#38 – BaseCamp 001: Jesse Pollak (Base), Ben Leventhal (Blackbird), Julian Holguin (Doodles), Yele Bademosi (Onboard)

This is my conversation with Jesse Pollak (creator of Base), Ben Leventhal (founder/CEO of Blackbird), Julian Holguin (CEO of Doodles), and Yele Bademosi (cofounder/CEO of Onboard).Timestamps:(00:00) - intro (00:50) - Jesse Pollak, Base (09:41) - how the Base team is structured (17:25) - how the mission and strategy came together (27:43) - the focus in year two (35:38) - Ben Leventhal, Blackbird (39:35) - the restaurant P&L (43:36) - identity and payments (51:25) - Flynet as an L3 (53:11) - building an economy (55:46) - the current era of crypto (57:27) - Julian Holguin, Doodles (59:40) - the status quo and the new model (01:09:36) - people want to be a part of something (01:18:22) - Yele Bademosi, Onboard (01:23:48) - being an entrepreneur in Nigeria (01:29:34) - building Onboard (01:34:45) - outro Links:Jesse Polak - https://x.com/jessepollakBase - https://www.coinbase.com/, https://x.com/baseBen Leventhal - https://x.com/benleventhalBlackbird - https://www.blackbird.xyz/, https://x.com/blackbird_xyzJulian Holguin - https://x.com/jholguin Doodles - https://www.doodles.app/, https://x.com/doodlesYele Bademosi - https://x.com/YeleBademosiOnboard - https://www.onboard.xyz/, https://x.com/OnboardGlobalInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.