Al-Naji: DeSo's core strategy is to avoid building end-user products
Nader Al-Naji · The Next Big Social Media Network Will Be On the Blockchain. Nader Al-Naji Tells Us Why. · Nov 3, 2021 · at 6:20
Nader Al-Naji explains why the DeSo core team focuses strictly on Layer-1 blockchain infrastructure rather than building consumer social apps.
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“But really, like, Sean, you're touching on our strategy, which is, we actually don't want to build any products at all. I didn't even want to launch BitClout, ideally.”
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