diff --git a/controller/Controller.class.php b/controller/Controller.class.php index f657035b..7e9ce4e0 100644 --- a/controller/Controller.class.php +++ b/controller/Controller.class.php @@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class Controller return OpsActions::executeLogUpload(); case '/list-subscribe': return MailActions::executeListSubscribe(); + case '/press-kit.zip': + return ContentActions::executePressKit(); case '/LBRY-deck.pdf': return static::redirect('https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.lbry.io/LBRY-deck.pdf', 307); case '/dl/lbry_setup.sh': diff --git a/controller/action/ContentActions.class.php b/controller/action/ContentActions.class.php index fc75a5af..c0ac569b 100644 --- a/controller/action/ContentActions.class.php +++ b/controller/action/ContentActions.class.php @@ -67,6 +67,71 @@ class ContentActions extends Actions ]]; } + public static function executePressKit() + { + $zipFileName = 'lbry-press-kit-' . date('Y-m-d') . '.zip'; + $zipPath = tempnam('/tmp', $zipFileName); + + $zip = new ZipArchive(); + $zip->open($zipPath, ZipArchive::OVERWRITE); + + $zip->addFile(ROOT_DIR . '/posts/press.md', 'intro.txt'); + + foreach(glob(ROOT_DIR . '/web/img/press/*') as $productImgPath) + { + $imgPathTokens = explode('/', $productImgPath); + $imgName = $imgPathTokens[count($imgPathTokens) - 1]; + $zip->addFile($productImgPath, '/logo_and_product/' . $imgName); + } + + foreach(glob(ROOT_DIR . '/posts/bio/*.md') as $bioPath) + { + list($metadata, $bioHtml) = static::parseMarkdown($bioPath); + $zip->addFile($bioPath, '/team_bios/' . $metadata['name'] . ' - ' . $metadata['role'] . '.txt'); + } + + foreach(array_filter(glob(ROOT_DIR . '/web/img/team/*.jpg'), function($path) { + return strpos($path, 'spooner') === false; + }) as $bioImgPath) + { + $imgPathTokens = explode('/', $bioImgPath); + $imgName = str_replace('644x450', 'lbry', $imgPathTokens[count($imgPathTokens) - 1]); + $zip->addFile($bioImgPath, '/team_photos/' . $imgName); + } + + + $zip->close(); + + return ['internal/zip', [ + '_no_layout' => true, + 'zipPath' => $zipPath + ], [ + 'Content-Disposition' => 'attachment;filename=' . $zipFileName, + 'X-Content-Type-Options' => 'nosniff', + 'Content-Type' => 'application/zip', + 'Content-Length' => filesize($zipPath), + ]]; + } + + protected static function parseMarkdown($path) + { + list($ignored, $frontMatter, $markdown) = explode('---', file_get_contents($path), 3); + $metadata = Spyc::YAMLLoadString(trim($frontMatter)); + $html = ParsedownExtra::instance()->text(trim($markdown)); + return [$metadata, $html]; + } + + public static function prepareBioPartial(array $vars) + { + $person = $vars['person']; + $path = ROOT_DIR . '/posts/bio/' . $person . '.md'; + list($metadata, $bioHtml) = static::parseMarkdown($path); + return $metadata + [ + 'imgSrc' => '/img/team/' . $person . '-644x450.jpg', + 'bioHtml' => $bioHtml, + ]; + } + public static function preparePostAuthorPartial(array $vars) { $post = $vars['post']; diff --git a/model/Post.class.php b/model/Post.class.php index 8ba48f7a..f5d38659 100644 --- a/model/Post.class.php +++ b/model/Post.class.php @@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ class Post switch(strtolower($this->author)) { case 'jeremy': - return 'jeremy-644x450.jpg'; + return 'jeremy-kauffman-644x450.jpg'; case 'mike': - return 'mike-644x450.jpg'; + return 'mike-vine-644x450.jpg'; case 'jimmy': - return 'jimmy-644x450.jpg'; + return 'jimmy-kiselak-644x450.jpg'; case 'jack': return 'jack-robison-644x450.jpg'; case 'lbry': diff --git a/posts/bio/alex-grintsvayg.md b/posts/bio/alex-grintsvayg.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4c81cb71 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/bio/alex-grintsvayg.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +--- +name: Alex Grintsvayg +role: Founder, Chief Infrastructure Officer +email: grin@lbry.io +--- +One of Alex's job titles is Wizard, so named because he can seemingly understand and utilize new technologies faster than they can be created. + +Alex designs and manages scalable infrastructure solutions for SaaS firms, and is leveraging that experience to ensure LBRY's architecture is rock-solid. + +Alex is the 3rd dual-degree graduate from RPI on this team, receiving degrees in Computer Science and Psychology. He is also an alumni of Stuyvesant High School. