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EB79 – Rodolfo Novak: Coinkite And The Feature Factory
Support the show, consider donating: 3F1oAeaN5gbZothT7q4S67agrs2zcvjXid (http://bit.ly/1EX03i4) Started in May 2013, Coinkite has by now almost advanced to senior citizen status in the short-lived Bitcoin startup space. CEO Rodolfo Novak joined us for a discussion about what drove their initial interest in Bitcoin, why they initially focused on providing 'bank-like' services and how they've transitioned to powering the infrastructure of countless Bitcoin startups with their API. We also discussed multi-sig and the business strategy they pursued that allowed them to be profitable and not require venture funding. Topics covered included: - How Coinkite started - Why they have come away from calling themselves a Bitcoin bank - Why they have been putting so much emphasis on multi-sig - How they've ended up building an insane amount of features - The transition of their business model to providing a powerful API for startups - What the Bitcoin ecosystem in Toronto is like Links mentioned in this episode: - Coinkite: http://bit.ly/1QX86mp - Coinkite-Ledger Partnership: http://bit.ly/1cKX58M - How to use Ledger Nano with Coinkite: http://bit.ly/1IH8Jzh - p2sh.info: http://bit.ly/1HpQCxF Sponsors: - Shapeshift: Buy and sell alt coins instantly at http://ShapeShift.io - Ledger Nano: Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EB09 at http://ledgerwallet.com (valid until 09/30/15) Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/079 YouTube: http://youtu.be/5P5PofChyo8 Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture. - Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com - Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter - Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc