Gm! This week we're joined by Emon Motamedi to discuss the Solana incubator. We deep dive into how to find great ideas, building in crypto, finding product market fit, advice for founders, what is cohort 3 & more. Enjoy!

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(00:00) Introduction

(02:14) Post Accelerate Takeaways

(11:55) Ledger Ad

(12:47) How To Find Great Ideas

(19:41) Building In Crypto

(22:43) What Has PMF In Crypto?

(29:32) Ledger Ad

(30:25) Should Founders Launch Tokens?

(35:30) Real World Use Cases In Crypto

(39:25) Advice For Founders

(44:53) Examples From The Solana Incubator

(52:56) The Stablecoin Business Model

(55:50) What Is Cohort 3?

(58:59) Outro

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