Latest Episodes
Episode 14: Neynar
We explored Rish's background from his time at Facebook and Coinbase, his journey on Farcaster, the origins of Neynar as an infrastructure provider on Farcaster, risk-taking when building a startup, their current focus and much more
Episode 13: Frens
We explored JP's background from Snapjoy's Dropbox acquisition to Facebook's growth era, his journey into crypto trading, the origins of Frens as a social trading platform, insights from building consumer apps, the challenges of crypto infrastructure, and their current plans for onboarding users
Episode 12: PlayMini
We explored Phil's background, the motivation behind mixing crypto with classic games, the development of PlayMini, financialization in games, how PlayMini revives nostalgic gaming experiences, comparisons between in-frame games and traditional gaming platforms, and some alpha about what's coming next
Episode 11: CastGame
We talked about Ben's background in on-chain social, the rationale behind building on Farcaster, the evolution of Cast.Game, how betting on casts works, the potential for content curation through Cast.Game, comparisons between Farcaster and Lens, and some alpha about the upcoming mainnet launch
Episode 10: Hypersub
We talked about Jonny's background, the rationale behind being an onchain creator, the evolution of Hypersub, NFT-gated channels, the categories of creators currently using Hypersub, and some alpha about what new features are coming up
Episode 9: Seemore
We talked about what Seemore creator pages are and the pain points they're solving for creators, why FC is a great place to bootstrap Seemore's initial userbase, the analytics and insights they've built, and some alpha about what's coming up
Episode 8: Wildcard
We talked about how Wildcard was inspired by Friend Tech and Degen, their plans to onboard Crypto Twitter, his thoughts on tipping as a meta, the Wildcard mobile app, and much more
Episode 7: Herocast
We discussed why Farcaster needs an open-source client, the features Herocast offers for brands, the main current users, why brands want to link onchain data to Farcaster data, and his thoughts on ads on Farcaster
Episode 6: Payflow
We chatted about how Payflow leverages Farcaster's social graph, why social media needs its own payment solutions, Sinaver's Farcaster thesis, the challenges of building Payflow, and the upcoming features
Episode 5: Moxie
We talked about why Moxie is the economic engine of Farcaster, how it allows creators—not just the underlying platform—to earn rewards for generating quality content, the differences between Moxie and other tipping solutions, Jason's background, and the new features that are coming up
Episode 4: Ponder
We discussed how Ponder polls and Q&As look today, why they are supercharged by smart contracts that enable incentivization and rewards, how Colin imagines Ponder in the future, his background, and the new features Ponder will be shipping in the short term
Episode 3: Checkin
We talked about the rationale behind building a location-based client, how Checkin is creating a real-life identity on-chain, the loyalty programs and other use cases that Checkin can enable, the main advantages over Foursquare, the team's background, and much more
Episode 2: Supa
We went over Derek's background, how Supa merges on-chain data and the Farcaster social graph, the importance of automating and simplifying DeFi transactions, their on-chain referrals and rewards system, and much more
Episode 1: Limitless
We chatted about the constraints that current prediction markets face, how Farcaster can help Limitless overcome the cold start problem, Limitless' technical architecture, and the social features the team is building