How will digital collectibles affect film production and fan engagement? Paul Wight (formerly known as The Big Show) and entrepreneur Neil Stevenson-Moore join HackerNoon founder David Smooke to discuss ComicCon, hotel pseudonyms, GenZeroes, Netflix trends, the high probability of alien life, and more on the HackerNoon podcast. Related video clips:…

In this episode, David Smooke (Hacker noon Founder & CEO) and Utsav Jaiswal (Vice President Of Business Development) held a discussion about security vulnerabilities crypto and NFTS. They talk about rug pulls, exploitation of platforms (Axie Infinity and Opeansea) by hackers, phishing attacks, and fake exchanges among other issues. On this episode …

If you’re still not scared of cybercriminals now, you might be after hearing about zero-click attacks from Cam Canales, a Cybersecurity Analyst at CDW 👀 Amy and Cam chat about zero-click attacks like the NGO Baharani attack, Jeff Bezos’ zero-click downfall (almost forgot he was even alive anymore 😜), and the WhatsApp Pegasus phone call attack. They…

Stand up and listen in, Hackers! Nour Fateen, a Sales Engineering Manager at Recorded Future, talks to Amy about threat intelligence. They chat about the Threat Intelligence Lifecycle process of gathering data, analyzing it, and using it to secure your organization. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How did Nour get into cybersecurity? (02…

Amy chats with Eran Fine, the CEO and Co-founder of Nanolock Security, about the ongoing cyber war in Ukraine. They also chat about the history of Russian-Ukrainian cyber attacks, ransomware, the Colonial Pipeline attack, and more. 🇺🇦 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Who needs to care about ransomware? 😱 Why is Ukraine not experiencing ma…

Girl, pull up a chair and take a seat at the head of the boardroom because we are talking about women in cybersecurity this week on The HackerNoon Podcast. Misbah Fatima (Head of Security) and Farza Ashraf (Security Analyst) from Idenfo and SheSec Pakistan talk about how we can increase the number of women in STEM. On this episode of The HackerNoon…

Ioana Frincu joins Utsav Jaiswal on this week’s episode of The HackerNoon Podcast to discuss DeFi, smart contracts, and OG crypto secrets. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Utsav asks: How can we invest in DeFi effectively? 🏆 (01:50) How do you keep yourself informed on DeFi trends? 🧠 (09:00) What new stuff do you expect from Ethereum this…

Utsav Jaiswal chats with Crypto Analyst and Twitter Influencer Josh Swigart (aka Crypto Fundamentals @BlocksNThoughts) about all things crypto. Utsav digs deep into Josh’s thoughts on Bitcoin, NFT, DeFi, stablecoins, and more. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Utsav asks: What red flags should a new crypto project look out for? 🚩 (09:05) I…

The world and Ukrainians have shown incredible unity before Putin's encroachment on freedom and democracy. The strength of the Ukrainian army grows with each donated dollar and written word of support. This is already evident from the recent victories of Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield. We are aiming for 100 million of funds raised to help th…

In this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy Tom sits down with Ilkka Turunen to talk about Supply Chain Security. They go over the Log4J incident that made a lot of apps built-in Java vulnerable to exploitation, what it means to be a field CTO, how companies can place themselves to collect user feedback, and a lot more! Ilkka Turunen is the Fiel…

In this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy Tom sits down with Adebola Adeniran to talk about Money; specifically, mobile money in Nigeria. They go from sending money via email in Canada to how https://moni.africa (Moni) has cracked money lending by leveraging community governance. Which then got Moni into Y Combinator. It is an insider's take o…

On this episode of the HackerNoon podcast, Amy Tom and Michael Brooks get into everything freelance. They dive into https://golance.com, Michael’s freelance marketplace company. How it came about and Michael’s insights on running it. They talk about wild experiences like getting kicked out of Belarus and taking a shot of Brandy first thing every mo…

