Galen Moore is an entrepreneur, consultant and independent analyst with experience in media, research and customer development. BostInno readers recognize Moore from his days serving as Editor-in-Chief of American Inno, and before that writing about VC and startups at Mass High Tech and Boston Business Journal. In 2017, Moore founded Token Report, a financial data infrastructure for an emerging crypto asset class, which was acquired in 2018. Moore has continued his focus on crypto assets and blockchain technology, having recently founded Canary Data, an open project to research and analyze use cases and user metrics in crypto assets, blockchain-based systems and other trust-minimized networks.
Check out Moore’s pre-podcast Q&A below. You can also listen to the BSU podcast with Galen on any of your favorite audio platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud). Enjoy.
Where did you grow up? Oakland, Calif. and Tokyo, Japan.
How would you sum up your childhood? Privileged.
What drew you to Boston? College.
You live in Jamaica Plain. What do you love about JP? Parks.
What word would your family use to describe you? Loud.
What do you miss about the newsroom? Deadlines.
How would you sum up the Boston tech scene in 2019? Fragmented.
What most intrigues you about crypto assets and blockchain technology? Ownership.
In what sector do you most anticipate crypto/blockchain disruption that’s yet to have been realized? Money.
What do you want your latest venture Canary Data to become? Pivotal.
Besides crypto and blockchain, what is a complex or novel concept that’s recently spiked your interest? Black holes.
What is your favorite outdoor activity to do in New England? Sailing.
If you lived anywhere else in the world, where else could you see yourself calling home? Lyon, France.
Fill in the blank. The future of Boston will be… Buses.
What is your favorite thing about Boston? Its size.
What would you change about the world? I.E., What problem facing the world would you most like to see solved? Global warming.
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