Things I really liked about Jeff‘s podcast: > He‘s very convincing when he talks about the small team. You genuinely believe the work ethic and drive to build matter more than financial incentives. > I really like how he takes his time to elaborate a reply, he doesn’t do it in an awkward way and he doesn’t flip flop around fidgeting or throwing ‘you know’ every 3 words > He has a strong ability to explain complex topics (like HyperEVM) in simple terms. > He really believes in Hyperliquid‘s vision and you can hear it throughout the whole podcast. > His focus on building something that is simply used forever. > The vision of bringing all of finance onchain without fragmentation. > He has a clear understanding that founders in finance/crypto carry long term responsibility and that TGE does not magically remove it. He just sees it as a milestone, nothing more. > His view that building the hard way leads to a more resilient system was convincing and consistent with their architecture choices. > He directly addressed how competitors were mispainting Hyperliquid for 10/10 to deflect from issues on their own platforms. The biggest voices in the space helped push this narrative, which makes the clarification even more important. Things I didn’t like: > Not a single word about the roughly 43 percent community rewards. My guess is they agreed beforehand not to touch that topic during the podcast. > At times he feels too politically careful, almost overly focused on not stepping on anyone’s toes. > Users still lack a clear, simple way to audit ordering, HLP liquidation neutrality, and ADL fairness. It must be ”easier” to verify. Hyperliquid