#30 – Doug Petkanics & Eric Tang: open video infrastructure
Description
This is my conversation with Doug Petkanics and Eric Tang, cofounders of Livepeer.
Timestamps:
(00:00:00 ) - intro
(00:01:45 ) - sponsor: Optimism
(00:03:55 ) - Livepeer origin story
(00:11:54 ) - FFmpeg and the video infrastructure stack
(00:17:07 ) - compute capacity and cost in open vs closed systems
(00:22:59 ) - GPUs as the supply side, working at NVIDIA
(00:40:27 ) - finding latent demand
(00:46:10 ) - sponsor: Privy
(00:47:30 ) - learnings on go-to-market, Livepeer Studio, AI video processing
(01:00:54 ) - AI subnets in the Livepeer network
(01:07:51 ) - doing whatever it takes to get it done
(01:13:19 ) - interacting with the market
(01:18:51 ) - the inner game
(01:24:30 ) - outro
Links:
Doug Petkanics - https://twitter.com/petkanics
Eric Tang - https://twitter.com/ericxtang
Livepeer - https://twitter.com/livepeer
Livepeer Studio - https://twitter.com/livepeerstudio
Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:
Optimism - https://optimism.io
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Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.