E103: Delphi Digital CEO: Life and Crypto Frameworks
Anil Lulla is the co-founder and CEO of Delphi Digital, a research-driven firm dedicated to advancing the understanding and development of the growing digital asset market. From his journey leaving traditional finance to building one of crypto's most respected research firms, Anil shares deep insights about success, failure, and finding meaning in the chaos of Web3. This episode covers: - The Third Door Mindset - Crypto Rabbit Hole Awakening - Successful Crypto Founder Traits - 10 Life Frameworks for Success - Mastering Crypto Through Depth - Prediction for the Next 12 Months? & much more! __________________________________ PARTNERS 💳 Trezor is the safest cold storage wallets for crypto security and financial independence. https://trezor.io/ 🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana. https://jup.ag/ 💧Sui is a first-of-its-kind Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible. https://sui.io/ 🤖 SwissBorg is Europe’s top trusted crypto app offering user-centric investment platforms and DeFi asset management with reliability and innovation. Sign up with this link and earn up to €100 : https://join.swissborg.com/r/kevinH6E7 ♾ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com 🔘 Mantle Network enhances dApp development with Ethereum's security, low fees, and quick transactions through innovative layer-2 technology. Users can stake ETH for mETH, contributing to a transparent, community-driven ecosystem governed by $MNT token holders, fostering innovation and collaboration. https://www.mantle.xyz __________________________________ FOLLOW ANIL & DELPHI DIGITAL • Twitter: https://x.com/anildelphi https://x.com/Delphi_Digital • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anillulla/ FOLLOW KEVIN & WHEN SHIFT HAPPENS👇 Twitter (X): https://x.com/KevinWSHPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinwshpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinfollonier_ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier/ Website: https://www.podpage.com/when-shift-happens/ __________________________________ DISCLAIMER The info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome. #Entrepreneurship #Crypto #news __________________________________ 0:00 Trailer 1:35 Partnerships 2:32 When “Shift” Happens 3:32 The Third Door Mindset 5:00 Supporting Dreams, Changing Lives 6:15 Crypto Rabbit Hole Awakening 7:50 Zero to One Mentality 11:29 Trezor Partnership 12:22 Zero to One Mentality 13:29 Who is Anil Lulla? 14:52 Missing the Internet Boom 18:35 Successful Crypto Founder Traits 22:14 Importance of Parental Support 23:11 Nothing Worse Than Wasted Potential 24:57 Playing the Social Media Game 28:42 10 Life Frameworks for Success 28:46 The Power of Belief 32:22 Resilience Through Crypto Crashes 37:46 Embrace Failure as Growth 40:26 Friendship and Fire: The Delphi Story 43:14 Alpha Feed: Dumb Idea to Success 47:24 Letting Go of Perfection 49:27 Be Bullish on Life 55:23 Longevity 1:01:17 The Power of a Full Calendar 1:03:56 Process of Disconnecting 1:04:58 Working in Different Time Zones 1:06:06 Fear of Being Average 1:08:08 Love for Crypto Chaos 1:10:31 Finding Peace in Crypto 1:11:43 Balancing Reflection and Ambition 1:14:16 Mastering Crypto Through Depth 1:16:27 Everyone Starts Somewhere 1:22:40 Find Your Tribe 1:24:50 Axie 1:26:40 Synthetix 1:27:49 Astroport and Mars 1:28:44 Non-Consensus Beliefs 1:31:37 Prediction for the Next 12 Months? 1:34:33 Concluding Remarks
"Building a Better Internet on Base" with Aneri Amin (Product Lead at Base) | ZEROPOD S2 E5
Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD, our zero copyright video podcast about enjoying Ethereum. In this episode, host Toady Hawk, from the Zero Rights Media Collective sits down with Aneri Amin, the Head of Product in charge of social, creators and onchain summer at Base. Aneri’s career journey spans from the high tech hallways of Apple and Meta to the onchain trenches of Coinbase's leading Ethereum L2 rollup. She has been a force for change, driving innovation in creator tools, decentralized social, and onchain ecosystems. In this episode, we chat about Base’s explosive first full year, its plans for 2025, and how they’re building a future where creators like me can own our content, identity, and audience. Plus, she shares some great insights into her own journey—from a curious kid asking “why” to every question to a crew chief on the construction site for what she calls “the new internet.” This was an inspiring conversation about the power of community, ownership, and innovation—so buckle up, stay based and let’s dive in! Also, if you enjoy this content and want to see more like it, please Like, leave a comment and Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode. --- TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 The Future of the Creator Economy is Onchain 00:54 Welcome to ZEROPOD 02:00 Childhood Curiosity and Governance Passion 04:00 A Lifelong Love of Reading 06:26 Education 07:00 From Public Sector to Big Tech 09:00 What Exactly Does a Product Manager Do? 11:03 Creator Challenges and Meta Days 15:00 Biggest Learnings From Time at Meta 16:30 Onchain as a New Internet for Creators 20:00 Creator Wellbeing as a New Pillar 22:00 Original Intro to Crypto, and Later Onchain-pilling via Coinbase 27:00 Goals for Onchain Summer 3 29:00 Why Did Base Find So Much Success in 2025? 