Episodes
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: The Big Show Used to Stay in Hotels as Richard Kimble From "The Fugitive" Tech Shortcuts in SciFi Storytelling: "Science Fiction Becomes...
Published 10/05/22
Published 10/05/22
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 of The HackerNoon Podcast: 03:38 – What are the current scams around crypto & NFTs? 04:30 – Does crypto need a custodian? 09:30 –...
Published 05/27/22
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 also get into securing devices on and off your corporate network. 💚   On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is a zero-click attack?...
Published 05/10/22
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? (02:00) Where do people start when they want to set up their security stack? (07:06) What kind of data do I need to gather to understand my...
Published 04/27/22
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 massive infrastructure-related cyber attacks - like what happened with Colonial Pipeline? ⛽️ Who needs to be worried about cyber threats right...
Published 04/19/22
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 Podcast: How did Farza get into tech and cybersecurity? 💃 How did Misbah get her first job in the cybersecurity industry? 👩‍💻 Is cybersecurity a...
Published 04/12/22
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 year? 🎉 (12:52) Is it safe to build so many blockchains? 😬 (21:26) What is that crypto secret that noobs don’t know? 🤫 (29:25) Is social...
Published 04/05/22
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) Is Bitcoin the principal cryptocurrency (over all the others)? 🏆 (11:10) What happens when a blockchain goes down due to server issues? 👎...
Published 03/29/22
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 the Ukrainian army by the end of the week and we believe in the defeat of Russia in the near future   You can donate UAH now! Together to...
Published 03/22/22
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 Field CTO of https://www.sonatype.com/ (Sonatype).   On this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy Tom and Ilkka Turunen chat about: What...
Published 03/16/22
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 on what the financial landscape looks like in Nigeria and Africa at large. 💵   Adebola is the Software Editor at HackerNoon and the Growth lead...
Published 03/08/22
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 morning before work in Serbia. It’s a wild ride and you definitely should tune in! Brandy or coffee in hand, your choice ;) 🍻   On this episode...
Published 03/01/22
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 Podcast, Amy, Jon, and Thierry chat about: Why are APIs even useful in today’s developer landscape? 🤷‍♂️ (1:18) Jon and Thierry tell us...
Published 02/22/22
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 her followers, and how she decides what to post. 🏋️‍♂️ On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is the Depths of Wikipedia's Instagram...
Published 02/15/22
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 with Daddy Doge? (19:42) 🐶 Can shitcoins bring actual goodness to society? (27:34) 💚 What is Ben’s fav shitcoin? (34:45)...
Published 01/25/22
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 style and how Lomit thinks about the feedback loop for his writing. 💁‍♂️   On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is Lomit’s role at...
Published 01/18/22
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)   ✨ This week's episode is sponsored by Bybit - one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchanges, with more than 2 million...
Published 01/11/22
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 HackerNoon Podcast: How long has Louis been an AI YouTuber? (01:46) What has been Louis’ favorite use case of AI? (06:43) How did Louis...
Published 01/04/22
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? (10:10) 🌚 Who is Satoshi Nakamoto and what is this white paper? (15:59) 🧑‍💻 What does it mean to hash something? (20:02) #️⃣ Is...
Published 12/21/21
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 Arian get into the FinTech industry? (07:44) 💰 How does Arian battle the perception of being a teen entrepreneur and not being taken seriously?...
Published 12/16/21
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) 📏 Can you hack a Blockchain? (23:20) 🥷   ✨ This week's episode is sponsored by Bybit - one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency...
Published 12/14/21
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 episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is the tech scene like in Lagos, Nigeria? (01:57) 🌎 What was Adora's experience like doing her...
Published 12/07/21
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 the mix? (05:40) 🤴 How did paper currency come to be? (06:55) 💵 How do banks work? (14:00) 🏦 How do we determine the value of money?...
Published 12/02/21
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) How much data do you need to run meaningful experiments? (18:00) How does experimentation work in software? (22:27) How many experiments...
Published 11/30/21