Prusty - Blockchain for Enterprise

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Narayan Prusty is the founder and CTO of BlockCluster, world's first blockchain management system. He has five years of experience in blockchain. He specializes in
Blockchain, DevOps, Serverless, and JavaScript. His commitment has led him to build scalable products for start-ups, governments, and enterprises across India, Singapore, USA, and UAE. He is enthusiastic about solving real-world problems. His ability to build scalable applications from top to bottom is what makes him special. Currently, he is on a mission to make things easier, faster, and cheaper using blockchain. Also, he is looking at ways to prevent corruption, fraud, and to bring transparency to the world using blockchain.

Nikhil Bhaskar is the founder and CEO of Ulixir Inca newly founded tech company that builds decentralized and traditional software. He completed B9lab's Ethereum Developer Course, and he is now a certified Ethereum developer. Aside from running Ulixir, he spends his time traveling and eating. He is a bit of a digital nomad; this year, he's lived in five countries and plans to live in six more before the year ends.

Ivan Turkovic is a geek, visionary, start-up enthusiast, writer, blogger, mentor, and advisor. He wrote the book PhoneGap Essentials. Since 2011 he has had a strong interest in Bitcoin and blockchain. In 2013 he co-founded a social start-up, Babberly, which was among the first to use gamification with the help of blockchain.

He is focused on bringing value to the internet users. He employs the latest technologies to build empowering web products and intuitive user experiences. He's interested in technology, entrepreneurship, education, behavior psychology, product management, and marketing. He runs Blaeg, a company that helps start-ups get off the ground with their blockchain technology.

Anand V. is a technology architect who has more than 20 years of experience in IT. He has worked with Verizon Communications, Cognizant, HP, HCL, and Oracle. Currently, he is the managing partner of Anasup Consulting and works with clients on emerging technologies such as blockchain, IoT, cybersecurity, and AI. He is also a specialist in the DevSecOps area and acts as a mentor to many start-up companies. He is a public speaker and regularly writes articles in journals as well as online channels.

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Blockchain is growing massively, and is changing the way that business is done. Leading organizations are already exploring the possibilities of blockchain. With this book, you will learn how to build end-to-end, enterprise-level decentralized applications (DApps) and scale them across your organization to meet your company's needs.
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