Launching a new podcast today! Filmed at our NYC office, each episode of The Archive focuses on a founder or operator who has built an important crypto business/protocol. The first episode is with Keone Hon, founder of Monad. We dive into Keone’s upbringing, the early days of

@derek_hsue The Archive Keone Hon Monad I Pledge Allegiance used to be one of my favorite pods. Excited your back in the host seat @derek_hsue !

Very excited about @derek_hsue’s new show The Archive! What a guest for the first episode :)

We just launched The Archive where we bring on founders to talk about their journey in building + scaling some of the most important projects in crypto Our first guest is Keone Hon, who walks us through everything from his early life and interests to building Monad from the

We're excited to partner with Reverie on their new show. Altitude helps global businesses optimize their financial operations. The The Archive is made for the founders and operators behind them.

I'm super excited for Reverie's new podcast, which my partner @derek_hsue launched today. Have always wanted to hear the personal stories of crypto founders/operators. How they grew up, what they liked to do as kids, and some of their non-crypto related views. And of

Catch Keone Hon talking about - Common challenges L1s and L2s face - His motivation to build Monad - What's in the pipeline for Category Labs

I asked Keone about the pros/cons of protocols taking a political stance. (e.g. Ethereum generally perceived as more left-leaning while Solana is perceived as more right-leaning/capitalistic). "I don't think at the L1 foundation level we should express a political opinion."

🗣️Keone Hon talks about supporting founders through DeltaV (scaling arc) DeltaV is a social network for founders that connects them with resources, conversations and investors. All built around a culture of shipping. A place that helps founders get things done and achieve their vision.

I asked Keone why Monad didn't emphasize pre-launch TVL and farming campaigns like many other recent protocols. "Protocol TVL and transfer volumes are easy to game ... to grow an ecosystem and establish real world PMF takes time."

For our second episode, I sat down with ethn, founder of Allium, which is the data platform serving the most important crypto companies today. Ethan is incredibly thoughtful, and Allium's journey is a a case study of how to build a B2B crypto company that customers

thank you to Derek Hsue for hosting me on his podcast, i've always enjoyed all my conversations with Derek, and alas! on this episode, we go through Allium's early journey, for those who want to listen, watch here!