#44: Matt Galligan, Co-Founder & President @ XMTP | Building a web3 native messaging protocol that lets apps integrate DMs, alerts, and announcements

Web3 Talks: Stories & Tips from the Builders

XMTP is one of the leading web3 messaging protocols. What were the early days of this project? What web3 native features they developed How they built a developer community around their protocol? How did they start handling DMs on Lens? This and much more in our conversation with Matt Galligan, Co-Founder & President @ XMTP.

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TIMESTAMPS:
01:48 Why they built XMTP
07:45 What were the early days of XMTP?
10:11 How they acquired their first users?
15:00 How XMTP built a partnership with Lenster?
17:07 How does XMTP work?
20:08 What were the hardest tradeoffs in the early days?
25:57 What web3-native features does XMTP have?
32:29 What’s conditional deliverability?
35:29 What are the most interesting apps built on top of XMTP?
40:03 Why most wallets still haven’t integrated DMs?
43:17 Let’s say it’s 2030 - how does web3 messaging look?
48:47 Most important metrics and factors for XMTP?
50:15 How do they track developers’ happiness?
50:52 Biggest surprises when building XMTP?
52:57 What would Matt fix about web3 with his magic wand?
54:24 What would Matt build if he wasn’t building XMTP?
57:07 Where you can learn more about XMTP