In this episode, we delve into Anatoly's personal life and his journey as a software engineer and founder, including his origin story and life in San Francisco. We also explore the Solana ecosystem and hear about the hyper-adoption of the platform and its future. We also discussed miscellaneous topics such as the "chewing glass" meme and the future of blockchain. Finally, we wrap up the episode with Anatoly's advice for young listeners, bear market survivors, and new coders and entrepreneurs. Don't miss this insightful conversation with a visionary in the web3 industry!  

Disclaimer: Nothing in the video is financial or legal advice.   

Links:
Gajesh Naik: https://twitter.com/gajeshnaik
Anatoly Yakovenko: https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko
Solana Job Board: https://jobs.solana.com/jobs
Solana Labs Jobs: [email protected]    

The podcast is supported by:
- Solana Foundation: https://solana.org
- Zeta Markets: https://dex.zeta.markets/referral?id=thegajshow

Chapters:
00:00 - Coming Up Next
00:14 - Intro
00:24 - Origin Story
02:30 - Love Story with Coding
04:50 - Life at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
06:30 - OG Life in San Francisco
08:00 - Best & Worst Decision
10:15 - Software Engineer to Founder
13:35 - Work Ethics
17:25 - Solana as a city
19:30 - Solana Saga
21:15 - iOS v/s Saga
23:05 - Solana Ecosystem in 5 years
24:15 - Solana in 5 years
25:15 - Fee Markets & QUIC
30:15 - Developer Hyper-adoption
32:20 - Surviving The Bear Market (2018 & 2022)
34:35 - Chewing Glass Meme
36:15 - Multichain v/s Single chain

37:35 - CeFi to DeFi Shift
40:00 - Web2 Worlds (Layoffs, Elon Twitter, ChatGPT) 

41:50 - Facebook Metaverse 

44:00 - Advice: Young Listeners & Bear Market Survivors 

46:10 - Life Lessons 

46:45 - Alpha 

46:35 - Advice: Open Source Developer 

49:45 - Outro  

About The Gaj Show: 

The Gaj Show is focused on interviewing bright minds in the crypto industry and open-sources their knowledge.  We're also open to podcast sponsorship offers.

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