EP. 221 - Running LLMs Locally – Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino Reveals Decentralized AI Platform QVAC

EP. 223 - DevNTell - Escaping Founder-Led Everything with Javier Lozano, Jr. : Helping Tech Founders Install Simple Growth Systems

In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Javier Lozano Jr who is a fractional CMO/CRO who helps B2B tech and tech-enabled service companies build predictable, scalable go-to-market engines by aligning brand, demand, and RevOps to shorten sales cycles and grow measurable pipeline. As former CMO at Wrapmate, he scaled revenue from roughly $1M to $20M in under four years by leading multiple GTM motions. Today, through Bolder Media Co., he partners with CEOs and founders to install repeatable marketing and revenue systems that drive sustainable growth. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Javier, learn tips and tricks to help grow your company and more! — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:21) Welcoming Javier Lozano Jr (01:09) Javier's Background (02:33) Karate Champion Origins (03:50) Sports Mindset in Business (06:47) Founder Go To Market Pitfalls (08:59) Clear Messaging and Positioning (11:01) Customer Conversations as Moat (12:55) Growth Playbook Insights (17:04) Storytelling and Founder Voice (18:51) Breaking the Early Growth Wall (21:41) Lifecycle Systems for Pipeline (24:34) Execution Discipline and Buy In (26:01) AI Automation vs Human Experience (30:18) Founder Advice (31:54) Outro — GUEST & HOST 🤝 Javier Lozano Jr, Founder @ Bolder Media Co. - https://x.com/therealjavylo [https://x.com/therealjavylo] 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s [https://x.com/narb_s] — RESOURCES Episode Links ℹ️ Website - https://boldermediasolutions.com [https://boldermediasolutions.com] ℹ️ Javier's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/javierlozanojr/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/javierlozanojr/] ℹ️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/javykixs [https://www.facebook.com/javykixs] ℹ️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/javy_is_bold/ [https://www.instagram.com/javy_is_bold/] ℹ️ Newsletter - https://boldermediasolutions.com/newsletter [https://boldermediasolutions.com/newsletter] ℹ️ Podcast - https://boldermediasolutions.com/podcast [https://boldermediasolutions.com/podcast] 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify [https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify] 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple [https://devdao.to/dvt-apple] ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud [https://devdao.to/dd-cloud] 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter [https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter] 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events [https://devdao.to/yt-events] 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us [https://devdao.to/partner-with-us] 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter [https://devdao.to/yt-twitter] 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup [https://devdao.to/devntell-signup]

EP. 222 - Exploring Agentic AI for DeFi: How ORO Turns Chat into On-Chain Action

In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Katerina Vdovichenko who is the Co-Founder of ORO. ORO is the AI companion that turns your words into onchain execution supporting swaps, staking, lending, and bridging across every chain. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Katerina, learn about ORO and how you can get started using it today! — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:56) Welcoming Katerina Vdovichenko, Co-Founder of ORO (01:41) Katerina's Early Crypto Journey (04:03) Why DeFi UX Is Hard (07:24) ORO Elevator Pitch (09:31) ORO's Origin Story (14:22) Wallets and Custody (16:14) Shield Engine Security (17:48) Developer API Roadmap (18:42) Training the AI Model (21:23) North Star Vision (23:12) Supported Chains and Access (24:02) Founder Advice (27:16) Outro — GUEST & HOST 🤝 Katerina Vdovichenko, Co-Founder @ ORO - https://x.com/katerinaviko [https://x.com/katerinaviko] 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s [https://x.com/narb_s] — RESOURCES Episode Links ℹ️ Website - https://www.askoro.ai/ [https://www.askoro.ai/] ℹ️ App - https://app.askoro.ai/ [https://app.askoro.ai/] ℹ️ Blog - https://www.askoro.ai/blog/ [https://www.askoro.ai/blog/] ℹ️ ORO X Account - https://x.com/Ask_ORO [https://x.com/Ask_ORO] 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify [https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify] 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple [https://devdao.to/dvt-apple] ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud [https://devdao.to/dd-cloud] 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter [https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter] 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events [https://devdao.to/yt-events] 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us [https://devdao.to/partner-with-us] 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter [https://devdao.to/yt-twitter] 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup [https://devdao.to/devntell-signup]

