Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Toly tells the story of how his wife reacted when he came up with the idea for Solana:

“My wife is an engineer. She was the first person that I had to convince and she was like, ‘Okay, this might work...’

I was manic for like four days after that eureka moment popped into my head – and really and my entire life...I’ve always had a side project. I was always working on some idea on the side.

We already had one kid and she basically told me ‘You can’t do a job AND be a father AND do a startup on the side. You gotta pick two, and the kid is not optional.’”

–Solana Founder Anatoly Yakovenko on the New Economies podcast with Ollie Forsyth


Watch the full interview:
youtu.be/HCW2ASm5Kdg?si=BGebhO_2qFZH6xVe