EP3: Prasanna Sankar, founder Rippling ($6.5b), on entrepreneurship, building Rippling, and crypto as the new economic engine

Conversation with Prasanna Sankar - whose most recent company, Rippling, went from zero to $1.35b valuation in less than 4yrs. We talk about his experiences working on startups for over 10 years, finding and scaling success at Rippling, and why he believes crypto will be a transformative new economic engine.   Episode Highlights:Getting started as a programmer in high schoolApproach to building from first principles and becoming the top ranked coder in IndiaMoving from Microsoft Bing team to Silicon Valley and pitching to Paul GrahamBuilding LikeALittle - hyper-growth phase, passing on M&A, eventual crash and burnoutJoining Zenefits and the visionary genius of Parker ConradFounding Rippling - clear and ambitious vision requiring a large up-front buildPath to $1.35b valuation in under 4 years, leading to hyper growth and scaling phaseThe blockchain movement and why it could be the next big thingThoughts on crypto use cases and framework for how adoption will grow over time Ethereum as the gateway into crypto-native activities Exciting infrastructure being built today - faster Ethereum, and high speed bridges between chainsWhy blockchain will be the economic engine for the future, and how it allows creators to maximize wealth creationThoughts on planned move from the US to Singapore which is becoming the "crypto capital of the world"Recommended reading: Tendermint white paper on Consensus without MiningLinks:Follow Prasanna on Twitter at @myPrasanna,  check out his terrific blog, and his AngelList fundFor more of Prasanna's thoughts on crypto/blockchain, check out his blog post on Building a Trillion Dollar Crypto Business, and his talk on Blockchain- The New Steam EngineHit subscribe to keep up with new episodes!Follow Ashish and Zane on Twitter for summariesClick here to give feedback — it only takes a minute.