EP. 221 - Running LLMs Locally – Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino Reveals Decentralized AI Platform QVAC

In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, who introduces their decentralized AI platform QVAC. QVAC is Tether’s answer to centralized AI — a new paradigm where intelligence runs privately, locally, and without permission on any device. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Paolo, learn about Tether's approach to local AI (QVAC), and how you can get started using it today! ---------------------------------------- — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:46) Welcoming Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether (03:26) Paolo's Origin Story (07:55) Tether's Leap into AI (12:56) The Vision Behind Stable Intelligence (18:07) QVAC SDK Overview (23:36) Local Models vs Frontier (26:38) AI Agents and Stablecoins (28:19) Advice for Founders (29:42) Where to Follow Updates (30:15) Outro ---------------------------------------- — GUEST & HOST 🤝 Paolo Ardoino, CEO @ Tether - https://x.com/paoloardoino [https://x.com/paoloardoino] 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s [https://x.com/narb_s] ---------------------------------------- — RESOURCES EPISODE LINKS ℹ️ Website - https://qvac.tether.io/ [https://qvac.tether.io/] ℹ️ GitHub - https://github.com/tetherto/qvac [https://github.com/tetherto/qvac] ℹ️ QVAC Docs - https://docs.qvac.tether.io/ [https://docs.qvac.tether.io/] ℹ️ QVAC SDK - https://qvac.tether.io/dev/sdk/ [https://qvac.tether.io/dev/sdk/] ℹ️ QVAC Fabric - https://qvac.tether.io/dev/fabric/ [https://qvac.tether.io/dev/fabric/] ℹ️ QVAC Genesis - https://qvac.tether.io/dev/genesis/ [https://qvac.tether.io/dev/genesis/] ℹ️ MedPsy Announcement - https://tether.io/news/tether-unveils-medical-ai [https://tether.io/news/tether-unveils-medical-ai-that-runs-on-phones-outperforms-much-larger-sota-models-and-can-cut-the-cloud-out-entirely/] ℹ️ Tether X Account - https://x.com/tether [https://x.com/tether] ℹ️ QVAC X Account - https://x.com/QVAC [https://x.com/QVAC] 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify [https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify] 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple [https://devdao.to/dvt-apple] ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud [https://devdao.to/dd-cloud] 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter [https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter] 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events [https://devdao.to/yt-events] 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us [https://devdao.to/partner-with-us] 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter [https://devdao.to/yt-twitter] 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup [https://devdao.to/devntell-signup]

EP. 220 - Tea Protocol: Rewarding Open-Source Heroes | Timothy Lewis (CEO & Co-Founder)

