Episodes
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It's 4am and I've been stuck working on an API integration. It's worth it. What would the future "you" say to you right now, based on the sacrifices you make?
Companies:
Woolf: Building The First Blockchain University, Regus, WeWork, LinkedIn Learning, Lynda, Codecademy
Websites:
https://woolf.university
Alternate titles:
Pulling an all-nighter in the office
All night at the office
Overnight at the office
Sleeping at the office
Skin in the game
Startup life
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Technology, Business, Education, software engineering, web development, dev, developer, co-op, office, work, error, fix, patches, support, camping, internship, responsibility, API, business, consulting, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
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When you complete a milestone, do you ever ask, "what's next?" Action demonstrates priority.
Alternate titles:
Never Stop Never Stopping
Priority vs. Action
I'm not done - a high school wrestling story
Companies:
Woolf: Building The First Blockchain University
Websites:
https://woolf.university
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Technology, Business, Education, milestone, crowd sale, ICO, initial coin offering, token sale, IPO, API, software engineering, software development, goals, academia, high school, secondary school, wrestling, high school wrestling, high school sports, athletics, sports, fitness, team, varsity, captain, discipline, competition, match, round, fight, coaching, coach, focus, career, study, action, volunteering, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
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Step into the shoes of an admissions counselor. Anybody can self-publish a book. Does that make a difference? Maybe. Let me explain.Alternate titles:Does publishing a book help my college application?Does publishing a book help me get into college?Does publishing a book help me get into grad school?Does being a published author help my application?Does being a published author help my college application?Does being a published author help me get into college?Does being a published author help me get into grad school?How do I self-publish a book?How do I get my book published?How do I get my manuscript published?How do I get a Literary Agent?How do I find a Literary Agent?How does publishing help my graduate school application?Locations:New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Companies:Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Google, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House, Simon and SchusterOrganizations:Harvard College, Harvard UniversityReferences:Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, Apple iBooks Author, Google Play Books Partner Center, The Big 5 Trade Book Publishers in the U.S, DuckDuckGoTags:technology, books, q&a, self-published, eBooks, kindle, manuscript, Literary Agent, politics, writing, bureaucracy, code, programming, grad school, networking, education, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
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A dollar results in more work depending on where it is spent. Consider the companies leaving California for Texas. Why limit yourself to your own state, or even your own country?People:Mark CubanLocations:United States; New York, NY; Silicon Valley, CA; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX; Cambodia; Philippines; Malaysia; Panama; Berlin, Germany; Gibraltar; SwedenCompanies:Dollar Tree, Upwork, Freelancer, Royal Dutch Shell, BuzzFeedVideo Worth ItReferences:https://upwork.comTags:taxation, visa, visa sponsorship, work visa, outsourcing, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
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"I'm just terrible with languages..." have you heard that before? It's been 300 hours of private language instruction, and it's working.Quotes:"Make the best decision you can with the information you have at the time."Tags:language, languages, language learning, youth, high school, college, plans, private investment, angel investors, visa, conference, sponsorship, memorization, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain CapitalLanguages:Russian, Spanish, German, Mandarin ChineseBooks:English Grammar for Students of Russian by Edwina J. CruiseOrganizations:Bloomberg, Verbling, Woolf: Building The First Blockchain University, Huobi, EdCrunch 2018Locations:Zurich, Switzerland; Oxford, England; Moscow, Russia
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Woolf left Ethereum and has announced a launch on the Stellar blockchain platform. Locations:Berlin, Germany; Washington, DC, USA; Valletta, MaltaOrganizations:Ethereum, Stellar, IBM, Hyperledger Fabric, Linux Foundation, Woolf: Building The First Blockchain UniversityLanguages:RussianReferences:https://medium.com/the-woolf-company-blog/the-first-university-ico-ab843ec1b062Tags:ERC20, ERC223, token sale, ICO, dapp, crowdsale, power level, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
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I wrote the smart contracts. We're still switching.
