Visionary Operator CEO
Allan B. Pedin IV
Expanding individual agency through emerging technologies that help people and systems coordinate.
Allan connects published research, infrastructure work, and founder experience to make complex technology easier to use, evaluate, and build on.
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Short essays on learning from customers, building useful products, and turning technical work into momentum.
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Podcasts, interviews, and conference appearances on RANDAO, randomness, Web3 trust, and founder-led growth.
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News - Apr 30, 2026
Site Launch
The public home for Allan B. Pedin IV research, writing, appearances, and project updates.
Publication - Apr 30, 2026
Truly Random Number Generation
Research on truly random number generation for decentralized applications.
Publication - Apr 1, 2023
Digital Asset Ownership
Research on ownership, recovery, and smart-contract security for digital assets.
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Mar 5, 2026
SE02E15 How To Sell When You Sell Random Numbers
A commercialization discussion about explaining technical infrastructure in plain language.
Jan 15, 2026
Why Blockchains Can't Be Random (And Why It Matters for Trust)
A practical explanation of why randomness matters in decentralized systems and what builders need to know when evaluating it.
Dec 3, 2025
A Round Solve Session | Problem: Scale Founder Led Growth
Problem-solving session on customer learning, sales motion, and scaling founder-led growth.