{"id":110696,"date":"2026-05-28T05:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coin.iroirojapon.com\/?p=110696"},"modified":"2026-05-28T05:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:28:38","slug":"solana-founder-biggest-challenge-in-the-first-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coin.iroirojapon.com\/?p=110696","title":{"rendered":"Solana Founder: Biggest Challenge in the First Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Solana Founder: Biggest Challenge in the First Year\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/skUgfRvUor0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Toly on the biggest challenge in starting Solana:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For any founder, I think getting a lead on that first major check-in is probably the biggest hurdle and vast majority of companies fail at that stage. 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