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James Sinka

The Boost VC Podcast

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Narratives w/Will Jarvis

The Deep End

Peeling back Web3

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Why invest in decentralized science? James Sinka is a classically trained chemist and materials engineer and DeSci investor at Orange DAO, a fund for crypto projects supported by an alliance of Y Combinator alumni. On this episode of Boost VC, James joins us to discuss where he sees opportunities in DeSci, describing the benefit of publishing null results and how open science helps us get to the truth more quickly. James explains how the Orange Fund and Orange DAO work together to finance crypto projects and shares his advice to scientist-founders on generating your own luck through action. Listen in for James’ insight on the first use cases for decentralized science and learn how investing in DeSci can democratize access to research and help rebel scientist-entrepreneurs ship products in the real world! Topics Covered How James defines scienceProcess to uncover truths about worldNot an institution of truth What attracted James to DeSciBenefits of publishing null resultsLess wasted science effort and money How James got into cryptoExposed to Bitcoin in collegeOffers financial freedom to bet on self How Orange DAO works$50M fund for crypto projectsY Combinator alum support efforts James’ advice for foundersBias toward actionBe willing to be wrong Where James sees opportunity in DeSciFree flowing access to informationGet to truth more quickly What’s wrong with academic science nowResearch for prestige, not passionValue determined by citation numbers How the Alzheimer’s fraud happenedConflict of interest at NIHNo reverse accountability system What inspires James to invest in DeSciPush boundaries of scientific researchHelp scientists build real products James’ take on the first use case for DeSciData warehousing (null results)New forms of publication open to all James’ definition of successTime, space and resourcesAbility to do what you love Connect with James Sinka Orange DAO https://www.orangedao.xyz/Orange DAO on Discord https://discord.com/invite/DVncb7UxGBOrange DAO on Snapshot https://snapshot.org/#/orangedaoxyz.ethOrange DAO on Etherscan https://etherscan.io/token/0x1bBD79f1Ecb3f2cCC586A5E3A26eE1d1D2E1991fOrange DAO on OpenSea https://opensea.io/collection/alumni-gemsOrange DAO on Twitter https://twitter.com/OrangeDAOxyzJames on Twitter https://twitter.com/jamessinka Resources Through the Wormhole https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1513168/Y Combinator https://www.ycombinator.com/NEAR Protocol https://near.org/Algorand https://www.algorand.com/Blockchain Capital https://blockchain.capital/The Memo by Howard Marks https://link.chtbl.com/thememobyhowardmarksMulticoin Capital https://multicoin.capital/Solana https://solana.com/Exploring Decentralized Science with Balaji Srinivasan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrcRI_hYDtQNaval https://nav.al/Brian Armstrong https://twitter.com/brian_armstrongEpsilon3 https://www.epsilon3.io/Benchling https://www.benchling.com/Amplitude https://amplitude.com/Sci-Hub https://sci-hub.se/Patrick Joyce on the Boost VC Podcast https://www.boost.vc/bvc/2022/08/04/desci-ep-2-addressing-the-misalignment-of-incentives-in-scienceDeSci Labs https://desci.com/ Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVCBoost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

