{"id":"l1peIzcsg2M","title":"UK Fintech Week 2022 - Marieke Flament, CEO, Near Foundation","description":"Marieke Flament, CEO of the Near Foundation, talks about Near Foundation, Near Protocol, the 3 core things Near Foundation focuses on, bridging talent from web 2 to web 3, growth in the ecosystem, biased perceptions about the crypto space, what it means to be a fintech leader and more!\n\nMarieke Flament:   / mariekeflament  \nAisha S Gani:   / aishagani  \n\nTimestamps:\n1:06 - Tell us about Near Foundation - (https://near.foundation/)\n2:13 - The talent NEAR is bringing on & how it is shaping NEAR\n3:00 - How does NEAR retain its talent? \n4:10 - Whats the growth like in this ecosystem?\n5:22 - What does it mean to be a fintech leader?\n6:40 - Whats it like being one of the few women CEO's in fintech & crypto?\n8:17 - How did your fintech career start?\n9:45 - How did you achieve a 50/50 gender split under your leadership at circle?\n11:13 - Culture, how different is it from the city?\n12:01 - Black Entrepreneur's & VC funding\n13:48 - Near Foundation and their $800M in grant funding - (https://near.org/grants/)\n15:02 - Is Fintech having a midlife crisis? \n\nJoin NEAR's community:\nWebsite: https://near.org/\nReddit:   / nearprotocol  \nMedium:   / nearprotocol  \nCreate a wallet: https://wallet.near.org/create\nApps on NEAR: https://awesomenear.com/\nDiscord: https://near.chat/\nBlog: https://near.org/blog/\nTwitter:   / nearprotocol  \nGitHub: https://github.com/near  https://github.com/nearprotocol\nDev Docs: https://docs.near.org/\nLearn to Build On NEAR: https://www.near.university/\n#Blockchain #FutureIsNEAR #NEAR #nearprotocol","channel_name":"NEAR Protocol","published_at":"2022-04-25T00:00:00.000Z","thumbnail_url":"https://img.youtube.com/vi/l1peIzcsg2M/hqdefault.jpg","transcript_text":null,"transcript_synced_at":null,"segments":[],"youtube_url":"https://youtube.com/watch?v=l1peIzcsg2M","url":"https://near-pedia.xyz/videos/l1peIzcsg2M"}