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