This is my conversation with Aya Miyaguchi, Executive Director at the Ethereum Foundation.00:00 intro01:20 sponsor: Optimism (optimism.io)02:38 reflecting on early days of Ethereum9:01 Ethereum as an Infinite Garden19:14 books and ideas that influenced Aya24:54 the insignificance of titles32:02 what does “Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation” mean?40:33 the “teacher” mindset and how it applies to management47:24 the importance of diversity51:41 sponsor: Privy (privy.io)53:03 the idea of subtraction and how it plays out in practice1:05:42 funding in a non-profit context1:08:48 why it’s difficult to describe the potential of Ethereum 1:16:46 embracing imperfection1:20:43 learning from (un)natural disasters1:33:20 what the 'next billion' means for Ethereum1:42:59 Ethereum in emerging economies1:49:09 outroRelevant Links:Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_and_Infinite_GamesAya on Executing with Subtraction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXPewi5qOkEthereum Foundation - https://ethereum.org/en/foundation/Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:Other episodes and transcripts - https://intothebytecode.xyz/Newsletter for updates - https://bytecode.substack.comTwitter - https://twitter.com/sinahab