Mons.Finance

This is an exemplary outreach DM on @moolah by @MonsFinance The pitch is clear, no grammatical errors, and all the relevant links are on the bottom, especially the X link. It’s crazy how often people miss this.

E119: @toly - How Solana Mobile plans to disrupt Apple and Google! Anatoly didn’t just want a faster blockchain. He wanted to rethink how users interact with the crypto stack - and realized that most of that friction lives at the device level - this is how the Solana Mobile phone was born. We talk about: - How Anatoly went from the Soviet Union to Silicon Valley - How the @solanamobile Seeker hopes to change the problems Crypto users face - How will this disrupt Apple & Google's duopoly - The Vitalik Buterin tweet that saved @solana - The inflection point with the Mad Lads launch and the Helium migration - How to deal with FUD - Fartcoin strategic reserve - Balancing work, family, and passion projects And much more... Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:06 Partnerships: Jupiter, KAST, Bitwise, SUI, Mantle 2:55 Talking to Startup Founders 4:37 Coming Up of Big Ideas 6:16 Thinking Clearer Without Caffeine 7:10 Childhood Trauma to Success 8:22 Comfortable Being Different 9:40 Self Custody with @Trezor 10:33 Moving to America Changed Everything 11:05 First Eureka Moment in Coding 13:47 What Happened to Voiceover IP 15:42 Thinking Small vs. Thinking Big 16:57 Why Loving Your Work Matters 20:00 Having Fun as an Employee 21:08 Focus on Progress, Not Perfection 23:13 Crypto World Fascination 25:32 Jumping Into Crypto's Gold Rush 31:42 Choosing Family, Job, and Side Hustle 32:38 The Power of Silicon Valley's Network 36:07 What is @solana 36:43 Understanding Proof of History 39:14 The Challenge of New Ideas 42:57 Ethereum's Limitations 44:26 Building Beyond Token Price 50:06 Surviving the FTX Collapse 52:31 Dealing with FUD 53:28 Vitalik’s Support for Solana 54:46 Ethereum’s Challenges and Response 57:04 Near Death to Blockchain Success 1:00:33 @MadLads 1:02:16 Why Every Founder Should Be a CSO 1:04:20 What Should a Founder NOT Do 1:05:35 Finding a Co-Founder 1:07:19 Rise of Meme Coins on Solana 1:10:16 @FartCoinOfSOL 1:11:11 Launching @solanamobile 1:13:51 Why Buy Solana Seeker Mobile Phone 1:17:06 What is Seed Vault? 1:18:29 Role of @solflare 1:18:49 End Goal for Solana Mobile 1:20:02 What is Acceleration? 1:21:33 Top Solana Projects to Watch: @helium @XNET_Mobile @Hivemapper 1:25:56 Meme Coins Fueling the Infrastructure 1:27:23 Solana’s Biggest Achievement 1:27:56 Solana’s Biggest Problem 1:30:37 Has Solana "Made It"? 1:31:00 Success and Happiness 1:33:26 Non-Consensus Ideas 1:36:51 Concluding Remarks

The doors open. The noise, the faces, the first handshake - you’re finally in the room. You are at Solana’s largest annual community conference. 🎟️ See you soon → SolanaCrossroads.com