Why Better Tech Alone Isn't Enough

Evan Cheng co-founded SUI after leading Facebook's Libra project -  then threw away everything they built because it wasn't good enough. 

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Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

1:36 Please Subscribe

2:02 Evan’s Move To New York Explained

3:20 So Much Has Shifted In The Last Year

5:03 How Do You Deal With Unpredictability

8:59 How Evan Feels About These Changes

10:59 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @KASTxyz

18:11 Has SUI Officially Proven This Way To Be Correct

19:22 Considering Tokens Dropping In Value - What Has SUI Proven Despite This

23:10 How Do You Define “Product Market Fit”

24:53 Partnerships: @paradex @zashi_wallet @sumsub

26:05 What Does A Much Bigger Adoption Look Like

30:29 The Dynamic Between Institutions & The Chains They Build On

32:06 How Different Is It To Build For An Institutional User vs A Retail User

34:23 Building The “Better” Technology Is Never Enough

37:05 Do All Major Chains Converge Or Specialize

40:00 Partnerships: @Trezor @BitwiseInvest @SuiNetwork

40:57 What Is SUI Doing Differently From Ethereum Or Solana Explained Simply

43:10 An Example Of Assets That Are The Same vs Not The Same

46:11 SUI Didn’t Build Something Limited Like Facebook Libra Or DM, They Built Something Better

48:11 Closing Thoughts