On this episode of the HackerNoon podcast, Amy Tom talks to Jon Mux, CEO of Mux, and Thierry Schellenbach, CEO of Stream. They dive into why each of them started their API-powered platforms. While covering topics like their first jobs, how they led up to being CEOs, their technical background, and much much more🚀 On this episode of The HackerNoon P…

Annie Rauwerda is a neuroscience student by day and the curator of @depthsofwikipedia on Instagram by night. Since the pandemic, Annie has grown her Depths of Wikipedia Instagram page to 500,000+ followers. Amy Tom talks to Annie about how she grew her page, their obsession over cows, fun cows that have cameoed on Wikipedia, how she connects with h…

Okay, what the f is a shitcoin?! Amy chats with Ben Sunderland of Everscale and the Nevermind the Shitcoins podcast about... well... shitcoins 😂 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is a shitcoin? (01:15) 💩 I’m sorry, did you say tittycoin? (07:14) 🍒 What gives a coin value? (12:22) 📈 Can you get rich from shitcoins? (15:35) 🤑 What’s up …

Lomit Patel is the Senior Vice President of Growth at Together Labs and a bestselling author 🏆 He is the author of the book, Lean AI, which is part of the Lean Startup series by Eric Ries. Amy chats with Lomit about his experience around joining early-stage startups and what a growth role at these startups looks like. They also go over his writing …

Join Amy Tom as she asks ALL the questions about Ethereum to Andrew Levine, CEO of Koinos Group. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Who tf is Vitalik Buterin!? (03:28) What is Ethereum? (05:44) What's the difference between Ethereum and Bitcoin? (06:44) What is the point of Ethereum? (09:03) What are the disadvantages of Ethereum? (11:01) ✨…

Louis Bouchard is a master's student by day and an Artificial Intelligence content creator by night. He is the creator of the YouTube channel, “What’s AI?”, which has 23k+ followers today. Amy chats with Louis about his content creation journey, what motivates him, and how he balances student life with YouTube video creation. On this episode of The…

Finally, all your dumb Bitcoin questions that you're too embarrassed to ask will be answered! Join Amy Tom as she learns about Bitcoin from Andrew Levine, CEO of KoinosGroup. 🪙 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Okay okay okay... wtf is Bitcoin?! (01:19) 🤔 How did we decide that Bitcoin had value? (06:10) 📈 When did we start trading Bitcoin…

At 16 years old, Arian Adeli founded his first company, Rivo Trading, a FinTech startup. Today, he's a successful 17-year-old CEO and an Internationally Best-Selling Author. Amy Tom chats with Arian about his experience as a teen entrepreneur. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Where and when did Arian learn to code? (3:46) 🧑‍💻 How did Aria…

Welcome welcome, ya lil crypto newbie - don't worry, this is a safe place to learn. Join Amy Tom as she asks ALL the questions about Blockchains to HackerNoon's resident crypto editor, Utsav Jaiswal. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is a Blockchain? (01:30) ⛓ How many Blockchains are there? (06:30) 🤯 What is block height? (13:50) 📏 C…

There are no delusions of grandeur here, we're busy defying patriarchy! 🧙‍♀️ Amy Tom sits down with Adora Nwodo, a Software Engineer at the Microsoft Mixed Reality team and a Hacker Noon Noonies Nominee. She's also a Published Author, a Tech Content Creator, and a badass developer defying patriarchy (while still being an awesome developer). On this…

Finally, Amy is joining the bandwagon and diving DEEP into crypto. Join her on this episode of Learning Crypto with Amy where Utsav Jaiswal explains all things crypto. And, what better place to start than exploring the origin of money? On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Sooo, what exactly is money? (02:20) 💰 How did colonization play into t…

Amy Tom chats with Robert Neal, Head of Experimentation at LaunchDarkly, about running experiments, A/B testing, and working with data. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What does experimentation mean? (01:02) and how does one become a "Head of Experimentation"? (02:23) What kind of person would you need to hire to run experiments? (13:42)…

