Episode 11 | Forrest Colyer, AWS Blockchain Specialist | Web3 Technologies
Posted on Friday, Feb 18, 2022 | Category: Cloud Technology | Series: Exploring the Cloud | Cloud, Technology, Sales, web3, crypto, defi
Show Notes
Episode #11 of “Can I get that software in blue?”, a podcast by and for people engaged in technology sales. If you are in the technology presales, solution architecture, sales, support or professional services career paths then this show is for you!
Your hosts Steve Mayzak and Chad Tindel are joined by Forrest Colyer, an AWS Blockchain Specialist SA and outright expert in all things crypto and web3. We’re also joined by our first bestie guestie host Rhett Garber, a strong engineer leader with experience managing developer teams at Yelp, Postmates, and GitHub all of which had successful IPOs or acquisition exits.
Today we’re having a conversation about what Web3 really means and what are all the pieces of it that exist today that you can use to start building one of these new decentralized applications.
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Links mentioned in the episode:
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/11/22325054/beeple-christies-nft-sale-cost-everydays-69-million
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59568929
https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/24/22801332/nfl-all-day-nft-sports-top-shot-collectible-dapper-labs
https://www.winespectator.com/articles/robert-mondavi-goes-nft-with-bernardaud-bottles
Constitution DAO: https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/12/01/crypto-tokens-people-constitution-dao-ether-redeem-refund/
This Week in Startups DAO Deepdive: https://thisweekinstartups.com/breaking-down-rivians-ipo-and-100b-valuation-dao-deep-dive-with-openlaws-aaron-wright-e1324/
Out of the Ether: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Ether-Amazing-Ethereum-Destroyed/dp/1119602939
Guests
Rhett Garber
Rhett Garber is a senior engineering leader at GitHub/Microsoft and has previously led teams at Yelp and Postmates.
Forrest Colyer
Forrest Colyer is a deep technologist with a focus on driving the adoption of blockchain, cryptocurrency and other innovative technologies in the public and private sectors. Currently, he is responsible for defining an actionable blockchain adoption strategy for clients, designing high-impact blockchain solutions, and guiding the development and implementation of blockchain applications in industry. His passion lies in educating people about blockchain and its impact across the gamut of industry verticals and enabling them to capture that value with innovative solutions that operate at the convergence of multiple bleeding-edge technologies.