I Pledge Allegiance

Sep 11 2024 55 ep. 60 mins 56
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Conversations with founders, for founders.

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Omer Goldberg - Chaos Labs and the Onchain Risk Management Landscape

Sep 11 2024 49 mins  
In this episode, we chat with Omer Goldberg, founder of Chaos Labs, a company that builds economic security and risk management tooling for protocols. Omer has been in the trenches contributing to various DeFi protocols for the past few years, and shares some stories about that journey. We also chat about how Chaos has grown since inception, and what the future product roadmap look

Kubi Mensah - Gattaca and the MEV Supply Chain

Aug 29 2024 82 mins  
In this episode, we chat with Kubi, co-founder of Gattaca, most well known for its Ethereum block builder Titan. We discuss Gattaca’s journey as a trading firm and how that led them to infrastructure development across the Ethereum MEV supply chain. We then explore their strategic approach to launching Titan Builder in an already competitive builder market, and touch on the cata

Josh Lee - Keplr, and the future of Interchain Wallets

Jun 12 2024 52 mins  
In this episode, we chat with Josh Lee, founder of Keplr. We reminisce about the early days of Keplr, and what building a Korean Crypto company is like. We also touch on the origin story behind Osmosis, and what Josh has learned from being a co-founder of both Keplr and Osmosis. Josh also shares lessons from building an infrastructure company in Crypto, and shares some wisdom on be

Anand Gomes - Paradex and the Crypto Derivatives Landscape

May 13 2024 59 mins  
In this episode, we chat with Anand Gomes, founder of Paradigm and Paradex, two different crypto derivatives products. We begin with Anand’s journey as a derivatives trader, which led him to build Paradigm, an institutional block trading platform for crypto options. After the FTX crash, Anand was inspired to create a new decentralized exchange – Paradex. We dive into the deriva

Cem Özer - Sovereign Labs, Rollups, and Appchains

Apr 17 2024 55 mins  
In this episode, we chat with Cem Ozer, founder of Sovereign Labs. We begin with Cem’s personal journey in crypto, and how this experience led him to build Sovereign Labs. We then discuss how developers evaluate the many permutations of rollups and blockchain frameworks available today, and where Sovereign Labs fits into this landscape. We dive into why Cem believes that the mos

Jacob Arluck and Andrew Huang - Celestia, Conduit, and the Modular Future

Apr 03 2024 66 mins  
In this episode, we chat with Jacob Arluck, head of strategy at Celestia Labs, and Andrew Huang, founder of Conduit. We cover a number of topics in the modular blockchain space, starting with the impact of DA solutions on the rollup landscape and the budding partnership between Conduit and Celestia, the leading RaaS and DA solutions in the market respectively. With the recent impl

Emily and Alvin Hsia - Shadow, and Building the Next Generation of Onchain Data

Jan 09 2024 53 mins  
In this episode, we chat with Emily and Alvin Hsia, co-founders of Shadow. We begin with their journey working on DeFi, MEV, an early idea to unify on-chain data, and their journey to building Shadow. They walk us through the challenges with events, their solution for developers, users, and data consumers, and other details on the product such as pricing. We dig into the impact of

Ido Ben-Natan and Raz Niv - Blockaid, and the Future of Crypto Security

Dec 20 2023 43 mins  
In this episode, we chat with Ido Ben-Natan and Raz Niv, co-founders of Blockaid, a crypto security firm. They share their journey from the Israeli Defence Force cybersecurity unit to launching Blockaid, discussing their product and the importance of protecting web3 customers. Later, we dig into Blockaid's approach to a stealth launch, fostering a customer-first culture, and sc

Michael Shaulov - Fireblocks' Journey from Inception to Present

Nov 30 2023 67 mins  
In this episode, we chat with Michael Shaulov, co-founder of Fireblocks. Michael revisits with us the early days of building Fireblocks and finding product market fit by solving customer pain points. We chat through both strategic and tactical approaches to building a B2B product in crypto, exploring lessons learned on early customer relationships and market expansion. We then disc

Henri Stern - Privy, Product-Building, and the Future of Embedded Wallets

Nov 15 2023 74 mins  
In this episode, we chat with Henri Stern, the co-founder and CEO of Privy. We begin with Henri’s personal journey in Crypto, how it led him to build Privy, and how his vision for Privy has changed over time. We then get into Privy’s product mindset, how the primitives it enables benefit both users and developers, and where the product goes from here. We also explore the curre