Episodes

Nov. 30, 2021

Leave Nothing to Chance with Experimentation

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 …

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Nov. 23, 2021

Demystifying DeFi, DEXs, and AMMs with AllianceBlock Team

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 De...

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Nov. 17, 2021

Zombie Apocalypses with ‘The Reapers are the Angels‘ Author, Alden Be…

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 …

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Oct. 28, 2021

Diving Into the Metabook

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 …

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Oct. 15, 2021

Media Conglomerates Are Taking Over The World

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 …

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Oct. 14, 2021

Into the Depths of Wikipedia

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 …

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Oct. 12, 2021

Economics, Crypto, and Really Smart Women

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) ...

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Oct. 8, 2021

Critical Thinking, Cryptocurrency, and a Space Hotel

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. …

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Oct. 7, 2021

How to Build Your Personal Brand with Writing

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 …

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Oct. 5, 2021

Interview with Aaron Lint and Leslie Ankney

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 w...

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Oct. 2, 2021

Are NFTs Here to Stay?

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 …

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Sept. 30, 2021

Building a Blockchain Community

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 …

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Sept. 28, 2021

The Business of Death: Dealing with Loss and Grief

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? …

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Sept. 23, 2021

Everyone‘s Getting Called Out

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 …

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Sept. 22, 2021

How to Hack a Huge Career in Tech with PR Expert & Founder Sarah Evans

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...

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Sept. 16, 2021

Checks, Balances, and Freedom: Censorship vs The Internet

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 …

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Sept. 16, 2021

How to Build Around Blockchain Regulation with an OG Bitcoiner

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 …

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Sept. 14, 2021

Creating an Open Source Platform

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 …

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Sept. 9, 2021

In Decentralization We Trust

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: …

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Sept. 7, 2021

What Is Being a FinTech CEO like?

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 …

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Sept. 2, 2021

The Robots Are Taking Over

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 …

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Sept. 2, 2021

How to Build a Technical Blogging Platform with David Smooke and Clev…

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

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Sept. 1, 2021

How to Succeed as a Young Female Entrepreneur

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 …

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Aug. 26, 2021

What Is the Future of Remote Work?

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 …

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