Vladimir Novakovski(@vnovakovski):When @ScottWu46 and I worked at Addepar in 2014-2015, we learned a lot from @JTLonsdale on having everyone at the company, especially engineers, being obsessed with delivering customer value. We are applying the principles of forward deployed engineering to partnerships at Lighter, including Robinhood and Telegram Wallet

2026.07.07 14:16

When @ScottWu46 and I worked at Addepar in 2014-2015, we learned a lot from @JTLonsdale on having everyone at the company, especially engineers, being obsessed with delivering customer value. We are applying the principles of forward deployed engineering to partnerships at Lighter, including Robinhood and Telegram Wallet

The Rollup@therollupco

2026.07.07 12:25

Vlad says the Palantir forward-deployed engineer model is the playbook for how Lighter becomes indispensable to TradFi: "Joe Lonsdale (Palantir co-founder, Lighter angel) taught the model: embed engineers inside institutions, first to partner with large banks on modern tech." "We want to be that for DeFi meets TradFi. Not selling a product, embedding as infrastructure. Robinhood is the major milestone. Palantir's clients don't leave." Forward-deployed model. Embedded infrastructure. Institutions don't switch.