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/posts/bio/alex-tabarrok.md b/posts/bio/alex-tabarrok.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..49bb3718 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/bio/alex-tabarrok.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +--- +name: Alex Tabarrok +role: Economic Advisor +--- +Alex Tabarrok is Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics at the [Mercatus Center](http://mercatus.org/) and a professor of economics at [George Mason University](https://gmu.edu). He specializes in intellectual property reform, the effectiveness of markets, and the justice system. + +Tabarrok is the coauthor, with Mercatus colleague Tyler Cowen, of the popular economics blog [_Marginal Revolution_](http://www.marginalrevolution.com/) and cofounder of the online educational platform [Marginal Revolution University](http://mruniversity.com/). He is the coauthor of _[Modern Principles of Economics](http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Principles-Economics-Tyler-Cowen/dp/1429239972)_, and author of the recent book _[Launching the Innovation Renaissance](http://www.amazon.com/Launching-The-Innovation-Renaissance-Market-ebook/dp/B006C1HX24)_. His articles have appeared in the _New York Times_, the _Washington Post_, the _Wall Street Journal_, and many other prestigious publications. + +Tabarrok received his PhD in economics from [George Mason University](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University "George Mason University"). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/posts/bio/jack-robison.md b/posts/bio/jack-robison.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0658bb14 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/bio/jack-robison.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +--- +name: Jack Robison +role: Founder, Core Developer +email: jack@lbry.io +--- +Jack's path to developer with LBRY is fairly typical: [face sixty years in prison for innocent chemistry experiments](http://www.masslive.com/localbuzz/index.ssf/2009/06/actionreaction_how_one_teens_c.html); lose interest in chemistry; [program insane electric guitars for Kiss](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXZi4UZjiiI&t=10); decide to revolutionize the internet. + +Jack was one of the first people to discover LBRY and took to it so fast he may understand more about it than anyone. + +Jack has Asperger's Syndrome and is actively involved in the autism community. He was a regular on Wrong Planet's Autism Talk TV, has appeared on _National Public Radio_, the _New York Times_, and presents around the country. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/posts/bio/jeremy-kauffman.md b/posts/bio/jeremy-kauffman.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..34d433ee --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/bio/jeremy-kauffman.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +--- +name: Jeremy Kauffman +role: Founder, Chief Executive Officer +email: jeremy@lbry.io +--- + +Jeremy knows how to build and scale a startup starting from day one. He knows how to deliver usable products and get those products in front of the right people. + +Jeremy is responsible for the packing, presentation, and strategy of LBRY, as well as some design aspects. He is a longtime supporter of decentralized technology and freedom of information. + +Jeremy founded [TopScore](//usetopscore.com), a startup that processes millions of dollars monthly in event and activity registrations. He also attended [Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute](//rpi.edu), where he received degrees in physics and computer science. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/posts/bio/jimmy-kiselak.md b/posts/bio/jimmy-kiselak.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8d264c30 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/bio/jimmy-kiselak.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +--- +name: Jimmy Kiselak +role: Founder, Core Developer +email: jimmy@lbry.io +--- +Jimmy is the second member of team LBRY to graduate from Rensselaer with degrees in computer science and physics. After, he found himself mired in government bureaucracy, spending too much time to get too little done. + +Ready to work on a project he believed in, Jimmy left a national security programming job to start LBRY. Jimmy created the LBRY protocol and the first LBRY application. + +Jimmy is a Bitcoin fanatic and has been since its early days. He has long been interested in the benefits of decentralization. