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Conversations with the founders, operators, and investors behind the most interesting businesses in crypto - @hi_Reverie | https://t.co/I1n2faBAcJ

Katılım Ocak 2026
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Derek Hsue
Derek Hsue@derekhsue·
New episode of @Archive_Pod with @jmo_mx, co-founder of @gauntlet_xyz. Anyone who knows John knows he's extremely direct, and he holds nothing back here. We discuss the evolution of Gauntlet through the years, the future of vaults, what's happening with Aave, and more. Thank you to @altitude for making this show possible. (0:00) Intro (1:16) What Gauntlet does (5:28) Risk management vs asset management (11:09) What’s missing in vaults today? (16:52) Innovation and investing in DeFi (19:32) Can the blue chips get disrupted? (22:07) The Aave DAO politics (30:18) Regulatory environment - then and now (41:01) Exploits and hacks in DeFi (46:39) Gauntlet’s culture (48:44) John’s truck and his love for chocolate milk
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ethn@ethanyish·
thank you to @derekhsue for hosting me on his podcast, i've always enjoyed all my conversations with Derek, and alas! on this episode, we go through Allium's early journey, for those who want to listen, watch here!
Derek Hsue@derekhsue

For our second episode, I sat down with @ethanyish, founder of @AlliumLabs, which is the data platform serving the most important crypto companies today. Ethan is incredibly thoughtful, and Allium's journey is a a case study of how to build a B2B crypto company that customers love. We dive into Ethan's upbringing, what acquiring the initial customers looked like, and the nitty gritty of crypto data. Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (0:25) Altitude (1:15) Getting engaged in Argentina (4:43) What Allium is (9:44) Upbringing in Singapore (19:08) Working in AI before crypto (30:05) What starting Allium was like (39:53) Building through the bear market (43:05) Managing Allium’s internal infra (48:04) Scaling Allium, mistakes, and customer acquisition (52:28) Allium’s customer centric culture (55:31) AI strategy at Allium (1:09:31) Future of token distribution

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Derek Hsue
Derek Hsue@derekhsue·
For our second episode, I sat down with @ethanyish, founder of @AlliumLabs, which is the data platform serving the most important crypto companies today. Ethan is incredibly thoughtful, and Allium's journey is a a case study of how to build a B2B crypto company that customers love. We dive into Ethan's upbringing, what acquiring the initial customers looked like, and the nitty gritty of crypto data. Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (0:25) Altitude (1:15) Getting engaged in Argentina (4:43) What Allium is (9:44) Upbringing in Singapore (19:08) Working in AI before crypto (30:05) What starting Allium was like (39:53) Building through the bear market (43:05) Managing Allium’s internal infra (48:04) Scaling Allium, mistakes, and customer acquisition (52:28) Allium’s customer centric culture (55:31) AI strategy at Allium (1:09:31) Future of token distribution
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Derek Hsue
Derek Hsue@derekhsue·
I asked Keone why Monad didn't emphasize pre-launch TVL and farming campaigns like many other recent protocols. "Protocol TVL and transfer volumes are easy to game ... to grow an ecosystem and establish real world PMF takes time."
Derek Hsue@derekhsue

Launching a new podcast today! Filmed at our NYC office, each episode of @Archive_Pod focuses on a founder or operator who has built an important crypto business/protocol. The first episode is with @keoneHD, founder of @monad. We dive into Keone’s upbringing, the early days of Monad and the journey to raising the seed round. Plus, we talk about recruiting + scaling the team, and the philosophies they used to launch and grow the network. Here's what we discussed: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Altitude 1:32 - Monad's Launch 4:25 - Keone’s early life and interests 16:52 - Where Keone’s work ethic came from 19:52 - Working at Jump and how the culture passed on to Monad 24:26 - Starting Monad 30:05 - Raising the seed round for Monad 32:29 - Growing the Monad community and open-sourcing code 36:35 - How Keone hired for the early team 44:07 - The future of Category Labs 51:26 - Which metrics is Monad focusing on 1:00:24 - Building a base of loyal and passionate users 1:07:45 - The personality of an L1 founder 1:13:46 - Founders that Keone looks up to 1:18:34 - Day in the life of Keone 1:23:57 - The endgame vision for Monad