Locations:
Washington, DC
Organizations:
Ethereum, Stellar, Ripple, Kickstarter, IBM, Hyperledger Fabric, Linux Foundation
Universities:
References:
https://medium.com/the-woolf-company-blog/5a624f09a4b9
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Byzantine Fault Tolerance, Etherem Casper, token sale, ICO, work, funding, angel investor, crowdsale, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital -
I was able to stay in Europe for a maximum of 90 days before my visa expired. Now I need a work visa.Locations:Valletta, Malta; Berlin, Germany; Washington, D.C., United States; European Union; Reykjavík, Iceland; Beijing, ChinaOrganizations:Woolf: Building The First Blockchain University, Pinewood Studios, Kippertie Studio, Red Digital Cinema, Oxford Student Union, Huobi, Regus, WeWork, SoftBank GroupUniversities:Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford; Wolfson College, University of Oxford; Trinity College, University of OxfordReferences:Schengen AgreementTags:work, cinema, immigration, investment, efficiency, productivity, customs, risk, security, politics, government, legal, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
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Accreditation for education institutions tends ultimately to be controlled by governmental forces. Innovators are determining how blockchain technology integrates within that system.People:Alex Grech, The Commonwealth Centre for Connected LearningHon. Minister Evarist Bartolo, Education and Employment Minister, Republic of MaltaOrganizations:Woolf: Building The First Blockchain UniversityLocations:Malta; European union; China; Berlin, Germany; Washington, DC, United StatesTags:politics, government, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
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The token creation preceded attending the Blockchain, Credentials and Connected Learning conference through The Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning (3CL) in Malta.Tags:work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain CapitalCompanies:LinkedIn, LinkedIn Learning;
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Learn about why I joined, and also how I rented a Red Cinema Camera from Pinewood Studios.Tags:Ethereum, ERC20, ERC223, token, education, cinematography, apprentice, law, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain CapitalPeople:Dr Joshua BroggiOrganization:Woolf: Building The First Blockchain University, GitHub, Pinewood Studios, Star Wars, KipperTie, Pelican, Red Digital Cinema, Sennheiser, Universal Audio, Oyster Web Storage, Oyster WSSchools:University of OxfordLocations:Berlin, Germany; Oxford, England; London, England; Valletta, Malta; Palm Beach, Florida; Washington, DC; New York City, New York; European UnionReferences:- https://woolf.university- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfoDzY_CHp8
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I obtained a digital credential, posted it on LinkedIn, and they found me.
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dapp, ethereum, solidity, ERC20, ERC223, smart contracts, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, marketing, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
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Lynda, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Learning, Coursera, Udemy, Codecademy, Oyster Web Storage (Oyster WS), Oyster Protocol, PRL, Google Drive, Dropbox, Apple iCloud, Ethereum, IOTA, Blockchain Council -
I left sunny South Florida and moved to the Mid Atlantic seeking better opportunity and new technology, specifically, blockchain development on the Ethereum platform using the Solidity programming language.
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bitcoin, ethereum, solidity, self-taught, back-end, software engineering, data, database, medical, healthcare, web development, api, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
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Blockchain Council, Lynda, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Learning
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Your perceived goal can get in the way of you actually achieving it.
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software engineer, credential, certification, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
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YouTube, University of London, London School of Economics, Oyster Web Storage, Oyster WS,
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United States, Canada, England -
I talked about business insights because I was working at a company full-time, which made the content relatable. But once I quit my job to learn blockchain development, the podcast came to an end.
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work, freelance, tech, technology, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, finance, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital -
You lose momentum and make it that much harder to start again.
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work, freelance, tech, technology, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, business, consulting, leadership, finance, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital -
Go make it.
Business, Networking, Learning, Podcast
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economics, development, town, city, state, internet, source, principality, conversation, IT, sales, consulting, opportunity, knock, effort, possibility, entrepreneurship, solar, electricity, economy, global, oil, petrol, underwater, high-frequency trading, competitive advantage, software engineering, finance, quant, quantitative, plan, taxi, NGO, nonprofit, business.
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Anchorage, Alaska, Japan, Uber.
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Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis (W. W. Norton & Company) -
It will lead you to accomplish more.
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vacation, travel, adventure, career, grind, weekend, productivity, deal, coupon, bargain, saving, finance, expectations, flight, work, networking, business
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Spirit Airlines, Anchorage, Alaska, New York City, New York, Dallas, Texas, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fort Lauderdale, Florida -
Have this mindset about every responsibility, even the ones that are frustrating.
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volunteering, dishes, longevity, regret, worry, concern, frustration, attitude, uncomfortable, sports, team, challenge, boss, task, responsibility, encouragement, indefatigable, influence, office, community, morale, manager, efficiency, joy -
What you don't plan for often results in the most growth.
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dream, wish, hope, desire, goal, pursuit, effort, contract, relationship, sales, long-term, defense, government, public sector, regulation, politics, denial, challenge, growth, win, intensity, focus, president, career, rejection, business, leadership, learning, networking, entrepreneurship, consultant, consulting, consultancy.
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Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston Family Health Center, General Electric - Show more
