Value for Value ⚡️
Building a Bitcoin business. I don't know if you guys caught Grant's keynote earlier. It was phenomenal. It was around a simple point that's lost on the world today of a a business should be profitable. It's a really core tenet of how we've built Strike. We think of profitability more than just a financial obligation. We think of it as a moral obligation. We wanna be net producers to society. We think that, you know, if you're producing more value for the world than you're consuming from the world, then you're making the world a better place. Another way of saying that financially is being a profitable business. So that's always been a core focus and tenant for us.
Episode Summary
Finale conversation at the Baltic Honey Badger Conference in Riga, Latvia. The longest running bitcoin only conference in the world.Video: https://primal.net/e/note1ysx6vqm9h4mlyq0yel3kxplm4xcuhwtwjgzwuhy3ne4thehsntwschsdzw ODELL on Nostr: https://primal.net/odellJack Dorsey on Nostr: https://primal.net/jackJack Mallers on Nostr: https://primal.net/jackmallersGrant Gilliam on Nostr: https://primal.net/grantMax Keidun on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1797h37mc98f6363m5nysxd0t2swuz7nxq4z83saw77em3czld6xqvuar68 More info about Ten31: https://ten31.vcMore info about Strike: https://strike.meMore info about Block: https://block.xyzMore info about HodlHodl: https://hodlhodl.comMore info about Debifi: https://debifi.comwebsite: https://citadeldispatch.comnostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/streamnostr account: https://primal.net/odellyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@citadeldispatchstream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/(00:00:00) Introduction and Panelist Welcome(00:00:38) Opening Remarks and Event Significance(00:01:31) Panelist Introductions(00:01:55) Building Bitcoin Businesses(00:02:50) Jack Mallers on Building Strike(00:07:59) Bitcoin Business Profitability and Philosophy(00:10:14) Bitcoiners' Lean Lifestyle(00:12:11) Challenges of Building Bitcoin Companies(00:13:00) Jack Dorsey Joins the Panel(00:14:02) Square's Transition to Block and Bitcoin(00:17:16) Defining a Bitcoin Company(00:18:56) Corporate vs. Open Source in Bitcoin(00:21:16) Regulatory Challenges for Bitcoin Companies(00:24:00) Future of Bitcoin in Corporations(00:28:11) Supporting Open Source Development(00:31:05) Funding and Investment in Bitcoin(00:35:29) VCs and Bitcoin Investment(00:39:01) Control and Influence in Bitcoin(00:44:56) Bitcoin's Adoption and Market Dynamics(00:49:00) Attracting and Retaining Bitcoin Developers(00:56:54) Human Connection and Company Culture(01:00:55) Intersection of Bitcoin, AI, and Nostr(01:03:01) Open Source vs. Corporate Development(01:09:05) Building Trust in Bitcoin Products(01:17:31) Closing Remarks and Thank Yous