From Trading Perps To Building The Exchange w/ Cindy Leow, Founder of Drift - Flywheel #115

In this week's episode, Cindy shares her journey from prop trader to builder and all the trials and tribulations that come with being a founder. She goes into what Drift is, how it works, and the future roadmap they have in store.

Timeline

00:00 Introduction to Drift and Solana DeFi

03:04 Building on Solana and the Challenges Faced

07:21 Early Days of Building on Solana

09:54 Navigating the Bear Market and Building Through the Dark Times

18:12 Positioning Drift in the Meme Coin Craze

21:14 The Inflection Point and Grounded Organic Interest

26:04 Drift's Vision and Capturing the Entire Asset Lifecycle

31:11 The Role of Smaller Market Makers in Solana's Liquidity

33:13 The Liquidity Trifecta 35:42 The Backstop AMM for Less Liquid Markets

37:27 Just-in-Time Liquidity for Marke ...