Welcome to the first episode of Lightspeed! Armani Ferrante joins Garrett and Mert to discuss what crypto wallets get wrong. Armani is a product genius and the founder behind Anchor, Backpack, xNFTs and Mad Lads. In this episode, we cover the innovations behind Backpack and xNFTs, why demand generation is everything, if projects should go multichain, how to build a community, why Armani decided to build on Solana, why most apps will launch their own chain and more!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:48 Wallets: The Gateway to Crypto

04:01 Backpack: The Wallet’s iPhone Moment

10:25 A Focus on Product vs Distribution

16:19 Should Projects Go Multichain? 

18:52 How Backpack Thinks About Distribution 

21:52 Permissionless Ad

23:09 xNFTs vs Native Apps

25:00 Why Choose Solana?

35:38 Metaplex and Why Neutral Standards Matter

39:05 Why Armani Loves the Cosmos Vision

48:47 Work-Life Balance & In-Person vs Remote

55:46 Leadership Lessons from Building Backpack

59:44 Rapid Fire Segment

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Resources

Backpack

https://twitter.com/xNFT_Backpack

Mad Lads

https://www.madlads.com/

https://twitter.com/MadLadsNFT

Anchor

https://www.anchor-lang.com/

https://twitter.com/anchorlang

Coral

https://www.coral.community/

https://twitter.com/0xCoral

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Disclaimers:

Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation.

Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

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