Ethereum is Game Changing Technology - Drew Van der Werff

In this episode of Deeply Intents, Drew (founder of Commit-Boost & FABRIC Ethereum) discusses his journey from small-town overachiever to Ethereum public goods builder. In particular, this episode is deeply personal. We share our about our crypto journeys and experiences of working with the Ethereum community, as well as the good and bad of crypto VCs. We discuss Drew's projects Commit-Boost and FABRIC at a high level. Furthermore, we finish by discussing Ethereum's North star, public goods funding, and growing the ecosystem.Chapters (00:00) - Origins (07:46) - Working at Goldman Sachs (12:20) - Help and generosity in Ethereum (20:43) - You can just do things (23:50) - Reflection on VC investing (30:24) - Don't be the sucker at the table (34:15) - Commit-Boost (40:44) - Translating technical details (43:40) - Mastering Ethereum (49:22) - FABRIC (56:58) - Effective Coordination (1:01:53) - Ethereum's North Star (1:06:23) - Ossification acceleration (1:07:58) - We need to scale blobs (1:13:10) - Public Goods Funding (1:20:00) - Attracting new developers (1:22:38) - Tradfi embracing crypto (1:27:32) - What is Ethereum winning look like? DisclaimerNothing in this episode should be interpreted as financial, technical, or legal advice. The host does contract work for Heliax, a public goods laboratory, focusing on Anoma.