{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Luba Show","title":"$47 Billion Crypto Founder Shares His Story - Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4108,"description":"Today I’m speaking with Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder and CEO of Solana, to trace his journey from a childhood in the Soviet Union to building one of the largest blockchain networks in the world. They discuss his years at Qualcomm, the eureka moment that led to Solana, surviving the FTX collapse, and how he uses AI to run multiple side projects. The conversation closes with reflections on stress, risk, parenting, and his definition of success.\nTimestamps:\n00:00:00 Trailer00:01:06 Intro00:01:17 Growing up in the Soviet Union00:04:02 Immigrating to the United States00:07:34 Career dreams and studying computer science00:09:47 First startup and early lessons00:11:19 13 years at Qualcomm00:22:32 Meeting Raj and founding Solana00:26:44 Fundraising and early investors00:28:41 Surviving the FTX collapse00:40:19 Solana's mission and impact00:43:54 Using AI to run side projects00:49:39 Hardest decisions as a leader00:52:51 Outlook on crypto and Solana's future00:59:22 Twitter, being public, and politics01:05:52 Beliefs on human nature and life philosophy01:09:34 Outro\nLinks:\nAnatoly Yakovenko\n Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solanafounder/?hl=en\nX: https://x.com/toly?lang=en\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anatoly-yakovenko\nLuba Yudasina\n Instagram: Luba Yudasina (@lifeoflubaa) • Instagram photos and videos\nX: luba yudasina (@LubaYudasina) / X\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yudasinal","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ONx6qkZ5gydA71J-P4uIp124-y3fHXUZwnZmRAOojRs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82MWJm/MGFjNmM2N2JjNjcz/ZmVmOGMzOTA0Y2Rk/OGI1NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}