Ted Livingston is the CEO and Founder of Kik Interactive – creators of Kik – a messaging app that connects the world through chat.
After working at Blackberry, his boss encouraged him to start his own company, which he did in 2009.
That company (Kik) has since grown to 15 million monthly users, a billion-dollar valuation, $120 million dollars in venture funding, and an uber-successful $100 million-dollar ICO.
In this episode, Ted and I discuss:
His journey from Blackberry, to Kik, to Kin – which is the new cryptocurrency that powers the Kik messaging platform How back in 2010 Kik went from 0 to 1 million users in only 15 days The power of incentives in a decentralized network –and– Why Ted believes Bitcoin is fundamentally flawed, and how Kin addresses those flaws, to the point of maybe one day replacing Bitcoin as the world’s top cryptocurrency026: TrueBit – Blockchain Verification on Steroids with Jason Teutsch
024: Impak Coin – Canada’s First Compliant ICO with Paul Allard
023: Disrupting the Internet with Mesh Technology – John Lyotier
022: CryptoKitties – Ethereum’s New Killer App with Arthur Camara
021: Blockchain Meets Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Ben Goertzel
020: Bitcoin is at $10,000 – Here’s a Brief History with Professor Emin Gün Sirer
019: The $30-Million-Dollar Ether Party with Lisa Cheng
018: The Little-Known History of Ethereum, Decentral, and Jaxx with Anthony Di Iorio
017: How RedHat is Quietly Transforming Enterprise Blockchain with Rich Feldmann
016: Crypto Disrupting Crypto – AirSwap – A Decentralized Exchange
015: From Wall Street to Bitcoin with Michael Casey
014: A Third Generation Blockchain with Matthew Spoke
013: Don Tapscott – The Man Leading The Global Blockchain Revolution
012: The Legal Powerhouse Behind the Most Iconic Token Sale with Thomas Linder
011: Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher Invest in Blockchain – with Rahul Sood
010: Toyota’s Breakthrough with Blockchain and Autonomous Cars with Chris Ballinger
009: Abra Bitcoin App is the WhatsApp of Money with Bill Barhydt
008: Why Companies are Flocking to Hyperledger with Brian Behlendorf
007: Blockchain is Quietly Transforming Identity Management with Greg Wolfond
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