Met Tommy while he was Berkeley Blockchain's President. Had so much fun hearing his wildest memecoin stories :)
Timestamps:
00:42 The WNBA Dildo Kid
02:14 Tommy’s Trading Journey
05:43 Most Painful Trading Loss
10:10 Life as a Crypto VC
15:41 Future Predictions in Crypto
18:24 Why Kalshi’s Marketing is Genius
21:35 Berkeley to New York Post-Grad Life
29:09 The Evolution of Podcasting
33:08 Curating Your Personal Brand
Follow Tommy: https://x.com/thatdegenvc
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Thank you to my partners:
Succinct: Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability (https://www.succinct.xyz/)
Kalshi: The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money (https://kalshi.com/)
The interview you’ve been waiting for…@theweb3jess , the founder of Blockus.0:00 Intro: The Founder Who Broke Crypto Twitter 0:18 Jess Origin Story 2:36 Being a Female Founder in Web3 4:10 What Is Level 1 Autism? 6:10 Jess’ Thoughts on Being Viral 8:33 How You Make People Take You Seriously 10:39 Sexual Harassment and Workplace Misogyny 14:51 Does Jess Hate Men? 16:38 Dating Accomplished Men Is a Competition 18:26 Jess’ Vision for Blockus 20:39 Jess’ Mission of Seamless Web3 Gaming 23:59 How Jess’ Fame Impact Blockus 26:12 Was Jess Trying to Ragebait? 29:14 Is Jess Actually Suing People? 31:22 Jess’ Thoughts on Being Viral Pt 2 33:21 Jess’ Non-Negotiable Standards for Men in 2026 35:37 Apology to Lesbian Twitter 37:16 Why Jess Wants a Guy Who Eats Meat 40:46 To All the Haters on TwitterFollow Jess: https://x.com/theweb3jessFollow Countersignal Podcast: https://link.me/srachaThank you to my partners:Succinct: Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability (https://www.succinct.xyz/)Kalshi: The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money (https://kalshi.com/)
Thank you Arine for sharing your story ... one of the most incredible stories I've ever heard.
Timestamps:
1:49 Why Arine’s Parents Became Jehovah’s Witnesses
4:38 Inside Life as a Jehovah's Witness: No Worldly Desires
10:07 Bethel, the Governing Body, and Disfellowship
17:00 Why Arine Decided To leave
18:50 How Wrestling Saved Her Life
23:11 Entering Foster Care at 16
29:00 Life in Shambles During College Apps
31:43 How Arine got into UCLA
44:37 The Complicated Love-Hate Relationship with Her Parents
48:00 Accidentally Becoming a TikTok Influencer
55:15 The Reality of Being an Influencer in College (Hate & Anxiety)
1:09:36 Jealous Bitches
1:11:43 People Pleaser & Overthinker
1:15:34 Switching Majors 4 Times: Figuring Out What She Wanted
1:24:36 You Can Get So Many Doors Open From a Platform
1:35:51 What Content Brands Pay BIG $$ For
1:37:17 $12,000 for a 90 second video
1:50:22 Future"Follow Arine: beacons.ai/arinekim
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Thank you to my partners:Succinct: Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability (https://www.succinct.xyz/)Kalshi: The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money (https://kalshi.com/)
My friend Gajesh has the craziest life story ever. Just read the timestamps:
00:00 - Turning 18
02:31 - Spending Ages 7–12 Coding Every Day
08:31 - Mahabharata, RadhaKrishna & Realizing There’s More Than Money (Moha)
12:35 - Growing Youtube Channel to 1M Views & 15k Subs in 3 Months
14:10 - Detach From Money & Status
15:27 - How Gajesh Got Into Crypto at 12
18:31 - Building a DeFi App With $7M TVL at 13
20:17 - Why He Didn’t Get Corrupted by Money
22:42 - How Gajesh Moved to the Bahamas with FTX at 14 (pt 1)
25:44 - “Dropping Out” in Middle School
26:52 - Becoming a Micro-Celebrity in India28:11 - Handling Hate, Trolls & Jealousy as a 13-Year-Old
33:36 - How Gajesh Moved to the Bahamas with FTX at 14 (pt 2)
37:13 - Daily Life in the FTX Penthouse (Wake, Code, 2 A.M. Sleep)
38:09 - FTX’s Wild Portfolio: 7% of Robinhood, 10% of Anthropic
40:36 - Why Gajesh Stayed in Crypto After FTX & Chose EigenCloud
42:54 - Building Humanity’s Coordination Engine & Trust Marketplace
51:02 - Leaving ~$5M of Equity, Not in Crypto Just for Money
54:02 - Does Gajesh Regret Not Doing AI Early?
54:56 - Bearish on College Dropouts??
