I've been thinking about something lately I call the 'meta-team'.
Decentralized protocols in web3 are stuck in a paradox - there's theoretical value in decentralizing as the core team grows a community, but decentralization often leads to:
Ore is basically a fundamental challenge to this thesis. There is a much larger and more interesting design space for smart contracts than for consensus protocols
I know, it sounds so dumb. But believe it or not, you have to actually care--in your heart, deep in your bones, in a way that is so true to yourself that all your emergent behavior exudes it. No amount of money or marketing can replace that.
$FUTURE is one of my favorite recent examples of a token-first strategy
i don't have the answer on how to deploy this strategy systematically though: Future's an example of serendipitous community effort + resource congregation that you can't rely on all the time
This is really important, and it extends to projects building on top of blockchains and anything anyone is building.
Many teams start out this way -- willing to face their problems and iterate on solutions -- but a common pitfall is misinterpreting some early success for 'the
This week on Future Podcast, we've got none other than mattytay! He tells us about his journey through crypto, his growth at Solana and the creation of Colosseum.
It is truly the culmination of years of effort. Matty is a legend, and we couldn't be happier for him!