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The Pipeline
The Pipeline@pipeline_xyz·
🗣️@keoneHD talks about supporting founders through @DeltaV_xyz DeltaV is a social network for founders that connects them with resources, conversations and investors. All built around a culture of shipping. A place that helps founders get things done and achieve their vision.
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Monad
Monad@monad·
Catch @keoneHD talking about - Common challenges L1s and L2s face - His motivation to build Monad - What's in the pipeline for @category_xyz
Derek Hsue@derekhsue

Launching a new podcast today! Filmed at our NYC office, each episode of @Archive_Pod focuses on a founder or operator who has built an important crypto business/protocol. The first episode is with @keoneHD, founder of @monad. We dive into Keone’s upbringing, the early days of Monad and the journey to raising the seed round. Plus, we talk about recruiting + scaling the team, and the philosophies they used to launch and grow the network. Here's what we discussed: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Altitude 1:32 - Monad's Launch 4:25 - Keone’s early life and interests 16:52 - Where Keone’s work ethic came from 19:52 - Working at Jump and how the culture passed on to Monad 24:26 - Starting Monad 30:05 - Raising the seed round for Monad 32:29 - Growing the Monad community and open-sourcing code 36:35 - How Keone hired for the early team 44:07 - The future of Category Labs 51:26 - Which metrics is Monad focusing on 1:00:24 - Building a base of loyal and passionate users 1:07:45 - The personality of an L1 founder 1:13:46 - Founders that Keone looks up to 1:18:34 - Day in the life of Keone 1:23:57 - The endgame vision for Monad

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Derek Hsue
Derek Hsue@derekhsue·
I asked Keone about the pros/cons of protocols taking a political stance. (e.g. Ethereum generally perceived as more left-leaning while Solana is perceived as more right-leaning/capitalistic). "I don't think at the L1 foundation level we should express a political opinion."
Derek Hsue@derekhsue

Launching a new podcast today! Filmed at our NYC office, each episode of @Archive_Pod focuses on a founder or operator who has built an important crypto business/protocol. The first episode is with @keoneHD, founder of @monad. We dive into Keone’s upbringing, the early days of Monad and the journey to raising the seed round. Plus, we talk about recruiting + scaling the team, and the philosophies they used to launch and grow the network. Here's what we discussed: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Altitude 1:32 - Monad's Launch 4:25 - Keone’s early life and interests 16:52 - Where Keone’s work ethic came from 19:52 - Working at Jump and how the culture passed on to Monad 24:26 - Starting Monad 30:05 - Raising the seed round for Monad 32:29 - Growing the Monad community and open-sourcing code 36:35 - How Keone hired for the early team 44:07 - The future of Category Labs 51:26 - Which metrics is Monad focusing on 1:00:24 - Building a base of loyal and passionate users 1:07:45 - The personality of an L1 founder 1:13:46 - Founders that Keone looks up to 1:18:34 - Day in the life of Keone 1:23:57 - The endgame vision for Monad

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Larry Sukernik
Larry Sukernik@lsukernik·
I'm super excited for @hi_Reverie's new podcast, which my partner @derek_hsue launched today. Have always wanted to hear the personal stories of crypto founders/operators. How they grew up, what they liked to do as kids, and some of their non-crypto related views. And of course, to hear their longform thoughts on crypto. That's what @Archive_Pod will be all about. Also, shoutout to @multisig and @SimkinStepan for partnering with Reverie on putting on the show!
Derek Hsue@derekhsue

Launching a new podcast today! Filmed at our NYC office, each episode of @Archive_Pod focuses on a founder or operator who has built an important crypto business/protocol. The first episode is with @keoneHD, founder of @monad. We dive into Keone’s upbringing, the early days of Monad and the journey to raising the seed round. Plus, we talk about recruiting + scaling the team, and the philosophies they used to launch and grow the network. Here's what we discussed: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Altitude 1:32 - Monad's Launch 4:25 - Keone’s early life and interests 16:52 - Where Keone’s work ethic came from 19:52 - Working at Jump and how the culture passed on to Monad 24:26 - Starting Monad 30:05 - Raising the seed round for Monad 32:29 - Growing the Monad community and open-sourcing code 36:35 - How Keone hired for the early team 44:07 - The future of Category Labs 51:26 - Which metrics is Monad focusing on 1:00:24 - Building a base of loyal and passionate users 1:07:45 - The personality of an L1 founder 1:13:46 - Founders that Keone looks up to 1:18:34 - Day in the life of Keone 1:23:57 - The endgame vision for Monad

