139 - Collaborators: Gov4git with Petar Maymounkov and Kasia Sitkiewicz

Collaboration is a vital ingredient to transforming research ideas into impactful solutions. In the Microsoft Research podcast series, Collaborators, host Dr. Gretchen Huizinga explores the unexpected relationships and partnerships behind the development of projects, products, and services by researchers at Microsoft and the diverse range of individuals they collaborate with. In the first episode, Dr. Huizinga speaks with GitHub Staff Product Manager Kasia Sitkiewicz and Protocol Labs Research Scientist Petar Maymounkov about their collaboration on Gov4git, a governance tool for decentralized, open-source cooperation.

Their conversation delves into how their collaboration is enabling everyone to collaborate more efficiently, transparently, and easily, with governance features that are more suitable for serving a broader range of communities than current public blockchains. They also discuss the open-source book project that allowed them to explore the potential and limitations of the work.

This podcast offers insights into the collaboration process between key players in technological development that makes impactful solutions possible.

The episode is available on Spotify at the link mentioned.