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SolWorks is a small team of enthusiastic developers who develop useful software.
SolApps - A mobile friendly application directory for the Solana ecosystem.
SolToolkit - The Swiss Army knife for Solana devs. Typescript utility library.
Sujiko Protocol - Derivatives DEX for NFT perpetual futures. 2nd place in Solana's biggest hackathon to date.
SolDisperse - Bulk SPL token distributor with built-in retry handling.
Footpath - A fully customizable NFT whitelist application process with Discord and Twitter verification. Used by Sujiko.
I was able to chat with the project's funder - Zhe and ask him some interesting questions!
Please introduce yourself, what is your name, how old are you, what is your education?
My name is Zhe, 33 years old, Computer Science. I am a developer by profession (CTO for SMEs).
How long have you been in the crypto world and what brought you here?
I’ve been in the crypto world since 2014 following Bitcoin. I started mining BTC with my dad. I then ended up setting up my own ETH mining equipment. Watched the DeFi space take off. After SBF took over Sushi, I found Solana and never looked back.
What project inspired you to plunge into the development of your own project?
I am a developer (CTO for a SME) by trade. I love to build software — I built a proprietary trading engine that is connected to several CEXs and DEXs and provides liquidity 24/7. Drift and Mango Markets provided a large amount of inspiration and guidance when it came to starting development for Sujiko.
Is there a person you look up to when developing a project?
How did the idea of creating SolWorks come about and who was at the origin?
Two things I found hard were:
onboarding into the space in terms of projects - hard to grasp the different projects and their purpose, which projects are reputable, the features and risks of each projects + it was hard to find verifiable links;
onboarding into the space in terms of development - setting up a local developer environment but more importantly, Solana programming concepts and constraints.
6 members in the team currently. Team members are:
Myself, Zhe - Founder/Lead, core developer, UI designer
Ro - Graphic Designer
Hotdad - Community Manager
Jake - Moderator
Swallow - Moderator
Dogs - Moderator
We are in the process of hiring 2 new team members for our Social Media Intern role and Content Writer & Communications Manager role. We are a very small team so our structure is very flat.
What is the most difficult thing in developing and creating a project?
With Solana in particular, the most difficult thing I found was getting my head around the Solana programming model — how to approach implementing an idea like lending.
SolWorks consists of: SolApps, SolToolkit, Sujiko, SolDisperse and Footpath, isn't it difficult to work on 5 projects at the same time, will this affect the quality?
We ruthlessly prioritise our time based on the most impactful changes across all our projects so we keep development momentum and most importantly, keep our users happy.
We have paced ourselves sensibly with how we have structured our incremental approach to building our products. We also do not want to limit the scope of what we can develop as a team.
What is your best memory about crypto?
Deploying my first program ever on Solana.
The project that surprised you.
The project that disappointed you.
Balloonsville.
Your personal discovery or future meta that no one notices at the moment.
The next billion users will be onboarded through seamless integration with their current user experiences on the web. I feel this will come in a combination of hardware integration (SMS) + identity authentication + decentralized frontends + move-2-earn + decentralized communication platforms.
The problem of most projects that many do not notice.
Building a variety of revenue streams in order to build a balance sheet and sustain the project as a business.
What do you think makes some projects stand out from the rest, what should young developers focus on?
Focus on:
– Building your own discipline and knowledge (review existing codebases).
– Shipping a proof of concept.
– Listening to feedback and iterating.
– Building a community (small and engaged is much better than large and disengaged).
Quote that inspires you.
Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
SolWorks is a small team of enthusiastic developers who develop useful software.
SolApps - A mobile friendly application directory for the Solana ecosystem.
SolToolkit - The Swiss Army knife for Solana devs. Typescript utility library.
Sujiko Protocol - Derivatives DEX for NFT perpetual futures. 2nd place in Solana's biggest hackathon to date.
SolDisperse - Bulk SPL token distributor with built-in retry handling.
Footpath - A fully customizable NFT whitelist application process with Discord and Twitter verification. Used by Sujiko.
I was able to chat with the project's funder - Zhe and ask him some interesting questions!
Please introduce yourself, what is your name, how old are you, what is your education?
My name is Zhe, 33 years old, Computer Science. I am a developer by profession (CTO for SMEs).
How long have you been in the crypto world and what brought you here?
I’ve been in the crypto world since 2014 following Bitcoin. I started mining BTC with my dad. I then ended up setting up my own ETH mining equipment. Watched the DeFi space take off. After SBF took over Sushi, I found Solana and never looked back.
What project inspired you to plunge into the development of your own project?
I am a developer (CTO for a SME) by trade. I love to build software — I built a proprietary trading engine that is connected to several CEXs and DEXs and provides liquidity 24/7. Drift and Mango Markets provided a large amount of inspiration and guidance when it came to starting development for Sujiko.
Is there a person you look up to when developing a project?
How did the idea of creating SolWorks come about and who was at the origin?
Two things I found hard were:
onboarding into the space in terms of projects - hard to grasp the different projects and their purpose, which projects are reputable, the features and risks of each projects + it was hard to find verifiable links;
onboarding into the space in terms of development - setting up a local developer environment but more importantly, Solana programming concepts and constraints.
6 members in the team currently. Team members are:
Myself, Zhe - Founder/Lead, core developer, UI designer
Ro - Graphic Designer
Hotdad - Community Manager
Jake - Moderator
Swallow - Moderator
Dogs - Moderator
We are in the process of hiring 2 new team members for our Social Media Intern role and Content Writer & Communications Manager role. We are a very small team so our structure is very flat.
What is the most difficult thing in developing and creating a project?
With Solana in particular, the most difficult thing I found was getting my head around the Solana programming model — how to approach implementing an idea like lending.
SolWorks consists of: SolApps, SolToolkit, Sujiko, SolDisperse and Footpath, isn't it difficult to work on 5 projects at the same time, will this affect the quality?
We ruthlessly prioritise our time based on the most impactful changes across all our projects so we keep development momentum and most importantly, keep our users happy.
We have paced ourselves sensibly with how we have structured our incremental approach to building our products. We also do not want to limit the scope of what we can develop as a team.
What is your best memory about crypto?
Deploying my first program ever on Solana.
The project that surprised you.
The project that disappointed you.
Balloonsville.
Your personal discovery or future meta that no one notices at the moment.
The next billion users will be onboarded through seamless integration with their current user experiences on the web. I feel this will come in a combination of hardware integration (SMS) + identity authentication + decentralized frontends + move-2-earn + decentralized communication platforms.
The problem of most projects that many do not notice.
Building a variety of revenue streams in order to build a balance sheet and sustain the project as a business.
What do you think makes some projects stand out from the rest, what should young developers focus on?
Focus on:
– Building your own discipline and knowledge (review existing codebases).
– Shipping a proof of concept.
– Listening to feedback and iterating.
– Building a community (small and engaged is much better than large and disengaged).
Quote that inspires you.
Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
I ended up brainstorming a number of problems that needed solving:
Onboarding
Development tooling
NFT derivatives
And that’s how SolWorks formed.
How did you assemble the team and how did you start, how many people are on the staff at the moment?
The team started off as just myself but is now mostly early supporters.
I ended up brainstorming a number of problems that needed solving:
Onboarding
Development tooling
NFT derivatives
And that’s how SolWorks formed.
How did you assemble the team and how did you start, how many people are on the staff at the moment?
The team started off as just myself but is now mostly early supporters.
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