Mike is a co-founder of Rainbow, one of the most widely used wallets in crypto (wowowow). Before Rainbow, Mike started a couple of companies and worked for a few others after dropping out of college following his first semester. Follow Mike on X @mikedemarais and on Warpcast @mikedemarais.eth.
[0:42] - Mike's story from college dropout to crypto founder
[10:31] - Starting companies to fix computers & 3D print toys
[17:24] - Why Mike likes small towns and lower tier cities
[23:53] - The irresistible opportunity to build in crypto
[27:00] - Mike's product and design forward approach
[30:33] - Inflection points in Rainbow’s growth to date
[38:25] - Breaking down Rainbow’s ETH rewards program
[46:25] - The future of Farcaster compared to Twitter
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