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In this week’s episode, we sit down with Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder and CEO of Solana, for an in-person conversation recorded in San Francisco during Tech Week — with special thanks to Founders Inc for hosting us.
Anatoly shares the story behind Solana’s rise as one of the fastest and most scalable blockchains in the world, and what’s next for decentralized networks. We discuss the origins of Solana, how it’s powering new generations of developers and applications, the future of crypto beyond speculation, the experience of working with FTX during its collapse, and Anatoly’s long-term vision for building a truly open, on-chain financial system.
Throughout the episode, we discuss:
(0:00) Intro
(3:45) Solana’s Founding Story
(10:31) The Latest On Crypto
(12:34) Solana’s First Year
(17:44) First Fundraising Cheque
(23:20) How To Have A Great Co-Founder
(32:03) Finding Product Market Fit
(34:11) FTX Holy Sh*t Meltdown
(39:52) Solana Dropping 97%
(41:30) Meeting Sam FTX
(42:17) Better Regulation
(45:34) Government & Crypto
(46:35) The Future Of Finance
and more…
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