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Patrick OShaughnessy

599,830 views • 9 months ago

DROPS E10: Hana : Building the Tiktok of crypto Hana is the Founder of Hana Network, a P2P marketplace, complete with casual earning, live social tipping, and on/off ramp - built on the top of Hyperlquid Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 01:37 – Welcome to DROPS 02:14 – Who is Hana? 05:08 – TikTok of Crypto 08:09 – Leaving University for Crypto 11:51 – Crypto Barriers in Japan 16:07 – Starting Hana in Dubai 18:09 – What Are “Why Now” Moments? 20:52 – Why the Privacy Layer Didn’t Work 24:43 – When Vision Meets Real Users 26:30 – What Crypto Users Really Want 28:08 – What is Hana Network? 31:36 – Crypto Made Easy and Fun 33:42 – Financial Tools Disguised as Content 36:11 – Crypto Without Wallet Headaches 37:44 – Crypto That Feels Like a Game 40:40 – Crypto’s Future Is Hyperlocal 43:40 – Why Creators Are Leaving TikTok 45:24 – Building on Hyperliquid - the CEX killer 47:00 – If Hana Network Was a Game Character 49:01 – This Is the Year It Happens
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DROPS E10: Hana : Building the Tiktok of crypto Hana is the Founder of Hana Network, a P2P marketplace, complete with casual earning, live social tipping, and on/off ramp - built on the top of Hyperlquid Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 01:37 – Welcome to DROPS 02:14 – Who is Hana? 05:08 – TikTok of Crypto 08:09 – Leaving University for Crypto 11:51 – Crypto Barriers in Japan 16:07 – Starting Hana in Dubai 18:09 – What Are “Why Now” Moments? 20:52 – Why the Privacy Layer Didn’t Work 24:43 – When Vision Meets Real Users 26:30 – What Crypto Users Really Want 28:08 – What is Hana Network? 31:36 – Crypto Made Easy and Fun 33:42 – Financial Tools Disguised as Content 36:11 – Crypto Without Wallet Headaches 37:44 – Crypto That Feels Like a Game 40:40 – Crypto’s Future Is Hyperlocal 43:40 – Why Creators Are Leaving TikTok 45:24 – Building on Hyperliquid - the CEX killer 47:00 – If Hana Network Was a Game Character 49:01 – This Is the Year It Happens

MR SHIFT 🦁

71,560 views • 1 year ago

Open Tab Ep 3: Ashlee Vance on new media, getting close to Elon and showing audiences where the world is headed before it gets there. 00:00 "Elon might actually bankrupt me" 00:01:08 George Hotz joyride 00:07:09 Silicon Valley watering hole 00:09:00 They thought I was a woman 00:12:07 Life before and after the Elon biography 00:15:30 Monthly dinners with Elon 00:22:05 "95% accurate" 00:25:00 Elon said "I'm gonna destroy your life" 00:27:02 Kim Dotcom raid 00:27:30 Reconciling with Elon 00:29:49 Getting access to Neuralink 00:31:00 Bryan Johnson documentary 00:33:40 Funding movies 00:35:17 EVE Online 00:36:09 Hello World: Emmy nomination 00:37:18 Audience reach: Substack vs Bloomberg 00:38:39 PR people out of touch 00:40:13 65% of YouTube viewers watching on a TV 00:42:30 Ayahuasca on assignment 00:45:06 "I had the best job in media" 00:45:30 Started media company anyway
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Open Tab Ep 3: Ashlee Vance on new media, getting close to Elon and showing audiences where the world is headed before it gets there. 00:00 "Elon might actually bankrupt me" 00:01:08 George Hotz joyride 00:07:09 Silicon Valley watering hole 00:09:00 They thought I was a woman 00:12:07 Life before and after the Elon biography 00:15:30 Monthly dinners with Elon 00:22:05 "95% accurate" 00:25:00 Elon said "I'm gonna destroy your life" 00:27:02 Kim Dotcom raid 00:27:30 Reconciling with Elon 00:29:49 Getting access to Neuralink 00:31:00 Bryan Johnson documentary 00:33:40 Funding movies 00:35:17 EVE Online 00:36:09 Hello World: Emmy nomination 00:37:18 Audience reach: Substack vs Bloomberg 00:38:39 PR people out of touch 00:40:13 65% of YouTube viewers watching on a TV 00:42:30 Ayahuasca on assignment 00:45:06 "I had the best job in media" 00:45:30 Started media company anyway

