Dune Analytics is a platform aggregating blockchain data, making data easier to query and understand for the larger public. Over the past years, Dune has become the go-to tool for blockchain analytics, as well as the home of a community of dune wizards numbering in the thousands, with its fundraising at a 1 Billion valuation as a testament to the growth of the project over the past 4 years.

In today's episode, we are joined by the project's co-founder, Fredrik Haga. We discuss the products Dune Analytics offers, why it's hard to aggregate data that in principle is public, and how a community of data wizards was built in a grassroots effort. We also chatted about product focus and vision for the future, as well as useful lessons for bootstrapping a project on a shoestring budget.

Topics covered in this episode:

• The beginning of Dune
• The challenges and difficulties in building a blockchain data product.
• Technical improvements on Dune V2
• Supporting for non-evm chains
• Business models, userbases, and valuations
• Interesting use cases on Dune
• Community Building
• The focus on product experience and next steps for the project

Episode links:

• Dune Analytics's website
• Dune Analytics Twitter
• Fredrik Haga's twitter

Sponsors:

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This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst & Felix Lutsch. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/472