In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Timothy Lewis who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tea Protocol. Tea is the permissionless network powering the future of open source. Tea anchors open source in cryptography and turns every signed commit into part of a global economy. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Timothy, learn about Tea Protocol and how you can get started using it today! ---------------------------------------- — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:29) Welcoming Timothy Lewis, Co-Founder and CEO of Tea Protocol (02:20) Timothy Lewis Backstory (04:16) Crypto And Ethereum Journey (09:26) Why Open Source Matters (12:28) Valuing Open Source Contributions In AI Era (16:04) What Is Tea Protocol (17:09) PKGX And Rewards Graph (21:31) Layer Two For Software (26:36) Anti Sybil Verification And Global Community (28:58) AI Is New Compute (29:27) AI Harnesses vs. Models (30:21) Tooling Matures Fast (31:44) Context Engineering Era (32:36) Supply Chain Onchain (33:39) Agent Identity And Payments (35:33) Future Of Engineering (38:15) Audits Against Inference Attacks (41:02) Tea Protocol Vision (43:19) Tea Protocol Alpha (45:10) Retroactive Grants And Rewards (46:47) Developer Identity And Bounties (48:08) Progressive Decentralization (50:25) Founder Advice ---------------------------------------- — GUEST & HOST 🤝 Timothy Lewis, Co-Founder & CEO @ Tea Protocol - https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothythomaslewis [https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothythomaslewis] 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s [https://x.com/narb_s] ---------------------------------------- — RESOURCES EPISODE LINKS ℹ️ Website - https://tea.xyz/ [https://tea.xyz/] ℹ️ GitHub - https://github.com/teaxyz [https://github.com/teaxyz] ℹ️ White paper - https://docs.tea.xyz/tea-white-paper [https://docs.tea.xyz/tea-white-paper] ℹ️ Tea Protocol X Account - https://x.com/teaprotocol [https://x.com/teaprotocol] 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify [https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify] 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple [https://devdao.to/dvt-apple] ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud [https://devdao.to/dd-cloud] 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter [https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter] 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events [https://devdao.to/yt-events] 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us [https://devdao.to/partner-with-us] 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter [https://devdao.to/yt-twitter] 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup [https://devdao.to/devntell-signup]

EP. 219 - Fighting Rare Disease on Undiagnosed Day | Stanley Bishop & Mikk Cederroth

In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Stanley Bishop and Mikk Cederroth. Stanley is currently affiliated with “Research to the People,” a joint program between Stanford Genetics and Stanford Medicine, where he contributes his AI expertise and leadership to unite a diverse set of collaborators tackling unaddressed problems in rare genetic illness medicine and precision oncology. Mikk, alongside his wife Helene, is the founder behind the Wilhelm Foundation, a global voice dedicated to ending the diagnostic odyssey for people living with undiagnosed diseases (PLWUD). Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Stanley and Mikk, learn about Undiagnosed Day, insights into rare disease research, and more. ---------------------------------------- — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:25) Welcoming Stanley Bishop and Mikk Cederroth (00:59) Stanley’s Mission in Science (01:50) Mikk and the Wilhelm Foundation (04:01) What Undiagnosed Day Means (05:58) Why Diagnosis of Rare Disease Is So Hard (09:10) Building Global Networks (10:20) Data Sharing and Compliance (13:23) Introducing the Undiagnosed Hackathon (16:11) Inside the Mayo Hackathon (18:17) Hackathon Impact and Results (21:41) Upcoming Events and How to Join (25:56) Compute Power and Decentralized AI (33:00) Outro ---------------------------------------- — GUESTS & HOST 🤝 Mikk Cederroth, Founder @ Wilhelm Foundation - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikk-cederroth/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikk-cederroth/] 🤝 Stanley Bishop, AI Scientist @ Stanford - https://x.com/ScienceStanley [https://x.com/ScienceStanley] 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s [https://x.com/narb_s] ---------------------------------------- — RESOURCES EPISODE LINKS ℹ️ Wilhelm Foundation - https://wilhelmfoundation.org/ [https://wilhelmfoundation.org/] ℹ️ Undiagnosed Hackathon - https://undiagnosedhackathon.org/home [https://undiagnosedhackathon.org/home] ℹ️ Rare Archive GitHub Repo - https://github.com/Wilhelm-Foundation/rare-archive [https://github.com/Wilhelm-Foundation/rare-archive] ℹ️ Wilhelm Foundation Origins - https://katiecouric.com/health/three-children-die-from-unknown-illness/ [https://katiecouric.com/health/three-children-die-from-unknown-illness/] ℹ️ Lattice Discord - https://discord.gg/pYGW8WMEU [https://discord.gg/pYGW8WMEU] ℹ️ Wilhelm Foundation X Account - https://x.com/WilhelmFound [https://x.com/WilhelmFound] 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify [https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify] 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple [https://devdao.to/dvt-apple] ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud [https://devdao.to/dd-cloud] 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter [https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter] 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events [https://devdao.to/yt-events] 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us [https://devdao.to/partner-with-us] 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter [https://devdao.to/yt-twitter]