Puri: Vitalik Buterin is completely authentic and avoids pumping his bags
Shaan Puri · 3 Stories Of People Making Millions In Weird Ways · Nov 19, 2024 · at 54:41
Shaan Puri explains why he trusts Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin's writings and perspectives more than typical podcasters or tech figures.
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“The beautiful thing about Vitalik is that the guy is such an uber nerd that like, You can actually take them at face value, and it's so nice to have somebody you could take at face value, and other people might disagree. I don't care. I take them at face value, and I followed this guy for like, you know, eight years straight now, and I've, this guy's done nothing to make me think he's just trying to pump his bags. In fact, he actively does things against his bags, you know, not pumping Ethereum or talking about what, where it lacks or what's slow about it and, you know, under-promising what it's going to be.”
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