Building in Crypto with Linda Xie

Joining us in this episode is Linda Xie, who has made the jump from VC to builder, now building Bountycaster, an application on top of Farcaster. We dive into her journey, touching on everything from the early days and motivations behind Bountycaster to the developments in the crypto ecosystem that make today an exciting time to build. We also discuss the process of incorporating user feedback, the introduction of Farcaster Frames, and highlight the hottest topics in the crypto space right now. --- Resources: Linda Xie: https://warpcast.com/linda https://twitter.com/ljxie Bountycaster: https://www.bountycaster.xyz/ Austin Griffith: https://twitter.com/austingriffith https://warpcast.com/austingriffith Eda Akturk: https://twitter.com/edatweets_ https://warpcast.com/edatweets BuidlGuidl: https://twitter.com/buidlguidl https://warpcast.com/~/channel/buidlguidl --- Topics Covered: 0:00 Introductions 1:41 From VC to builder 3:19 Bountycaster - how it all started 8:25 Cofounder: AI x Crypto 9:00 NLP in Bountycaster 11:10 what’s been chaining in the crypto space & why now is a good time to build 13:26 Posting a bounty - how it works 17:52 Services on Bountycaster 20:20 Early decisions to build on Farcaster 26:25 Bounty distributions on Bountycaster 30:05 Building on the open & adding user feedback 33:15 Farcaster Frames 36:09 What are the hottest topics in crypto right now 42:06 Closing