146 - Decentralizing the Founder/CEO with Kain Warwick

Sep 5, 2023

Kain Warwick, Founder of Synthetix, discusses the decentralization of the Founder/CEO role, striking a balance between decentralization and expertise, observations on other DeFi Founders, advice for aspiring Founders, and achieving work-life balance.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Progressive Decentralization and the Role of Founders

02:23 • 2min

Decentralizing and the Role of the Council

04:47 • 21min

Decentralization and Founder Stories

26:14 • 22min

Rediscovering Hobbies and Overcoming Addiction

48:22 • 2min

Transitioning from a Decentralized Mindset and the Challenges of Detaching from Work

50:09 • 2min

The Importance of Acknowledging Founder Struggles

52:03 • 3min

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----- Can the Founder/CEO Role be Decentralized?

Joining the podcast today is Kain Warwick, Founder of Synthetix, a DeFi protocol that acts as a liquidity layer for an ecosystem of on-chain derivatives and financial instruments. We discuss the Evolution of Kain’s Role on Synthetix, striking a balance between Decentralization and taking advantage of Founder’s expertise, and observations on other DeFi Founders. Kain and Kevin also share their advice for aspiring Founders and how to achieve Work-Life balance.

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----- TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro 4:47 Synthetix Kain’s Role Evolution 7:02 Why Decentralize? 10:06 The Importance of Founder’s Expertise 13:42 Kain’s Returns as Synthetix Founder 24:45 Progressive Decentralization 27:45 Learning from other DeFi Founders 33:13 Advice Decentralizing Founders 48:22 Finding Work-Life Balance 52:02 Closing Thoughts

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Kain https://twitter.com/kaiynne

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