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My friend Gajesh has the craziest life story ever. Just read the timestamps:

00:00 - Turning 18

02:31 - Spending Ages 7–12 Coding Every Day

08:31 - Mahabharata, RadhaKrishna & Realizing There’s More Than Money (Moha)

12:35 - Growing Youtube Channel to 1M Views & 15k Subs in 3 Months

14:10 - Detach From Money & Status

15:27 - How Gajesh Got Into Crypto at 12

18:31 - Building a DeFi App With $7M TVL at 13

20:17 - Why He Didn’t Get Corrupted by Money

22:42 - How Gajesh Moved to the Bahamas with FTX at 14 (pt 1)

25:44 - “Dropping Out” in Middle School

26:52 - Becoming a Micro-Celebrity in India28:11 - Handling Hate, Trolls & Jealousy as a 13-Year-Old

33:36 - How Gajesh Moved to the Bahamas with FTX at 14 (pt 2)

37:13 - Daily Life in the FTX Penthouse (Wake, Code, 2 A.M. Sleep)

38:09 - FTX’s Wild Portfolio: 7% of Robinhood, 10% of Anthropic

40:36 - Why Gajesh Stayed in Crypto After FTX & Chose EigenCloud

42:54 - Building Humanity’s Coordination Engine & Trust Marketplace

51:02 - Leaving ~$5M of Equity, Not in Crypto Just for Money

54:02 - Does Gajesh Regret Not Doing AI Early?

54:56 - Bearish on College Dropouts??

01:00:52 - Epistemic Humility

01:16:02 - You Get Creativity Is Through Freedom, Reflections on India

01:18:03 - What Life Success Means, Who Inspires Gajesh, Life Paths to Emulate

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Thank you to my partners:

Succinct: Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability (https://www.succinct.xyz/)

Kalshi: The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money (https://kalshi.com/)

Stan is one of the people in the world who has the most insane travel lore ever. He's been to 73 countries, is building a travel app called Soar, and is in Iraq rn?....Timestamps:0:00 Chopped Chinese0:07 Becoming DJI’s first international employee at 177:09 Xinjiang & the Uyghurs10:55 Will China Overtake the U.S. Economy? @kalshi market13:11 Russia, US, and China presence in Norway15:02 Oldest Sand Dunes + Largest Waterfall on Earth16:18 Crossing Israel to Egypt under Military Escort (ISIS presence) 17:20 How to Afford Traveling 19:35 Building in consumer travel 22:24 Do founders need to 996 in the basement to win?24:46 Pretend like you’re okay when nothing is okayFollow Stan: https://x.com/stannostudioFollow Countersignal Podcast: https://link.me/srachaThank you to my partners:Succinct: Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability (https://www.succinct.xyz/)Kalshi: The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money (https://kalshi.com/)

This episode is chopped. And super fucking funny. Thank you to my friends Magnus, Viraj, and Maxx!Timestamps:0:00 Magnus is... Black ?!??0:07 Why we haven't slept in 24 hours1:14 I ate fried chicken at the strip club1:25 $100 DNA test and $500 bet2:51 Why Kalshi is better3:31 Give a schizophrenic drug addict a burrito, get $18k of Apple productsFollow Viraj:   / viraj.ala  Follow Magnus:   / magnus.aka  Follow Maxx: https://x.com/maxxyung11Follow Countersignal Podcast: https://link.me/srachaThank you to my partners:Succinct: Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability (https://www.succinct.xyz/)Kalshi: The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money (https://kalshi.com/)

My homie Connor Chung is a model, influencer, 2nd year CS student at UCLA, and an explorer of many side quests. We talk about what to do with our lives lmao. Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:07 Make your eyes bigger (modeling)4:41 CS Job Market for College Students13:37 Social media is the best place to build social capital as a 19-20 year old20:49 The Gen Z Eye23:26 FOMOing college27:34 What are we doing with our lives34:42 Finding joy in being aimless37:25 Christianity and productivity are not opposites39:12 Hinge 💀40:55 Is loving yourself Christian42:50 I love SF (I HATE SF)47:30 Are we peaking in college?Follow Connor:   / connorjchung  Follow Countersignal Podcast: https://link.me/srachaThank you to my partners:Succinct: Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability (https://www.succinct.xyz/)Kalshi: The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money (https://kalshi.com/)

This was the craziest episode I’ve ever filmed. Literally just crashed out the whole episode, so fun. Thank you Meow!

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:46 Welcome to the Schizo Podcast

1:28 What makes you think you’re doing something with your life?

4:31 What makes you think you’re not fake?

