This week's guest is Alexander Hentschel, the co-founder & Chief Protocol Architect of Flow blockchain. Flow powers popular games and NFT projects like CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot. It was designed by Dapper Labs for high performance or "throughput".

In this episode, I chat with Alex about the creation of the Flow blockchain, how it achieves high performance, and why we even care about scaling blockchains in the first place. We also talk about the role of a protocol architect and what sets apart great engineers and researchers.

Some parts of this episode are technical, so I've included a few supplementary resources below. Please enjoy the conversation!

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Topics Covered:

• Alex's background and how CryptoKitties birthed the Flow blockchain
• A breakdown of how Flow achieves high throughput
• Why we need blockchains – and why we're trying to scale them
• The role of a protocol architect
• Qualities that set apart world-class engineers and researchers
• Steps to becoming a great engineer or researcher

Bonus Resources

• A Deep Dive Into Blockchain Scalability, Crypto.com
• Intro to Flow by the Dapper Labs CEO, YouTube
• A Primer to Flow

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