PMFers with Doggie B

Doggie B went from aerospace engineering and flight software for helicopters to building some of the most battle-tested smart contracts in DeFi. In this episode, he shares how his background in high-stakes engineering shaped his approach to building, auditing, and shipping code in crypto. As a key contributor to the Viper compiler and Yearn V2, Doggie B explains how he scaled Yearn to $6.5B in TVL, why Python and Viper are his go-to stack, and the secrets behind designing incentives that actually work.

 

We also dive into AI-powered security, the reality of DeFi go-to-market strategies (spoiler: bots might be your real users), and why building great products means thinking about edge cases before they happen. Doggie B’s superpower? Taking what already works and making it better. Whether you’re deep in DeFi or just figuring out product-market fit, this one’s full of lessons from the trenches. 🚀