We catch up with Austin, Head of Strategy at Solana Foundation and former Head of Communications at Solana Labs. In particular, we focus on how Solana continues to differentiate itself from a fast-growing array of challenger blockchain ecosystems with token extensions. We also chat about Solana's emphasis on grassroots growth over top-down business development approaches and how Solana positions itself across a variety of strategic sub sectors within the emergent crypto economy. A great overview from the perspective of one of Solana's most prominent voices.
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Time Stamps
0:00 - Business Development strategy
5:18 - Token Extensions program
7:55 - Why build app chains anymore?
10:06 - Native L1 private transactions
14:03 - Unlocking on-chain payments
17:05 - Why Coinbase ignores Solana
19:05 - DePIN achieving PMF
24:53 - The rise of Solana-based games
30:50 - Unlocking the abundance of NFTs through compression
33:01 - Mobile strategy
38:06 - L1 governance
40:42 - Maintaining fast updates alongside decentralization
44:12 - Surviving state-level attacks
49:57 - Human coordination is the final boss?
55:59 - What is Austin excited about?
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Episode Resources
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