Kelly Littlepage

In 2022, Kelly Littlepage and Steven Johnson launched @OneChronos — a new kind of stock exchange. After a decade of research and 6 years in the trenches, they built a system that now handles billions of dollars in trades every day, accounting for over 0.3% of all U.S. equity volume. They sat down with @snowmaker to talk about auction theory, their unlikely path through Caltech and hedge funds, and the long road to convincing Wall Street to embrace a radically better way to trade. 01:15 - The Origin Story 02:45 - From Auction Theory to Wall Street 04:30 - The Idea Behind OneChronos 06:00 - How Trading Actually Works Today 06:45 - Going All In 08:45 - Solving Two Deep Tech Problems 10:00 - The Regulatory Gauntlet 14:00 - Launching: From 200 Shares to Billions 15:15 - Sticking With It for 6 Years 17:00 - What Makes the OneChronos Model Unique 23:45 - The Future of Markets & Infrastructure 27:00 - Should You Leave a High-Paying Job to Build? 30:45 - What It Takes to Build for Wall Street