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E115: Phantom : How we built the most popular Crypto wallet with 15M+ users in just a few years! Brandon Millman is the CoFounder & CEO of Phantom, the most popular wallet in Crypto Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:02 Partnerships: Jupiter, Bitwise, SUI & Mantle 2:48 Building World's Best Crypto...

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E116: Andre Cronje 's big comeback with Sonic Andre Cronje is the Creator of Yearn Finance, and the CTO of Sonic Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:00 Partnerships: Jupiter, Bitwise, SUI & Mantle 2:46 Solving Problems with Code 4:10 Who is Andre Cronje? 5:58 Thriving in Self-Paced Environments 9:38 Why Law Wasn’t for Me 10:46 How I Found Computer Science 12:12 Self Custody with Trezor 13:05 Crypto World Fascination 16:04 Going All-In on Crypto 19:41 Fantom's Original Idea 21:42 Building Yearn: The Beginning 26:55 Money Motivated vs. Long-Term Vision 31:00 The Struggles of Online Fame 35:52 The Truth Behind Solidly 41:49 The Pressure of People's Money 44:34 Giving Away 100% of Tokens 46:18 Receiving 10 SEC Letters 49:42 Leaving Twitter 50:45 Why I No Longer Trust Anyone 53:36 The Return to Twitter 54:52 What is Sonic ? 1:01:53 Sonic vs. Fantom 1:02:41 New York vs. Cape Town 1:03:16 Concluding Remarks
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E116: Andre Cronje 's big comeback with Sonic Andre Cronje is the Creator of Yearn Finance, and the CTO of Sonic Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:00 Partnerships: Jupiter, Bitwise, SUI & Mantle 2:46 Solving Problems with Code 4:10 Who is Andre Cronje? 5:58 Thriving in Self-Paced Environments 9:38 Why Law Wasn’t for Me 10:46 How I Found Computer Science 12:12 Self Custody with Trezor 13:05 Crypto World Fascination 16:04 Going All-In on Crypto 19:41 Fantom's Original Idea 21:42 Building Yearn: The Beginning 26:55 Money Motivated vs. Long-Term Vision 31:00 The Struggles of Online Fame 35:52 The Truth Behind Solidly 41:49 The Pressure of People's Money 44:34 Giving Away 100% of Tokens 46:18 Receiving 10 SEC Letters 49:42 Leaving Twitter 50:45 Why I No Longer Trust Anyone 53:36 The Return to Twitter 54:52 What is Sonic ? 1:01:53 Sonic vs. Fantom 1:02:41 New York vs. Cape Town 1:03:16 Concluding Remarks

