Debating Blockchain Architectures (with Solana)

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4.4 • 66 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

This all-new deep-dive, hallway-style chat features Solana co-founder and Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko. The first half of the episode is a discussion/ debate blockchain architectures -- including of course Solana & Ethereum, the themes of monolithic vs. modular, et cetera -- but really is about what are the tradeoffs, and what should one optimize for (or not!), depending on what you’re building, and to make crypto happen at scale (now and in the future). The second half of the episode covers company-, community-, and ecosystem-building -- including discussing the nuances of leadership in open source; and wherefore messiahs/ prophets?! -- as well as touching on engineering hiring, devrel (developer relations), governance; the Solana phone, and some of the Solana backstory as well. What are the differences between hardware and software innovation? And how does innovation play out, in theory versus practice?

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0:00.0	Welcome to Web 3 with A6 and Z, a show about building the next generation of the internet from the team at A6 and Z crypto.
0:10.0	That includes me, your host sonel choxy.
0:13.0	Today's episode is one of our deep dive hallway style chats with A6 and Z
0:16.6	crypto general partner Ali Yaya and deal team partner Guy Guolette in
0:20.4	conversation with Salana co-founder and Salana Lab CEO,
0:24.0	Anatole Yakovenko, who also worked at Qualcomm for over a decade
0:28.0	where he was a senior engineer and engineering manager among other things
0:31.0	and mention that because we discuss engineering hiring systems
0:33.9	optimization and more in this episode we actually kick off the first half of the
0:38.0	episode discussing and debating blockchain architectures including salon and
0:41.8	ethereal and ethereal, monolithic versus modular, etc.
0:44.8	And really, what are the trade-offs and what to optimize for or not, depending on what you're
0:49.5	building and to make crypto happen at scale now and in the future.
0:53.0	We discuss how innovation plays out in theory versus practice.
0:56.6	And in the second half of the episode,
0:58.0	we cover company, community, and ecosystem building,
1:01.4	including the nuances of leadership in open source.
1:04.3	We also briefly discussed Devreau, governance, some of the Salana backstory, and the differences
1:08.9	between hardware and software innovation, including touching on the sonafone.
1:13.5	As a reminder, none of the following should be taken as investment legal, business, or tax advice.
1:18.0	Please see A6NC.com slash disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments.
1:24.0	Be sure to also check out the show notes for links to related episodes or resources on some of the
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