5:30 Society makes you feel like you’re not doing anything

7:05 Being at the bottom of the valley and climbing to the top of the mountain

11:38 Tech Roast Show

17:50 Your feelings are valid and invalid (+ gaslighted by Meow)

20:15 Solve the fucking problem

24:26 Everything you're going through is the price you pay for what you do

26:47 Jupiter Exchange never followed the traditional path

36:00 How can you still have fun

38:28 The higher level you go the higher pain you feel

40:37 How do you know what you want

42:24 No one knows what they’re doing

48:58 Meditating

49:49 Just remember you are a piece of shit

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Thank you to my partners:

Succinct: https://www.succinct.xyz/ - Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability.

Kalshi: (https://kalshi.com/) - The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money.

Had a super fun time interviewing Justin Waldron, the co-founder of Zynga!!!Timestamps:0:00 – Intro0:35 – Building games on MySpace, AOL Instant Messenger, 5:37 – Dropping out at 19 to Co-found Zynga, Realizing Facebook would be HUGE11:03 – Shipping Farmville, Inventing New Social Games12:28 – Printing hundreds of millions off games14:49 – BEING DELUSIONAL on early trends you spot18:16 – Standoffs with Facebook, Pulling in the elders of Silicon Valley23:59 – Seeing a Billion-User Opportunity Early27:02 – Early Bitcoiners were Gamers29:38 – Value in Crypto34:23 – What is real, what's a grift36:33 – Psychoanalyzing Justin, Can you do nothing and be happy?40:37 – Why are you not corrupted, the real reason why money is important43:40 – Growth Hacking, Social Engineering, Virality47:49 – High Leverage things college students should do50:54 – Why Justin is based in Japan (beating the allegations :)Follow Justin Waldron:Twitter: https://x.com/jtwaldFollow Countersignal:Twitter: https://x.com/countersignalpdTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@srachasauceeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/srachasauceeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R1CazIaPwa6...Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coun...Thank you to my partners:Succinct: https://www.succinct.xyz/ - Pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to revolutionize blockchain scalability.Kalshi: https://kalshi.com - The go-to platform for trading real-world events with real money.

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.

Jia is one of the most genuine, kind, and hilariously funny people I’ve met, who helps everyone around her. No wonder she has such a loyal authentic audience online. We have a pretty deep and vulnerable conversation, especially on winning emotional battles.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:34 Wanting more while at MSU

2:50 Hackathons as a pipeline

6:38 Blowing Up on Social media, Life feels surreal

9:17 How to filter through sycophants10:56 Leaving College, Imposter Syndrome

13:17 Understanding High Leverage and Calculated Risks

17:03 Breakups and the 3 Month Rut

18:48 How to defeat depression, pain, and hate

23:27 What is @sorcerer ?

25:43 Pros and Cons of being an Authentic Influencer

31:18 Life Fulfillment, Living Your Dreams

33:35 Highs and Lows of an Unconventional Life

34:37 Big Tech or Startups?

36:01 Making the most of your 20s

This episode is sponsored by Succinct (succinct.xyz) and Kalshi (kalshi.com)

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Thank you to my wonderful amazing talented friend Ivy for coming on the show :) Such an amazing conversation.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:36 Ivy Origin 

3:19 Falling for the prestige race

7:55 Wharton Gap Year & High Agency

14:36 Carving out a life path that doesn’t exist

15:44 How to have full delusion in yourself 

19:43 How to create wealth outside of tech / finance

22:04 Naval was right

23:03 How do you know what you’re meant to do?

27:05 Media = publicly failing over and over until you make it 

31:53 How to get back delusion if its shattered

38:07 What works and what doesn’t on social media

47:06 Saying NO to “golden opportunities”

49:01 The universe tests you to see what you will accept

51:08 Blowing up on social media with the Medusa Painting

54:36 Getting everything she wanted naturally through what she loved

55:50 Ivy’s thesis on love

Ivy’s Socials: https://www.instagram.com/ivydngg/My Socials: https://x.com/srachasaucee

Amazing conversation with my good friend Addison — listen through to get all the alpha...

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:38 Addison Origin Story

2:45 Founding Thunderhead at 16

13:45 Early to Hyperliquid in 2023

15:32 Why do high caliber people go to crypto...

17:01 Valantis Acquisition of Thunderhead

22:08 Value creation in speculation as the world becomes more hopeless

26:29 How to not get cooked in the future

27:28 The alpha is NOT on Twitter, it's in...

30:23 Build generational wealth in the next 5-10 years or get cooked by AI

32:58 Media will become increasingly important

34:35 AI bubble vs crypto bubble

37:09 What isn't going to go to 0 in crypto?

45:45 Value creation outside of tech

48:28 Why not dropout of college?

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Addison's socials: https://x.com/0xaddi