01:00:52 - Epistemic Humility
01:16:02 - You Get Creativity Is Through Freedom, Reflections on India
01:18:03 - What Life Success Means, Who Inspires Gajesh, Life Paths to Emulate
Follow Gajesh: https://x.com/gajesh
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Thank you to my partners:
Succinct: Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability (https://www.succinct.xyz/)
Kalshi: The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money (https://kalshi.com/)
Stan is one of the people in the world who has the most insane travel lore ever. He's been to 73 countries, is building a travel app called Soar, and is in Iraq rn?....Timestamps:0:00 Chopped Chinese0:07 Becoming DJI’s first international employee at 177:09 Xinjiang & the Uyghurs10:55 Will China Overtake the U.S. Economy? @kalshi market13:11 Russia, US, and China presence in Norway15:02 Oldest Sand Dunes + Largest Waterfall on Earth16:18 Crossing Israel to Egypt under Military Escort (ISIS presence) 17:20 How to Afford Traveling 19:35 Building in consumer travel 22:24 Do founders need to 996 in the basement to win?24:46 Pretend like you’re okay when nothing is okayFollow Stan: https://x.com/stannostudioFollow Countersignal Podcast: https://link.me/srachaThank you to my partners:Succinct: Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability (https://www.succinct.xyz/)Kalshi: The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money (https://kalshi.com/)
This episode is chopped. And super fucking funny. Thank you to my friends Magnus, Viraj, and Maxx!Timestamps:0:00 Magnus is... Black ?!??0:07 Why we haven't slept in 24 hours1:14 I ate fried chicken at the strip club1:25 $100 DNA test and $500 bet2:51 Why Kalshi is better3:31 Give a schizophrenic drug addict a burrito, get $18k of Apple productsFollow Viraj: / viraj.ala Follow Magnus: / magnus.aka Follow Maxx: https://x.com/maxxyung11Follow Countersignal Podcast: https://link.me/srachaThank you to my partners:Succinct: Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability (https://www.succinct.xyz/)Kalshi: The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money (https://kalshi.com/)
My homie Connor Chung is a model, influencer, 2nd year CS student at UCLA, and an explorer of many side quests. We talk about what to do with our lives lmao. Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:07 Make your eyes bigger (modeling)4:41 CS Job Market for College Students13:37 Social media is the best place to build social capital as a 19-20 year old20:49 The Gen Z Eye23:26 FOMOing college27:34 What are we doing with our lives34:42 Finding joy in being aimless37:25 Christianity and productivity are not opposites39:12 Hinge 💀40:55 Is loving yourself Christian42:50 I love SF (I HATE SF)47:30 Are we peaking in college?Follow Connor: / connorjchung Follow Countersignal Podcast: https://link.me/srachaThank you to my partners:Succinct: Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability (https://www.succinct.xyz/)Kalshi: The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money (https://kalshi.com/)
This was the craziest episode I’ve ever filmed. Literally just crashed out the whole episode, so fun. Thank you Meow!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:46 Welcome to the Schizo Podcast
1:28 What makes you think you’re doing something with your life?
4:31 What makes you think you’re not fake?
5:30 Society makes you feel like you’re not doing anything
7:05 Being at the bottom of the valley and climbing to the top of the mountain
11:38 Tech Roast Show
17:50 Your feelings are valid and invalid (+ gaslighted by Meow)
20:15 Solve the fucking problem
24:26 Everything you're going through is the price you pay for what you do
26:47 Jupiter Exchange never followed the traditional path
36:00 How can you still have fun
38:28 The higher level you go the higher pain you feel
40:37 How do you know what you want
42:24 No one knows what they’re doing
48:58 Meditating
49:49 Just remember you are a piece of shit
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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/countersignal-podcast/id1832753373
Thank you to my partners:
Succinct: https://www.succinct.xyz/ - Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability.
Kalshi: (https://kalshi.com/) - The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money.
Had a super fun time interviewing Justin Waldron, the co-founder of Zynga!!!Timestamps:0:00 – Intro0:35 – Building games on MySpace, AOL Instant Messenger, 5:37 – Dropping out at 19 to Co-found Zynga, Realizing Facebook would be HUGE11:03 – Shipping Farmville, Inventing New Social Games12:28 – Printing hundreds of millions off games14:49 – BEING DELUSIONAL on early trends you spot18:16 – Standoffs with Facebook, Pulling in the elders of Silicon Valley23:59 – Seeing a Billion-User Opportunity Early27:02 – Early Bitcoiners were Gamers29:38 – Value in Crypto34:23 – What is real, what's a grift36:33 – Psychoanalyzing Justin, Can you do nothing and be happy?40:37 – Why are you not corrupted, the real reason why money is important43:40 – Growth Hacking, Social Engineering, Virality47:49 – High Leverage things college students should do50:54 – Why Justin is based in Japan (beating the allegations :)Follow Justin Waldron:Twitter: https://x.com/jtwaldFollow Countersignal:Twitter: https://x.com/countersignalpdTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@srachasauceeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/srachasauceeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R1CazIaPwa6...Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coun...Thank you to my partners:Succinct: https://www.succinct.xyz/ - Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability.Kalshi: https://kalshi.com - The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money.
