​Now Media Podcast

​From Polkadot to Voice AI: Feasibility Studies, WebAR, and Staying Loose as a Freelance Engineer

​Frank Dierolf has built his freelance career around a specific skill turning a rough idea into an early beta through feasibility studies.

​This episode traces that work across WebAR, Polkadot, and his current focus on Voice AI, plus what still pulls him back to check in on the Polkadot ecosystem even after moving on.

​Participants

• ​Brian Kolton – Host (Now Media)

• ​Frank Dierolf – Senior Software Engineer

​About the guest

​Frank Dierolf is a senior software engineer from Stuttgart, Germany, working as a freelancer specialized in feasibility studies helping clients shape ideas from a first draft to an early beta version.

​His technical focus has spanned WebAR, Polkadot, and most recently Voice AI, with deep roots in the Polkadot ecosystem that he still tracks closely even while now focused on AI.

​Format

• ​Type: Google Meet / Riverside (riverside.com)

• ​Date: September 6

• ​Time: 3:00 PM UTC

• ​Duration: 35 mins

• ​Tone: Loose, story-driven, technically grounded

​Topics of discussion

​Feasibility studies as a freelance specialty
What does taking a client from a rough first draft to an early beta actually involve, and why has this become Frank's most successful service?

​From WebAR to Polkadot to Voice AI
What connects these three very different technical focuses, and what made Frank move from one to the next?

​Why he still watches Polkadot from the outside
Having moved into AI, what keeps Frank checking in on what's happening in the Polkadot ecosystem, and how does he see it evolving?

​Who this episode is for

​Freelance engineers and consultants curious how feasibility studies work as a service model.

​Polkadot community members interested in an outside-in perspective from someone who's moved on but still watches closely.

​Anyone following the shift from Web3-focused engineering into AI and voice technology.