Into the Bytecode

Dan Romero: Farcaster, building a decentralized social network

Nov 4, 2022

01:21:58

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Building Cryptocurrency Protocols - Is There a Meta Point?

05:58

Getting the Trusted Developers Into the Network

02:24

I Think the Reality for Coinbase Is That It's Not a Protocol Mindset

03:10

Introduction

2min

How Did You Spend Your Sabbatical After Working in a Company?

1min

Building Twitter as a Protocol

5min

Twitter and Farkaster

4min

Building Cryptocurrency Protocols - Is There a Meta Point?

6min

The Relationship Between the Product and the Protocol

5min

The Algorithm Is the Best Gateway for Onboarding New People

4min

Getting the Trusted Developers Into the Network

2min

The Crazy Thing About the Future of the Internet of Things

3min

10.

Is Twitter the Best Social Network for Cryptocurrency?

3min

11.

The Future of Ethereum Cryptocurrency Twitter

3min

12.

Getting Every User to Be Identified by a Public and Private Key Is Really Powerful Right?

3min

13.

Is Facebook the Next Big Thing?

2min

14.

The Gravitational Pull of the Other or the Existing Model Is So Strong and Robust

3min

15.

I Think the Ethereum Protocol Will Outlast Any Company if It's Successful

3min

16.

How Do You Think About the Concept of Competition?

3min

17.

I Think the Reality for Coinbase Is That It's Not a Protocol Mindset

3min

18.

Paltagram Is the Zero to One Bible in My Opinion

2min

19.

Keeping the Team Lean

3min

20.

Having a Social App Is a Good Thing to Do in a Larger Organization

5min

21.

Coinbase Public Failures of Not Scaling Customer Support

2min

22.

Silicon Valley Late Stage Zero Interest Rate Policy Money Is Cheap

5min

23.

I'm an Introvert and I Don't Feel Comfortable With Farkaster

4min

24.

Using a Meme Template on Twitter

3min

This is my conversation with Dan Romero about Farcaster - a decentralized social network being developed as an open protocol.

We talked about how product decisions in social networks have ripple effects on society, Farcaster’s strategy in the highly competitive world of social products, and Dan's personal philosophies around hiring and team building.

Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - intro
(00:02:08) - why this problem?
(00:12:54) - both product and protocol
(00:23:41) - the algorithmic feed
(00:29:40) - Farcaster’s strategy for competing with Twitter
(01:00:52) - approach to team building
(01:14:41) - how to use social networks, and meme’ing

Links:
Dan Romero - https://twitter.com/dwr
Farcaster - https://www.farcaster.xyz/
Farcaster docs - https://github.com/farcasterxyz/protocol
Varun - https://twitter.com/varunsrin
Keybase - https://keybase.io/

Into 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 or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.