POD OF JAKE

Nick is the Founder and General Partner at 1confirmation, a cryptocurrency focused investment firm. After raising its first $26M fund in 2017, 1confirmation now has over $1 billion in assets under management. The firm's early-stage investments include OpenSea, Farcaster, Worldcoin, Polkadot, Cosmos, Polymarket, dYdX, Degen, and others alike. Prior to starting 1confirmation, Nick was a Principal at...

Jacek is the creator of ⁠$DEGEN⁠ , an innovative cryptocurrency and L3 built on Base on Ethereum and popularized on Farcaster. Follow Jacek on Farcaster ⁠@jacek⁠ . Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at pods.media/pod-of-jake/168-jacek-trocinski For more episodes, go to  ⁠⁠podofjake.com⁠⁠ . Previous guests include  ⁠⁠Mark Cuban⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠Vitalik Buterin⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠Brian Armstrong⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠Balaji Sri...

Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at ⁠pods.media/pod-of-jake⁠ Lucas is the founder of Pods — a platform for onchain podcasts. Pods launched in private beta in Q4 2023 and since then, has onboarded over 30 podcasts and over 250 episodes on the platform. Prior to Pods, Lucas was the first employee at Bankless, where he led the newsletter for 3 years and launched Bankless Collectibles — the...

Joe is the Head Coach of the Basketball Team at Bishop O’Connell High School, one of the best high school basketball programs in the country. Joe has won more than 500 games in 24 seasons and has also served as the school’s Athletic Director since 2010. He is also Chairman of the McDonald’s All-American Basketball Game Selection Committee & Games and runs one of the largest summer basketball c...

Paul is an independent writer, freelancer, coach, and digital creator. He is best known for his self-published book, The Pathless Path , which has sold more than 45,000 copies. In the book, he tells his personal story of self-discovery while questioning conventional work beliefs and exploring what really matters. Previously, Paul spent several years working in strategy consulting before deciding t...

Jacob is the Founder and CEO of Superpower , a personal healthcare startup with an all-in-one app focused on preventing disease, optimizing performance, and promoting longevity. Previously, Jacob co-founded and sold Commsor , a user engagement software startup. He also co-founded Launch House , a cohort-based incubator program for founders, and continues to invest through Launch House which now fu...

DCinvestor is an investor, advisor, and digital art collector. He is known for having one of the world's greatest NFT collections and posts frequently about digital art and Ethereum more broadly. DC is also interested in other technologies beyond crypto and has been a long-time experimenter of various VR/AR devices including, most recently, the Apple Vision Pro. This conversation is focused on The...

James Jones is the Head Coach of Yale Men's Basketball. Currently in the middle of his 24th season, James is the 5th longest tenured coach in Division I Men's College Basketball and has the 2nd most wins of any basketball coach in Ivy League history. He has also served as an assistant coach for USA Basketball. Before becoming head coach at Yale in 1999, James was an assistant coach at Ohio, Yale,...

David is the CTO of Ripple and one of the original architects of the XRP Ledger . Prior to Ripple, David spent over a decade as the CTO of WebMaster Incorporated where he developed encrypted cloud storage and enterprise messaging systems. David is also known by his internet pseudonym “ JoelKatz ”. Follow him on X @JoelKatz . [0:16] - What sparked David’s interest in distributed systems [3:28] - Ho...

Caitlin is the Founder and CEO of Custodia Bank , a Wyoming-based bank which serves as a custodian of digital assets and a compliant bridge to the US Dollar system. Caitlin previously worked on Wall Street for 22 years between Morgan Stanley, Solomon Brothers, and Credit Suisse. She has been involved with Bitcoin since 2012 and more recently has helped her home state of Wyoming enact more than 20...

Noor is the Founder and CEO of Orchid, a reproductive technology company measuring genetic predisposition to disease for the purpose of helping people have healthier babies. Prior to creating Orchid, Noor was a Thiel Fellow and an AI researcher at Stanford where she worked on applications of deep learning to genomics. Follow Noor on X @noor_siddiquiz_ and Orchid @OrchidInc . [0:16] - The personal...

Shreyas has worked as a product management leader at Stripe, Twitter, Google, and Yahoo. He has been a startup advisor to several companies including Airtable and Chainlink and has angel invested in many companies over the last decade. He is currently teaching a course through which he has coached more than 2,000 product managers. Follow Shreyas on X @shreyas and check out his course, "Managing yo...

