The Dock with Omar Waseem

Omar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sit down with Adi Baradwaj (@aditya_baradwaj), ex-employee at Alameda Research, to talk about what went down at FTX, how he had his life savings stolen, his lavish life in The Bahamas, the red flags, the day of the collapse, the aftermath, his new company, and more insider info... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: · ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adi's Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ · ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:22 - Adi's Backstory 3:56 - Why Tell The Story Now? 5:38 - Getting A Job At Alameda 8:27 - Alameda vs. FTX 10:07 - Relocating To The Bahamas 12:03 - SBF's Unique Personality 16:08 - The Red Flags 20:01 - Fat Fingering A Trade 22:23 - What Caused The Collapse? 32:14 - The Day Of The Collapse 38:43 - The Aftermath 44:49 - What He Lost 47:58 - Is Crypto Dead? 48:43 - His New Company 52:37 - Why This Doesn't Happen In TradFi 55:00 - Learning from the Collapse 1:03:17 - Crypto Needs Role Models 1:07:12 - Reading Tweets

Farza Majeed, founder of Buildspace and a pioneer in innovative education, shares his insights on redefining learning outside traditional college. He discusses his journey from being socially isolated to creating a supportive community that fuels creativity. The conversation dives into his unique team-building approach and the evolution of Buildspace, highlighting the balance between passion and practicality. With humor, Farza reveals his biggest mistakes and a light-hearted disdain for microwaves, wrapping up with reflections on finding joy in the entrepreneurial journey.

Omar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sit down with Dillion Verma ⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dillionverma) to talk about winning the Vercel Accelerator program, why he switched from the medicine path to engineering, a bet that made $5k in 48 hrs, why he left big tech, his 10 day silent meditation retreat, his framework for making money from side projects, and much more.... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: · ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dillion's Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ · ⁠LLM Report · ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 4:32 - Switching From Medicine To Engineering 8:20 - How He Learned To Code 11:25 - Are Hackathons Oversaturated? 16:09 - Unlearning Big Tech 19:16 - How To Make Money From Side Projects 25:47 - Testing Demand For Your Product 28:01 - The Vercel Accelerator 35:37 - Leaving Big Tech 41:42 - How to Properly Use Twitter 45:04 - How To Jump From Big Tech To A Startup 46:44 - Reading Tweets 55:07 - 10 Day Silent Meditation Retreat

Omar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sit down with Arib Khan ⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@aribk24), founder of Musicfy,⁠⁠ to talk about hitting 1 million users in 6 months, getting into Founders, Inc., working for Buildspace, receiving cease and desist orders from top music labels, learning how to swim, having untraditional mentors, and much more.... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: · ⁠⁠⁠⁠Arib's Twitter⁠⁠⁠ · Musicfy · ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:47 - Playing Professional Sports 3:38 - Side Hustles 5:11 - Free Flights To Consensus 12:08 - Getting Into Founders, Inc. 24:23 - Learning About History 25:04 - The 6 Hour Commute 32:52 - Core Skill Set 36:28 - Turning Down An Acquisition 40:27 - Current Mentors 44:48 - Musicfy Origin Story 51:43 - Cease And Desist Orders 58:21 - Learning How To Swim 59:37 - Future Of Musicfy 1:01:07 - Friend Circle Shift 1:03:46 - LinkedIn Fact Or Cap

Omar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sit down with Rox Codes ⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RoxCodes)⁠⁠ to talk about building tools for creators, working for Mr Beast, sneaking into the Forbes 30 Under 30 lounge, getting his Facebook employee username blacklisted, the truth about Buildspace IRL, and roasting the f*** out of Vishal. The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: · ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rox's Twitter⁠⁠⁠ · ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:54 - Sneaking Into Forbes 30 Under 30 7:19 - Professional Twitch Streaming 10:27 - Vishal Gets Roasted 12:55 - Vishal Gets Obliterated 15:41 - Working With Mr Beast 28:11 - YouTube Hacks 36:56 - Building Tools For Creators 44:10 - Vishal Gets Obliterated... Again 45:29 - Founders Becoming Creators 54:22 - Facebook Employee Username Blacklisted 59:29 - The Truth About Buildspace IRL 1:06:43 - Rapid Fire

Matthew Rastovac, founder of Respell, joins Omar and Vishal on The Dock to discuss building no-code tools for AI, starting a custom home building company, being friends with Sam Altman, almost becoming a pro gamer, creating a Bitcoin exchange at 14, and automating your life with robots.

