Welcome to Ep 104 of the FTX Podcast with the Co-Founders of Magic Eden and your host Tristan Yver!
Jack, Sidney and Zhuoxun are 3 of the 4 co-founders representing Magic Eden; a leading NFT Marketplace on Solana. Join us for this podcast episode to see the interconnectedness of these individuals manifested into a home for next generation digital creators!
Thanks for the great conversation and good energy gentlemen!
Time Stamps:
0:00 : Introduction.
0:44 : Sidney’s Background.
1:54 : Zhuoxun’s background.
3:05 : Jack’s background.
4:55 : Interconnected paths.
5:35 : Genesis of Magic Eden on Solana.
9:09 : Programming on Solana.
9:50 : Benefits of being product builders.
10:15 : Why NFTs.
11:55 : Sidney’s blockchain experiments.
13:46 : Early builder DNA.
14:04 : Intuition keys.
15:16 : Current roles:
15:59 : Sidney is the Dev!
16:18 : Zhuoxun is C.O.O; lead sales/marketing.
17:26 : Jack is the CEO.
19:33 : Scaling to 65 people.
23:22 : Hiring self-directed people.
24:14 : Engineering pods.
25:32 : FTX parallels.
27:30 : Current product lines.
28:44 : UI Launchpad.
29:21 : Early Solana contracts.
30:33 : Follow the users.
31:20 : Eden Games: a discovery portal.
32:42 : First to: embed a game to a marketplace.
33:43 : Expanding NFTs on Solana.
34:33 : SPL token support.
35:43 : Gaming distribution platform.
36:36 : Strategy: planning vs reactionary.
39:25 : Individual pet projects.
41:37 : Finding good partners.
43:04 : Sports and NFTs.
44:00 : Beneficial life lessons.
Thank you for joining us!
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