Austin Federa - Solana's Strategy for 2023 - The Next Billion #22 Full Episode

How does Solana support innovation for Web3? In this episode of The Next Billion podcast, George Harrap is joined by Austin Federa, Head of Strategy at Solana Foundation. They begin by discussing Solana's recent focus on creating an easily customizable building process for developers, allowing them to choose the necessary pieces and leave out the rest. Austin discusses Solana's goal to create an affordable and fast network for NFTs and other applications. They also discuss whether Solana should build tools specifically for Web2 companies transitioning to Web3 or let it happen organically. They further explore Solana's efforts to activate builders and developers, support teams in the ecosystem, and provide education to help people understand the dynamics of Solana. Towards the end, they discuss Solana's commitment to new markets and regions for development and their goal of kick-starting community meetups worldwide.