2 guys, $0 in funding, one week from idea to alpha. Today we have the seeds of a team
First outside contributors: dune analysts from the community. Helped us understand.
Brought Bryce onboard, exceptionally talented ops + strategy lead. Has formalized and operationalized our entire internal stack. Gave us breathing room, cleaned up tech & ops debt, got us to the next level, helped us clarify vision, prioritize features. Has been our close advisor for each major choice and minor annoyance since joining. In many ways a third cofounder
Yung was our first outside dev. Has Influenced all the most important tech decisions. Cleaned up our contracts and got us to v3, wonderful person who helped at the right moment, extremely grateful for his support. One of us even if not FT part of the team
Lily made us competitive in new arenas. Cracked. mev, sequencing, audit experience. Leading protocol eng and helping push forward more highly opinionated markets for different use cases on base, univ3 and soon univ4
Carter joined in mid Feb. pt full stack but extremely locked in. Talented, curious and creative he has tackled so many backend bugs, and casually mastered things I’ve wanted since launch. Wonderful multi tool, pr god
M00n similarly PT multitalented: socials, dune, events, merch, idea guy. Came up direct from clanker protection team. He’s my heart. Makes clanking fun.
Jack is our rudder, ethical, kind and devoted. Takes leadership and grinds, is approachable but also increasingly confident. More than anything - I trust him. We talk straight and share an animating desire to change our lives, and change the culture and output of coin trading in crypto.
3.5 months but feels like day 1. You can just do things, and then you can build a team to go do a lot more.