Why invest in decentralized science? James Sinka is a classically trained chemist and materials engineer and DeSci investor at <a href="https://www.orangedao.xyz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orange DAO</a>, a fund for crypto projects supported by an alliance of Y Combinator alumni. On this episode of Boost VC, James joins us to discuss where he sees opportunities in DeSci, describing the benefit of publishing null results and how open science helps us get to the truth more quickly. James explains how the Orange Fund and Orange DAO work together to finance crypto projects and shares his advice to scientist-founders on generating your own luck through action. Listen in for James’ insight on the first use cases for decentralized science and learn how investing in DeSci can democratize access to research and help rebel scientist-entrepreneurs ship products in the real world! Topics Covered How James defines science<ul><li>Process to uncover truths about world</li><li>Not an institution of truth</li></ul> What attracted James to DeSci<ul><li>Benefits of publishing null results</li><li>Less wasted science effort and money</li></ul> How James got into crypto<ul><li>Exposed to Bitcoin in college</li><li>Offers financial freedom to bet on self</li></ul> How Orange DAO works<ul><li>$50M fund for crypto projects</li><li>Y Combinator alum support efforts</li></ul> James’ advice for founders<ul><li>Bias toward action</li><li>Be willing to be wrong</li></ul> Where James sees opportunity in DeSci<ul><li>Free flowing access to information</li><li>Get to truth more quickly</li></ul> What’s wrong with academic science now<ul><li>Research for prestige, not passion</li><li>Value determined by citation numbers</li></ul> How the Alzheimer’s fraud happened<ul><li>Conflict of interest at NIH</li><li>No reverse accountability system</li></ul> What inspires James to invest in DeSci<ul><li>Push boundaries of scientific research</li><li>Help scientists build real products</li></ul> James’ take on the first use case for DeSci<ul><li>Data warehousing (null results)</li><li>New forms of publication open to all</li></ul> James’ definition of success<ul><li>Time, space and resources</li><li>Ability to do what you love</li></ul> Connect with James Sinka Orange DAO <a href="https://www.orangedao.xyz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.orangedao.xyz/</a>Orange DAO on Discord <a href="https://discord.com/invite/DVncb7UxGB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.com/invite/DVncb7UxGB</a>Orange DAO on Snapshot <a href="https://snapshot.org/#/orangedaoxyz.eth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://snapshot.org/#/orangedaoxyz.eth</a>Orange DAO on Etherscan <a href="https://etherscan.io/token/0x1bBD79f1Ecb3f2cCC586A5E3A26eE1d1D2E1991f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://etherscan.io/token/0x1bBD79f1Ecb3f2cCC586A5E3A26eE1d1D2E1991f</a>Orange DAO on OpenSea <a href="https://opensea.io/collection/alumni-gems" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://opensea.io/collection/alumni-gems</a>Orange DAO on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/OrangeDAOxyz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/OrangeDAOxyz</a>James on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/jamessinka" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jamessinka</a> Resources Through the Wormhole <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1513168/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1513168/</a>Y Combinator <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ycombinator.com/</a>NEAR Protocol <a href="https://near.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://near.org/</a>Algorand <a href="https://www.algorand.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.algorand.com/</a>Blockchain Capital <a href="https://blockchain.capital/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://blockchain.capital/</a>The Memo by Howard Marks <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/thememobyhowardmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://link.chtbl.com/thememobyhowardmarks</a>Multicoin Capital <a href="https://multicoin.capital/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://multicoin.capital/</a>Solana <a href="https://solana.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://solana.com/</a>Exploring Decentralized Science with Balaji Srinivasan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrcRI_hYDtQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrcRI_hYDtQ</a>Naval <a href="https://nav.al/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nav.al/</a>Brian Armstrong <a href="https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong</a>Epsilon3 <a href="https://www.epsilon3.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.epsilon3.io/</a>Benchling <a href="https://www.benchling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benchling.com/</a>Amplitude <a href="https://amplitude.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amplitude.com/</a>Sci-Hub <a href="https://sci-hub.se/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sci-hub.se/</a>Patrick Joyce on the Boost VC Podcast <a href="https://www.boost.vc/bvc/2022/08/04/desci-ep-2-addressing-the-misalignment-of-incentives-in-science" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.boost.vc/bvc/2022/08/04/desci-ep-2-addressing-the-misalignment-of-incentives-in-science</a>DeSci Labs <a href="https://desci.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://desci.com/</a> Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website <a href="https://www.boost.vc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.boost.vc/</a>Boost VC on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/</a>Boost VC on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/BoostVC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/BoostVC</a>Boost VC on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/" rel="nofollow" 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DeSci Ep #5: An Investor’s Perspective on DeSci—with James Sinka of Orange DAO