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/posts/bio/josh-finer.md b/posts/bio/josh-finer.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..590f016a --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/bio/josh-finer.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +--- +name: Josh Finer +role: Founder, Chief Operations & Growth Officer +email: josh@lbry.io +--- +Josh's combination of an MBA, strong analytical skills, programming skills, advertising expertise, and a perceptive insight to financial markets lead him to frequently bear the only title that can summarize such diverse wizardry: problem solver. + +Josh has founded innovative financial companies (later acquired), run millions of dollars in Adwords campaigns, and been an early actor in other crypto projects. Josh's contributions to LBRY will be as diverse as his background. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/posts/bio/michael-huemer.md b/posts/bio/michael-huemer.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..30651dcd --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/bio/michael-huemer.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +name: Michael Huemer +role: Ethical Advisor +--- +Michael Huemer is Professor of Philosophy and Ethics at the [University of Colorado](//www.colorado.edu/), where he has taught since 1998\. He has published three single-author scholarly books (including _[Ethical Intuitionism](http://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Intuitionism-Michael-Huemer/dp/0230573746)_), one edited anthology, and more than fifty academic articles in epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, and metaphysics. + +Huemer's articles have appeared in such journals as the _Philosophical Review_, _Mind_, the _Journal of Philosophy_, _Ethics_, and others. His materials are used as readings in classrooms nationwide. He received a B.A. from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. from Rutgers University. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/posts/bio/michael-zargham.md b/posts/bio/michael-zargham.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fcb16f0b --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/bio/michael-zargham.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +--- +name: Michael Zargham +role: Founder, Chief Technical Officer +email: zargham@lbry.io +--- +Michael has spent years managing, designing, and overseeing a data science team and framework used to make multi-million dollar purchasing decisions for a large media company. He brings knowledge of the media distribution business, software development expertise, business development experience, technical skill and a network of corporate contacts. + +Michael’s ability to rapidly adapt new skill sets makes him a technical and business pocketknife of our startup team. He has a PhD in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, with a focus on distributed systems. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/posts/bio/mike-vine.md b/posts/bio/mike-vine.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..87594afd --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/bio/mike-vine.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +--- +name: Mike Vine +role: Founder, Evangelist +email: mike@lbry.io +--- +With a humble BA in Philosophy from [Tulane University](http://tulane.edu/), Mike has built a successful financial services marketing company, [Centinel Consulting](http://www.centinel.net/). Centinel has helped clients grow from close to nothing to hundreds of thousands of visitors. He manages email marketing lists and social media accounts of the same size. + +Mike has been involved with the Bitcoin community since the early days. His friends have launched companies like [Lamassu BTM](//lamassu.is), [Coinapult](//coinapult.com), [Shapeshift](//shapeshift.io). Now, he's ready to change the world by harnessing blockchain technology. Mike heads up LBRY’s marketing efforts and serves as an ambassador for our platform to media, investors, and the public. