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.