So all of us kind of started getting very, very interested in the cryptocurrency space, especially around Ethereum and around smart contracts, really, and so that kind of spurred our interest into actually experimenting with smart contracts, and CryptoKitties was one of those experiments.Īnd how did you come up with the idea for CryptoKitties? I think that we started off with the Money20/20 Hackathon, and some of the team members were kind of dabbling in that area of at least digital virtual currency, and not only that, as Roham would probably mention, our CTO, Dieter, he kind of mined Bitcoin very early on, and he’s been a big fan of the space for a long time. Yeah, so, as Roham said, it’s been a very interesting journey. Benny, how did the company get into the crypto space?
Wow, I really like the insight that you mentioned about how a small group of people will shape these emerging technologies. So AI, machine learning, and now blockchain.
So, in the past six years, we’ve built four different companies, two venture funded, two profitable, and most kind of circling around the new platform shifts that’ve been going on. So I started the company about six years ago with my brother, and the focus was building companies based on emerging technology, and really, we realized that when the platform shifts happen, when new technology comes around, developers, designers, sort of a small group of folks working at a startup have a very outsize impact on shaping the perception of that technology and on impacting society’s, basically, acceptance of it, and CryptoKitties is a perfect example with blockchain. What does Axiom Zen do?Īxiom Zen’s a venture studio. Your original company, Axiom Zen, which is the company that started CryptoKitties, has been around since before the crypto craze. My guests today are Roham Gharegozlou, CEO of Dapper Labs, the company behind CryptoKitties, and Benny Giang, Dapper Labs’ head of Asia. That helps other listeners find the show. If you’ve been enjoying Unchained, pop into iTunes to give us a top rating or review. Welcome to Unchained, your no hype resource for all things crypto.
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