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/posts/bio/reilly-smith.md b/posts/bio/reilly-smith.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..86a2b56c --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/bio/reilly-smith.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +--- +name: Reilly Smith +role: Curator +email: reilly@lbry.io +--- +Reilly Smith serves as the in-house Curator and content liaison for LBRY. He has worked in the entertainment industry since 2010, having produced two indie feature films and various short content. His films have shown at Sundance, SXSW, Dallas IFF, and LA Film Fest and he has produced series for Zero Day Fox and Disney. + +Reilly holds a BA in Film and Media Studies from the University of Oklahoma. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/posts/bio/stephan-kinsella.md b/posts/bio/stephan-kinsella.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fe70dad6 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/bio/stephan-kinsella.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +name: Stephan Kinsella +role: Legal Advisor +--- +Stephan Kinsella is a registered patent attorney and has over twenty years’ experience in patent, intellectual property, and general commercial and corporate law. He is the founder and director of the [Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom](http://c4sif.org/). Kinsella has published numerous articles and books on intellectual property law and legal topics including [_International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner’s Guide_](http://www.amazon.com/International-Investment-Political-Dispute-Resolution/dp/0379215225) and [_Against Intellectual Property_](https://mises.org/library/against-intellectual-property-0) . + +He received an LL.M. in international business law from [King’s College London](http://www.kcl.ac.uk/), a JD from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at [Lousiana State University](//lsu.edu), as well as BSEE and MSEE degrees. His websites are [stephankinsella.com](stephankinsella.com) and [kinsellalaw.com](kinsellalaw.com) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/posts/news/21-gmu-economist-alex-tabarrok-joins-lbry.md b/posts/news/21-gmu-economist-alex-tabarrok-joins-lbry.md index 1e0cffb6..1825956a 100644 --- a/posts/news/21-gmu-economist-alex-tabarrok-joins-lbry.md +++ b/posts/news/21-gmu-economist-alex-tabarrok-joins-lbry.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LBRY Inc., the startup employing Bitcoin’s blockchain technology to revolution Economist Alex Tabarrok has joined LBRY as the company’s Economic Advisor. Tabarrok is Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and director of The Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason. He is a well published author in the field of law and economics, and is perhaps best known for his blog [Marginal Revolution](http://marginalrevolution.com/), a collaboration with fellow GMU economist Tyler Cowen. Tabarrok will provide expert guidance in creating incentives to maximize the utility of the LBRY content marketplace. -Alex Tabarrok, Economic Advisor to LBRY +Alex Tabarrok, Economic Advisor to LBRY LBRY is the first decentralized, open-source, encrypted content distribution service. It allows content producers to connect directly with consumers, bypassing middlemen like Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube. LBRY addresses many of the flaws inherent in top-down, centralized content distribution systems, and could fundamentally alter they way we share media. diff --git a/posts/news/26-jack-robison-escaped-60-years-in-prison-now-hes-revolutionizing-the-internet.md b/posts/news/26-jack-robison-escaped-60-years-in-prison-now-hes-revolutionizing-the-internet.md index 564c23e6..645bd8e0 100644 --- a/posts/news/26-jack-robison-escaped-60-years-in-prison-now-hes-revolutionizing-the-internet.md +++ b/posts/news/26-jack-robison-escaped-60-years-in-prison-now-hes-revolutionizing-the-internet.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ date: '2015-12-31 17:10:59' Today, we officially announce the addition of Jack Robison to the [LBRY team](https://lbry.io/team) as Core Developer. Jack has been working on the project for some time, and we thought it was about time to recognize his growing role. -

