my first real interview for @trycodex and @definedfi. only took 5.5 years.
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@razoreth joins @openinterest_hq to discuss building Defined (@definedfi) and Codex (@trycodex), the data behind apps like TradingView and Coinbase.
They cover the pivot that saved the business, how they stayed ahead of scammers, and how five co-founders stayed together through nine days of runway.
Key moments:
00:00 Intro to Codex and Defined
01:35 The pivot that saved the business
03:50 What Defined does differently
06:13 Building an all-in-one onchain terminal
07:48 When your customers also compete
08:54 Finding the signal in token discovery
10:25 How trending fights scammers
12:56 Poker, early Bitcoin and the origin story
16:46 Five co-founders and nine days of runway
18:11 Building without managers
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