Jay chats with Matt Espinoza about his journey from start to finish, selling his crypto startup at the ripe old age of 20.
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Name: Matt Espinoza
Twitter: @MattEspoz - https://twitter.com/mattespoz
Website: https://matthewespinoza.com/
Matt’s Newsletter: http://web3club.vip/
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Read about Talent Protocols acquisition of Agora Labs: https://medium.com/@mattespoz/agora-labs-is-acquired-by-talent-protocol-ee24610d53b1
DeSo Protocol: https://www.deso.com/
Talent Protocol: https://www.talentprotocol.com/
ZFellows: https://www.zfellows.com/
MicroAcquire: https://microacquire.com/
Matt’s favourite person to follow on twitter: https://twitter.com/agazdecki
⏱ TIME POINTS ⏱
0:01 - Intro
3:30 - Matt’s background
11:40 - Investment vs support with social tokens
15:30 - Early startup days
18:00 - What is Agora Labs
25:10 - How fast did Agora grow
30:50 - The selling process
36:10 - What would you do different?
37:30 - Failures page on Matt’s intro
39:10 - Why was Talent Protocol so high on the list
43:15 - Where does Matt see social tokens going in the future
48:40 - How many people have their own tokens on Talent Protocol?
50:20 - Who does Matt invest in?
50:50 - How to find Matt
52:00 - Speed round