luba yudasina
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"You just can't build a slow, expensive blockchain anymore." Solana founder toly 🇺🇸 built a $47 billion network from an idea he couldn't sleep on. Two coffees and a beer at Cafe du Soleil in 2017, and he was up until 4 a.m., figuring out how to use proof of work to measure time. His parents escaped the USSR in the 90s with $50 to their name and landed in Chicago in their 40s. His mom was a pianist. His dad was a civil engineer who took blue-collar roofing jobs while getting his electrician certificates. His son did the circuit analysis homework for him. That 4 a.m. idea became proof of history, the core mechanism behind Solana. In this episode: 00:00:00 Trailer 00:01:06 Intro 00:01:17 Growing up in the Soviet Union 00:04:02 Immigrating to the United States 00:07:34 Career dreams and studying computer science 00:09:47 First startup and early lessons 00:11:19 13 years at Qualcomm 00:22:32 Meeting Raj and founding Solana 00:26:44 Fundraising and early investors 00:28:41 Surviving the FTX collapse 00:40:19 Solana's mission and impact 00:43:54 Using AI to run side projects 00:49:39 Hardest decisions as a leader 00:52:51 Outlook on crypto and Solana's future 00:59:22 Twitter, being public, and politics 01:05:52 Beliefs on human nature and life philosophy 01:09:34 Outro Full episode:
luba yudasina227,150 次观看 • 5 天前
Right before launch, toly 🇺🇸 fired his best engineers to keep Solana ($47B network today) alive. The founder on the hardest decision he ever made: "I fired really good people just to extend the runway. That was gut-wrenching. They were really good engineers." "I felt like if we're going to do cuts, we need to cut to the bone." "It gave me just enough runway and confidence to launch and give Solana a chance." "Really good people that I'm still friends with. They're not mad at me." Full episode:
luba yudasina42,674 次观看 • 3 天前
Grant Sanderson, (Grant Sanderson) created one of the most beloved math channels on the internet. Grant is a Stanford math grad, Khan Academy alum, and self-taught animator who built his own open-source visualization engine from scratch. From students learning linear algebra for the first time, to researchers, to millions of curious people on the internet, Grant Sanderson makes math feel beautiful. Topics we cover - How Grant wrote the "best wedding speech anyone's ever heard" with 24 hours notice - Why he's never felt the burnout other creators describe after 10+ years His take on the algorithm - The real problem with modern education - Being a source vs. being a relay and original thinking - Why he's now building a team and rethinking sponsorships - and much more! Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:05 How to Write a Wedding Speech 07:04 Use Pauses Like a Pro 11:39 Going Full Time on YouTube 17:27 Why I Left Academia 20:51 Explain It vs. Discover It 27:53 Be a Source, Not a Relay 39:00 The Analytics Dopamine Trap 43:23 Your Algorithm = Your Audience 47:36 Fun Work vs. Strategic Work 52:12 Mental Hygiene for Creators 54:15 Write to Think, Not to Publish 56:49 How My Team Changed Everything 01:01:36 New Ways I'm Making Money 01:06:05 The Loneliness of Solo Creating 01:09:37 How Ego Shapes Your Topics 01:11:31 The Beauty of High Dimensions 01:17:36 Pretty Videos vs. Clear Videos 01:23:14 Will LLMs Kill Motivation to Learn? 01:29:32 Don't Niche Down Too Early 01:34:37 Happiness vs. Fulfillment 01:38:01 Growth vs. Serving Your Audience 01:48:37 Teaching Empathy to Kids 01:51:48 Lightning Round I hope you enjoy this one!! Grant Sanderson (Grant Sanderson): The High Cost of Being a Second-Hand Thinker is below and on all the major platforms.
