The Build IllusionIn the early days of any blockchain, the instinct was to fund or build everything, invest in pre-revenue start-ups, issue grants, and spin up internal products to jump start the ecosystem. For a time, that model worked: it proved the technology, attracted developers, and created the first growth flywheel.But as the space matured and competition intensified, many teams including the one I was part of began to build internally just to maintain momentum.We launched everything f...