Interview with Mert, the CEO & co-founder of Helius, the top Solana infrastructure company.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:50 Getting His First Computer in Turkey02:20 Canada & Dreams of Pro MMA Fighter05:06 Skyrim Changed His Life 😭07:14 Grinding Engineering in Highschool & Queens University12:50 Discovering Crypto & Leaving Coinbase to Start Helius18:26 Turning Friends into Co-Founders22:00 Building For Intrinsic Joy & Ego26:38 “It is now your life mission to make sure these people have nightmares about us.”34:41 Is Life Hard or is it a skill issue37:00 What Mert Is Striving Towards40:10 “I Don’t Believe in Happiness”45:17 Crashout Session 51:31 Advice for Broke Students53:16 Why does ever mf have a podcastFollow Mert & Helius:- Twitter: https://x.com/0xMert- Twitter: https://x.com/heliuslabsFollow Countersignal:- Twitter: https://x.com/countersignalpd- Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@srachasaucee- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/srachasaucee- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R1CazIaPwa6Jp9SWvj7c9- Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/countersignal-podcast/id1832753373Partners:Succinct: https://succinctlabs.com - Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability.Kalshi: https://kalshi.com - The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money.
Jia is one of the most genuine, kind, and hilariously funny people I’ve met, who helps everyone around her. No wonder she has such a loyal authentic audience online. We have a pretty deep and vulnerable conversation, especially on winning emotional battles.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:34 Wanting more while at MSU
2:50 Hackathons as a pipeline
6:38 Blowing Up on Social media, Life feels surreal
9:17 How to filter through sycophants10:56 Leaving College, Imposter Syndrome
13:17 Understanding High Leverage and Calculated Risks
17:03 Breakups and the 3 Month Rut
18:48 How to defeat depression, pain, and hate
23:27 What is @sorcerer ?
25:43 Pros and Cons of being an Authentic Influencer
31:18 Life Fulfillment, Living Your Dreams
33:35 Highs and Lows of an Unconventional Life
34:37 Big Tech or Startups?
36:01 Making the most of your 20s
This episode is sponsored by Succinct (succinct.xyz) and Kalshi (kalshi.com)
Jia’s socials:https://www.instagram.com/jia.seed/
My socials:https://www.instagram.com/srachasauce/
Thank you to my wonderful amazing talented friend Ivy for coming on the show :) Such an amazing conversation.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:36 Ivy Origin
3:19 Falling for the prestige race
7:55 Wharton Gap Year & High Agency
14:36 Carving out a life path that doesn’t exist
15:44 How to have full delusion in yourself
19:43 How to create wealth outside of tech / finance
22:04 Naval was right
23:03 How do you know what you’re meant to do?
27:05 Media = publicly failing over and over until you make it
31:53 How to get back delusion if its shattered
38:07 What works and what doesn’t on social media
47:06 Saying NO to “golden opportunities”
49:01 The universe tests you to see what you will accept
51:08 Blowing up on social media with the Medusa Painting
54:36 Getting everything she wanted naturally through what she loved
55:50 Ivy’s thesis on love
Ivy’s Socials: https://www.instagram.com/ivydngg/My Socials: https://x.com/srachasaucee
Amazing conversation with my good friend Addison — listen through to get all the alpha...
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:38 Addison Origin Story
2:45 Founding Thunderhead at 16
13:45 Early to Hyperliquid in 2023
15:32 Why do high caliber people go to crypto...
17:01 Valantis Acquisition of Thunderhead
22:08 Value creation in speculation as the world becomes more hopeless
26:29 How to not get cooked in the future
27:28 The alpha is NOT on Twitter, it's in...
30:23 Build generational wealth in the next 5-10 years or get cooked by AI
32:58 Media will become increasingly important
34:35 AI bubble vs crypto bubble
37:09 What isn't going to go to 0 in crypto?
45:45 Value creation outside of tech
48:28 Why not dropout of college?
My socials: https://x.com/srachasaucee
Addison's socials: https://x.com/0xaddi
My talented funny friends Eunice and Cayden come on Countersignal Episode 2 :DTimestamps:0:00 Intro1:00 Tattoos3:37 Modeling6:10 Viral Marketing for a startup7:16 Cayden & Tally Gooning Origin Story 10:30 Getting crypto hacked / Algorithm Differences15:17 Eunice Hinge Origin Story18:07 Meaningful media vs doing what works24:42 Linkedin Marketing25:47 Getting over hate27:52 Distribution33:22 Gap Year FeelsSocials:
https://x.com/eunifiedworldhttps://www.instagram.com/caydenginting/https://x.com/srachasaucee
Countersignal Podcast Episode 1 with Eric Zhu!
Eric Zhu is the co-founder of Aviato, the Bloomberg Terminal for private markets and Sperm Racing, the world's first bio-competition. He also just turned 18.
0:00 DSM-5
2:30 Crypto People are Built Different
4:50 Sperm Racing Origin
9:57 Craziest Stories
14:42 Virality Thesis
16:57 Weird Tech People
18:21 Did I fuck up my life?
20:36 Growing up in Indiana & Starting Aviato in Bathroom
24:11 Talent Thesis
25:18 Life Philosophies
29:29 Applying to College?
30:52 Asian Parents
34:52 DSM-5 Pt 2