BaseCamp 001: Jesse Pollak (Base), Ben Leventhal (Blackbird), Julian Holguin (Doodles), Yele Bademosi (Onboard)

This is my conversation with Jesse Pollak (creator of Base), Ben Leventhal (founder/CEO of Blackbird), Julian Holguin (CEO of Doodles), and Yele Bademosi (cofounder/CEO of Onboard).

Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - intro
(00:00:50) - Jesse Pollak, Base
(00:09:41) - how the Base team is structured
(00:17:25) - how the mission and strategy came together
(00:27:43) - the focus in year two
(00:35:38) - Ben Leventhal, Blackbird
(00:39:35) - the restaurant P&L
(00:43:36) - identity and payments
(00:51:25) - Flynet as an L3
(00:53:11) - building an economy
(00:55:46) - the current era of crypto
(00:57:27) - Julian Holguin, Doodles
(00:59:40) - the status quo and the new model
(01:09:36) - people want to be a part of something
(01:18:22) - Yele Bademosi, Onboard
(01:23:48) - being an entrepreneur in Nigeria
(01:29:34) - building Onboard
(01:34:45) - outro

Links:
Jesse Polak: https://x.com/jessepollak 
Base: https://www.coinbase.com/, https://x.com/base 
Ben Leventhal: https://x.com/benleventhal
Blackbird: https://www.blackbird.xyz/, https://x.com/blackbird_xyz 
Julian Holguin: https://x.com/jholguin  
Doodles: https://www.doodles.app/, https://x.com/doodles 
Yele Bademosi: https://x.com/YeleBademosi 
Onboard: https://www.onboard.xyz/, https://x.com/OnboardGlobal 

Into the Bytecode:
- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.