From Musician to Developer to AI DAO Leader: Building BillionX AI Agent Community – Shaw of ai16z & Eliza Welcome to "Build On"! We explore how AI and Web3 transform ordinary people into builders of the future. Host: @Valeri Guest: X @shawmakesmagic, Founder @Eliza Labs, Creator of elizaOS: github.com 00:31 Boundary between traditional Al & crypto Al? 03:31 ail6z has no VCs, bottom-up funding. 04:47 From 0 followers to a Legacy Beyond Self 06:55 Came Late, But Right on Time for the Al Hype 08:14 Filling the Missing Pieces: The Instinct to Build What's Needed 08:39 Al coding era: anybody who's not a coder now can be a coder 10:37 The next generation of Al models may be trained on our codebase 11:35 Shaw: From Musician to Developer 13:19 Find great role models & work for them 14:50 Role model, Vitalik 18:39 Cultural Differences & International Dev Community Vibes 20:43 The Secret to Attracting So Many Devs 22:24 Huge Success, Getting Richer, Yet Living Simply 23:45 Inside governance pattern within ai16z 24:38 Early Believer, Whale, Partner: The Organic Growth of a DAO 26:36 You should Crowdfund Your Own Project 28:20 Effective DAOs: Merit Over Politics, Action Over Talking 30:01 Building, Not Competing: Empowering Eco with Open-Source Values