Chris Cardinal, Co-founder, Synapse Studios & CarbonQA

Chris Cardinal has a lot to say, and he proved as much on our latest podcast episode. The co-founder of Synapse Studios and CarbonQA shared his philosophy on balancing big deadlines, while also building positive culture at new companies. He talked about how CEOs of the Big 5 companies, like Elon Musk or the late Steve Jobs, aren't exactly who he looks up to while building a business.

Hamid and Chris explore both sides of many of the hottest debates in tech right now, like Bitcoin vs. Dogecoin, retail investors vs. Wall Street, the Epic vs. Apple battle, and what it takes to change the world.

Watch the interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4rL20JF3OAM

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:08 What is Synapse Studios?
• 3:04 Epic Games v. Apple
• 32:23 More on Synapse Studios
• 35:26 What is CarbonQA?
• 40:42 Challenges and importance of building a strong company culture
• 44:41 Is it good to have "impossible asks" like Elon Musk does?
• 48:21 What does it take to change the world?
• 55:25 The good, the bad and the ugly of cryptocurrency
• 59:55 Did the PC ruin progress?
• 1:05:20 How do we measure what is worthwhile?
• 1:10:32 Investing can divorce us from reality
• 1:16:00 Is Bitcoin a store of value or a currency?
• 1:24:06 Thoughts on Arizona's tech ecosystem and upcoming startups
• 1:30:33 What does Hamid want as an investor?
• 1:34:40 Validate your product as soon as possible