Vitalik is the inventor and co-founder of Ethereum. In his second appearance on the podcast, we discuss his recent essay, My techno-optimism , and explore his philosophy, d/acc. [0:16] - Vitalik's motivation for writing My techno-optimism [11:48] - Why AI is different from other technologies [20:05] - Centralization and the costs of technological delay [30:23] - Arguments for and against the AI do...

Jake is a Thiel Fellow and Founder of Pilgrim Labs⁠ where he is working on building biotechnology for warfighters. Previously, he was in high school (Jake is 19). Follow him on X @jakeradler . [0:16] - How Jake’s got into human-computer interfaces [7:52] - Transitioning a sleep wearables product into a biological interface for warfighters [15:16] - The current state of the consumer wearables marke...

Jim is a legendary investor and pioneer in the field of quantitative investing. He is the Founder & CEO of O’Shaughnessy Ventures ( OSV ). Prior to OSV, Jim was the Founder & CEO of O’Shaughnessy Asset Management (acquired by Franklin Templeton). He also hosts the Infinite Loops podcast and serves as the Executive Chair of the board of directors at Stability AI. Follow Jim on X @jposhaughn...

Jules is the CEO of ⁠OTOY⁠ , the definitive cloud graphics company, and founder of ⁠⁠Render Network (RNDR)⁠⁠ , which facilitates distributed GPU rendering on the blockchain. He is a pioneer in computer graphics, streaming, and 3D rendering with more than 25 years of industry experience. Follow Jules on X @JulesUrbach . [0:16] - How Dragon's Lair and Star Trek sparked Jules’ career in computer grap...

Ana Lorena Fabrega is an edupreneur, writer, and Chief Evangelist at Synthesis . Growing up, she attended ten schools in seven different countries. She then earned her BS in Childhood Education and Special Education from New York University and taught elementary school in New York, Boston, and Panama. Today, Ana Lorena writes online to over 200,000 readers about the promise of alternative educatio...

Ross is the Co-Founder, President and CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management . He is well known for his investments in Tesla, Bitcoin, Nvidia, and Netflix and has become one of the most influential investors on social media and in traditional media. Follow Ross on X @GerberKawasaki . [0:16] - How Ross first got into investing when he was a kid [6:30] - The origin story of Gerber K...

Phil is a co-creator of Bright Moments , a DAO-governed NFT art gallery and community. Besides his involvement with Bright Moments, Phil often shares his insights on technology and governance through his essays published at philmohun.com. Follow Phil on Farcaster @phil and on X @philmohun . [0:16] - Phil story as shaped by his early interests in computers and blue collar entrepreneurship [9:47] -...

Alan Patricof is a venture capital pioneer. He has worked in the industry since 1970 when he founded Alan Patricof Associates later known as Apax. In 2006, Alan founded his second venture capital firm, Greycroft. Most recently, in 2020, Alan founded Primetime Partners at the age of 86. Alan was an early investor in Apple, AOL, New York Magazine, Audible, SunglassHut, Venmo, Huff Post, Axios, and m...

Doomberg is the pseudonymous group behind the #1 Finance Newsletter on Substack, Doomberg . The team’s background is in heavy industry, private equity, and the hard sciences. Read Doomberg at doomberg.substack.com . [0:16] - How Doomberg reinvented itself from a group of consultants to produce the #1 Finance Newsletter on Substack [4:28] - Leaving a steady and reliable career to pursue creative an...

Andy is the CEO of Eco , a crypto platform for everyday transactions. Prior to Eco, Andy was a Co-Founder of CoinList and a founding member of the Stanford Bitcoin Group. Follow Andy on X @andy_bromberg . [0:16] - Andy's story, from Stanford to startups [4:47] - The origins of the Stanford Bitcoin Group and Andy’s interest in crypto [11:45] - Andy’s perspective on Bitcoin maximalism [17:45] - Intr...

Shane is an entrepreneur, investor, and the founder of Farnam Street , a renowned blog that shares timeless lessons, insights, and wisdom on fundamental topics like decision-making. He is also the host of The Knowledge Project podcast and the author of the Brain Food newsletter. Shane’s newest book, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results , is available for purchase as...

Paul (a.k.a. LindyMan) is a technology lawyer and writer that has made a name for himself living a lifestyle based on The Lindy Effect . He regularly publishes blog posts through The Lindy Newsletter and is active on social media. Follow him on X @LindyMan . [0:17] - How Paul became the LindyMan [10:33] - Introducing Lindy and its usefulness as a lens for life [17:41] - On the dynamic nature of Li...

Nir is a behavioral product designer and the author of two bestselling books,  ⁠Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life⁠ and Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products . He previously co-founded and sold two tech companies and taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. Follow Nir on X @nireyal . [0:16] - How Nir’s inte...