The Index Podcast
Join entrepreneur Alex Kehaya on The Index for exclusive interviews with tech, blockchain, and AI founders, developers, and investors who are building the next wave of the internet. Go beyond the code and listen to their stories, strategies, and insights as we explore the driving forces behind their innovation and ambition.
Episodes
What is the future of DeFi? This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya joins Josh Reyes from Local Solana for a deep dive into the world of decentralized peer-to-peer exchanges and his previous ventures with OpenPeer and Minke; learn how his new company, Local Solana, is poised to revolutionize the crypto trading landscape with gasless transactions, community-driven dispute resolution, and a user-friendly interface that simplifies cr...
Can AI-powered economic engines redefine the landscape of Web3 commerce? Find out on The Index as host Alex Kehaya joins Dr. John Ennis, CEO of NeoSwap, who takes us through his groundbreaking journey from mathematician to entrepreneur.
Learn how NeoSwap's innovative approach to simultaneous buying and selling transforms traditional trading methods by addressing liquidity issues and enhancing efficiency, especially i...
What is the future of AI education? Host Alex Kehaya joins Maria Laws, VP of Learning & Development at Ahura AI, to explore how AI is revolutionizing corporate learning. Maria shares her journey from being a high school science and dance teacher to becoming a leader in AI-driven education.
Hear how Ahura AI is transforming corporate training and maintaining focus in an increasingly distracted world with its adaptive learning pla...
Can zero-knowledge proofs revolutionize the blockchain industry? This week on The Index, Alex Kehaya joins Brendan Farmer, Co-founder of Polygon, to discuss how Ethereum's scalability will change forever. Brendan shares his insights on the challenges of creating seamless interoperability across various virtual machines, such as EVM and SVM, and how zero-knowledge technology offers potential solutions. Brendan explains why uni...
How are blockchain companies evolving to meet the demands of a decentralized future? Join host Alex Kehaya on The Index as he talks with Yair Cleper, Co-founder & CEO of Lava Network. Yair shares his entrepreneurial journey into Web3 and discusses the vital role of the blockchain community in building decentralized protocols.
Tune in to learn how Lava is transforming the blockchain landscape by empowering developers to rapidly e...
Join us for a great conversation on AI technology, social media, privacy, and the future of digital marketing. On this episode of The Index, we are joined by Anne Ahola Ward, the CEO of CircleClick, futurist, and media-dubbed "mother of all startups." Anne shares her entrepreneurial journey from working at Apple to becoming a marketing guru, highlighting her innovative JavaScript solution during the OS 9 to OS 10 transiti...
What does the future hold for DeFi and social networking? Host Alex Kehaya joins Stani Kulechov, Founder and CEO of Avara & Aave, to explore the complex landscape of DeFi and L2 ecosystems. They discuss how DeFi is merging with social platforms, cultivating dynamic communities across blockchain networks like Ethereum and Solana.
Listen as they discuss the innovative Lens protocol, a groundbreaking approach to social networking t...
This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya dives into the world of cryptocurrency with Akshay BD, advisor to the Solana Foundation and founder of Superteam. Akshay's journey, from launching Uber in India to becoming a key player in crypto. Alex and Akshay discuss the potential of crypto to revolutionize wealth creation. They break down how owning tokens in a project can be similar to holding equity in a company. Learn how contri...
This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya is joined by Peter Voss, Chief Scientist at Aigo, to discuss the cutting-edge advancements in conversational AI and its path towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Peter shares his remarkable journey from electronics engineer to AGI pioneer, driven by a relentless curiosity that led him to develop a cognitive AI capable of outperforming thousands of human agents in customer service.
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This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya joins Darya Sesitskaya, Founder and CEO of the super cool Shader social camera app. This no-code AR creation tool instantly lets you customize videos with AI. Darya shares how it blurs the lines between the digital and the physical worlds, exploring how augmented reality can spin the mundane into the magical on your mobile devices.
This week on The Index, we dive into staking on Solana with Jito Labs! Host Alex Kehaya joins the masterminds behind it all, Lucas Bruder and Zano Sherwani, the co-founders of Jito Labs! The blockchain's biggest validators trust their MEV software, and we're here to discuss the future of DEFI. They'll share their entrepreneurial journey, discuss JitoSOL, the liquid staking token, and we will explore how they&apo...
This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya dives into the future of zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) with guests Wyatt Benno and Houman Shadab, Co-Founders of ICME and NovaNet, a groundbreaking P2P decentralized proving network. The conversation spans the current ZKP landscape, exploring its potential for future Web3 applications. Wyatt and Houman unpack the regulatory and legislative considerations surrounding this innovative technology...
This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya welcomes Vinny Lingham, the Founder and CEO of Rumi, an AI-driven platform that offers video conferencing. Vinny shares his unique insights into the startup world as an investor and entrepreneur. We take a deep dive into the future of AI in the workplace, ChatGPT, decentralized storage, chip shortages, and what's next for Bitcoin.
This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya welcomes Niraj Pant, Co-founder of Ritual, the network for open AI infrastructure. Join them as they take a deep dive into Ritual's groundbreaking architecture, built on a crowdsourced governance layer aimed at ensuring safety. Explore Ritual's mission to become the focal point of AI in the web3 space by evolving Infernet into a modular suite of execution layers that interoperate w...
This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya welcomes Matty Taylor, former Head of Growth at the Solana Foundation, who left to co-found Colosseum. Known for organizing some of the largest blockchain hackathons in the crypto space, including Grizzlython and Hyperdrive, it's a great conversation about hacking innovation within the Solana ecosystem.
This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya welcomes Jake Brukhman, Founder and CEO of Coinfund, to discuss the future of AI and Web3. They take a deep dive into how advanced AI and blockchain technologies are reshaping industries, from decentralized finance to the burgeoning NFT market. Alex and Jake explore AI's early applications in social media analytics for stock trading predictions and highlight the capabilities of tools l...
This week on The Index, host Alex Kahaya welcomes entrepreneur Alex Pisarevski, Co-founder of the Epic Web3 conference. Join us as we explore how Alex is shaping a future where developers and founders come together, sharing insights and driving innovations at the forefront of the decentralized future.
This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya welcomes Dan French, CEO of ResProp & Partner at Rex, a company reshaping property investment. It's a great conversation about blockchain-driven property investment opportunities, where high-quality real estate assets become as accessible as trading stocks. Learn more about the promise of AI in property management and the transformative potential of blockchain in mortgages.
This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya welcomes former Coinfund partner Austin Barack, now the Founder and Managing Partner of Relayer Capital. Get ready for a deep dive into token economics, the transformative power of Bitcoin and Ethereum, the types of Web3 startups he will be investing in this year, and an in-depth discussion on the trailblazing paths carved by smart contracts and decentralized applications.
This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya welcomes Meow, the Founder of Jupiter, the best exchange in DeFi on Solana. Meow shares Jupiter's blueprint for Web 3 and the decentralized future in this exclusive interview. Learn about Jupiter's full-stack ecosystem play, which is focused on advancing the metaverse.
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