I Build, Therefore I Am Podcast

In this episode, João, our Lead Developer Advocate at Cartesi, is joined by Shaheen Ahmed, Builder at Comet to talk about creating a space for collective creativity on-chain. We’ll break down how Comet works technically, including how Cartesi and Espresso stack into its architecture. We’ll also hear from Shaheen about his journey as a developer, a real discussion about what it’s like to build creatively, and what it takes to bring smooth, expressive UX to social dApps - Comet is a social dApp with depth.

​In this episode, Joao, our Lead Developer Advocate at Cartesi, sits down with Carsten Munk, the builder behind Cartesi Coprocessor. Together, they’ll explore how the Cartesi Coprocessor enables smart contracts to offload heavy computations, bringing remarkable flexibility and scalability to Web3 development.

In this episode, Joao and Felipe, our core contributors at Cartesi, are joined by Nick Dodson, CEO of Fuel Labs, to explore Fuel's innovative approach to scaling Ethereum and break down Fuel's design, from the FuelVM enabling parallel transaction execution to the Sway smart contract language.

In this episode, Joao, our Lead Developer Advocate at Cartesi, sits down with Nader Dabit, Director of Developer Advocacy at EigenLayer, to explore how developers can tap into Ethereum’s staked capital and decentralized validators. ​We’ll also reflect on our experience during the recently concluded Experiment Week, where builders explored Cartesi Coprocessor in collaboration with EigenLayer.

​In this episode, João, our Lead Developer Advocate at Cartesi, is joined by Guilherme Dantas and Cláudio Silva, Core Team members of Bug Buster, to explore how their platform is bringing fairness and transparency to bug bounty programs.

​In Episode 2, Joao, our Lead Developer Advocate at Cartesi, is joined by Max Hatesuer and Carlo Fragni, Core Team members at RIVES, to explore the innovative features of their platform. Together, they’ll dive into RIV—a low-level, verifiable fantasy console redefining how games are created, played, and verified onchain.

​In this episode, João, Developer Advocate Lead at Cartesi, sits down with Mayur Relekar, Founder of Arcana Network, to dive into their chain abstraction solution and explore how both Arcana's and Cartesi's design choices ensure seamless communication with each other and other protocols.

​In this episode, Milton Jonathan, Technical Coordination Lead at Cartesi, joins João, our Lead Developer Advocate, to discuss Cartesi’s integrations with Espresso and Avail. Milton will discuss how these integrations enhance Cartesi Rollups by enabling decentralized applications to process inputs through Espresso’s L2 infrastructure and Avail’s base-layer capabilities. You’ll learn how developers can build Cartesi Rollups dApps while using these technologies to create faster, scalable, and more flexible solutions for the Web3 ecosystem.

In this episode, João, Developer Advocate Lead at Cartesi, is joined by Henri Binsztok, Co-Founder of Okcontract, to explore how they are simplifying smart contract interactions for developers and businesses. Discover how Cartesi and Okcontract are advancing modularity’s future and enabling seamless smart contract experiences for DeFi, gaming, NFTs, and beyond.

In this episode, João and Shaheen, Developer Advocates at Cartesi, are joined by Ian LeViness, DAO Lead at Push Protocol, to explore how Push Protocol is building the Web3 communication layer with tools like Push Chat and Push Notifications. Discover how Push Protocol and Cartesi are advancing decentralized communication and scalability.

​In this episode, João (DevAd Lead at Cartesi) and Carsten (Board Director) chat with Luis (Project Manager at Shutter Network) about modularity and how this approach is shaping the web3 space, leading the charge in creating more adaptable, scalable, and efficient solutions.

Join us for this episode to hear from João and Carlo, core contributors at Cartesi, as they chat with Jordan Sutcliffe, the Business Development Lead at Symbiotic, about how Symbiotic is redefining shared security in decentralized networks. Explore how Symbiotic and Cartesi are working together to drive the future of modularity and scalability in decentralized applications.

In this episode, João (DevAd Lead at Cartesi) and Felipe (Co-founder of Cartesi) chat with Kyle (Global Business Lead at Avail) to hear his take on the modularity thesis and the vision Avail has in unifying web3.

In this episode, João and Shaheen, our kick-ass Developer Advocates at Cartesi, chat with Ben, CEO of Espresso Systems. Together, they demystify the key aspects of Espresso’s blockchain infrastructure, explaining what they do, how they do it, and its impact on the broader Web3 ecosystem.