MR SHIFT 🦁

134,620 views • 1 year ago

E120: Raoul Pal: Welcome to phase 2 of the Banana zone! 🍌🍌 In this 90-minute enlightening and hilarious conversation, Raoul Pal unpacks why everyone — and their mom — thought the bull market was dead and collectively lost it online… while he was sipping wine and dishing out insults from the sidelines on his live streams. This is Raoul’s first appearance on a podcast in over four months — in case there was any doubt, Banana Zone Phase 2 mode is ON! Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 2:02 Partnerships: Jupiter (🐱, 🐐) , Kast, SUI, Bitwise 2:48 Crazy Bitcoin Returns 5:09 What is KAST 6:52 Explaining My Job in Crypto 8:23 Why Raoul Got Drunk on Live Streams 10:52 Why People Like Being Insulted 11:50 Self Custody with Trezor 12:44 True Wealth in Crypto 15:37 Finding the Best Risk Adjusted Bets 18:29 Mad Lads Saved Solana 19:56 How to Get Rich in Crypto Without Getting Lucky 22:55 Meme Coins & Fartcoin💨 25:13 Paranoid at All Times 29:14 Why Crypto Yield Is Risky 32:53 Leverage Always Breaks Crypto 35:29 70% in Sui 36:54 Why Sui is Raoul's Favorite Child 40:19 Managing Sui Positions 41:35 De-Risking: When to Take Profits 42:38 Building Wealth Beyond Crypto 44:21 Gambling House on Bitcoin 45:13 What is DeepBook Protocol on Sui? 46:22 Missing out on NFTs 54:45 Is Ethereum Cooked Forever? 1:00:27 Will AI Kill Crypto? 1:02:42 AI's Rise to Sentience 1:06:37 Humans vs. AI 1:09:26 Digital Immortality 1:12:06 Finding Happiness in Simple Things 1:14:33 Embracing Imperfection in Life 1:17:55 Why Kevin can't find a Girlfriend 1:19:58 Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone 1:21:09 Concluding Remarks Real Vision
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E120: Raoul Pal: Welcome to phase 2 of the Banana zone! 🍌🍌 In this 90-minute enlightening and hilarious conversation, Raoul Pal unpacks why everyone — and their mom — thought the bull market was dead and collectively lost it online… while he was sipping wine and dishing out insults from the sidelines on his live streams. This is Raoul’s first appearance on a podcast in over four months — in case there was any doubt, Banana Zone Phase 2 mode is ON! Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 2:02 Partnerships: Jupiter (🐱, 🐐) , Kast, SUI, Bitwise 2:48 Crazy Bitcoin Returns 5:09 What is KAST 6:52 Explaining My Job in Crypto 8:23 Why Raoul Got Drunk on Live Streams 10:52 Why People Like Being Insulted 11:50 Self Custody with Trezor 12:44 True Wealth in Crypto 15:37 Finding the Best Risk Adjusted Bets 18:29 Mad Lads Saved Solana 19:56 How to Get Rich in Crypto Without Getting Lucky 22:55 Meme Coins & Fartcoin💨 25:13 Paranoid at All Times 29:14 Why Crypto Yield Is Risky 32:53 Leverage Always Breaks Crypto 35:29 70% in Sui 36:54 Why Sui is Raoul's Favorite Child 40:19 Managing Sui Positions 41:35 De-Risking: When to Take Profits 42:38 Building Wealth Beyond Crypto 44:21 Gambling House on Bitcoin 45:13 What is DeepBook Protocol on Sui? 46:22 Missing out on NFTs 54:45 Is Ethereum Cooked Forever? 1:00:27 Will AI Kill Crypto? 1:02:42 AI's Rise to Sentience 1:06:37 Humans vs. AI 1:09:26 Digital Immortality 1:12:06 Finding Happiness in Simple Things 1:14:33 Embracing Imperfection in Life 1:17:55 Why Kevin can't find a Girlfriend 1:19:58 Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone 1:21:09 Concluding Remarks Real Vision

