Daniel Rice talks with Dave Rael about deep interests, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, the importance of demand for what you offer, and niches
Daniel Rice is a veteran software engineer, leader, speaker, and writer with expertise in blockchain and finance. Daniel’s most recent role was as CTO for Totum Risk which provides portfolio analytics software. Totum was selected for YNext incubator in 2016, which was awarded “top accelerator” honors by Finance Magazine. Daniel has helped launch over 20 products, and as an entrepreneur his personal apps have racked up over 5 million downloads.
In 2014 Daniel founded Bitcoin Developers Los Angeles to focus on building a developer community around blockchain technology. He has also consulted as CTO for several early blockchain startups and published a whitepaper on managing price volatility of cryptocurrencies.
Daniel is also the founder and organizer of the Orange County CTO Forum. He holds a BS degree in computer engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Chapters:
2:02 - Dave introduces the show and Daniel Rice4:03 - Daniel's path into getting more involved in business in addition to software10:16 - Daniel's current roles and interests12:44 - The appeal to Daniel of blockchain and Bitcoin16:34 - Surveillance,fear, and liberty19:12 - What developers should know about blockchain and cryptocurrencies25:34 - How Daniel discovered Bitcoin and the importance of the finite cap on quantity30:44 - Sources of interest in Bitcoin for developers38:16 - Resources for developers interested in blockchain and cryptocurrencies39:30 - How Daniel got started in software42:35 - Daniel's story of failure - deficiency of market research48:35 - Daniel's book recommendation50:40 - Daniel's top 3 tips for delivering more value53:07 - Keeping up with Daniel
Resources:
Bitcoin Developers Los Angeles
Bootstrap Legal
Blockchain
Bitcoin
The Bitcoin Whitepaper
Ethereum
Benjamin Franklin Quotes - Including "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
United States National Security Agency on Twitter
US Inflation Calculator
Bitcoin's genesis block
Smart Contracts
Bitcoin Mining
Digital Signature
Building Bitcoin Core with XCode - Daniel Rice
Configuring bitcoind for Debugging - Daniel Rice
Solidity Programming Language
Ethereum Documentation
Bitcoin Reference Client
Ocarina (Flute App) by Smule
Daniel's Airhorn App
Tai Lopez on the Ben Greenfield Fitness Podcast - Secrets to Getting Tough
Daniel on Bitcoin: "Bitcoin is a techno tour de force" Reason 1: Open Source Technology
Daniel on Bitcoin: "Bitcoin is a techno tour de force" Reason 2: Open Ledger
Daniel on Bitcoin: "Bitcoin is a techno tour de force" Reason 3: Secure Money Storage and Transactions
Daniel on Bitcoin: "Bitcoin is a techno tour de force" Reason 4: Decentralization
Daniel on Bitcoin: "Bitcoin is a techno tour de force" Reason 5: Capped Supply
Daniel's book recommendation:
The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career - Reid Hoffman
Daniel's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
Focus on demand
Respect the non-technical parts of business
Invest in yourself
2016-11-21
