20 Year Old Crypto Founder Sold His Startup in 1 Year | Matthew Espinoza @ Agora Labs

Jay chats with Matt Espinoza about his journey from start to
finish, selling his crypto startup at the ripe old age of 20.


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GUEST INFO


Name: Matt Espinoza


Twitter: @MattEspoz - https://twitter.com/mattespoz


Website: https://matthewespinoza.com/


Matt’s Newsletter: http://web3club.vip/


DISCUSSION LINKS


Read about Talent Protocols acquisition of Agora Labs:
https://medium.com/@mattespoz/agora-labs-is-acquired-by-talent-protocol-ee24610d53b1


DeSo Protocol: https://www.deso.com/


Talent Protocol: https://www.talentprotocol.com/


ZFellows: https://www.zfellows.com/


MicroAcquire: https://microacquire.com/


Matt’s favourite person to follow on twitter:
https://twitter.com/agazdecki


TIME POINTS


0:01 - Intro


3:30 - Matt’s background


11:40 - Investment vs support with social tokens


15:30 - Early startup days


18:00 - What is Agora Labs


25:10 - How fast did Agora grow


30:50 - The selling process


36:10 - What would you do different?


37:30 - Failures page on Matt’s intro


39:10 - Why was Talent Protocol so high on the list


43:15 - Where does Matt see social tokens going in the future


48:40 - How many people have their own tokens on Talent Protocol?


50:20 - Who does Matt invest in?


50:50 - How to find Matt


52:00 - Speed round