MR SHIFT 🦁

282,734 views • 1 year ago

E125: evan.sui: Building the AWS of the decentralized future Evan Cheng is the CoFounder & CEO of MystenLabs.sui, the company behind the Sui and Walrus 🦭/acc We cover: • Why every crypto project has failed at decentralization • The real story behind Facebook's crypto shutdown • Starting a company at 50 and managing 5 co-founders • Building infrastructure that businesses actually want • Why they believe they've cracked what crypto couldn't And much, much more... Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 2:06 Partnerships: Jupiter (🐱, 🐐), KAST 💳, Bitwise, Mantle, Forza! BTC 2:55 The Problem With Centralization 7:23 Why Ethereum Is Centralizing 12:35 Who is Evan Cheng? 13:15 Self Custody with Trezor 14:08 Timing a 20-Year Vision 15:11 Motivation From Being Ignored 19:31 Giving Everyone Real Agency 20:45 High Agency Person 22:47 Proving Skeptics Wrong 26:51 Nothing Has Truly Won 27:55 Cryptocurrencies Fascination 29:29 Lessons Learned From Novi 35:17 Starting a Company at 50 40:09 Why I Became the CEO 41:22 Challenges of a CEO 42:14 Not Destiny, Just Conviction 44:03 What is Mysten Labs? 45:51 Five Unmanageable Founders 48:11 How Five Co-Founders Work 54:02 What is SUI Network? 55:19 Is SUI the Next SOL? 56:50 Progress on Big Vision 59:55 Decentralized Business Potential 1:04:06 Proud, But Never Satisfied 1:06:34 What Truly Makes Me Happy 1:08:13 Non-Consensus Beliefs 1:09:17 Prediction for the Next 12 Months 1:13:10 Concluding Remarks
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E125: evan.sui: Building the AWS of the decentralized future Evan Cheng is the CoFounder & CEO of MystenLabs.sui, the company behind the Sui and Walrus 🦭/acc We cover: • Why every crypto project has failed at decentralization • The real story behind Facebook's crypto shutdown • Starting a company at 50 and managing 5 co-founders • Building infrastructure that businesses actually want • Why they believe they've cracked what crypto couldn't And much, much more... Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 2:06 Partnerships: Jupiter (🐱, 🐐), KAST 💳, Bitwise, Mantle, Forza! BTC 2:55 The Problem With Centralization 7:23 Why Ethereum Is Centralizing 12:35 Who is Evan Cheng? 13:15 Self Custody with Trezor 14:08 Timing a 20-Year Vision 15:11 Motivation From Being Ignored 19:31 Giving Everyone Real Agency 20:45 High Agency Person 22:47 Proving Skeptics Wrong 26:51 Nothing Has Truly Won 27:55 Cryptocurrencies Fascination 29:29 Lessons Learned From Novi 35:17 Starting a Company at 50 40:09 Why I Became the CEO 41:22 Challenges of a CEO 42:14 Not Destiny, Just Conviction 44:03 What is Mysten Labs? 45:51 Five Unmanageable Founders 48:11 How Five Co-Founders Work 54:02 What is SUI Network? 55:19 Is SUI the Next SOL? 56:50 Progress on Big Vision 59:55 Decentralized Business Potential 1:04:06 Proud, But Never Satisfied 1:06:34 What Truly Makes Me Happy 1:08:13 Non-Consensus Beliefs 1:09:17 Prediction for the Next 12 Months 1:13:10 Concluding Remarks