Joining Utsav from HackerNoon on this episode from AllianceBlock are Rachid Ajaja (CEO), Houman Falakshahi (CRO), and Matthieu Mariapragassam (Head of Quantitative Analytics). 🧑‍💻 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What are the finer points of DeFi mechanics? 🔧 How do decentralized exchanges manage liquidity via smart contracts? 🧠 Why are A…

Joshua Gaylord, who writes under the pen name Alden Bell, is the author behind the literary zombie novel "The Reapers are the Angels" and the sequel "Exit Kingdom". 🧟 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Joshua Gaylord and Limarc Ambalina talk about the zombie apocalypse genre and why it's so appealing for modern readers and audiences. They a…

This week on Planet Internet, David Smooke, Amy Tom, and Kien Dao dive into Facebook's speculated name change and move towards the Metaverse. Will they be called Faceverse? The Metabook? THE Facebook? Who knows! It is a branding crisis after all 😂 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: Is a Facebook name change a good idea? (00:46) 🥺 What will the new Fac…

That's right, media conglomerates are taking over the world... or at least are trying to. This Week on Planet Internet, David Smooke, Amy Tom, and Ustav Jaiswal dive into the world of big media - think Facebook, Disney, Comcast, ATT - about the policies, who owns them, and more. 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: What is a media conglomerate? (02:10) …

Annie Rauwerda is a neurology student by day and an Instagram curator by night. Since the pandemic, Annie has grown her Depths of Wikipedia Instagram page to 376k followers and counting. Amy Tom talks to Annie about how she grew her page, how she connects with her followers, and how she decides what to post. 🏋️‍♂️ On this episode of The HackerNoon …

Utsav Jaiswal sits down with Amber Ghaddar, Founder at AllianceBlock, about building the AllianceBlock Protocol, understanding money matters, and getting down to business. 🤝 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How did Amber get her start? (02:50) 🧑‍🏫 Can we democratize capital itself? (13:23) 😱 How does Amber get people to open up to the ide…

Nicolas Ng, Hang Ngo, and Ellen Stevens examine the details of how HackerNoon is controlling the social media empires, the specs of the Facebook whistleblower video, how the rise and fall of the Soviet Union lead to a crypto-obsessed population. Also, why we plan to host our conferences in a space hotel. Hope you join us! 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTE…

Meet Scott D. Clary! Scott is a long-time HackerNoon contributor with over 20 published stories about business strategy. Amy Tom chats with Scott about hosting his podcast, building his career, and why he writes. ✍🏻 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Why does Scott write? (02:00) 🧑‍🏫 What is Scott’s writing process? (08:07) 🧑‍💻 How did Scot…

Utsav Jaiswal sits down with Aaron Lint (CISO at Anchorage Digital Bank and Leslie Ankney (the Communications Lead at Anchorage Digital. Aaron leads banking security operations at the first nationally chartered crypto bank. Leslie comes to Anchorage by way of Ditto PR, where she was Director of Blockchain and Digital Currencies Practice and Associa…

Limarc Ambalina, Ellen Stevens, and Amy Tom debate the future of NFTs. This Week On Planet Internet - are NFTs here to stay? Will the hype die down? 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: How do you determine which NFTs are million-dollar investments? (02:01) 😵 What gives art value? (08:37) 💰 How can you invest in the metaverse? (11:15) 🤑 Is the metaverse…

Utsav Jaiswal talks to Mitja Goroshevsky, Free TON's CTO, and Ben Sunderland, Free TON's Senior Community Manager, about building Free TON. 🪜 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How was Free TON launched? (03:34) 🥳 Is your blockchain technology working for you or against you? (13:43) 🙊 How does Ben position Free TON against Blockchains like …

Linh Dao Smooke chatted with Liz Eddy, Co-founder and CEO of Lantern, THE company that helps death-planning easier. 💆‍♀️ On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: When did Liz get her start? (01:14) 🍬 How did Liz found her business? (10:50) 🤯 How did Liz know she wanted to solve societal issues with entrepreneurship? (15:35) 🥺 How did Liz find her…