30:00 Aneri Spills The Tea on What It’s Like Working With Jesse Every Day 34:00 Around the World with Base Lessons and community insights from Base’s global tour across Africa, India, and beyond. 37:00 Different Regional Onchain Needs How cultural differences shape creator priorities in various regions. 40:00 Strategies for Tackling Global Expansion of the Onchain Economy 41:00 Big Plans for 2025 Aneri hints at major Coinbase Wallet updates and what’s next for Base. 44:00 What is Aneri Most Excited About in 2025? 46:00 Aneri’s Advice for Onchain Creators 48:00 Wrapping Up --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Produced and distributed by the Zero Rights Media Collective. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like! #base #onchain #content #creators #ethereum
How to get a million mints with Boost
We’re joined by Brian Flynn to chat about onchain boosts - the core driver of mints at Coop Records. We unpack onchain ads, airdrop farming, L3s and their ongoing Creator Fund.
Understanding Onchain Distribution and the Evolution of Web3 Marketing ft. Brian Flynn
This episode welcomes Brian Flynn, CEO of Boost.xyz, to discuss the future of earning crypto. Brian shares his insights on the evolution of crypto marketing, highlighting the shift to onchain strategies and the use of token incentives as a cost per action (CAC). He also delves into Boost's vision, the importance of growth for crypto-native businesses, and the role of viral NFTs. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction and Background 08:07 - Boost: Facilitating Onchain Distribution 15:08 - The Power of Onchain Distribution 35:18 - The Value of Attention in the Crypto Space 41:20 - The Profile of an Ideal Growth Marketer in Web3
FARSIDE.FM EP 4: EXPLORING URL - IRL COMMUNITY PRODUCTS | ft. Matthew Kochakian
Matt and I delve into the evolving landscape of community interaction through the lens of IRL (In Real Life) and URL (Online) products. We sheds light on the gaps and opportunities in the market and what essential elements are missing from current community products.
FARSIDE.FM EP 6: DEGEN AS A PUBLIC GOOD
In this episode, Matt and I discuss - Public goods on farcaster - Why degen is a public good and why it is important to expand the use case of degen beyond tipping. - Upcoming feature on events where you can tip your degen to contribute to an event - A fun rapid round where I shoot 4 questions for Matt to answer within 30 seconds.
FARSIDE.FM EP 5: FARCASTER BUILDERS INDIA | ft. Saumya Saxena
On this episode, Saumya and I chat about the rise of the Indian builder tribe on Farcaster aka the FBI. We talk about the journey of the movement, where its headed, what Saumya is looking to build, and just how the past few weeks have been on farcaster.
FARSIDE.FM EP 3: THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN COMMUNITIES | ft. Matthew Kochakian, Tayyab Hussain
In this episode, we do a deep dive on online and on-chain communities: the shift from digital to IRL communities, Farcaster currently as a community, the future of the Farcaster community, and how on-chain communities should scale.
FARSIDE.FM EP2 : DISCUSSING BALAJI'S TRIBAL LENS | ft. Adrienne, Tim Reilly
In this episode, we dive deep and discuss our thoughts on the concept of the Tribal Lens advocated by Balaji Srinivasan. The Tribal Lens emphasizes why cognitive territories will gain increasingly more power than land-defined territories. Are we going to see a rise in the grey tribe?👀 Balaji on the Tribal Lens: Follow us on Warpcast - https://warpcast.com/ @ishika @matthew @tayyab @adrienne @tldr
FARSIDE.FM EP 1: FARCASTER HUBS & NEYNAR | ft. Manan Patel
We dig into what farcaster hubs are, what do they entail, how they are unique compared to current web2 social app infrastructure, what https://neynar.com/ is building in relation to Farcaster hubs, etc Background : Farcaster is a sufficiently decentralized protocol for building decentralized social apps. Users are able to control their data, and developers can build apps permissionlessly on the network. Farcaster hubs are API-based apps that allow people to create applications that leverage the resources of other apps within the same ecosystem (e.g., you could use an app like Instagram without having to have an Instagram account).