MR SHIFT 🦁

147,802 views • 1 year ago

E136: How to Build Wealth in an AI Economy - and The Role of Crypto - Selini Capital Founder and CIO Jordi Alexander breaks down why the concept of retirement is obsolete in a world of AI, fiat dilution, and exponential wealth creation - and how crypto is the cleanest hedge we have. Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 1:59 Partnerships Jupiter, KAST (old), , Sui, Mantle, Forza! BTC 3:00 Surviving on Five Hours 4:31 Years of Growth 5:28 Who is Jordi Alexander? 7:22 No Voice in My Head 9:52 Self Custody with Trezor 10:45 Beyond Money and Work 13:23 Chip on the Shoulder 15:38 Moving Continents, Changing Self 17:12 Why $100K Feels Poor 19:05 When Money Stops Working 25:00 Judgement is Currency 27:05 Why Retirement Doesn’t Exist 30:18 Why Old Money Fades 33:27 Being Valuable to Society 35:03 Why Cash Loses Value 39:30 Why Stocks Can’t Beat Inflation 42:00 Crypto and the Next Frontier 44:03 Where Is Wealth Truly Safe? 48:53 Why Bitcoin Is the Bet 54:55 Altcoin Cycles Explained 56:57 Why Most Traders Lose 1:00:14 The Financial Death Wish 1:04:50 Winners, Losers, and NPCs 1:09:21 Clicks vs Credibility in Crypto 1:13:13 Rethinking the Retirement Mindset 1:14:33 Becoming Economically Productive 1:17:30 EQ and IQ 1:18:16 Escaping Survival Mode 1:20:40 Wealth Without Luck 1:21:26 Judging Who to Trust 1:25:27 Inefficiency is Opportunity 1:27:28 From Survival to Superpowers 1:29:34 Scaling Beyond Survival 1:31:02 Playing Offense 1:33:49 Bitcoin: Offense or Defense? 1:34:55 Beyond Four Year Cycles 1:36:57 Early in the Game 1:37:58 Destroying your Ego 1:42:57 Small Errors, Big Consequences 1:46:01 A Timeless Thesis 1:48:36 The Cost of Burnout 1:51:09 Protecting Your Time 1:52:47 Poker Productivity 1:55:14 Knowing When to Let Go 1:57:45 Seeing How the River Changes
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E136: How to Build Wealth in an AI Economy - and The Role of Crypto - Selini Capital Founder and CIO Jordi Alexander breaks down why the concept of retirement is obsolete in a world of AI, fiat dilution, and exponential wealth creation - and how crypto is the cleanest hedge we have. Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 1:59 Partnerships Jupiter, KAST (old), , Sui, Mantle, Forza! BTC 3:00 Surviving on Five Hours 4:31 Years of Growth 5:28 Who is Jordi Alexander? 7:22 No Voice in My Head 9:52 Self Custody with Trezor 10:45 Beyond Money and Work 13:23 Chip on the Shoulder 15:38 Moving Continents, Changing Self 17:12 Why $100K Feels Poor 19:05 When Money Stops Working 25:00 Judgement is Currency 27:05 Why Retirement Doesn’t Exist 30:18 Why Old Money Fades 33:27 Being Valuable to Society 35:03 Why Cash Loses Value 39:30 Why Stocks Can’t Beat Inflation 42:00 Crypto and the Next Frontier 44:03 Where Is Wealth Truly Safe? 48:53 Why Bitcoin Is the Bet 54:55 Altcoin Cycles Explained 56:57 Why Most Traders Lose 1:00:14 The Financial Death Wish 1:04:50 Winners, Losers, and NPCs 1:09:21 Clicks vs Credibility in Crypto 1:13:13 Rethinking the Retirement Mindset 1:14:33 Becoming Economically Productive 1:17:30 EQ and IQ 1:18:16 Escaping Survival Mode 1:20:40 Wealth Without Luck 1:21:26 Judging Who to Trust 1:25:27 Inefficiency is Opportunity 1:27:28 From Survival to Superpowers 1:29:34 Scaling Beyond Survival 1:31:02 Playing Offense 1:33:49 Bitcoin: Offense or Defense? 1:34:55 Beyond Four Year Cycles 1:36:57 Early in the Game 1:37:58 Destroying your Ego 1:42:57 Small Errors, Big Consequences 1:46:01 A Timeless Thesis 1:48:36 The Cost of Burnout 1:51:09 Protecting Your Time 1:52:47 Poker Productivity 1:55:14 Knowing When to Let Go 1:57:45 Seeing How the River Changes

MR SHIFT 🦁

325,871 views • 10 months ago

E106: kain.inx : Why Crypto Is BROKEN in 2025 (beware of this) Kain Warwick is the Foudner Infinex , the crypto everything app Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:31 Traveling with loved ones 4:25 Taking DeFi to the Next Level 5:56 Who is Kain? 7:22 Stage One Success, Stage Two Realization 11:03 Why Some Founders Quit 17:25 Traits of Successful Crypto Founders 23:22 Free diving 29:03 Is Free diving Worth the Risk? 34:04 The Danger of Consensus Thinking 42:16 Tokens vs. Tokenless Protocols 47:24 Celebrity Coins & Clout Chasing 52:43 Why Crypto's Market Structure is Broken 1:03:49 Fixing Crypto Market Incentives 1:05:13 What is Infinex? 1:08:18 Lifelong Believers vs. Casual Investors 1:09:35 Do NFTs Still Make Sense? 1:12:35 The Pudgy Penguins Effect 1:14:10 Life Beyond Financial Milestones 1:15:45 Dealing with Drug Addiction 1:22:41 Building Big Businesses while being an Addict 1:26:20 Happiness After Addiction 1:28:56 Fulfillment 1:34:04 Prediction for the Next 12 Months 1:39:03 Conclusion
1:40:03