That's right - everyone is getting called out This Week On Planet Internet and no one is safe. Natasha Nel, Amy Tom, and Daria Kulish get so real, it will hit you deep in the heart. 😵 We're talking about our relationships with social media, New Hollywood, and other forms of mainstream media. 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: Has New Hollywood taken o…

Hey hackers! We thought you’d enjoy this episode from the archives. This episode was originally released on August 31, 2020. Enjoy! Natasha Nel from hackernoon.com sits down with Sarah Evans—tech industry PR legend and strategic communications startup founder—to talk all things branding and influence: from personal to B2B. In this podcast: How to a…

Who wins in the battle of the internet and freedom of speech? 🥊 Amy Tom, Ellen Stevens, and Zaeem Shoaib chat about censorship and the internet. We all know that fake news = bad, but how do we stop it from being spread without limiting freedom of speech? 🌏 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: The ensuing battle between freedom of speech and protecting peo…

Utsav Jaiswal sits down with Joseph Weinberg, the co-founder of Shyft Network and an OG Bitcoiner. As an early investor in Bitcoin in 2010 and director at Coinsetter until its acquisition by Kraken FX in 2016, Joseph knows what's up in the digital currency world. 🥇 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: "The blockchain doesn't care what we thin…

OKAY - here's what you need to know before you start your open-source platform. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, we hear from Ben Bromhead, CTO of Instaclustr, and Ev Kontsevoy, CEO of Teleport, about how they started their open-source platform. 🙀 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What was Ev's very first job? (01:44) And Ben's? …

Is decentralization fair for everyone? This Week On Planet Internet, Utsav Jaiswal, Sidra Ijaz, and Amy Tom talk about the decentralization movement. What's the latest with DeFi? Can AI & decentralization be friends? 🥺 🌍 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: The great debate on whether to use social financing options or stick to personal financing 😵 Are tr…

Big money, get paid. Tom Sosnoff, Co-CEO of tastytrade, and Sean Salas, CEO of Camino Financial, join Amy Tom this week to discuss FinTech startups. What is Wall Street REALLY like? How has the finance industry evolved? Listen to find out - DUN DUN DUNNNN 😵 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What was Tom's very first job? (01:15) And Sean's…

Humanoid Natasha, Amy, and Katarina (from the future) say that the robots are taking over This Week On Planet Internet! These days, if you think about anything too hard, you might just explode. But fret not, one day we will all live in robot bodies and no one will be able to touch us. 🦾 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: What's the latest with the tec…

This is David's guest spot on Clever Programming that we are republishing here.By HackerNoon.com

It's a man's man's world but (lol James Brown knows) it would be nothing without women! Sophie Wyne (Co-Founder and CEO of ariglad), Luna Ito-Fisher, and Ambika Miglani (Co-founders of Decrypted By Us) join Amy on the podcast this week to chat about their entrepreneurship journey 😱 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How do you know it's tim…

We're talking about remote work This Week On Planet Internet (ironically while Linh Dao Smooke has her first in-person meeting with Marcos Fabian, our wonderful dev) 😂 But anyways that's neither here nor there because HackerNoon is a fully remote company and WE'VE GOT THINGS TO SAY about working remotely 😤 🌍 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: First off,…

Michael Vittiglio dropped some serious knowledge bombs about game dev on this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast 💣 Amy Tom asks Mike about the cost of game development - and not just money-wise. Amy and Mike chat about how to stay sane in a high-pressure industry, how many people it takes to produce a game, and about some of the technical resources …

This one goes out to all the techies with an attitude - we're SaaSing it up this week. Ben Milne, Founder and Chairman of Dwolla, and Jordan Husney, Co-Founder and CEO of Parabol, join Amy Tom to chat about how they started their B2B SaaS companies🔥 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: When did Ben found Dwolla (for the first time - lol entre…

Amy Tom chats to Gil Allouche (CEO of metadata.io) and Tom Coburn (CEO of Jebbit) about starting a marketing data company. They chat about how they each started their companies, the mutual challenges they face, and give advice on growing a company. 💯 On this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast: What was Gil's very first job? (00:56) And Tom's? 👶 (02:…