Kevin Owocki

Blockchain Adviser at InterPlanetary Fund Management Group

> bio:

Kevin Owocki is the founder of Gitcoin.co -- An blockchain-based network for growing open source software with incentivization mechanics. He has a BS in Computer Science, 10 years of engineering leadership experience in startups and Open Source Software, and is a community organizer in the Boulder Colorado Tech Scene.

Kevin believes strongly that Open Source Software Development should be sustainably funded. Gitcoin a one-stop shop that gives Software Developers the skills & connections to survive and thrive in this new blockchain ecosystem.

You can find out more about Gitcoin at https://gitcoin.co and Kevin at https://owocki.com

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Gitcoin's mission is to Grow & Sustain Open Source. We believe that OSS devs create billions of dollars in value, but don't get to capture that value. We believe that blockchain will fundamentally change the way that Open Source is monetized. Our suite of products connect coders to funders, the blockchain-based tools they need to craete value for one another, so they can monetize their work in Open Source.

Gitcoin One liners:

1. Gitcoin a one-stop shop that gives Software Developers the skills & connections to survive and thrive in the emerging blockchain ecosystem.

2. Gitcoin grows Open Source Software by leveraging incentivization mechanics.

3. Gitcoin leverages blockchain technology to steward Sustainability in Open Source Software.

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Kevin Owocki is the founder of Gitcoin, a platform that gives Open Source software developers the opportunity to build, collaborate, and thrive in the emerging blockchain ecosystem. Kevin has a BS in Computer Science, 10 years of engineering leadership experience in startups and Open Source Software, and is a community organizer in the Boulder Colorado Tech Scene.

You can find out more about Gitcoin at https://gitcoin.co and Kevin on his personal website : https://owocki.com

Timeline

  • Blockchain Adviser

    October, 2020 - present