E106: kain.inx : Why Crypto Is BROKEN in 2025 (beware of this) Kain Warwick is the Foudner Infinex , the crypto everything app Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:31 Traveling with loved ones 4:25 Taking DeFi to the Next Level 5:56 Who is Kain? 7:22 Stage One Success, Stage Two Realization 11:03 Why Some Founders Quit 17:25 Traits of Successful Crypto Founders 23:22 Free diving 29:03 Is Free diving Worth the Risk? 34:04 The Danger of Consensus Thinking 42:16 Tokens vs. Tokenless Protocols 47:24 Celebrity Coins & Clout Chasing 52:43 Why Crypto's Market Structure is Broken 1:03:49 Fixing Crypto Market Incentives 1:05:13 What is Infinex? 1:08:18 Lifelong Believers vs. Casual Investors 1:09:35 Do NFTs Still Make Sense? 1:12:35 The Pudgy Penguins Effect 1:14:10 Life Beyond Financial Milestones 1:15:45 Dealing with Drug Addiction 1:22:41 Building Big Businesses while being an Addict 1:26:20 Happiness After Addiction 1:28:56 Fulfillment 1:34:04 Prediction for the Next 12 Months 1:39:03 Conclusion

MR SHIFT 🦁

88,930 views • 1 year ago

🎙️ First episode is live. I sit down with Sanjay P. ⚡ , Co-Founder of Cryptomind Group to talk about how he built one of the biggest crypto empires in Thailand. For those who dont know, Cryptomind dominates almost everything in Thailand, from media, advisory, and fund management. If you want to understand Thailand's crypto landscape, the APAC crypto landscape. This episode is a must-watch. Timestamps : 0:00 Intro 1:36 What's your journey before crypto 5:50 First Crypto Job 08:32 Hidden story behind BX collapse, and the rise of Bitkub 1 2:48 Early Days of Cryptomind 13:13 What is Cryptomind? 17:22 How Crypto Community Looks Like in 2017? 18:42 Cryptomind Value Proposition 24:00 Cryptomind Business Units 30:54 GuildFi 35:52 Non-Crypto Native Founder? 39:05 How Cryptomind manages to attract talent? 43:50 Fund Raising 48:53 How to hire? 55:00 Why Crypto companies should expand to Thailand? Other APAC countries? 1:06:45 GTM for Layer 1 Chains 1:08:55 GTM for DEX and PERP DEX 1:11:53 Retail Users (APAC Vs the West) 1:21:27 State of Thailand right now compare to 8 years ago 1:35:39 What's next for the Thai regulations? 1:38:00 TradFi integrate Crypto or Crypto integrate TradFi ? 1:40:57 Thailand other cities : Chiang Mai, Phuket, Khon Kaen 1:43:54 Lessons for the first cycler 1:46:43 Lessons for the second cycler 1:50:34 Investing rules 1:51:49 Advice for people - Making the first $50K 1:56:21 Advice for people - $50K to $300K 2:02:27 Advice for people - $300K+ 2:03:37 Are we top? 2:13:50 Thoughts on ETH 2:18:21 Thoughts on Solana, BNB 2:22:52 Anything are you bullish on? 2:24:39 Last Words
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🎙️ First episode is live. I sit down with Sanjay P. ⚡ , Co-Founder of Cryptomind Group to talk about how he built one of the biggest crypto empires in Thailand. For those who dont know, Cryptomind dominates almost everything in Thailand, from media, advisory, and fund management. If you want to understand Thailand's crypto landscape, the APAC crypto landscape. This episode is a must-watch. Timestamps : 0:00 Intro 1:36 What's your journey before crypto 5:50 First Crypto Job 08:32 Hidden story behind BX collapse, and the rise of Bitkub 1 2:48 Early Days of Cryptomind 13:13 What is Cryptomind? 17:22 How Crypto Community Looks Like in 2017? 18:42 Cryptomind Value Proposition 24:00 Cryptomind Business Units 30:54 GuildFi 35:52 Non-Crypto Native Founder? 39:05 How Cryptomind manages to attract talent? 43:50 Fund Raising 48:53 How to hire? 55:00 Why Crypto companies should expand to Thailand? Other APAC countries? 1:06:45 GTM for Layer 1 Chains 1:08:55 GTM for DEX and PERP DEX 1:11:53 Retail Users (APAC Vs the West) 1:21:27 State of Thailand right now compare to 8 years ago 1:35:39 What's next for the Thai regulations? 1:38:00 TradFi integrate Crypto or Crypto integrate TradFi ? 1:40:57 Thailand other cities : Chiang Mai, Phuket, Khon Kaen 1:43:54 Lessons for the first cycler 1:46:43 Lessons for the second cycler 1:50:34 Investing rules 1:51:49 Advice for people - Making the first $50K 1:56:21 Advice for people - $50K to $300K 2:02:27 Advice for people - $300K+ 2:03:37 Are we top? 2:13:50 Thoughts on ETH 2:18:21 Thoughts on Solana, BNB 2:22:52 Anything are you bullish on? 2:24:39 Last Words

