Cypherpunks, Product Management and Jack's Dog with Jack Zampolin

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast featureto Jack Zampolin, co-founder of Sommelier finance & Strangelove validator.

Sommelier is a bet that Ethereum will be a dominant player in the global economy. Sommelier consists of the Cosmos Stargate SDK, its Tendermint-based consensus layer and a decentralized, bi-directional Ethereum bridge, managed by a global network of validators.

Strangelove Validation Services operates a secure validator node on the Cosmos network. Strangelove has been running the hub software (starting with testnets) since the summer of 2018.

We spoke to Jack Zampolin about Sommelier and

• Jack's professional path
• The importance of soft skills
• What inspires founders
• What do advisors do
• Economic models
• The technical aspects of Sommelier finance
• Zero sum game in blockchain
• Feckups
• Building teams
• Entrepreneurship culture
• Jack's dog
• Cosmos
• Ecosystem development
• Communities
• Professional journalism
• Validators

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