87: Real Talk with Shane Mac | President of XMTP Labs
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Shane Mac is building a crypto-native communication protocol for web3. Similar to SMTP for email, XMTP will enable communication between existing crypto wallets via its own independent protocol and decentralized network.
\\nXMTP has raised a $20M Series A from a16z Crypto, with participation from strategic angels like Packy McCormick, Alexis Ohanian, Anthony Pompliano, Austin Rief, Balaji Srinivasan, Bored Elon, Naval Ravikant, Rahul Vohra, Scott Belsky, and Sriram Krishnan.
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We talk about being young and lucky, learnings from interviewing Gary Vee, writing a book at 23, entrepreneurship, the origin story of XMTP, and much more.
\\nSPONSORS
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\\nGUEST LINKS
\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/shanemac
\\nBlog: https://blog.shanemac.com/
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\\n(32:08) - Heavy Conversations
\\n(40:33) - Culture
\\n(42:50) - Writing Book
\\n(52:00) - Entrepreneurship
\\n(59:06) - XMTP
\\n(01:04:25) - Meaning of Life
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