Omar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sit down with John Coogan, ⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@johncoogan)⁠⁠, cofounder of Soylent and Lucy.co, to talk about the viral success of Soylent, the key to finding a good cofounder, starting a tech YouTube channel, joining Founders Fund as an EIR, things you didn't know about defense tech, clean energy takes, and much more.... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: · ⁠⁠⁠John's Twitter⁠⁠⁠ · ⁠⁠⁠John's YouTube · ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - Why His Cofounder Relationship Worked 7:19 - How Soylent And Lucy Succeeded 14:13 - Starting A Tech YouTube Channel 20:25 - His Deep Research Process 23:55 - YC For Creators 30:29 - The Core Of Founders Fund 37:09 - Defining A Personal Vs. Company Brand 43:12 - Reading Tweets

Omar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sit down with Kaito Cunningham, ⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@0xkaito)⁠, co-founder of Utopia Labs, to talk about building a blockchain payments company, developing sustainable workflows, messing up an $8 million transaction, managing working with 4 cofounders, scanning his eyeballs with Worldcoin, his "human operating stack", and much more... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: · ⁠⁠Kaito's Twitter⁠⁠ · ⁠⁠Utopia Labs · ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:36 - Is Web3 Dead? 3:24 - How He Found His Co-Founders 4:49 - Why Isn't Crypto Mainstream Yet? 11:52 - Evolution Of Utopia Labs 17:22 - Becoming A Venture Backed Founder 21:33 - Building In Silos 25:05 - Developing Sustainable Workflows 28:21 - The Next Wave Of Tech? 29:51 - Mass AI Adoption 36:52 - Worldcoin 41:54 - Is Crypto Bad For The Environment? 45:43 - Audience Q's 51:50 - Reading Tweets

Omar ⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠⁠ sit down with Will Depue, ⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@willdepue)⁠, previous founder of DeepResearch and applied research resident at OpenAI, to talk about living in Argentina, dropping out of college, building a computer in Figma, the truth about burnout, why he doesn't focus on Twitter growth, watching Dune 5 times, how to get started building anything, and much more.... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: · ⁠Will's Twitter⁠ · ⁠Will's Website · ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - Working At OpenAI 2:39 - Building In High School 8:15 - Founder Journey 24:24 - Growing On Twitter 29:54 - The Truth About Burnout 34:53 - How To Decide What To Work On 37:31 - Building A Computer In Figma 40:21 - The Alexandria Project 52:17 - Explore, Don't Commit 1:05:32 - Reading Tweets 1:17:43 - Favorite Project

Omar ⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠ sit down with Samraaj Bath, ⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠@samraaj)⁠, CTO and co-founder of Bifrost, to talk about building a complex AI product, working at Expensify, starting an ice cream company, getting into Y-Combinator, work/life balance, being creatively unfulfilled, and more.... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠ Links: · Samraaj's Twitter · Bifrost · ⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - Bifrost's Mascot 4:36 - Pivoting 5:49 - Y-Combinator 7:42 - Are Founders Special? 9:36 - Decision Making 16:09 - Ice Cream Company 29:00 - Working At Expensify 36:49 - Bifrost 40:35 - Work/Life Balance 47:31 - Striking Vipers 50:23 - Being Energized 53:39 - Reading Tweets 1:05:27 - Creatively Unfulfilled 1:11:33 - Bifrost Learnings