Is This The New Internet?

In this episode, I spoke with Chinmay Patel, a seasoned tech builder and currently CEO at PERCs. Chinmay shares his journey from crypto skeptic to believer, his experiences contributing to Mozilla's open source projects, and his current work building innovative tools for the Farcaster ecosystem. He has spent years “building for builders,” and his insights come from having been there, and done that. This is an essential episode for anyone putting ideas in motion in Web3.

Key Topics:

- Chinmay's journey from skepticism to conviction in crypto through MakerDAO and Solidity
- The importance of experimentation and letting users determine what works
- Insights on Frame technology and its implementation on Farcaster
- Discussion of social media dynamics and network effects
- Thoughts on the current state of crypto markets and taking profits

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to Chinmay Patel
05:00 - Early Crypto Journey and Skepticism
13:00 - Building Companies and Product Market Fit
20:00 - Mozilla Contributions and Open Source Experience
28:00 - Transition to Entrepreneurship
35:00 - Current State of Crypto Infrastructure
41:00 - Introduction to Farcaster and Frames
54:00 - Movie Game Development and Lessons Learned
1:07:00 - Frames V2 Discussion
1:18:00 - Social Media Network Effects
1:27:00 - Building Communities and Platform Growth
1:30:00 - Market Outlook and Final Thoughts

Chinmay’s Links
Farcaster
Personal Warpcast - https://warpcast.com/chinmay.eth
Baskets - https://warpcast.com/basketdotfarm
PERCs - https://warpcast.com/percs
PERCs website - https://percs.app/
Chinmay's X - https://x.com/chinmaydoteth