RUNWAY SERIES | web3, venture capital, startup, crypto, finance

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Welcome to the third episode of our new series dedicated to the builders of the Farcaster ecosystem (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://farcaster.xyz⁠⁠⁠⁠).
In this limited run, we are going to understand the strategies, timing, and mental models of the founders building the next generation of onchain experiences.

In today's episode, we sit down with Ahn.eth (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ahn_going⁠ and ⁠https://farcaster.xyz/ahn.eth⁠), the founder of Quidli (⁠⁠⁠https://quid.li/⁠).

We are looking at the plumbing of social finance with Ahn.eth (Justin), a founder who is tackling one of the most persistent points of friction in crypto: making value transfer as intuitive as sending a direct message.

We discuss:
+ why your social graph might be your most valuable on-chain asset,
+ the structural limitations of current identity systems like ENS, and
+ how to build a 'Yellow Pages' for the decentralized web that works across Farcaster, Telegram, and email without locking users into a single platform.

It is a very useful episode for understanding how portable social graphs can abstract away complex blockchain UX to enable seamless value transfer across any platform.

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The podcasts are authored, edited and produced by Raphael Grieco (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠raphael-grieco.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠olivecapital.vc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠).

Welcome to the third episode of our new series dedicated to the builders of the Farcaster ecosystem (⁠⁠⁠https://farcaster.xyz⁠⁠⁠).
In this limited run, we are going to understand the strategies, timing, and mental models of the founders building the next generation of onchain experiences.

In today's episode, we sit down with Ahn.eth (⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ahn_going and https://farcaster.xyz/ahn.eth), the founder of Quidli (⁠⁠https://quid.li/).

We are looking at the plumbing of social finance with Ahn.eth (Justin), a founder who is tackling one of the most persistent points of friction in crypto: making value transfer as intuitive as sending a direct message.

We discuss:
+ why your social graph might be your most valuable on-chain asset,
+ the structural limitations of current identity systems like ENS, and
+ how to build a 'Yellow Pages' for the decentralized web that works across Farcaster, Telegram, and email without locking users into a single platform.

It is a very useful episode for understanding how portable social graphs can abstract away complex blockchain UX to enable seamless value transfer across any platform.

--
The podcasts are authored, edited and produced by Raphael Grieco (⁠⁠⁠⁠raphael-grieco.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠olivecapital.vc⁠⁠⁠⁠).

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Welcome to the second episode of our new series dedicated to the builders of the Farcaster ecosystem (⁠⁠https://farcaster.xyz⁠⁠).
In this limited run, we are going to understand the strategies, timing, and mental models of the founders building the next generation of onchain experiences.

In today's episode, we sit down with Atown (⁠⁠https://x.com/AtownBrown⁠ and ⁠⁠https://farcaster.xyz/atown⁠⁠), the founder of Emerge (⁠https://www.tryemerge.xyz⁠).

We explore how he is combining AI agents, diffusion models, and crypto rails to transform how users interact with generative content.

The episode digs into:
+ the mechanics of viral growth onchain,
+ the challenge of escaping the 'crypto echo chamber,' and
+ the delicate balance between launching a token and building a sustainable product.

It is a very useful episode about navigating the intersection of how to avoid AI slop with personalization, and web3 monetization.

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The podcasts are authored, edited and produced by Raphael Grieco (⁠⁠⁠raphael-grieco.com⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠olivecapital.vc⁠⁠⁠).

Welcome to the second episode of our new series dedicated to the builders of the Farcaster ecosystem (⁠https://farcaster.xyz⁠).
In this limited run, we are going to understand the strategies, timing, and mental models of the founders building the next generation of onchain experiences.

In today's episode, we sit down with Atown (⁠https://x.com/AtownBrown and ⁠https://farcaster.xyz/atown⁠), the founder of Emerge (https://www.tryemerge.xyz).

We explore how he is combining AI agents, diffusion models, and crypto rails to transform how users interact with generative content.

The episode digs into:
+ the mechanics of viral growth onchain,
+ the challenge of escaping the 'crypto echo chamber,' and
+ the delicate balance between launching a token and building a sustainable product.

It is a very useful episode about navigating the intersection of how to avoid AI slop with personalization, and web3 monetization.

--
The podcasts are authored, edited and produced by Raphael Grieco (⁠⁠raphael-grieco.com⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠olivecapital.vc⁠⁠).

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Welcome to the first episode of our new series dedicated to the builders of the Farcaster ecosystem (⁠https://farcaster.xyz⁠).
In this limited run, we are going to understand the strategies, timing, and mental models of the founders building the next generation of onchain experiences.
In today's episode, we sit down with Kaloh (⁠https://x.com/Kaloh_xyz⁠ and ⁠https://farcaster.xyz/kaloh⁠), the founder of Indexy (⁠https://indexy.xyz/⁠).
We explore the convergence of traditional finance with onchain assets and ask the following questions:
+ is now the right time to bring indexing to crypto?
+ how to distinguish between genuine product feedback and token-speculation noise?
+ how does a data-native founder bridge the gap between onchain analytics and mass adoption?
It is an episode about maturing the market, from simple speculation to modern portfolio management.
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The podcasts are authored, edited and produced by Raphael Grieco (⁠⁠raphael-grieco.com⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠olivecapital.vc⁠⁠).