Blockchain, Security, and Engineering with Manfred Touron

Manfred Touron, currently VP of Engineering at Gno.land and Founder of Berty Technologies, takes us on his journey through tech. Manfred has led the development of the secure peer-to-peer messaging app, Berty Messenger, and helped pioneer the Wesh Network, an asynchronous mesh networking protocol. Now, he's spearheading Gno.land, the next generation of smart contract platforms. Using Gno, a variation of Go, Gno.land offers transparent and auditable code, making censorship-resistant platforms accessible to all.  In this episode, Manfred takes us on his journey while sharing valuable insights and entertaining stories along the way.

00:00 Introduction

01:20 What is Manfred Doing Today?  

15:00 First Memory of a Computer

21:35 Joining the Workforce

29:30 Starting a Business

39:10 Becoming an Employee

44:30 Management Strategies

1:03:30 Finding Funding

1:06:40  Berty Technologies

1:20:30 Blockchain And Crypto

1:41:00 Contact Info 

Connect with Manfred: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/@moul

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manfredtouron

GitHub: https://github.com/moul

Gno.land GitHub : https://github.com/gnolang

Gno.land Discord:  https://discord.gg/aXBuv68Ykv

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Gno.land : https://gno.land/

Berty Technologies: https://berty.tech/

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