Gun (Kingbund)

11,618 views • 8 months ago

threadcast ep 13: alon, founder of @pumpdotfun 3:00 what is pump fun? 5:35 the moment pump fun took off 7:30 how did you push pump fun over the edge? 10:20 why did no one build pump fun first? 13:30 memecoins are a distraction 20:00 pump fun evolved the market 23:50 memecoin supercycle 31:20 has pump fun made the learning curve more difficult? 34:30 how has pump fun evolved attention cycles on memecoins? 39:30 pump fun immortalizes memes 43:30 how to cheat coin launches? 48:45 building in memecoins is stigmatized 50:45 the future of pump fun? 53:30 where to draw the line with controversial content? 57:00 culture can’t progress without pushing boundaries 1:02:01 is pump fun social fi? 1:08:06 a VIRAL memecoin idea 1:10:53 stigma around launching memecoins 1:17:53 pump fun ruined crypto 1:21:43 celebrities on pump fun 1:25:28 gambling is the best crypto use case 1:33:03 will solana forever dominate? 1:35:22 how crazy can this cycle get? 1:36:18 special bonus
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threadcast ep 13: alon, founder of @pumpdotfun 3:00 what is pump fun? 5:35 the moment pump fun took off 7:30 how did you push pump fun over the edge? 10:20 why did no one build pump fun first? 13:30 memecoins are a distraction 20:00 pump fun evolved the market 23:50 memecoin supercycle 31:20 has pump fun made the learning curve more difficult? 34:30 how has pump fun evolved attention cycles on memecoins? 39:30 pump fun immortalizes memes 43:30 how to cheat coin launches? 48:45 building in memecoins is stigmatized 50:45 the future of pump fun? 53:30 where to draw the line with controversial content? 57:00 culture can’t progress without pushing boundaries 1:02:01 is pump fun social fi? 1:08:06 a VIRAL memecoin idea 1:10:53 stigma around launching memecoins 1:17:53 pump fun ruined crypto 1:21:43 celebrities on pump fun 1:25:28 gambling is the best crypto use case 1:33:03 will solana forever dominate? 1:35:22 how crazy can this cycle get? 1:36:18 special bonus

