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Aztec moves from research lab to a decentralized, privacy-first Layer 2 by shipping client-side ZK proofs, a universal zk language Noir, and a permissionless sequencer network with ~10,000 sequencers and ~20,000 nodes on the adversarial testnet. Roadmap items include ZK Passport for proof-of-humanity, deployment of governance, staking and sequencer contracts to L1 at the Ignition launch, and the Alpha execution environment plus an AVM and tooling for private programmable contracts.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:30Lisa’s Background: Investing to Operating
3. 1:45Entering Crypto: Early Observations
4. 3:07Joining Aztec: First Non-Technical Hire
5. 4:54Scaling Aztec: Early Challenges & Growth
6. 7:32Building Company Processes & Unique Problems
7. 9:12Aztec’s Evolution: Research to Product
8. 11:41Balancing Research & Engineering
9. 13:38Decentralization at Aztec
10. 16:11Aztec’s Approach to Privacy
11. 18:19Developer Experience & Noir Language
12. 19:20What’s Next: Testnet, ZK Passport, Ignition Launch
13. 20:10Closing Remarks

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