Ep. 42 Web3 Onboarding and UX Done Differently w. Ben Kurrek @ Keypom

Wide ranging conversation with Ben Kurrek.

Ben is a Software engineer @ Pagoda (prev. NEAR Inc), ex DevRel Engineer @ Pagoda, co-founder @ Keypom, student at University of Waterloo Engineering.

On this wild conversation we cover A LOT including:

• Ben's journey into blockchain and NEAR protocol as a total beginner.
• Reflections on branding, marketing, and memetics. 
• How Keypom is different to Satori
• Thoughts on Pagoda, BOD, and the role of Dev Tel
• Strategies for attracting top tier devs and builders
• Unpacking Keypom: what, how, why this is revolutionary?
• Secret sauce behind Keypom: unpacking NEAR account model.
• Rapid fire: use cases and how they can be built using Keypom 
• and more!

Resources
Keypom Website - https://keypom.xyz/
Keypom Documentation - https://docs.keypom.xyz/
ETH Denver 2023, Keypom Presentation - https://youtu.be/oHj-GjFi6g4

NEAR Developer DAO - https://near.social/#/mob.near/widget/MyPage?accountId=devgovgigs.near

Follow on Socials
Ben Kurrek - https://twitter.com/ben_kurrek
Matt Lockyer - https://twitter.com/mattdlockyer
AVB - https://twitter.com/AvbNear

Keypom - https://twitter.com/keypomxyz
Pagoda - https://twitter.com/PagodaPlatform 

What is Wild User Interviews Podcast (Wuipod)?

People, Product and Crypto.

Wild User Interviews is about open-sourcing open-ended conversations with the creative forces shaping up the decentralised world. In the wild, our guests range from Product Designers to Blockchain Architects, and include topics such as Philosophy and Proof-of-Stake. The common thread being our focus on the human side as he try to deconstruct the frameworks and processes to enable listeners to become the better version of themselves while venturing into the Metaverse.