Dan "Gunny" Gunsberg, co-founder of Hxro Network, joins us for an enlightening discussion on building a crypto startup through bear markets. We delve into Gunny's journey into blockchain and the origin story of Hero, which began as a derivatives protocol on Solana.

Gunny offers a transparent founder's perspective on the immense challenges of innovating in crypto, especially navigating the grueling bear markets. It takes grit and commitment to a vision to persist when capital dries up. We talk about why Solana was the right layer 1 for Hxro to build permissionless derivatives infrastructure catering to DeFi developers.

Explaining Hxro Network's goal to serve as a "shared liquidity layer" for decentralized apps, Gunny walks us through how the protocol aggregates liquidity across integrated DeFi platforms. A key innovation is Hxro's novel zero-dated futures and their applications.

Lastly, Gunny stresses the importance of focusing on health, sleep, and relationships to stay resilient as a founder during crypto's ups and downs. Tune in for an insightful discussion on Hxro Network's roadmap and the future of decentralized finance on Solana.