#30 – Doug Petkanics & Eric Tang: open video infrastructure

This is my conversation with Doug Petkanics and Eric Tang, cofounders of Livepeer.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:45) - sponsor: Optimism(00:03:55) - Livepeer origin story(00:11:54) - FFmpeg and the video infrastructure stack(00:17:07) - compute capacity and cost in open vs closed systems(00:22:59) - GPUs as the supply side, working at NVIDIA(00:40:27) - finding latent demand(00:46:10) - sponsor: Privy(00:47:30) - learnings on go-to-market, Livepeer Studio, AI video processing(01:00:54) - AI subnets in the Livepeer network(01:07:51) - doing whatever it takes to get it done(01:13:19) - interacting with the market(01:18:51) - the inner game(01:24:30) - outroLinks:Doug Petkanics - https://twitter.com/petkanicsEric Tang - https://twitter.com/ericxtangLivepeer - https://twitter.com/livepeerLivepeer Studio - https://twitter.com/livepeerstudioThank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.