DiscoverInto the Bytecode#38 – BaseCamp 001: Jesse Pollak (Base), Ben Leventhal (Blackbird), Julian Holguin (Doodles), Yele Bademosi (Onboard)
#38 – BaseCamp 001: Jesse Pollak (Base), Ben Leventhal (Blackbird), Julian Holguin (Doodles), Yele Bademosi (Onboard)

#38 – BaseCamp 001: Jesse Pollak (Base), Ben Leventhal (Blackbird), Julian Holguin (Doodles), Yele Bademosi (Onboard)

Update: 2024-08-13
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This is my conversation with Jesse Pollak (creator of Base), Ben Leventhal (founder/CEO of Blackbird), Julian Holguin (CEO of Doodles), and Yele Bademosi (cofounder/CEO of Onboard).

Timestamps:

  • (00:00 ) - intro

  • (00:50 ) - Jesse Pollak, Base

  • (09:41 ) - how the Base team is structured

  • (17:25 ) - how the mission and strategy came together

  • (27:43 ) - the focus in year two

  • (35:38 ) - Ben Leventhal, Blackbird

  • (39:35 ) - the restaurant P&L

  • (43:36 ) - identity and payments

  • (51:25 ) - Flynet as an L3

  • (53:11 ) - building an economy

  • (55:46 ) - the current era of crypto

  • (57:27 ) - Julian Holguin, Doodles

  • (59:40 ) - the status quo and the new model

  • (01:09:36 ) - people want to be a part of something

  • (01:18:22 ) - Yele Bademosi, Onboard

  • (01:23:48 ) - being an entrepreneur in Nigeria

  • (01:29:34 ) - building Onboard

  • (01:34:45 ) - outro


Links:
Jesse Polak - https://x.com/jessepollak
Base - https://www.coinbase.com/, https://x.com/base
Ben Leventhal - https://x.com/benleventhal
Blackbird - https://www.blackbird.xyz/, https://x.com/blackbird_xyz
Julian Holguin - https://x.com/jholguin
Doodles - https://www.doodles.app/, https://x.com/doodles
Yele Bademosi - https://x.com/YeleBademosi
Onboard - https://www.onboard.xyz/, https://x.com/OnboardGlobal

Into the Bytecode:
- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com 

Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

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#38 – BaseCamp 001: Jesse Pollak (Base), Ben Leventhal (Blackbird), Julian Holguin (Doodles), Yele Bademosi (Onboard)

#38 – BaseCamp 001: Jesse Pollak (Base), Ben Leventhal (Blackbird), Julian Holguin (Doodles), Yele Bademosi (Onboard)

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