out for a solo friday dinner, so... AMA

personal questions only (no Base)

@base builder #001; onchain cities w/ OAK & city3

FYI - I'm going to keep answering questions all weekend, so ask away!

PCS @ VaynerX | If it can be bought the market dictates value, everything else is story.

fun - minting different things onchain every day for the last few months

heartwarming - community adoption in oakland via OAK currency

heartbreaking - everytime someone loses their crypto wallet

Most fun experience with blockchain, most heartwarming and most heartbreaking?

Working for Crypto @ Reddit. Ex Bluseky  Ex Ethereum Foundation  https://twitter.com/omw_to_the_moon

0. patience is required - but so is pushing
1. need align internal teams how and where to build
2. endless opportunity if we can enable these transitions

Top 3 things you learnt while trying to convince a massive company to go on chain? (I imagine it must have been hard and rather politically challenging)

Building /bello /blueprint  | Podcasting /mintpod | @a16zcrypto CSX alum

overall good - lots of challenges but even more opportunity. working on the lifelong pursuit of trying to find the right balance of everything.

Explorer, I talk about Business, Web3 and Technology

these things: https://warpcast.com/jessepollak/0x23e878

plus knowing that no matter how bad it feels today, it'll feel better tomorrow. i find that i bounce back very quickly.

What keeps you going when you feel upset/unhappy?

I help you make better long-term decisions with NFTs and crypto through my blog: lebowski.mirror.xyz

Otherwise just shitposting memes

not really a book, but i think everyone should learn the 101 of how ethereum works

What book do you think everybody should read?

Life long learner. Micro dosing nitro brew

Favorite analog activity as a kid? And as an adult?

Do'er of things, sometimes artist | Support @ /zora | Father of @byiris | Handler of @botto | Owner of a Farcaster tatoo

build something cool and share it with the world

What can I do to make my resume seem more appealing?

not really advice but I don't consume caffeine

What’s a common piece of advice you disagree with?

what event in your life seemed trivial at the time, but turned out to be a major fork in the timeline?

/frontend dev・founder/decentralized data wrangler /blockhead・UI/UX abstractionist・DeFi/web3 builder・dropout・24・prev /dydx, ritual.net・x.com/darryl__yeo

find people you like working with and build things with them. even if those things don't work, you'll learn a ton and create relationships that will be invaluable.

Advice for students today looking to become founders?

AI - have been spending a lot of time with GPT-4. 

also all things energy production. feels like we are on the verge of energy abundance.

What non-crypto/web3 technology are you excited about?

💛 huge part of who I am. was in quaker school from 5-18.

appreciate the candid answers! feel like I got to know you better. didn’t know you had a quaker upbringing!

Learning and contributing. Optimist  ✨🔴_🔴✨

yes, absolutely.

I don't think we need a U-turn - we need to keep building, keep being positive, keep self identifying & eliminating bad actors, and staying patient. crypto is and will be an incredibly powerful force for good in the world.

If you were not employed by Base, would you be still enthusiastic about crypto in general?

Give us a two line on what is wrong with this space and need a U turn.

Building @kiwi 
Writing @ https://kanfa.macbudkowski.com/

I considered leaving in 2021 after I stepped back from leading all the consumer facing products on the e g side. I wanted to get closer to the metal of crypto. 

ultimately decided that leveraging all the context/trust/relationships I had to try and bring the company onchain was the most impactful thing I could do.

Why have you decided to stay at Coinbase instead of building your own thing?

maxxing on /morpho 🦋 | pursuing a higher self w /higher-athletics | consistently curious

what motivates me: https://warpcast.com/jessepollak/0x23e878

and that I essentially never lie, am very committed to the people I love, and have a very intense work ethic.

What do I need to know about you in order to understand you?

Made in /bulgaria ⟠ Web3 Explorer ⟠ Team @ambirewallet ⟠ Opinions are my own

I minted mine in the original open mint while I was on an airplane flying to Chicago. have no recollection of how I found it. 

would absolutely never sell it - it's as much a part of my being as anything I possess.

How did you find CryptoPunks? Would you ever sell your(s)?

Jesus boy || an artist || chess lover || violin lover || crypto fanatic ||

If this  profession you are into does not exist, what other profession will you opt in for?