# BaseLayer - Ep 2: Tara Faulkner (Co-founder, Cat Town)

- Channel: [Base](https://streameth.org/base)
- Date: 2025-12-09
- Duration: 04:13
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-E9amHsArj88
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9amHsArj88

## Description

Tara Faulkner co-founded Cat Town with her fiancé after leaving traditional jobs to bet on crypto. What started as a three-month experiment became one of Base's most community-loved games where players earn, compete, and give back.

In this episode of BaseLayer, Tara shares:
- Growing up isolated on a farm in rural Ireland and finding community through technology
- Why she and her co-founder gave themselves 3 months to build something
- How Cat Town combines cozy life simulation games with onchain economics
- The revenue share model that returns value directly to players
- Why their community has donated $30K+ to animal charities worldwide
- Her advice for builders

Play Cat Town: https://cat.town/
Follow Tara: https://x.com/purrfect_pixels
Follow Cat Town: https://x.com/CatTownBase