Into the Bytecode

#32 – Rish: building infrastructure with Neynar

This is my conversation with Rish, cofounder of Neynar, building infrastructure for Farcaster.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:51) - sponsor: Optimism(00:03:01) - the idea maze for Neynar(00:12:46) - exit, building blocks, and monetization models(00:17:20) - how Neynar is architected(00:21:52) - handling Frames Friday(00:25:04) - scaling infrastructure by mapping requests to resources(00:35:05) - sponsor: Privy(00:36:25) - taking good risks as a startup(00:41:55) - iteration and planning ahead, breadth vs depth-first search(00:45:36) - the channel protocol spec(00:51:26) - why build Frame Studio(00:56:55) - companies become extensions of their founders(01:05:53) - working on the Base team(01:10:28) - having a tight feedback loop with users(01:15:18) - cofounder relationship with Manan(01:19:25) - outroLinks:Rish - https://warpcast.com/rishNeynar - https://neynar.comThank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

#31 – Sreeram Kannan: building the verifiable cloud

This is my conversation with Sreeram Kannan, founder at EigenLayer.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:21) - sponsor: Optimism(00:02:42) - the AVS economy(00:05:24) - blockchains separate trust and innovation(00:16:53) - sponsor: Optimism(00:18:02) - specialized services and SaaS on EigenLayer(00:24:50) - rollups are open verifiable web servers(00:41:35) - rollup economics and business models(01:55:14) - the transition from academic to builder/operator(01:06:38) - impact per unit action(01:10:26) - outroLinks:Sreeram Kannan - https://twitter.com/sreeramkannanEigenLayer - https://twitter.com/eigenlayerThank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

#30 – Doug Petkanics & Eric Tang: open video infrastructure

This is my conversation with Doug Petkanics and Eric Tang, cofounders of Livepeer.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:45) - sponsor: Optimism(00:03:55) - Livepeer origin story(00:11:54) - FFmpeg and the video infrastructure stack(00:17:07) - compute capacity and cost in open vs closed systems(00:22:59) - GPUs as the supply side, working at NVIDIA(00:40:27) - finding latent demand(00:46:10) - sponsor: Privy(00:47:30) - learnings on go-to-market, Livepeer Studio, AI video processing(01:00:54) - AI subnets in the Livepeer network(01:07:51) - doing whatever it takes to get it done(01:13:19) - interacting with the market(01:18:51) - the inner game(01:24:30) - outroLinks:Doug Petkanics - https://twitter.com/petkanicsEric Tang - https://twitter.com/ericxtangLivepeer - https://twitter.com/livepeerLivepeer Studio - https://twitter.com/livepeerstudioThank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

#29 – Martin Köppelmann: AI agents as onchain actors

This is my conversation with Martin Köppelmann, cofounder of Gnosis.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:47) - sponsor: Privy(00:03:08) - Gnosis Pay as an onchain bank account(00:13:49) - security, passkeys and recovery(00:21:19) - privacy, Tornado Cash(00:28:25) - sponsor: Optimism(00:29:35) - AI agents as a new form of life(00:36:43) - training with prediction markets as RLHF(00:46:00) -  agents and prediction markets as interconnected concepts(00:56:21) - why now for prediction markets(01:09:08) - outroShow notes:Martin Köppelmann - https://twitter.com/koeppelmannPrediction Prophet, an agent by Polywrap in collaboration with Autonolas and Gnosis - https://predictionprophet.ai/Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

#28 – Varun Srinivasan: Farcaster, building a decentralized social network

This is my conversation with Varun Srinivasan - cofounder of Merkle Manufactory, the company building the Farcaster protocol and the Warpcast client.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:34) - sponsor: Optimism(00:02:44) - Farcaster origins(00:05:59) - sufficient decentralization, namespaces, hubs and CRDTs(00:16:02) - type 1 vs type 2 decisions(00:21:23) - the protocol, channels, clients, spam(00:30:13)  direct messaging and end-to-end encryption(00:36:38) - a turing complete social protocol(00:41:58) - sponsor: Privy(00:43:19) - why frames(00:52:14) - Facebook, Twitter, Farcaster(01:03:25) - backstory, growing up in India, Microsoft, YC(01:08:11) - learnings from Coinbase(01:15:13) - building a company(01:18:53) - doing the one thing that matters(01:28:07) - outroThank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.