This is my conversation with Jesse Pollak (creator of Base), Ben Leventhal (founder/CEO of Blackbird), Julian Holguin (CEO of Doodles), and Yele Bademosi (cofounder/CEO of Onboard).
Timestamps:
- (00:00) - intro
- (00:50) - Jesse Pollak, Base
- (09:41) - how the Base team is structured
- (17:25) - how the mission and strategy came together
- (27:43) - the focus in year two
- (35:38) - Ben Leventhal, Blackbird
- (39:35) - the restaurant P&L
- (43:36) - identity and payments
- (51:25) - Flynet as an L3
- (53:11) - building an economy
- (55:46) - the current era of crypto
- (57:27) - Julian Holguin, Doodles
- (59:40) - the status quo and the new model
- (01:09:36) - people want to be a part of something
- (01:18:22) - Yele Bademosi, Onboard
- (01:23:48) - being an entrepreneur in Nigeria
- (01:29:34) - building Onboard
- (01:34:45) - outro
Links:
Jesse Polak -
https://x.com/jessepollakBase -
https://www.coinbase.com/,
https://x.com/baseBen Leventhal -
https://x.com/benleventhalBlackbird -
https://www.blackbird.xyz/,
https://x.com/blackbird_xyzJulian Holguin -
https://x.com/jholguin Doodles -
https://www.doodles.app/,
https://x.com/doodlesYele Bademosi -
https://x.com/YeleBademosiOnboard -
https://www.onboard.xyz/,
https://x.com/OnboardGlobalInto the Bytecode:
- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com
Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.