threadguy

548,079 views • 1 year ago

E131: Diogo Mónica: Why DEFI will NEVER WORK, unless these two things change! Diogo Monica is the General Partner at Haun Ventures, President at NEAR Foundation, and the co-founder of Anchorage Digital ⚓. Join me for this captivating 2-hour conversation with Diogo - a crypto founder turned VC, now backing the next wave of blockchain innovation and driving mainstream adoption through Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:54 Partnerships: Jupiter (🐱, 🐐), KAST, Bitwise, Sui, Mantle, Forza! BTC 2:44 Beauty Privilege Is Real 3:26 Why Fitness Builds Trust 8:30 Who is Diogo Mónica? 9:56 Self-Custody with Trezor 10:48 Silicon Valley Changed Everything 12:03 Why I Left San Francisco 15:52 The Crypto Traveling Circus 18:31 Stablecoins & FinTech Founders 20:36 Ambition Through Discomfort 23:17 Retirement Is a Myth 25:25 The Evolution of Jack Dorsey 27:37 The Cost of Working Sundays 29:10 Working Sundays & Culture 33:51 Missionaries vs. Mercenaries 36:26 The Loneliness of Founders 38:09 Why Starting Is Easier Now 40:32 Watching Your Team Disappear 43:13 Hiring Self-Starters Only 45:29 Why Most Startups Fail 51:56 Is Life a Single-Player Game? 53:28 The Struggles of Solo Founders 55:43 The $1.5M Bitcoin Mistake 58:13 The Magic of Zero to One 58:50 Why Zero to One Needs In-Person 1:00:02 Scaling From One To Hundred 1:00:54 From Employee To Multi-Founder 1:05:10 Proactive Mental Health Care 1:06:24 Starting Couple Therapy Early 1:07:24 Founder Burnout Is Common 1:09:33 Entrepreneurs Becoming VCs 1:10:35 Founder Vs. Venture Investor 1:12:41 Why VCs Seem Arrogant 1:15:13 Why Founders Make Bad VCs 1:16:20 VCs Have Higher Expected Value 1:19:01 The Accountability Gap In VC 1:21:19 Why I Joined Haun Ventures 1:23:39 Balancing Work And Family Life 1:26:42 When Family Changes Priorities 1:28:26 What Does Enough Mean? 1:30:24 Balancing Happiness and Anxiety 1:32:35 Contrarian Views on AI 1:34:04 Changing Minds Through Debate 1:37:41 The New Default Career Path 1:39:07 Crypto’s Incentive Problem 1:42:07 Prediction for the Next 12 Months 1:43:30 Concluding Remarks
1:43:47

E131: Diogo Mónica: Why DEFI will NEVER WORK, unless these two things change! Diogo Monica is the General Partner at Haun Ventures, President at NEAR Foundation, and the co-founder of Anchorage Digital ⚓. Join me for this captivating 2-hour conversation with Diogo - a crypto founder turned VC, now backing the next wave of blockchain innovation and driving mainstream adoption through Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:54 Partnerships: Jupiter (🐱, 🐐), KAST, Bitwise, Sui, Mantle, Forza! BTC 2:44 Beauty Privilege Is Real 3:26 Why Fitness Builds Trust 8:30 Who is Diogo Mónica? 9:56 Self-Custody with Trezor 10:48 Silicon Valley Changed Everything 12:03 Why I Left San Francisco 15:52 The Crypto Traveling Circus 18:31 Stablecoins & FinTech Founders 20:36 Ambition Through Discomfort 23:17 Retirement Is a Myth 25:25 The Evolution of Jack Dorsey 27:37 The Cost of Working Sundays 29:10 Working Sundays & Culture 33:51 Missionaries vs. Mercenaries 36:26 The Loneliness of Founders 38:09 Why Starting Is Easier Now 40:32 Watching Your Team Disappear 43:13 Hiring Self-Starters Only 45:29 Why Most Startups Fail 51:56 Is Life a Single-Player Game? 53:28 The Struggles of Solo Founders 55:43 The $1.5M Bitcoin Mistake 58:13 The Magic of Zero to One 58:50 Why Zero to One Needs In-Person 1:00:02 Scaling From One To Hundred 1:00:54 From Employee To Multi-Founder 1:05:10 Proactive Mental Health Care 1:06:24 Starting Couple Therapy Early 1:07:24 Founder Burnout Is Common 1:09:33 Entrepreneurs Becoming VCs 1:10:35 Founder Vs. Venture Investor 1:12:41 Why VCs Seem Arrogant 1:15:13 Why Founders Make Bad VCs 1:16:20 VCs Have Higher Expected Value 1:19:01 The Accountability Gap In VC 1:21:19 Why I Joined Haun Ventures 1:23:39 Balancing Work And Family Life 1:26:42 When Family Changes Priorities 1:28:26 What Does Enough Mean? 1:30:24 Balancing Happiness and Anxiety 1:32:35 Contrarian Views on AI 1:34:04 Changing Minds Through Debate 1:37:41 The New Default Career Path 1:39:07 Crypto’s Incentive Problem 1:42:07 Prediction for the Next 12 Months 1:43:30 Concluding Remarks

MR SHIFT 🦁

73,196 views • 11 months ago