Winter has been prolific on Twitter & in his web3 journey. He’s worked on projects for the Nouns and Loot communities, and produced really interesting projects of his own including ERC1155U, Runes of Ethereum, & Hot Chain SVG.

Stream salaries with Superfluid: https://use.superfluid.finance/payroll

In this episode, we talk about the benefits of building in public, gas optimization, innovating in NFTs, and how to succeed as an honest builder in web3. 

Winter is *legit*, and if you’re looking for a podcast episode that takes you away from the mania that’s happened throughout the last week in crypto, this episode will do that for you. Winter will bring you back to what matters: building

So give it a listen, and let us know what you think.

Links: 
EVM Course: evmfromscratch.com
Winter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/w1nt3r_eth

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
5:25 How Winter got involved in crypto

7:27 Winter’s NFT projects

9:57 Coming to crypto from big tech (Meta)

11:47 Deep diving the EVM 

15:50 Where to get started with gas golfing - EVM.code, remix, and Winter 

17:12 Solidity in the browser?!

23:43 Fighting centralization in the NFT space

30:38 How would Winter approach gas optimization for a new project?

34:37 Smart contract security

41:14 Leveling up as a solidity developer 

46:10 Winter’s new EVM course

50:09 How to market your work without feeling like a shill

57:14 Favorite design patterns & optimization (ERC1155U)

1:01:07 What do people in web2 think about crypto?

1:05:23 What do crypto natives misunderstand about tech cycles?

1:08:30 What does Winter hope the industry achieves over the next 10 years?