MilesFinch /

building @slant_ai / formerly @jaguars, @nyrangers and @flipsidecrypto /

[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

Last week was my last at @flipsidecrypto

Proud of what we've built over the last ~4 years and have met some incredible people along the way, but it's time for something new

I'm teaming back up with @runkellen to launch @slant_ai - Solana's data science assistant

[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

@GJFlannery19 @theericstone wen bintang

[GJ Flannery / @GJFlannery19]

A little life update; "i ain't reading all that" folks, get your digs in 🫡

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Five years ago, I went all-in on crypto. Back then, it was about building out a crypto asset scoring product (s/o @theericstone in particular for letting me lay hands on your baby), based on & backstopped by data. Hard numbers, not vapor.

Five years is a long time in crypto. In that span, I’ve met a ton of exceptional people across literally hundreds of projects. You know who you are.

Also in that time: I’ve been fortunate to spend much of the past 18 months in East & Southeast Asia. My professional career began in 2014 with several months in Manila (yes I'm old haha).

Getting back to Asia & witnessing crypto blossom - in Singapore, and Japan, and Indonesia and Taipei and dozens of others - has been truly special. I look forward to my return, whenever it comes.

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As for now…

My inner circle knows I’ve had the immense privilege to join forces with @milesfinch and @runkellen: two of the smartest, most dialed people I have ever met.

Over the past five years of fulltime crypto, I’ve had the privilege to wear every hat under the sun (product, marketing, community, client service, global expansion, BD, you name it). With Slant, I get to step into the arena directly. Couldn’t be more jazzed about that.

@slant_ai is getting very, very good at predicting things. And markets. Get ready.(you're not ready)

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All that said: five years felt like the right moment to pause and express my gratitude.

And so: thanks to everyone who’s helped me out along the way - most especially, to the Cantina & analyst community that's formed over the past five years. By every conceivable metric: you are the best there is. I am beyond grateful to have met you.

The wind blows wherever it will. Thus far, it’s sent me on one heck of a journey.

I look forward to sharing the next part of that journey - every bit of it - with all of you.

Let’s get after it.

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[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

@GJFlannery19 Few

[Colosseum @colosseum]

1/ We are kicking off Colosseum Cohort 3 in San Francisco today. Welcome:

@tapedrive_io
@met_engine
@slant_ai
@useDecal
@cfldotfun
@trepa_io
@Tempo_Trade
@LocalPayAsia
@cargobilldotai
@TypeXKeyboard

[mikehale.sol @mikehale]

Check out the @colosseum June Recap with Breakout winners, Accelerator Cohort 3, Interviews with @slant_ai and @Tempo_Trade, and news from:

@devfun
@blockmesh_xyz
@MetaDAOProject
@hylo_so
@wattprotocol
@decharge
@getboostso_
@Rakurai_io

https://t.co/UJItg9ULpG

[Colosseum @colosseum]

1/ We are thrilled to unveil Colosseum's 3rd accelerator cohort, sourced from the Solana Breakout Hackathon & our ongoing Eternal challenge!

@tapedrive_io
@met_engine
@slant_ai
@useDecal
@cfldotfun
@trepa_io
@Tempo_Trade
@LocalPayAsia
@cargobilldotai
@TypeXKeyboard

Congrats!🔊

[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

Feeling extra bullish @slant_ai today

Don’t underestimate the power of the data community

[mattytay @mattytay]

To date, crypto analytics products have been underwhelming (and often misleading). That's why I'm pumped about these 2 startups:

@slant_ai: AI-driven insights leveraging comprehensive Solana data pipelines

@Tempo_Trade: Advanced trading bots powered by real-time Solana MEV data

[Colosseum @colosseum]

Big week for the Colosseum community and the @Solana eco more broadly. Catch up on the key highlights in our most recent Codex newsletter:

-Colosseum Accelerator now in SF
-Eternal Winners: @slant_ai & @Tempo_Trade
-@metaplex CLI
-@devfun Devbase
-@maplefinance syrupUSDC

[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

@runkellen @mattytay @toly Can confirm, this guy is cracked

[SolanaFloor @SolanaFloor]

NEWS: @Colosseum has announced the first winners of its “Eternal” accelerator — a year-round program supporting top @Solana startups with funding, mentorship, and access to a top-tier founder and investor network.

🥇 @slant_ai: An AI-powered data scientist building research-grade analytics for Solana.
🥈 @Tempo_Trade: A high-speed trading bot platform with zero-slot transaction landing.

[toly 🇺🇸 @toly]

Whoa! Science! Data!

[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

@dawbyinz @slant_ai 🫡

[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

@Captain_Owens 💪

[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

@web3_analyst @runkellen Thanks Jess!

[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

We're accelerating

[Colosseum @colosseum]

1/ We're excited to announce our 1st Eternal winner is @slant_ai, an AI data scientist with research-grade Solana analytics!

Eternal is a perpetual challenge for crypto startups looking for accelerator acceptance in-between @Solana hackathons.

Congrats @runkellen+@MilesFinched!

[Colosseum @colosseum]

1/ We're excited to announce our 1st Eternal winner is @slant_ai, an AI data scientist with research-grade Solana analytics!

Eternal is a perpetual challenge for crypto startups looking for accelerator acceptance in-between @Solana hackathons.

Congrats @runkellen+@MilesFinched!

[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

@web3_analyst @flipsidecrypto @runkellen @slant_ai wen flipside alum offsite. who's building this?

[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

Last week was my last at @flipsidecrypto

Proud of what we've built over the last ~4 years and have met some incredible people along the way, but it's time for something new

I'm teaming back up with @runkellen to launch @slant_ai - Solana's data science assistant

[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

Still in early stages and moar to come soon™️

We just completed our @colosseum Eternal submission and will be building towards the next hackathon

If you are a protocol or a power user interested in being an early tester, reach out and give @slant_ai a follow for updates

[MilesFinch / @MilesFinched]

Not only can it provide basic intelligence, but it will leverage our background in data science to discover optimal opportunities in the ecosystem

Below is an example of it querying @SharkyFi data to suggest the best loan opportunity in the market at the time