Aya Miyaguchi: reflections on Ethereum and the Ethereum Foundation

<p>This is my conversation with Aya Miyaguchi, Executive Director at the Ethereum Foundation.</p><p>00:00 intro</p><p>01:20 sponsor: Optimism (optimism.io)</p><p>02:38 reflecting on early days of Ethereum</p><p>9:01 Ethereum as an Infinite Garden</p><p>19:14 books and ideas that influenced Aya</p><p>24:54 the insignificance of titles</p><p>32:02 what does “Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation” mean?</p><p>40:33 the “teacher” mindset and how it applies to management</p><p>47:24 the importance of diversity</p><p>51:41 sponsor: Privy (privy.io)</p><p>53:03 the idea of subtraction and how it plays out in practice</p><p>1:05:42 funding in a non-profit context</p><p>1:08:48 why it’s difficult to describe the potential of Ethereum </p><p>1:16:46 embracing imperfection</p><p>1:20:43 learning from (un)natural disasters</p><p>1:33:20 what the 'next billion' means for Ethereum</p><p>1:42:59 Ethereum in emerging economies</p><p>1:49:09 outro</p><p><br>Relevant Links:<br>Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_and_Infinite_Games<br>Aya on Executing with Subtraction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXPewi5qOk<br>Ethereum Foundation - https://ethereum.org/en/foundation/</p><p>Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:<br>Optimism - https://optimism.io<br>Privy - https://privy.io</p><p>Into the Bytecode:<br>Other episodes and transcripts - https://intothebytecode.xyz/<br>Newsletter for updates - https://bytecode.substack.com<br>Twitter - https://twitter.com/sinahab</p>