To give you a little insight into the GET Protocol team, we are announcing a new blog series to introduce everyone involved. Read about what we do, both at work and in our personal lives, and why we believe the GET Protocol is going to take over the world. We kick things off with Sander.

What’s your name, age and job title?

I am this 30 year old blonde guy Sander Regtuijt, and I am a business developer for the GET Protocol.

How long have you been at the GET Protocol foundation?

Since the beginning of September 2017. I’ve been involved in the crypto space and various bitcoin and blockchain related projects since late 2013. After finishing my studies (Philosophy and Political Science) I went off for a long trip with my partner in crime, hitch-hiked across the Atlantic to South America on a sailing boat, crossed the continent only to return a year later to join the GUTS team last September. At that time we were still located in our anti-squat office in a questionable part of Amsterdam. Armed with a working product, whitepaper and stellar team we tackled this beast called ‘ICO’. It took years off my life expectancy, but the result is there: everything is in place to make ticketing honest by utilizing blockchain tech.

What do you do exactly?

These days, ICO related tasks are fading and I am more involved with business development of the GET Protocol. Two weeks ago I was lucky enough to join the GET Protocol delegation to SXSW — a big and inspiring music and tech conference in Austin, Texas. It was clear, once again: ticket touting and ticket fraud are problems that exist worldwide and everybody understands the utility of our blockchain based solution to this. It just makes sense. As our solution has come under growing attention during the past few months, we are contacted by many parties both within the crypto space as well as the entertainment industry. I am one of the team members who are assessing the potential of collaborations and looking to build new connections. If you know anyone or any company we should be in contact with, just hit me up at sander@guts.tickets.

Sander (on the right) at SXSW, breaking down the wall into the future.

How do you describe what you do here to your friends or family?

Ever bought a ticket that’s too expensive, without even being sure the ticket was valid? That’s what we’re solving. Being involved in the crypto space for a few years now, the people around me know for sure that I know a thing or two about crypto and its remarkably wild west-like scene and industry. The understanding of what blockchain is, is growing at a rapid pace and people clearly see the added value it brings to the ticketing industry. And after all, who doesn’t want ticketing to be honest?

What do you do when you are not at the office?

What does not being at the office even mean?

What do you think Kasper’s secret for his productivity is?

If you can’t convince them, confuse them.

Where do you see GET in three years?

In my wallet! The ticketing industry is a multibillion market. Everyday thousands of tickets are sold and resold. Especially the reselling of tickets at much higher rates is a thorn in the side of many. The first phase of the GET Protocol is to solve just that, bringing transparency to the ticketing industry and making ticketing honest. However, we designed the GET Protocol to be flexible so it will be able to function as the backbone of financial infrastructure used by the entertainment industry. In three years GET will not only be in my wallet, but also in the wallets of ticketing companies, event organizers, artists and other fans. Not only to provide honest ticketing, but also to provide value to their business models in countless other ways. Ways we can not even imagine today.

Any personal message to the community?

Spread the word. If we quickly want to bring a change to the industry and we aim to do it fast, we also need you to GET us there. Just give us a heads up if you want to contribute; there are many different ways to do so. Next time you are at a party and someone asks you how Bitcoin is doing and all that, don’t hesitate to also bring up the GET Protocol. Blockchain beginners will understand this use-case.