Consensus Conversations: Devs Doing Something – BUIDLing in a Bear Market
A Consensus 2023 panel with Angie Lau, Robert Habermeier, Sergey Nazarov, Emin Gün Sirer and Illia Polosukhin.
ABOUT
Web3 promises to transform not just the internet but also most industries around the world. From the metaverse to NFTs, from marketing to entertainment, what are the latest developments and trends in the Web3 space? Experts and pioneers in the field will share their insights and experiences on how Web3 is changing business and culture live from Consensus in Austin, Texas.
Angie Lau, editor-in-chief at Forkast Labs, moderates alongside panelists:
- Robert Habermeier, co-founder of Polkadot
- Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink
- Emin Gün Sirer, CEO of Ava Labs
- Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol
This episode is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and edited by Ryan Huntington, with additional production assistance from Eleanor Pahl. Cover image by Kevin Ross and the theme song is "Get Down" by Elision.
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