Our guest today is James Sinka (@jamessinka), an Orange DAO member who's at the forefront of a movement called DeSci - decentralized science. The goal of DeSci is to use web3 tools to build a more open, fair and verifiable ecosystem for science and scientists. In this episode, James explains how he himself came into the space and how DeSci could fundamentally change the process of scientific discovery and collaboration.For anyone who's interested to jump into this very nascent, but growing movement - James is hosting DeSci Boston this September: https://www.desciboston.com/

Our guest today is James Sinka (@jamessinka), an Orange DAO member who's at the forefront of a movement called DeSci - decentralized science.  The goal of DeSci is to use web3 tools to build a more open, fair and verifiable ecosystem for science and scientists. In this episode, James explains how he himself came into the space and how DeSci could fundamentally change the process of scientific discovery and collaboration.For anyone who's interested to jump into this very nascent, but growing movement - James is hosting DeSci Boston this September: <a href="https://www.desciboston.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.desciboston.com/</a>

James Sinka on DeSci and breaking down the ivory towers of academia

This week, we are joined in the Deep End by James Sinka - cofounder of On Deck’s Deep Tech program. Some of our past Deep End guests (and many On Deck fellows) are working at the bleeding edge of technology. So far, we’ve talked to founders of biotech companies, space manufacturers, and more.Deep Tech is a category of innovation that exists at the intersection of many different fields under the technology umbrella. Modern advancements in computer infrastructure enable new sophisticated methods of tackling tough problems in the world of atoms.James Sinka joins the show to share how world-class scientists, card-carrying PHDs and engineers can commercialize their deep knowledge in hyper-specific fields to unlock vibrant futures for humanity.The sophistication of some of these tough technologies might sometimes be thought of as miraculous. If we can master protein folding, for example, we might be able to revolutionize drug design and otherwise heal cells with more ease than we might have ever imagined.Of course, common modern technologies like the iPhone or X-Rays were also deep tech miracles when they were first created.This conversation provides a broad overview of Deep Tech, and examples of how interdisciplinary application of advanced technology can go to market. To learn more about On Deck’s Deep Tech program, visit beondeck.com/deeptech

This week, we are joined in the Deep End by James Sinka - cofounder of On Deck’s Deep Tech program. Some of our past Deep End guests (and many On Deck fellows) are working at the bleeding edge of technology. So far, we’ve talked to founders of biotech companies, space manufacturers, and more.Deep Tech is a category of innovation that exists at the intersection of many different fields under the technology umbrella. Modern advancements in computer infrastructure enable new sophisticated methods of tackling tough problems in the world of atoms.James Sinka joins the show to share how world-class scientists, card-carrying PHDs and engineers can commercialize their deep knowledge in hyper-specific fields to unlock vibrant futures for humanity.The sophistication of some of these tough technologies might sometimes be thought of as miraculous. If we can master protein folding, for example, we might be able to revolutionize drug design and otherwise heal cells with more ease than we might have ever imagined.Of course, common modern technologies like the iPhone or X-Rays were also deep tech miracles when they were first created.This conversation provides a broad overview of Deep Tech, and examples of how interdisciplinary application of advanced technology can go to market. To learn more about On Deck’s Deep Tech program, visit <a href="http://beondeck.com/deeptech" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beondeck.com/deeptech</a>

Deep Tech 101 with James Sinka

In this episode, I'm joined by James Sinka. James co-founded the On Deck Deep Tech Fellowship with Abhijeet Petra. We talk with James about how to build a Deep Tech venture, what makes a successful founder, how the macro environment influences what kind of startups you can build, and how to build deep tech startups in the real world. You an apply to On Deck Deep Tech at https://www.beondeck.com/deeptech

In this episode, I'm joined by James Sinka. James co-founded the On Deck Deep Tech Fellowship with Abhijeet Petra. We talk with James about how to build a Deep Tech venture, what makes a successful founder, how the macro environment influences what kind of startups you can build, and how to build deep tech startups in the real world. You an apply to On Deck Deep Tech at <a href="https://www.beondeck.com/deeptech" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.beondeck.com/deeptech</a>