Conversations with the first hires of successful technology companies—detailing all the ups & downs from a different angle, telling untold stories, and finding out what they're up to now.

<p>Our guest today is Yash Nelapati, the first hire of Pinterest, which is currently valued at over $25 billion on the New York Stock Exchange, and now—spoiler alert—co-founder and CTO of MakersPlace, the NFT platform which sold the most expensive NFT to date. We get into some interesting topics from initial career failure to helping both Shakira and an auction house founded in 1766 to navigate the world of crypto.</p>

Our guest today is Yash Nelapati, the first hire of Pinterest, which is currently valued at over $25 billion on the New York Stock Exchange, and now—spoiler alert—co-founder and CTO of MakersPlace, the NFT platform which sold the most expensive NFT to date. We get into some interesting topics from initial career failure to helping both Shakira and an auction house founded in 1766 to navigate the world of crypto.