
POD OF JAKE
A podcast for potential-pursuing optimists, for doers who want to make a dent in the universe, for those interested in crypto, longevity, city-building, etc., and for anyone who loves learning the stories of extraordinary entrepreneurs.
Latest episodes

Nov 19, 2024 • 54min
#192 - @CamiRusso
Camila Russo is the Founder of The Defiant, a media company focusing on decentralized finance, and the author of The Infinite Machine, the most read book on the history of Ethereum. Previously, she was a markets and crypto reporter at Bloomberg News. Follow her on X @CamiRusso.Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at pods.media/pod-of-jake/186-camila-russoFor more episodes, go to podofjake.com.Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList, Oura, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy.Thanks to Chase Devens for the show notes and Yiction for the music.Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!

Nov 8, 2024 • 1h 6min
#191 - @jvmi_
jvmi is a digital artist & creative programmer. He is best known for swatches, an interactive art collection on Base. jvmi has also worked as a frontend developer at Optimism. Check out his work at jvmi.art and follow him on X @jvmi_ and on Warpcast @jvmi.Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at pods.media/pod-of-jake/185-jvmiFor more episodes, go to podofjake.com.Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList, Oura, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy.Thanks to Chase Devens for the show notes and Yiction for the music.Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!

Nov 5, 2024 • 1h 37min
#190 - @anquetil
creator of $higher and aethernet

Oct 31, 2024 • 53min
#189 - @matthewfarc
product @0xsplits | host @latenightcrewfc

Oct 30, 2024 • 1h 18min
#188 - @w1nt3r_eth
W1NTΞR is the co-creator of BasePaint, a collaborative pixel art project built on Base. He specializes in unique smart contracts, user interfaces, and everything in between. W1NTΞR has built several crypto projects in the last few years and worked for FAANG companies and startups before that. Follow him on X @w1nt3r_eth and on Farcaster @w1nt3r.Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at pods.media/pod-of-jake/184-w1nt3rFor more episodes, go to podofjake.com.Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList, Oura, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy.Thanks to Chase Devens for the show notes and Yiction for the music.Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!

Oct 29, 2024 • 32min
#187 - @keccers
Brave, impeccable, full of integrity, and a little wild. Here to learn, be exposed to new ideas and feel deeply.

Oct 14, 2024 • 55min
#186 - @tricil
musican. ai artiste. designed the channel icon for /relationships

Oct 11, 2024 • 1h 16min
#185 - @GSkrovina
Head of Crypto @Lazer_HQ // Prev: @CoinDesk @RocNation // Crypto Generalist // Stay Curious // IIXII // NFA // @garrett on Farcaster // @higherarrows

Oct 9, 2024 • 1h 10min
#184 - @philmohun
Interested in building new institutions | @nodefnd @brtmoments

Oct 9, 2024 • 1h 20min
#183 - JACOB HORNE
Jacob is a cofounder of Zora, an onchain social network revealing new opportunities to create, connect, and earn from your life online. It's new app could be compared to a crypto version of Instagram. Before creating Zora, Jacob was a product designer and product manager at Coinbase. Follow Jacob on Warpcast @jacob and on X @js_horne.
0:00 - Jacob’s journey to creating Zora
11:40 - The evolution of monetizing information
15:15 - Business model experimentation at Zora
25:39 - The spectrum of fungibility
35:34 - Zora’s fee structure and incentive model
43:41 - Collecting and aggregating within Zora
48:18 - Quantity vs quality of posts on Zora
1:00:35 - Introducing Sparks as a new unit of account
1:10:14 - The story behind Zora’s Zorb logo
Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at pods.media/pod-of-jake/183-jacob-horne
For more episodes, go to podofjake.com.
Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList, Oura, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy.
Thanks to Chase Devens for the show notes and Yiction for the music.
Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!
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