Substack

23,889 views • 2 months ago

Even when things are going great, running a $1.5 billion AI startup is a knife fight. Granola was one of the first AI apps of this generation to achieve near-ubiquitous adoption. But meeting notes are not the company’s be-all and end-all. The real battle is over owning the interface that everyone uses to get their work done in an AI-native world. I had Chris Pedregal (Chris Pedregal), cofounder and CEO of Granola, back on Every 📧’s AI & I to talk about the current state of the application layer, AI’s frontier, and the future of work. We get into: - Why meeting notes clones don’t matter. Three big companies cloned Granola’s core feature. To him, meeting notes were never the real prize. “Easy come, easy go” is his view of anyone’s lead, including his own. - How he thinks about building proactive features in AI. Granola pre-generates millions of pre-meeting briefs, which include context on the nature of the meeting and people participating, that most people never open. But when they do, they have a magical experience. - Why Granola is betting on “bring your own agent.” Chris says the API and MCP will get “a lot better” over the next few months, and we talk about their agent-native strategy and why they’ve pushed the product that way. This is a must-watch for anyone building at the application layer. Watch the episode! Timestamps Introduction: 00:00:59 Why running a company is a knife fight even when it’s working: 00:01:57 Granola’s counterintuitive view on competition: 00:04:33 Dan’s “pirate and architect” model for early-stage product teams: 00:10:44 Granola’s “shaping” and “validation” phases for building features: 00:13:09 Why Dan lives almost entirely inside Codex: 00:18:17 The case for “Codex-native apps”: 00:24:40 Granola’s “handrail” philosophy: 00:35:37 Why Granola is going all in on winning meeting-adjacent context: 00:38:12 What a transcript alone can never capture: 00:44:19
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Even when things are going great, running a $1.5 billion AI startup is a knife fight. Granola was one of the first AI apps of this generation to achieve near-ubiquitous adoption. But meeting notes are not the company’s be-all and end-all. The real battle is over owning the interface that everyone uses to get their work done in an AI-native world. I had Chris Pedregal (Chris Pedregal), cofounder and CEO of Granola, back on Every 📧’s AI & I to talk about the current state of the application layer, AI’s frontier, and the future of work. We get into: - Why meeting notes clones don’t matter. Three big companies cloned Granola’s core feature. To him, meeting notes were never the real prize. “Easy come, easy go” is his view of anyone’s lead, including his own. - How he thinks about building proactive features in AI. Granola pre-generates millions of pre-meeting briefs, which include context on the nature of the meeting and people participating, that most people never open. But when they do, they have a magical experience. - Why Granola is betting on “bring your own agent.” Chris says the API and MCP will get “a lot better” over the next few months, and we talk about their agent-native strategy and why they’ve pushed the product that way. This is a must-watch for anyone building at the application layer. Watch the episode! Timestamps Introduction: 00:00:59 Why running a company is a knife fight even when it’s working: 00:01:57 Granola’s counterintuitive view on competition: 00:04:33 Dan’s “pirate and architect” model for early-stage product teams: 00:10:44 Granola’s “shaping” and “validation” phases for building features: 00:13:09 Why Dan lives almost entirely inside Codex: 00:18:17 The case for “Codex-native apps”: 00:24:40 Granola’s “handrail” philosophy: 00:35:37 Why Granola is going all in on winning meeting-adjacent context: 00:38:12 What a transcript alone can never capture: 00:44:19

Dan Shipper 📧

13,146 views • 16 days ago

DogeOS is taking Dogecoin's chain to real apps, real utility, real impact for millions of $DOGE holders. 🎙️ We sit down with Jordan , Co-Founder & CEO of DogeOS, to hear how he’s been building on DOGE since 2011 and where it’s headed next. Don't fade the Dogecoin ecosystem: Timestamps: 00:00 Jordan’s Background in Bitcoin and Early Dogecoin 01:43 Launching MyDoge Wallet 04:38 From Wallet to DogeOS: The App Layer Vision 05:11 Why the Dogecoin Blockchain Matters 08:36 The Rise of Inscriptions and Doge Innovation 10:02 What Developers Can Build on DogeOS 12:37 Putting Dogecoin to Work: On-Chain Economy and Use Cases 16:01 How DOGE Holders Can Get Involved Now 18:38 Long-Term Vision for Dogecoin and DogeOS
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DogeOS is taking Dogecoin's chain to real apps, real utility, real impact for millions of $DOGE holders. 🎙️ We sit down with Jordan , Co-Founder & CEO of DogeOS, to hear how he’s been building on DOGE since 2011 and where it’s headed next. Don't fade the Dogecoin ecosystem: Timestamps: 00:00 Jordan’s Background in Bitcoin and Early Dogecoin 01:43 Launching MyDoge Wallet 04:38 From Wallet to DogeOS: The App Layer Vision 05:11 Why the Dogecoin Blockchain Matters 08:36 The Rise of Inscriptions and Doge Innovation 10:02 What Developers Can Build on DogeOS 12:37 Putting Dogecoin to Work: On-Chain Economy and Use Cases 16:01 How DOGE Holders Can Get Involved Now 18:38 Long-Term Vision for Dogecoin and DogeOS

Crypto Coin Show

26,836 views • 1 year ago