Go offline with the Player FM app!
Transforming Livestreaming Audiences into Paid Contributors with Rilla Network | Hal Smith Stevens
Manage episode 465122715 series 3446703
Follow Proof of Coverage Media: https://x.com/Proof_Coverage
Connor speaks with Hal Smith Stevens, CEO of Rilla Network, about their mission to revolutionize live streaming with peer-to-peer technology. Hal shares insights from Rilla's recent $3.5 million seed round and his experiences as a third-time founder, highlighting the importance of building strong networks and finding the right investors. They discuss Rilla's decentralized content delivery network, which leverages unused upstream bandwidth from viewers to reduce costs for broadcasters and transform passive audiences into active contributors. Hal explains how this approach enhances engagement and reduces expenses, offering examples like cost savings for sports broadcasters. The conversation also touches on Rilla’s plans for a token to distribute value within their ecosystem, showcasing the potential of blockchain and peer-to-peer technology to shape the future of live streaming.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - Seed Round Experience
01:58 - Advice for First-Time Founders
05:41 - The Importance of Networking
07:24 - Understanding Real Networks
07:36 - Decentralized CDN Concept
08:00 - Core Technology Overview
09:05 - Live Streaming Use Case
12:55 - Transforming Passive Audiences
14:03 - Explaining the Peer-to-Peer Model
19:41 - Concrete Example of Live Streaming
20:59 - Value Attribution and Redistribution
26:25 - Supply Side and Hardware Requirements
29:43 - Blockchain Choice Discussion
30:58 - Future Use Cases Beyond Sports
32:01 - Building a Protocol vs. Application
33:38 - Token Design and Future Plans
Disclaimer: The hosts and the firms they represent may hold stakes in the companies mentioned in this podcast. None of this is financial advice.
104 episodes
Manage episode 465122715 series 3446703
Follow Proof of Coverage Media: https://x.com/Proof_Coverage
Connor speaks with Hal Smith Stevens, CEO of Rilla Network, about their mission to revolutionize live streaming with peer-to-peer technology. Hal shares insights from Rilla's recent $3.5 million seed round and his experiences as a third-time founder, highlighting the importance of building strong networks and finding the right investors. They discuss Rilla's decentralized content delivery network, which leverages unused upstream bandwidth from viewers to reduce costs for broadcasters and transform passive audiences into active contributors. Hal explains how this approach enhances engagement and reduces expenses, offering examples like cost savings for sports broadcasters. The conversation also touches on Rilla’s plans for a token to distribute value within their ecosystem, showcasing the potential of blockchain and peer-to-peer technology to shape the future of live streaming.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - Seed Round Experience
01:58 - Advice for First-Time Founders
05:41 - The Importance of Networking
07:24 - Understanding Real Networks
07:36 - Decentralized CDN Concept
08:00 - Core Technology Overview
09:05 - Live Streaming Use Case
12:55 - Transforming Passive Audiences
14:03 - Explaining the Peer-to-Peer Model
19:41 - Concrete Example of Live Streaming
20:59 - Value Attribution and Redistribution
26:25 - Supply Side and Hardware Requirements
29:43 - Blockchain Choice Discussion
30:58 - Future Use Cases Beyond Sports
32:01 - Building a Protocol vs. Application
33:38 - Token Design and Future Plans
Disclaimer: The hosts and the firms they represent may hold stakes in the companies mentioned in this podcast. None of this is financial advice.
104 episodes
All episodes
×
1 DePIN Roundtable Ep.1 | Santiago Santos, Jason Badeaux, Mahesh Ramakrishnan, Connor Lovely 50:02


1 Enabling AI Models to Drive Robots with the BitRobot Network | Michael Cho 29:16

1 Enabling User-Owned Data to Create User-Owned AI with Vana | Anna Kazlauskas 32:54

1 Bringing the World’s Vehicles Onchain with DIMO | Rob Solomon 25:00

1 How to Raise Crypto VC, Investing in DePIN, Network States, and the Electro Dollar with Anirudh Pai | Dragonfly 32:41

1 Announcing DePIN Summit 2025 with EV3, Threefold, and Share 24:46

1 Building the Infrastructure for Onchain Fixed Income Products with Treehouse Finance | Brandon Goh 59:28

1 Vinny Lingham: Sourcing the Solana Seed Round, Why Decentralized AI Will Win, Making America Healthy Again 26:57

1 Building Decentralized AI Compute in Public with io.net | Tory Green 28:09

1 Santiago Santos: DePIN is the Frontier, Why It’s Earlier than Ever for Crypto, Building the First Crypto PE Fund 55:36

1 Data Privacy by Default with Nillion | Miguel de Vega 31:53

1 [Meet Monad] Crypto-Native Growth Strategies, the Intern Mindset, and Why Memes are Underrated with Kevin McCordic 41:33

1 [Meet Monad] Building Crypto Ecosystems, AI Agents are the New Websites, Why the Parellized EVM Will Win with Evan Tong 26:42

1 Building a 3D Map of the World with Over the Reality | Diego di Tommaso 37:11
Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.