ep 26 –Strategy & operations for web3 with Uniswap COO Mary-Catherine Lader
Source: YouTube · a16z crypto · published Sep 10, 2023 · 56:52
The conversation with Uniswap's COO explores how Web3 requires fundamentally different mental models than traditional finance, with Uniswap's defensibility coming from liquidity, security, and simplicity rather than traditional business moats 1:43, 5:45.
Key Takeaways:
• Mental models from traditional business often fail in Web3 due to different user information, partnership values, and go-to-market strategies 1:43
• Uniswap's defensibility comes from liquidity (not just TVL), security commitment, and simplicity - with interoperability becoming a key strength 5:45, 6:10
• Community engagement is prioritized through presence on Discord/Reddit rather than events, with a focus on building products users want 7:37
• Uniswap's product development combines bottom-up brainstorms with leadership input, balancing technical and user-focused perspectives 16:07
• Building in Web3 requires "game theory" planning to anticipate how others might exploit or interact with your protocol 3:07, 4:39
The conversation highlights how Uniswap evolved from a protocol to a company building applications on top of it, maintaining open source principles while creating sustainable business models to fuel their mission 32:45, 33:45.
Sources:
- 1:43 Mental models that don't translate from TradFi to crypto
- 3:07(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZjsnW0yve
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[Music] welcome to web 3 with Asics and z a show about building the next generation of the internet from the team at Asics and see crypto that includes me your host sonal joxie following a brief summer Hiatus since our last episode which was a very popular conversation on competitive forces moats for open source and web 3 and a deep dive on network effects today's episode also goes into how to think about business strategy and competition in a world of Open Source both in operations and in practice as it's a conversation with uniswap Chief Operating Officer Mary Catherine AKA MC later so we also cover organizational structure and collaboration hiring in web 3 Community engagement how to make decisions on what to innovate on or not decentralization DFI App Store policies and much much more …