Jack Robison, LBRY Core Developer

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Jack Robison, LBRY Core Developer

We value Jack for his bursts of creative energy. In fact, Jack has quite a history with explosions. In high school, some of his homemade chemistry experiments caught the attention of law enforcement. The incident quickly became national news and goes to show that Jack doesn’t do anything half way, which makes him a perfect fit for the LBRY team. diff --git a/posts/news/39-bandcamp-cool-growing-but-still-take-15-percent.md b/posts/news/39-bandcamp-cool-growing-but-still-take-15-percent.md index 62988409..054fe21f 100644 --- a/posts/news/39-bandcamp-cool-growing-but-still-take-15-percent.md +++ b/posts/news/39-bandcamp-cool-growing-but-still-take-15-percent.md @@ -3,28 +3,28 @@ author: lbry title: Bandcamp Is Cool & Growing – But They Still Take 15% date: '2016-05-06 12:11:11' --- -Bandcamp, the online music store and platform for artist promotion, has a been a boon to independent musicians. +Bandcamp, the online music store and platform for artist promotion, has a been a boon to independent musicians. According to a Billboard article, Bandcamp has paid artists $150 million over the last eight years. The company reported paying out $4.3 million to musicians just in the last 30 days. -![bandcamp guitar](/img/cAchinL.jpg) +![bandcamp guitar](/img/news/cAchinL.jpg) Bandcamp has intentionally targeted independent artists and labels. As the company’s website puts it, “Bandcamp makes it easy for fans to directly connect with and support the artists they love. We treat music as art, not content, and we tie the success of our business to the success of the artists who we serve.” -The website allows artists to chose the way they distribute their music, from free downloads to customizable pricing. +The website allows artists to chose the way they distribute their music, from free downloads to customizable pricing. This is a huge step forward for independent artists who struggle to find space or make any money on large centralized content distribution sites like Amazon or iTunes. These [information gatekeepers](https://lbry.io/news/information-gatekeepers-make-our-culture-sick) squeeze out indy artists. Bandcamp creates an alternative that offers indy musicians more control and more revenue. -But it still comes at a price for the artist. Bandcamp takes a 15% cut on digital digital downloads. Bandcamp’s take drops to 10% after $5,000 in annual sales. +But it still comes at a price for the artist. Bandcamp takes a 15% cut on digital digital downloads. Bandcamp’s take drops to 10% after $5,000 in annual sales. Now imagine artists connecting directly with their fans like they can now do on Bandcamp, but without having to give up a huge cut of their earnings. That would be even better, right? -That’s what LBRY offers. +That’s what LBRY offers. -No ifs, ands, or cuts. +No ifs, ands, or cuts. Music on LBRY remains entirely under the control of the musician. LBRY won’t charge 15%. Nor 10%. Not even 1%. The artist reaps the reward. No middlemen. No gatekeepers collecting fees. No censorship. No complicated hosting agreements Just artists connecting with fans and enjoying the fruits of their labor. -iTunes, Amazon, Netflix and the other big content distributors are already dinosaurs. They may serve corporate marketing machines, but they don’t do a whole lot to advance indie artists. Bandcamp is undermining that antiquated model. LBRY wants to take it to the next level. +iTunes, Amazon, Netflix and the other big content distributors are already dinosaurs. They may serve corporate marketing machines, but they don’t do a whole lot to advance indie artists. Bandcamp is undermining that antiquated model. LBRY wants to take it to the next level. -The world doesn’t need more gatekeepers. It needs matchmakers - connecting artists with their fans - no strings attached. +The world doesn’t need more gatekeepers. It needs matchmakers - connecting artists with their fans - no strings attached. diff --git a/posts/news/41-apple-lost-my-music.md b/posts/news/41-apple-lost-my-music.md index 9f7a17fb..2c4a56d5 100644 --- a/posts/news/41-apple-lost-my-music.md +++ b/posts/news/41-apple-lost-my-music.md @@ -11,24 +11,24 @@ Gone. That’s the experience users have reported with the Apple’s Music subscription service. As [James Pinkstone described it on Vellum](https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple-stole-my-music-no-seriously/), the service deleted files right off his laptop’s hard drive. -Deleted. +Deleted. As in gone forever: >“Through the Apple Music subscription, which I had, Apple now deletes files from its users’ computers. When I signed up for Apple Music, iTunes evaluated my massive collection of Mp3s and WAV files, scanned Apple’s database for what it considered matches, then removed the original files from my internal hard drive. REMOVED them. Deleted. If Apple Music saw a file it didn’t recognize—which came up often, since I’m a freelance composer and have many music files that I created myself—it would then download it to Apple’s database, delete it from my hard drive, and serve it back to me when I wanted to listen, just like it would with my other music files it had deleted.” -![applemusic](/img/applemusic.jpg) +![applemusic](/img/news/applemusic.jpg) As you can imagine, this created serious problems for James, the least of which was the fact that he could no longer listen to his music without a WiFi connection. Another issue was that Apple’s matching system is apparently a less than