Listen "From Trading Perps To Building The Exchange w/ Cindy Leow, Founder of Drift - Flywheel #115"
Episode Synopsis
In this week's episode, Cindy shares her journey from prop trader to builder and all the trials and tribulations that come with being a founder. She goes into what Drift is, how it works, and the future roadmap they have in store. Timeline00:00 Introduction to Drift and Solana DeFi03:04 Building on Solana and the Challenges Faced07:21 Early Days of Building on Solana09:54 Navigating the Bear Market and Building Through the Dark Times18:12 Positioning Drift in the Meme Coin Craze21:14 The Inflection Point and Grounded Organic Interest26:04 Drift's Vision and Capturing the Entire Asset Lifecycle31:11 The Role of Smaller Market Makers in Solana's Liquidity33:13 The Liquidity Trifecta 35:42 The Backstop AMM for Less Liquid Markets37:27 Just-in-Time Liquidity for Market Orders40:32 Lessons Learned from LP Pool Marketing43:41 Exploring the Architecture of Drift v346:39 The Ideal Future for Drift's Execution Environment53:15 Dealing with the Influx of Airdrop Farmers55:32 Drift's Metrics and Future Goals58:54 Recommended Guest: FP from Sanctum~~~~Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com~~~~ Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FlywheelDeFiSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO289naHrPB2h4uN4J?si=7aa710b683c04a66 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/flywheel-defi/id1628697864~~~~Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight Lewy: https://x.com/lewquidity~~~~Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.
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