#378: Building a Billion Dollar Payments Company with Ryan Breslow
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast · Marty Bent
December 2, 20221h 3m
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Show Notes
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Ryan Breslow to discuss Bolt, Love, and the AI Singularity.</p>
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<p>6:48 - Stanford Bitcoin Group</p>
<p>11:21 - Building Bolt</p>
<p>15:08 - Pain points in Bolt</p>
<p>17:25 - Making API for merchants</p>
<p>21:15 - Engaging with VCs as a founder</p>
<p>26:46 - What value to look for in an investor</p>
<p>28:36 - Bitcoin companies are long term game</p>
<p>31:38 - Bolt started as a Bitcoin wallet</p>
<p>35:27 - Optimism</p>
<p>43:03 - AI art and the singularity</p>
<p>47:13 - Getting addicted to tech</p>
<p>53:17 - Ryan's new venture, Love</p>
<p>1:02:25 - Final words of wisdom</p>
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