🎙️ Next week's Web3 Watch brings you Aziz Amer Tash, CBDO of GetBlock, to discuss blockchain nodes and dApp development!

Running a node can be complicated. So GetBlock works to take that pressure off the shoulders of Web3 builders.

👉 Register here: https://events.cardstack.com/blockchain-nodes-and-dapp-development-with-getblocks-cbdo-aziz-amer-tash

Meet Dani, Cardstack's Senior Software Engineer—a tech enthusiast working on Cardstack Wallet!

When she’s not geeking out on coding, she’s likely to be found venturing into beautiful landscapes on her motorcycle or indulging in her love for cats with Stray, the video game.

Learn more about Dani’s adventure with Cardstack here: https://www.notion.so/Q-A-with-the-Cardstack-Team-1bbb8cd1ed88459d9c41a642c3c81d48#e3fef912032e40fd9ec14e910750199c

What is the value of self-sovereign identity in the decentralized world?

Learn more about this in our Web3 Watch episode on Decentralized Insurance: https://youtu.be/I03JbqmKL6U

📢 We have an AMA coming up!

Happening on September 1st—Cardstack’s Founding Director Chris Tse shares:

➡️ Progress updates on product development
➡️ Upcoming product launches

and much more!

💬 This will be a live Zoom session, register here: https://events.cardstack.com/ama-with-cardstacks-founding-director-chris-tse

🎙️ Tomorrow on our fireside chat with GetBlock, we discuss blockchain nodes and dApp development, including:

👉 GetBlock's vision for the Web3 ecosystem
👉 Why choose GetBlock over running your own node?
👉 Different types of nodes offered by GetBlock
... and more!

Set your reminders here: https://youtu.be/9SAcJle6w7M

Hollywood is well-known as an industry of sharks. And its bloodthirsty reputation doesn't seem set on disappearing anytime soon.

Can Web3 aid in improving this sentiment towards the media & entertainment industry?

https://medium.com/cardstack/can-web3-save-the-entertainment-industry-ced6410c78ee

We are extending the Card Pay Protocol to provide an end-to-end payment infrastructure for Web3 businesses.

The app suite will allow Web3 businesses to manage invoices, payments, and accounting—all from one dashboard.

Read more here: https://twitter.com/cardstack/status/1562721513983610880

🎙️ Next week's Web3 Watch brings you Harsh Rajat, Founder of Ethereum Push Notification Service (EPNS)!

We will discuss EPNS' blockchain-based push notification service, which is both chain-agnostic and platform-independent.

👉 Don't miss out!
Register here: https://events.cardstack.com/chain-agnostic-push-notifications-with-epns-founder-harsh-rajat

🔔 One of the many valued Senior Developers on our team, Doug works to improve Cardstack Wallet’s quality and bring new features to life!

Besides working, he is a gamer at heart and enjoys pixel art-styled indie games 🎮. He also occasionally rides in amateur Hard Enduro "races" on his battle-tested 1999 Honda XR!

👉 More on Doug here:
https://www.notion.so/Q-A-with-the-Cardstack-Team-1bbb8cd1ed88459d9c41a642c3c81d48#fc97e9f217004fcda10841bd8a0b1cbe

📢 Excited for our live AMA on September 1st?

Here's your chance to get updates directly from our Founding Director Chris Tse!

You will be able to submit questions on Zoom directly, so remember to prepare your questions in advance.

🗓 Register NOW for the live Q&A on Zoom:
https://events.cardstack.com/ama-with-cardstacks-founding-director-chris-tse

📢 The live AMA with Cardstack's Founding Director Chris Tse is happening this Thursday, September 1st! You can now submit your questions in advance.

Please use this hashtag and follow this format, so we catch your question: #CardstackAMA : [Your Question]

Note: All questions surrounding token price, liquidity or exchanges will not be answered.

Also remember to register for the AMA if you haven't already: https://events.cardstack.com/ama-with-cardstacks-founding-director-chris-tse

🎙️ Tomorrow on Web3 Watch with Ethereum Push Notification Service (EPNS), we talk about these topics:

✅ The vision of EPNS
✅ Why build a push notification communication protocol?
✅ Challenges in building a push notification system on blockchain

... & more!

Set your alerts here: https://youtu.be/1N0O-ep5Fss

📢 Catch up on our latest updates, including tomorrow's AMA and our new fireside chats!

https://medium.com/cardstack/web3-roundup-a3eed25dfae2

🎙️ Next week's Web3 Watch brings you Calaxy to discuss the creator economy.

Among other topics, we talk about...

➡️ How creators are leveraging Calaxy's marketplace
➡️ Why blockchain is crucial for building a decentralized creator economy

Register here: https://events.cardstack.com/creator-economy-with-calaxys-cso-rusty-matveev

Decentralization shouldn't feel like you're scattering yourself. It should feel like all your things are centered around you!

That's where the Cardstack Hub comes in—your hub around you, not around the project, the dApp, or the protocol.

https://youtu.be/6N4ug8EeV6w?t=1663

Cardstack’s Senior Developer Matic is currently working on blockchain development with our protocol team.

Outside of work, Matic is an artist! He designs and builds heavy brutalist sculptures.

More on Matic's diverse talents here: https://www.notion.so/Q-A-with-the-Cardstack-Team-1bbb8cd1ed88459d9c41a642c3c81d48#854710d7b63f423490f68fce38223c72

SaaS startups rely on venture funding for growth.

However, with venture funding comes the pressure to either grow exponentially for IPO or sell the company to big tech.

As big tech companies like to acquire their competitors and then eliminate those products or services for their own competitive advantage, there isn't much opportunity for independent growth in the current ecosystem for startups.

With a decentralized, community-owned Internet, great products will no longer be killed by big tech!

🎙️Tomorrow, we talk about the creator economy with Rusty Matveev, CEO of Calaxy!

➡️ Calaxy is an open social marketplace built for creators, by creators. In this fireside chat, we'll discuss how Calaxy is revolutionizing the creator economy.

👉 Set your alerts here: https://youtu.be/HpTW4Jx1BIU

📺 In our recent AMA, Cardstack's Founding Director Chris Tse answered the community's questions about Cardstack's strategy, protocol, product & marketing, including:

✅ Priorities and planned launches for 2022
✅ The B2B invoicing product
✅ Questions about staking and the Cardstack Wallet

👉 Missed it? You can still watch it here: https://youtu.be/5eNC1HG4RgI

🎙️Coming up next week on Web3 Watch!

We discuss the usability-focused Web3 ecosystem with NEAR Protocol's Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin.

We'll cover:

➡️ NEAR Protocol’s vision, ecosystem & initiatives
➡️ Challenges Web3 faces today

...and much more.

Register here: https://events.cardstack.com/en-us/usability-focused-web3-ecosystem-with-near-protocols-illia-polosukhin

👉 “Make an awesome product, make something that people need and it just so happens that it’s built on top of blockchain.” - Matt Wisniewski

Watch the full fireside chat where Chris Tse and Matthew Wisniewski of Satellite.im discuss decentralized messaging and the importance of blockchain: https://youtu.be/cmn7RtVyrJs