#7: Leon Erichsen, Builder Community Manager @ Gitcoin | How Gitcoin has been using crypto 
to connect developers and provide $50M+ to public good projects

If you don't want to miss our episodes, subscribe to our Substack and get an e-mail whenever the new one comes out: https://web3talks.substack.com/ In this episode, Leon Erichsen from Gitcoin tells us: - Why crypto connects people from both sides of the libertarian-socialist spectrum, - How crypto helped Gitcoin to connect developers living in different parts of the world to build new open-source projects, - How quadratic funding helps to make even 1$ count and fund projects that can do the most for the common good, - Examples of non-crypto Gitcoin projects (incl. COVID emergency aid, biomedical research & private messaging projects), - What fascinating technological & operational challenges have Gitcoin faced during its dynamic growth? - Why it’s worth hanging out on Gitcoin’s Discord channel if you’re interested in building open source apps.