the JUP token launched a little over two years ago.
since then, we've been through catstanbul, catlumpur, multiple acquisitions, and the team grew from fewer than 20 people to close to 200 people at one point.
one of the biggest challenges for me wasn't technical. it was changing my role.
when the team was small, decisions happened with a handful of people in a room. we could debate, build, ship, and iterate within days.
as the company grew, my days became almost entirely coordination. getting alignment across teams could take weeks. every morning there would be another list of decisions waiting. there was no longer any uninterrupted maker's time left on my calendar. (pg's essay on maker's schedule vs. manager's schedule captures this feeling perfectly.)
for a long time, i didn't realize what was happening.
the first time you're deciding whether to spend millions of dollars, you think carefully about every angle. after making enough decisions like that, they stop feeling extraordinary. your brain starts