A Interview with Tegan Kline from Edge & Node

Tegan Kline, co-founder and business lead, joins the yWhales team to discuss Edge & Node, a software development company founded by the core protocol team behind The Graph. The company creates and supports protocols and dApps that empower individuals and move humanity forward. Tegan discusses more on what The Graph does and shares her thoughts on Web3, where she thinks we are on adoption and what pieces are needed to align Web3 to the mainstream.

 

About Guests

Tegan Kline is the Co-Founder and Business Lead at Edge & Node. She was previously the business lead at The Graph and the International Business Development Manager and OXT Relations at Orchid. Her slogan is “Do no harm. Take no bull. Change the World.”

 

You’ll learn about:  

• The technology behind Edge & Node
• How the Graph works and how its a public good and permissionless
• The War on Web3, where we are on adoption and what pieces are needed to align for Web3 to be mainstream
• What Tegan thinks is the defining moment for Web3 and how community is extremely important
• How to get involved in the Web3 space
• The multi-chain future
• Bank adoption and how banks can get involved

 

Resources: 

Connect with Tegan Kline: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter

Connect with YWhales: Website | BitClout | Twitter

Edge & Node: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Medium

The Graph: Website | Twitter

 

Timestamps

[01:10] Tegan’s background and how she got into the Web3

[06:29] How the Graph works

[14:45] Where are we in terms of Web3 adoption

[18:21] What pieces are needed to align Web3 for mainstream

[22:09] The rapid pace of the Web3 space

[23:49] About Edge & Node

[26:23] The defining moment for Web3

[34:14] What countries are adopting Web3 and blockchain technology

[37:23] How to get involved in the Web3 space

[42:46] How Tegan does no harm

[47:51] The multi-chain future

[51:44] Forbes 30 under 30

[52:39] Bank adoption and how banks can get involved

[59:22] Crypto gives people a fresh start

[1:00:27] What are Tegan is excited about

[1:03:56] Solving rights and scalability issues

[1:05:41] If Tegan is an NFTs person

[1:09:46] How to contact Tegan

 

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