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Altitude
Altitude@altitude·
We're excited to partner with @hi_Reverie on their new show. Altitude helps global businesses optimize their financial operations. The @Archive_Pod is made for the founders and operators behind them.
Derek Hsue@derekhsue

Launching a new podcast today! Filmed at our NYC office, each episode of @Archive_Pod focuses on a founder or operator who has built an important crypto business/protocol. The first episode is with @keoneHD, founder of @monad. We dive into Keone’s upbringing, the early days of Monad and the journey to raising the seed round. Plus, we talk about recruiting + scaling the team, and the philosophies they used to launch and grow the network. Here's what we discussed: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Altitude 1:32 - Monad's Launch 4:25 - Keone’s early life and interests 16:52 - Where Keone’s work ethic came from 19:52 - Working at Jump and how the culture passed on to Monad 24:26 - Starting Monad 30:05 - Raising the seed round for Monad 32:29 - Growing the Monad community and open-sourcing code 36:35 - How Keone hired for the early team 44:07 - The future of Category Labs 51:26 - Which metrics is Monad focusing on 1:00:24 - Building a base of loyal and passionate users 1:07:45 - The personality of an L1 founder 1:13:46 - Founders that Keone looks up to 1:18:34 - Day in the life of Keone 1:23:57 - The endgame vision for Monad

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Adyant Dagur
Adyant Dagur@adyantdag·
We just launched @Archive_Pod where we bring on founders to talk about their journey in building + scaling some of the most important projects in crypto Our first guest is @keoneHD, who walks us through everything from his early life and interests to building Monad from the ground up. If want to learn about what it really takes to build a successful crypto project from the people who’ve built them, I’d definitely recommend checking it out: linktr.ee/ArchivePod
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Kam 🌑
Kam 🌑@KamBenbrik·
Very excited about @derek_hsue’s new show @Archive_Pod! What a guest for the first episode :)
Derek Hsue@derekhsue

Launching a new podcast today! Filmed at our NYC office, each episode of @Archive_Pod focuses on a founder or operator who has built an important crypto business/protocol. The first episode is with @keoneHD, founder of @monad. We dive into Keone’s upbringing, the early days of Monad and the journey to raising the seed round. Plus, we talk about recruiting + scaling the team, and the philosophies they used to launch and grow the network. Here's what we discussed: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Altitude 1:32 - Monad's Launch 4:25 - Keone’s early life and interests 16:52 - Where Keone’s work ethic came from 19:52 - Working at Jump and how the culture passed on to Monad 24:26 - Starting Monad 30:05 - Raising the seed round for Monad 32:29 - Growing the Monad community and open-sourcing code 36:35 - How Keone hired for the early team 44:07 - The future of Category Labs 51:26 - Which metrics is Monad focusing on 1:00:24 - Building a base of loyal and passionate users 1:07:45 - The personality of an L1 founder 1:13:46 - Founders that Keone looks up to 1:18:34 - Day in the life of Keone 1:23:57 - The endgame vision for Monad

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Derek Hsue
Derek Hsue@derekhsue·
Launching a new podcast today! Filmed at our NYC office, each episode of @Archive_Pod focuses on a founder or operator who has built an important crypto business/protocol. The first episode is with @keoneHD, founder of @monad. We dive into Keone’s upbringing, the early days of Monad and the journey to raising the seed round. Plus, we talk about recruiting + scaling the team, and the philosophies they used to launch and grow the network. Here's what we discussed: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Altitude 1:32 - Monad's Launch 4:25 - Keone’s early life and interests 16:52 - Where Keone’s work ethic came from 19:52 - Working at Jump and how the culture passed on to Monad 24:26 - Starting Monad 30:05 - Raising the seed round for Monad 32:29 - Growing the Monad community and open-sourcing code 36:35 - How Keone hired for the early team 44:07 - The future of Category Labs 51:26 - Which metrics is Monad focusing on 1:00:24 - Building a base of loyal and passionate users 1:07:45 - The personality of an L1 founder 1:13:46 - Founders that Keone looks up to 1:18:34 - Day in the life of Keone 1:23:57 - The endgame vision for Monad
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