luba yudasina151,549 次观看 • 2 个月前
Ankur Nagpal (Ankur Nagpal) recently sold Carry and became a GP at USVC, a public markets fund led by Naval. What I always loved about Ankur is his honesty: from first-time founders figuring out whether to raise, to seasoned operators thinking about what comes after the exit, Ankur makes the messy, emotional side of building companies. We cover - Why most people should never raise venture capital - The three things he looks for in founders (and why the third one is controversial) - From reading Losing My Virginity at 13 to wanting to buy a sports team and put himself on the roster - SO much more! Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:55 Twice Lucky, Still Humble 05:53 Confidence Is Just Age 08:18 Stress Beats Every Biohack 12:28 Venture Investing for Everyone 19:17 What Makes a Great Founder 23:05 Emotional Runway Kills First 27:53 Don't Raise Venture Capital 30:02 Your Happy Number 34:17 The $20K That Becomes Millions 37:42 Finding Your Zone of Genius 41:59 Read for Joy, Not Optimization 48:23 Maximize Your Surface Area I hope you enjoy this one!! Ankur Nagpal (Ankur Nagpal ) joins Naval Ravikant to Disrupt Venture Capital: available on all major platforms
luba yudasina38,927 次观看 • 2 个月前
Robbie Bent (Robbie Bent) has an insane founding story and obsession with what he does. Now Othership is iconic but it started in his backyard with a couple of friends wanting to have a fun time with friends without alcohol. Seven years later, he’s got sold-out locations, multiple co-founders (two couples!), and is building what he calls a “social spa” that’s never been done before. He’s also terrified of competition, has mortgaged his house twice to keep the dream alive, and thinks that 90% of entrepreneurship is managing your own fear. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:52 The 20-year vision 05:50 Horse trough to $2M 10:00 Building with 4 co-founders 15:39 The New York crisis 22:10 Why didn't he quit 24:25 What still scares him 27:19 The social spa experiment 31:16 Does fear ever disappear? 34:00 His anxiety toolkit 39:25 Health and clarity 40:21 Competition and abundance 43:08 Product creates community 49:48 From addiction to healing 53:58 How his wife changed him 58:35 Fatherhood evolution 01:02:18 The balance act (work, family, health, friends) 01:07:53 Other cultures and values 01:12:46 Learning from founder stories 01:16:31 Bathhouse inspiration worldwide 01:21:05 Creative retreats and psilocybin 01:23:14 Acceptance Robbie Bent: From Near Death to Building a Multi-Million Dollar Wellness Cult is available across all major platforms!
luba yudasina22,761 次观看 • 1 个月前
Fundraised doesn't mean successful. Bootstrapping is not always a "lifestyle business," and keeping your equity doesn't mean growing slowly. Like rajya (and as someone who did raise a lot of money), I've also personally been allergic to the fundraising question. We use it as a signal, but the most important metrics are: - Is your product working? - Are you making money?
luba yudasina16,000 次观看 • 6 个月前
"Imposter syndrome is fake. You either worked for it or you didn’t" Raw and honest conversation with: Kathryn Cross🤰🫄 (Anja Health, YC-backed and 776 Backed), over 4M raised, 1M+ ARR rajya (Coral AI, bootstrapped), Built to $1M+ ARR without raising a single dollar Highlights from the conversation: - Bootstrapped to $1M ARR vs. raising millions—which path is actually better? - The "have you raised?" question became a way to instantly dismiss bootstrapped founders, even when they had more revenue than VC-backed companies - Building outside SF kept them connected to real consumers ...and much more Full conversation in comments!
luba yudasina14,805 次观看 • 6 个月前
We have #TechWeek, Restaurant Week, Climate Week, and now there is …. #DateWeek!! 🕊️ Super excited to collaborate with local businesses in LA and SF to put on a variety of events for singles!! Fitness classes (Barry’s, Soulcycle, DMN8), sunset hangouts (The Penmar, Waterfront, Hotel Erwin), cooking classes…. and a lot more #DateWeek LA: Oct 4th - 11th, calendar is live! #DateWeek SF: Nov 1st - 8th, coming soon - subscribe for updates on the site! events are at date-week dot com if you’re single - hope to see you there or send it to someone who should attend🙏
luba yudasina29,558 次观看 • 1 年前
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