How to Build a $83 Billion Company in 7 Years: Advice from Solana Founder Raj Gokal [Video]

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We have a very special guest today – Raj Gokal of Solana.
He built a company that is valued at $73 billion. Solana’s coins are trading at a volume of one to three billion dollars every single day. And today we’re going to talk about his story, how he built it, how he came up with the idea, or how he joined the team and how he started the team.

In this video:
00:00 – Meet Raj Gokal
02:00 – “Having a really good co-founder relationship is the most important part of starting companies”
04:29 – The smart journal for personal growth
05:40 – How did he get into crypto?
07:55 – “Any really important innovation is very volatile at first”
08:52 – What helps Raj keep going in the face of constant instability?
10:33 – “The belief that Bitcoin is valuable is a fundamental property of the asset”
14:55 – How did he start working with Solana?
18:42 – How did he find his co-founder, Anatoly Yakovenko?
23:58 – “I gave Anatoly 6 months”
29:28 – How does Solana grow capital?
35:03 – What is Raj’s role at Solana now?
36:06 – What percentage of the tokens does the founding team own?
38:00 – “Tokens are just spam prevention”
40:16 – What is crypto device Saga?
43:21 – Why was Saga created?
45:33 – How can NFTs become a new way to communicate with an audience? Could this become a business?
50:23 – What is DePIN?
52:05 – How can you use this in business?
56:49 – What was the toughest moment for Raj while he was building Solana?
01:00:37 Raj’s most important commitment.

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