learn more or connect with Kristin, check out: https://www.brinc.io/ & http://www.design-thinking.asia/ &  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristindlow/

The world of crypto changes fast. Rigid startups that can’t adapt to the changing needs of their community members and investors are doomed to fail. How can your startup stay flexible enough to succeed? In this episode Thomas Graham, Managing Partner at startup advisory services provider TLDR, discusses red flags for startups, supporting companies post ICO, and emerging market opportunities. To learn more about or contact with Thomas or TLDR check out: https://www.tldr.capital/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomgtgraham/ & team@tldr.capital & tom@tldr.capital  

Spot weaknesses in your startup. Understand how your advisor works for you. Are they just a source of credibility or are they helping to design your ICO? As founder of Block Republic, Tom Howard has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly in blockchain startups. In today’s episode, Tom explains his project criteria for new ICOs, how to spot weaknesses before investment phase, and what the role of an advisor really is. To learn more or connect with Tom, check out: Blockrepublic.io & @the_tom_howard & The Dictator’s Handbook: http://a.co/doC6u60 & https://www.swissdiamondcoin.com/ & https://selfkey.org/

Emerging and changing regulatory forces are creating confusion in the Blockchain startup space. Improperly structuring your business can lead to big issues in the future. ICO advisor Kimble Ngo built his skills in the fields of finance and marketing during his career as an investment banker in Singapore, and recently he’s taken these competencies into the crypto space. In today’s episode Kimble shares his advice on how to structure your startup to avoid unnecessary regulations and explains his role as a current Blockchain advisor. To learn more about Kimble or connect, check out: http://kimblengo.com/ &  http://www.wisepass.co/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimblengo/

For the past 14 years Gerrit van Wingerden has worked with Tora Trading Services (one of the first EMS vendors in Asia) developing software for institutional traders. Taking his knowledge on the needs of those traders and a growing interest in cryptocurrency he co-founded and became CTO of Caspian - a full-stack crypto asset management solution for trading institutions. In this episode Nate and Gerrit discuss the custody issues facing crypto trading institutions and how Caspian is solving many challenges facing institutions entering the crypto space. To learn more about Gerrit or connect, check out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerritvanwingerden/ & https://caspian.tech/ & https://tora.com/ & http://www.kenetic.capital/

Most ICOs entering the crypto space are “woefully underprepared”. Brenn Hill from BlockSimple Solutions has a proven track record of consulting ICOs and preparing their marketing and technology for a successful launch. Brenn and his team are also looking ahead and thinking about the kinds of projects that will bring maturity and innovation to Blockchain. To contact Brenn or learn more about BlockSimple Solutions check out: https://blocksimple.consulting/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/brennhill/ & https://medium.com/blocksimple

The crypto space has recently been inundated with half-hatched startups underprepared for launch.  In today’s episode, Leigh Flounders describes how entrepreneurs need to focus their efforts to properly raise startup capital and satisfy investors.  As a board member at NZTech and Monthly Magazine’s 2017 CEO of the year, Leigh understands how to drive success by taking an honest and pragmatic approach to funding, product development, and community management.  To learn more about Leigh or connect, check out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leigh-flounders-5aa35613/