Jesse Pollak: Redefining Leadership in Web3 and Beyond (Live from Veecon)
Recorded Live from Veecon 2023! Check out my sit-down interview with Jesse Pollak, founder at Base @ Coinbase. He leads their efforts to build, support, and integrate protocols into Coinbase products. This is a fantastic talk on Jesse's career journey into web3, and he unpacks "how it works" so that even my mom will understand it! You can learn more about their work here: https://blog.coinbase.com/embracing-decentralization-integrating-and-building-protocols-at-coinbase-afac7957476a. Full Video: https://youtu.be/hkZFNAjOGYY If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and Twitter @AdamJPosner.eth
The POZCAST: Decoding Success with Adam Posner
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Show Notes
1:20 - What 'Base' is?
2:49 - Explain 'Coinbase' to Adam's mom
3:25 - Jesse's background/journey to web3
4:50 - Love about Coinbase
6:00 - Internal think tank collaboration
7:34 - Retail Engineering w/r to consumer experience
8:49 - Concerns about security
10:57 - Hot take on e-coins
12:24 - Bullish about NFT space
13:13 - Baggage attached to NFT
13:56 - What keeps Jesse up at night
15:30 - Key learnings/challenges so far
16:40 - Geographic diversity
18:00 - Advice to young developers
18:45 - How to keep oneself creatively inspired
19:53 - Currently reading/watching
21:30 - Wife in the Web3 space
22:28 - Jesse’s Super Power