Episode: #29 September 07, 2020 ----- Tools from our sponsors to go bankless: ? UNSTOPPABLE DOMAINS - GET A HUMAN READABLE CRYPTO DOMAIN ? ZAPPER - ULTIMATE HUB FOR DEFI - ZAP INTO DEFI ? MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS ? AMPLFORTH - MONETARY EXPERIMENT FOR BASE MONEY ---- Stani Kulechov is the Founder of the Aave money market, a place for lending and borrowing assets in DeFi. Aave has marched up the DeFi leaderboard to become one of the top protocols with the most amount of value deposited into its contracts. Aave's token LEND has increased 3300% since its bear market low. What contributed to Aave's success? What did Aave do differently? Why did Aave's community thrive when others died? What's next for Aave and Aavenomics? We ask Stani these questions and many more, in order to get a glimpse of what is successful in this DeFi frontier! ----- WE COVER 1) Crypto-Native Founders 2) Early days of Aave -- ETHLend and the Aave pivot 3) Sticking it out through the bear market 4) Establishing the team-community relationship 5) Rising the Ranks of DeFi 6) VC investment vs ICO investment; pros and cons 7) Aave moves FAST! 8) Aavenomics and Aave Roadmap 9) Bull Market Predictions! ----- Resources discussed: David's article about MKR references by Stani ----- Episode Actions: Read delegated credit explainer article Read about Aavenomics + Aave roadmap  Give us a 5 star review on iTunes! ----- Subscribe to podcast on iTunes | Spotify | YouTube | RSS Feed Leave a review on iTunes Share the episode with someone you know! ----- Don't stop at the podcast! Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program Watch Bankless shows and tutorials on YouTube Visit official Bankless website for resources Follow Bankless on Twitter Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow David on Twitter ----- Not financial or tax advice. This podcast is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions.  Do your own research.