precise science. Rare recordings of songs were replaced with “mainstream” versions. The platform also changed music file types, converting WAV files to lower quality MP3s or AACs. -It seems there could have been a bit of operator error in James’ case. Tech blogger [Serenity Caldwell explained](http://m.imore.com/no-apple-music-not-deleting-tracks-your-hard-drive-unless-you-tell-it) that while Apple Music has definite problems and conceded that the matching algorithms “aren’t great,” the service should never automatically delete files from your primary Mac’s hard drive unless you specifically tell it to. But apparently, the prompts are a bit confusing. It seems that no matter what should have happened, some people like James did end up deleting their files. Confusing prompts aren’t exactly a characteristic you want in your music service. +It seems there could have been a bit of operator error in James’ case. Tech blogger [Serenity Caldwell explained](http://m.imore.com/no-apple-music-not-deleting-tracks-your-hard-drive-unless-you-tell-it) that while Apple Music has definite problems and conceded that the matching algorithms “aren’t great,” the service should never automatically delete files from your primary Mac’s hard drive unless you specifically tell it to. But apparently, the prompts are a bit confusing. It seems that no matter what should have happened, some people like James did end up deleting their files. Confusing prompts aren’t exactly a characteristic you want in your music service. According to Caldwell, Apple later reported that an iTunes bug did apparently play a role in at least some customers’ issues with missing file. -Luckily for James, he was able to get his files back from a backup. But his experience highlights a growing problem with media distribution services like Apple Music: +Luckily for James, he was able to get his files back from a backup. But his experience highlights a growing problem with media distribution services like Apple Music: >“For about ten years, I’ve been warning people, ‘hang onto your media.’ One day, you won’t buy a movie. You’ll buy the right to watch a movie, and that movie will be served to you. If the companies serving the movie don’t want you to see it, or they want to change something, they will have the power to do so. They can alter history, and they can make you keep paying for things that you formerly could have bought. Information will be a utility rather than a possession. Even information that you yourself have created will require unending, recurring payments just to access.” -LBRY eliminates that problem completely by cutting the iTunes of the world out of the equation altogether. Instead of relying on a middleman, content creators like musicians and filmmakers can connect directly to content consumers. Once you pay for the file, it’s yours. LBRY doesn’t maintain control over it and serve it to you on its own terms. You listen to your music, or watch your movie, whenever you want based on your direct relationship with the producer. +LBRY eliminates that problem completely by cutting the iTunes of the world out of the equation altogether. Instead of relying on a middleman, content creators like musicians and filmmakers can connect directly to content consumers. Once you pay for the file, it’s yours. LBRY doesn’t maintain control over it and serve it to you on its own terms. You listen to your music, or watch your movie, whenever you want based on your direct relationship with the producer. Short-sighted middlemen add additional cost and hassle to the user experience in the name of customer lock-in and boosting profits. That's why we are building a content marketplace that no one company controls. You have enough enough frustration in your life without paying iTunes for more. diff --git a/posts/news/43-ultimate-wizard-meet-alex-grin.md b/posts/news/43-ultimate-wizard-meet-alex-grin.md index 92242614..3ed1433e 100644 --- a/posts/news/43-ultimate-wizard-meet-alex-grin.md +++ b/posts/news/43-ultimate-wizard-meet-alex-grin.md @@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ Alex Grintsvayg (aka “Grin”) played ultimate frisbee with LBRY founders Jere Grin has been named LBRY’s *Chief Infrastructure Officer*, but *Wizard* is probably more descriptive of his role on the team. He will contribute to the technical side of the operation, ensuring LBRY’s underlying infrastructure is rock-solid. -![alexgrin](/img/grin-644x450.jpg) +![alexgrin](/img/team/grin-644x450.jpg) With degrees in computer science and psychology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Grin has a unique ability to understand and apply new technologies. He also brings plenty of business knowledge to the table, with six years of experience running startup tech companies. Add to all of that his ultimate-frisbee skills – he played for a national-caliber team for seven years and professionally for the Philly Spinners – and you can see why we’ve dubbed him the Wizard. -After he graduated from RPI, Grin spent a year doing cognitive research for the US Navy at the the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, RI. That was as long as it took for him to realize government work wasn’t for him. +After he graduated from RPI, Grin spent a year doing cognitive research for the US Navy at the the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, RI. 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- Jeremy is responsible for the packing, presentation, and strategy of LBRY, as well as some design aspects. He is a longtime BitTorrent community enthusiast. -

