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Builders & Founders


Playing the Long Game: Chris Larsen on Ripple’s Approach to Growth
In this episode of When Shift Happens , I sit down with Chris Larsen, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Ripple, to unpack how he and...

Kevin Follonier
Jul 4, 20254 min read


Not Everyone Will Make It, But SwissBorg Is Betting One Million People Will
What if everything you’ve been taught about money, like buying a home, playing it safe, and climbing the ladder, is actually keeping you...

Kevin Follonier
Jun 26, 20255 min read


Sui Is Not the Next Solana: Why Evan Cheng Left Facebook to Build the Blockchain That Works
Evan Cheng sat down with me on the 125th episode of When Shift Happens to unpack a bold ambition: fixing the broken foundation of the...

Kevin Follonier
Jun 19, 20254 min read


How Sebastien and Sophon Are Changing the Game With Crypto People Actually Want to Use
Sebastien, the Swiss co-founder and CEO of Sophon, sat with me on When Shift Happens to explore why crypto has stayed niche for so long,...

Kevin Follonier
Jun 5, 20254 min read


How Arbitrum 'Fixed' Ethereum's Scalability Crisis — Steven Goldfeder
In the latest episode of When Shift Happens , Kevin Follonier sat down with Steven Goldfeder, co-founder and CEO of Offchain Labs, to...

Kevin Follonier
May 22, 20254 min read


Solana’s Next Chapter: Acceleration, Mobile, and the Power of Building Fast
In the wake of an industry-wide crash and the collapse of FTX, many expected Solana to vanish quietly into the crypto graveyard. Instead,...

Kevin Follonier
May 9, 20254 min read
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