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every 10 days
Average audio length:
50 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
6 episodes
since Sept. 26, 2023
episodic

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In episode 6 of the Backdrop podcast, we spoke to Jesse Pollak (Base), Dan Romero (Farcaster), and Rick Bhardwaj (Guru) — three prolific builders who shared timeless insights on how to find early traction for new products. We spoke about defining early users, maintaining quality and speed of produc…

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In episode 5 of the Backdrop podcast, we focussed on the art and craft of building at the frontiers. I spoke to Michael Dempsey (Compound), Will Papper (Syndicate) and Aaron McDonald (Futureverse) to explore how founders can toe that fine line between being too early and being too late.  We focusse…
The AI space seems to have undergone a Cambrian explosion. From multi-million dollar GPT wrappers, to VC-backed behemoths building proprietary models and exploring new generative formats such as music and video, it's safe to say AI is the most exciting space to be building in right now. In this epi…
It's an interesting time to be building in crypto. On the one hand, we're in the depths of the bear market, with token prices at their all time lowest. On the other hand, there are some promising signs from Washington about regulatory guidance for builders, with new and exciting products like frien…
Despite how fast open tech is growing, the mental models for founders trying to build enduring businesses on open foundations still haven’t been defined. Crucial frameworks such as what aspects to keep open versus what to keep closed, how to leverage community and the power of co-creation, etc. are…
Backdrop founder Joey DeBruin sits down with Jesse Pollak, the creator of Base, Coinbase's L2 and Conner Ruhl, a senior engineer at Stability AI to talk about why open tech matters in frontier technologies. This episode was recorded as a part of 100.builders, a four week program to support people b…
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