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- Jeremy founded TopScore, a startup that - processes millions of dollars monthly in event and activity registrations. - He also attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he received degrees in physics and computer science. -

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Founder, Chief Technical Officer
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- Michael has spent years managing, designing, and overseeing a data science team and framework used to make multi-million dollar - purchasing decisions for a large media company. He brings knowledge of the media distribution business, software development - expertise, business development experience, technical skill and a network of corporate contacts. -

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- Michael’s ability to rapidly adapt new skill sets makes him a technical and business pocketknife of our startup team. He has a - PhD in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, with a focus on distributed systems. -

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Josh Finer

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Founder, Chief Operations & Growth Officer
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- Josh's combination of an MBA, strong analytical skills, programming skills, advertising expertise, and a perceptive insight to - financial markets lead him to frequently bear the only title that can summarize such diverse wizardry: problem solver. -

- Josh has founded innovative financial companies (later acquired), run millions of dollars in Adwords campaigns, and been an early - actor in other crypto projects. Josh's contributions to LBRY will be as diverse as his background. -

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Founder, Chief Product Officer
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- Jimmy is the second member of team LBRY to graduate from Rensselaer with degrees in computer science and physics. - After, he found himself mired in government bureaucracy, spending too much time to get too little done. -

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- Ready to work on a project he believed in, Jimmy left a national security programming job to start LBRY. - Jimmy created the LBRY protocol and the first LBRY application. -

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- Jimmy is a Bitcoin fanatic and has been since its early days. He has long been interested in the benefits of decentralization. -

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Mike Vine

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Founder, Evangelist
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- With a humble BA in Philosophy from Tulane University, Mike has - built a successful financial services marketing company, Centinel Consulting. - Centinel has helped clients grow from close to nothing to hundreds of thousands of visitors. He manages - email marketing lists and social media accounts of the same size. -

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- Mike has been involved with the Bitcoin community since the early days. His friends have launched companies like - Lamassu BTM, - Coinapult, - Shapeshift. - Now, he's ready to change the world by harnessing blockchain technology. - Mike heads up LBRY’s marketing efforts and serves as an ambassador for our platform to media, investors, and the public. -

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Alex Grin

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Founder, Chief Infrastructure Officer
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- One of Alex's job titles is Wizard, so named because he can seemingly understand and utilize - new technologies faster than they can be created. -

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- Alex designs and manages scalable infrastructure solutions for SaaS firms, and is - leveraging that experience to ensure LBRY's architecture is rock-solid. -

- Alex is the 3rd dual-degree graduate from RPI on this team, receiving degrees in - Computer Science and Psychology. He is also an alumni of Stuyvesant High School. -

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Jack Robison

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Founder, Core Developer
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- Jack's path to developer with LBRY is fairly typical: - - face sixty years in prison for innocent chemistry experiments; lose interest in chemistry; - program insane electric guitars for Kiss; - decide to revolutionize the internet. -

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- Jack was one of the first people to discover LBRY and took to it so fast he may understand more - about it than anyone. -

- Jack has Asperger's Syndrome and is actively involved in the autism community. He was a regular on Wrong Planet's - Autism Talk TV, has appeared on - National Public Radio, the New York Times, and presents around the country. -

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Reilly Smith

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Curator
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- Reilly Smith serves as the in-house Curator and content liaison for LBRY. - He has worked in the entertainment industry since 2010, having produced two indie feature films and various short content. His films have shown at Sundance, SXSW, Dallas IFF, and LA Film Fest and he has produced series for Zero Day Fox and Disney. -

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- Reilly holds a BA in Film and Media Studies from the University of Oklahoma. -

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Alex Tabarrok

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Economic Advisor
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Alex Tabarrok is Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics at the Mercatus Center - and a professor of economics at George Mason University. He specializes in intellectual property reform, the effectiveness of markets, and the justice system. -

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Tabarrok is the coauthor, with Mercatus colleague Tyler Cowen, of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution - and cofounder of the online educational platform Marginal Revolution University. - He is the coauthor of - Modern Principles of Economics, - and author of the recent book - Launching the Innovation Renaissance. - His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and many - other prestigious publications. -

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Stephan Kinsella

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Legal Advisor
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- Stephan Kinsella is a registered patent attorney and has over twenty years’ experience in patent, intellectual property, - and general commercial and corporate law. He is the founder and director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom. - Kinsella has published numerous articles and books on intellectual property law and legal topics including - - International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner’s Guide - - and - - Against Intellectual Property - . -

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- He received an LL.M. in international business law from King’s College London, a JD from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at - Lousiana State University, - as well as BSEE and MSEE degrees. His websites are stephankinsella.com - and kinsellalaw.com -

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Michael Huemer

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Ethical Advisor
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- Michael Huemer is Professor of Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Colorado, - where he has taught since 1998. He has published three single-author scholarly books - (including Ethical Intuitionism), - one edited anthology, and more than fifty academic articles in epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, and metaphysics. -

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- Huemer's articles have appeared in such journals as the Philosophical Review, Mind, the Journal of Philosophy, Ethics, and others. - His materials are used as readings in classrooms nationwide. He received a B.A. from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. from Rutgers University. -

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