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Community‑first growth is a strategic choice over building a massive in‑house product suite
  • The team believes that a small, hungry team can iterate faster than a large organization with bureaucratic layers.
  • By empowering external developers, Hyperliquid leverages the global talent pool without the overhead of hiring.
  • This strategy aligns incentives: builders earn fees, the protocol gains liquidity, and users get diverse products.
  • The ultimate goal is to “grow the pie” rather than capture a fixed slice.
JeffBell Curve00:58:00

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“We want to grow the pie.” — Jeff
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“We have zero marketing department. It's completely organic and community run.” — Jeff

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Vertical Integration vs Modular Ecosystem Design

Hyperliquid deliberately integrates only the layers it deems essential--order-books, perps, and the Hyper EVM--while leaving higher-level applications to the community. The team believes that a resilient DeFi stack requires multiple independent options at each layer, fostering robustness and innovation.

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