adam

sometimes you just have to go the extra mile to get that angel check 👀

@jorge_rl02 just working at the @colosseum office - people walk in and you get chatting, its great

@adamdotsol You went there with a network to meet already?

Only in San Francisco can you secure a $50k angel check from a 10 minute conversation

@donatelli2026 @fdotinc @bill_papas_12

Just got in @fdotinc Canopy for media We're building the first brainrotted tech podcast And it's gonna be live here on X (tag which founder you'd like to see on the pod👇)

@GetPyra @mikemaccana 🙏

@rezaul_arif yeh for sure - wrote it out super quick, id reword to this :) x.com/adamdotsol/sta…

@adamdotsol i wouldn’t say "only sf” but yeah nowhere else moves that fast consistently. the network effect there is kinda unfair huh😏

@LoganJastremski @EvanWeb3 🔥

My conversation with @EvanWeb3 As the CEO of Mysten Labs, Evan is relentlessly focused on building the unified abstraction layers necessary to bring blockchain technology to the masses. The team is doing the hard architectural work with Sui to move beyond traditional digital ledgers, utilizing a complex object model to enable true parallelization and seamless developer experiences We spend a lot of time unpacking the limitations of EVM L2s, why top-down application design matters, and the massive opportunities at the intersection of verifiable automation and AI At the center of this conversation is the verticalization of the Sui stack from Deepbook to Walrus and the belief that the next generation of global adoption requires platforms to look more like cohesive operating systems rather than fragmented networks. We discuss: - Why the industry needs to raise the abstraction layer for global adoption - The architectural limitations of EVM chains and the failure of L2 scalability - Walrus, Deepbook, and the verticalization of the Sui platform - Why Sui's object model fundamentally differs from traditional digital ledgers - The intersection of AI and blockchain: persistent memory and verifiable trust - Unlocking Bitcoin's stagnant capital - The upcoming EVE Online partnership and the future of web3 gaming - Why blockchains must operate with sustainable business models Enjoy! Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction: The Need for Unified Abstraction Layers 1:54 - The Scalability Maze: Why L2s Failed to Deliver 8:43 - Custom Databases: Scaling Reads and State Access 11:44 - Walrus & Deepbook: Verticalizing the Web3 Stack 1 6:16 - Beyond Digital Ledgers: Sui's Object Model Explained 22:38 - AI, Automation, and Providing Trust for LLMs 31:04 - Lessons from Libra: Permissionless vs. Corporate Chains 35:49 - Sustainable Economics: Business Models for Blockchains 41:13 - Unlocking Stagnant Capital: Bringing Yield to Bitcoin 51:46 - The 2026 Roadmap: EVE Online, Privacy Guardrails, and Product Infra

“one of the few places” rather than “only" please allow, ty 😙

@sol_nxxn @tether W

Seems like we’re recovering at least half of the funds lost on Drift @tether providing $130M was very unexpected - big respect to them USDT seems to be doing much more for Solana than USDC Hope all funds will eventually be recovered and returned to everyone who lost money 😞

@frisohakkers 👁️

@adamdotsol 👀

@EmsBiz10 @colosseum gl bro

New Hacker, who's this? @Colosseum arena.colosseum.org/hackathon/soci…

@platis_e @hackerhouses 🫡🇬🇧

Asking for a friend… Should there be a @hackerhouses leading into Breakpoint 2026… 🤷‍♀️ WDYT?

@OnTheHouz @colosseum @incubator @solana @SuperteamUK 🔥

I've done @colosseum twice. Didn't win both times. But one idea ended up getting into the @incubator and has since done $190M+ in volume. Here's the top 3 lessons I learned joining Colosseum: 1. Speak to the judges early. Find out who's judging and get in front of them before submission. I didn't do this. The judge for the payments track was @gizmothegizzer from Perena and I didn't make contact in time. I genuinely think that cost us the win. A 5 minute chat early on can tell you more about what matters to them than a week of second-guessing yourself. 2. Take advantage of Buildstation. It exists for a reason. Office hours, feedback, direct access to people who can actually help you improve. Most teams take it for granted but I found the most value at Buildstation. 3. Don't be scared to ask for help. There are experienced builders in every Colosseum cohort who've shipped real products. Most founders are too proud to ask for help but the ones who do always come out with a sharper idea and less wasted days. Happy building and I look forward to seeing the champions! 🏆

@colosseum @Kormos_fi @unruggable_io @Vistadex @crediblefin @framesag @ArcherExchange_ @superfan_one @GetRektApp @YumiFinance @SynthesisTrade @cloak_xyz 👁️

Colosseum's Cohort 4 Demo Day recording is now publicly available! 📹 Presenting order for the startups in the batch: @Kormos_fi @unruggable_io @Vistadex @crediblefin @framesag @ArcherExchange_ @superfan_one @GetRektApp @YumiFinance @SynthesisTrade @cloak_xyz

@solana @nickfrosty @useDecal @joshfried Stacked product and team 🔥

Why We Ship: @useDecal After building products for billions at Google and launching Solana Pay in a cafe in SF, @joshfried decided to go build the merchant product the ecosystem was missing.

@SuperteamUK @solana @colosseum 🇬🇧🇬🇧

Seen this starter pack before? Plenty of people look like they’re building but very few actually are. Prove you’re not one of them and join @solana's startup competition with @colosseum. $2,500,000 prize pool on offer (that's roughly 1.27 million Greggs sausage rolls) 👇

@mattytay @matija_sol 🥴

Colosseum invests pre-seed in 2 accelerator batches per year (~25 startups). So we have extensive data/founder insights on which VC funds are deploying at any given moment. And I can tell you with certainty, many of the funds saying they are deploying are in fact not deploying.

@philjacobson @altitude Just use @altitude

You should run your business on stablecoins. And you should do it on @altitude.

@colosseum @solana @superteam 🔥

Colosseum's VC fund will invest $2.5m in @Solana Frontier Hackathon winners & accept 10 startups into our accelerator. There is $250k in additional prizes for builders. And lastly, @Superteam has aggregated $350k+ in side tracks. Products due by May 11: colosseum.com/frontier

@jonah_b Have DM’d @jonah_b 🤝

we have 20+ meetings set up with founders who cold dmed it has been awesome to see so many folks actively building cool things it's not too late to dm

@harkl_ @Alchemy @solana 🔥

Playing with a short bulletin news format to get a 5 min update each morning on the ecosystem. WIP but here's todays: 1/4 @Alchemy launched a $20m fund for @solana builders. it’s credit-based for infra, not capital. solves the real bottleneck for early teams: operational costs.