In light of all of the recent (well deserved) growth that @fomo has had, felt it was worth re-sharing the episode I did with @seyong earlier this year. Worth a listen if you're interested in the early days of fomo, from the original inspiration for the company, to putting together a team, and finding PMF.

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Some great work from the team at @peerxyz!

In a parallel universe, @EvgenyGaevoy might have been a McKinsey consultant. Interesting clip on his foray into consulting, before ultimately deciding to join Optiver, and the rest is history.

youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=Z2lFCTbC… spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7Fd…

One constant of crypto is that its market structures are always evolving and improving. Pascal is a great example of this, and is built in a way that's deeply empathetic to the trader experience. Congrats to the team on launching, and check it out below!

It turns out the Ethereum DAO hack of 2016 was a key moment that paved the way for @dguido @alexsotirov and the Trail of Bits team to realize the opportunity for them in crypto. "So we all bought DAO tokens and then we all got robbed. And it was this funny light bulb moment when we were like, oh my God, did another hacker just steal money from us?"

If you ask around in the world of cyber, Trail of Bits is known for the quality and breadth of its team. I asked @dguido about the unique makeup of the team and why he is open to recruiting folks with unconventional backgrounds: "We take all comers. One of our most successful employees was a lot like me. It took me six years to graduate college. I had to go back for my final semester and finish physics one, discrete math, and linear algebra. I was a smart kid that burned out, and I think a lot of people who are highly motivated and understand what they want to do in the world have a similar experience. I won't name names - but we have one guy on staff who has a felony. He went to jail for hacking, which is crazy. I had some close calls, don't get me wrong, but getting picked up on the tarmac by Secret Service? That's crazy. There are some redeemable acts of illegal behavior. I try to look at it on a case-by-case basis. In this case, I'd call it a crime of passion. There are others that I don't feel are as redeemable. Where's the line? The line for me is abuse, or if you're trying to enrich yourself, or be abusive. If you're running a financial crime gang and stealing people's credit cards in a way that affects their livelihood - no. But this guy just wanted to hack video games. And then there's how you think about it and talk about it afterward. Some people are like, "Oh yeah, I was 17, I stole a bunch of credit cards, that's just what 17-year-olds are like." No, that's not what 17-year-olds do. That's you. That's weird. But yeah, I'll consider everybody on a case-by-case basis. The main thing is you have to have a desire for mastery. At Trail of Bits, the thing that binds everybody together is that we all want to be the best at what we're doing. It's team cohesion through competence."