In this episode of Deeply Intents, I speak to Tabasco [COO of Particle, Chief Yapping Officer of UniversalX] about his journey in crypto, starting with mining Doge coin and building Discord bots. After, we spend time discussing the latest in conference trends and how to do better (reflecting primarily on ETH Denver). We converse on how to survive and thrive in this market by building great products. Later, we spend time unpacking chain abstraction, standards, and disrupting incumbent service providers, including product-led growth and customer acquisition strategies. In the final segment, Tabasco discusses his personal North Star and why he continues to build in crypto.
In this episode of Deeply Intents, I speak to Tabasco [COO of Particle, Chief Yapping Officer of UniversalX] about his journey in crypto, starting with mining Dogecoin and building Discord bots. After, we spend time discussing the latest in conference trends and how to do better (reflecting primarily on ETH Denver). We converse on how to survive and thrive in this market by building great products. Later, we spend time unpacking chain abstraction, standards, and disrupting incumbent service providers, including product-led growth and customer acquisition strategies. In the final segment, Tabasco discusses his personal North Star and why he continues to build in crypto.
(01:28) - 19 Years Old
(04:22) - Mining Dogecoin
(06:30) - Building a tip bot on Discord
(12:16) - Running a business
(17:17) - Conference BS and high context events
(26:57) - Watch out for FEDs and regulators
(37:39) - Survival of the fittest
(48:53) - Revenue is good
(55:35) - UniversalX and products
(1:06:23) - Lightbulb moment for Chain Abstraction
(1:12:42) - Chain Abstraction is computer
(1:26:53) - Who can build something that people want to use?
(1:37:05) - Standards & Universal Accounts
(1:46:58) - Smart accounts, 7702, 4337, Pectra
(1:54:44) - Pivot to Chain Abstraction
(2:05:00) - Disrupting incumbent wallet providers
(2:14:29) - Customer acquisition strategy
(2:19:32) - Tabasco's North Star