Ep. 9 - "Consensus Hackathon" (05/04/2016)

My rundown of Consensus Hackathon 2016. My project was called "Lead Market" and I was recognized last minute by Tierion with their sponsorship prize, but I challenge you to find mention of my project anywhere in the official coverage. I was one of just two Bitcoin related projects out of 26 or so total. The Takeaways: - Bitcoin is DEAD - Bitcoiners are dinosaurs - Ethereum invented this space - Code doesn't matter -> Talk is better - Blockchain stack apps are the new hottness - The more complex and unrealistic the idea the better - IBM/Deloitte/Microsoft are totally clueless and merely here to be here - Consensys + Ether.camp are the two major boiler rooms for Ethereum now My Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2a0LbKPJvI GitHub: https://github.com/droplister/leadmarket Awarded: https://twitter.com/tomkysar/status/726921668199878658 Xotika.tv: https://xotika.tv/#/channel804/UnconfirmedTransactions **OFFICIAL** Consensus: http://www.coindesk.com/events/consensus-2016/ Hackathon: http://www.coindesk.com/events/consensus-2016/hackathon/ Submissions: http://consensus2016-blockchain.devpost.com/submissions Robert Schwentker Twitter: https://twitter.com/schwentker Women's Lunch: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Che4RcDWMAEr3Pv.jpg:large Group photo: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ChoVhuBXAAE7Btz.jpg:large Event Coverage Bitcoin Error Log: http://www.bitcoinerrorlog.com/2016/05/01/live-blogging-from-consensus-2016-hackathon-day-2-may-1-2016/ Pete Rizzo: http://www.coindesk.com/consensus-2016-building-blocks-hackathon-winner/ Muneeb Ali: https://medium.com/muneeb/blockchains-are-not-magic-4fa6dd412ab Not mentioned in this podcast, but Consensys announced a month long, virtual hacakthon, ie: free labor! tl;dr - Total Scamathon