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My guest today is Dan Nissanoff who is the founder of Game of Silks, aka Silks. Silks is a fantasy thoroughbred horse racing game that allows you to buy, trade, breed and race virtual horses that mirror the actual performance of real horses. Dan and I discuss: The Kentucky Derby The billion dollar horse racing industry The fantasy sports industry How Silks economy mirrors the IRL world Taking care of your virtual horse Silks avatars as the gateway into the Silks metaverse And so...

My guest today is Nick Kokonas. Nick is a modern day Renaissance man: formerly a successful trader, he is the founder of multiple Michelin star restaurants and also a tech founder, having recently sold his startup for $400m. On this episode we discuss: His incredible success as a trader Creating multiple Michelin star restaurants Starting a tech company Selling his company to Squarespace His thoughts on crypto How NFTs will change the world And so much more This is one you do...

My guest today is Foobar. Foobar is a polymath and involved with all aspects of web3. Building, investing, learning, teaching, he has an incredible mind that has thoughtful views that we explore thoroughly on this episode. We discuss: Building games Machine learning and NFTs Investing and building in web3 How non-fungible and fungible tokens are merging The psychology around investing in web3 Thoughts on the current bear market The collapse of terra & luna What he is...

My guest today is Jiran. Jiran is an active trader, investor and explorer of all things web3. On this episode we chat: How web3 is currently all one giant metagame How tribalism impacts NFT prices The blockchain as the ultimate information & investing tool NFTs as historical artifcats On-Chain analysis - what it is and how to use it Why understanding people generates the most alpha And so much more Pleas enjoy my conversation with Jiran https://twitter.com/Jiran_z

My guest today is Tim Schuermer who is a co-founder of Gallop. Gallop has created a set of developer tools that expand the utility of NFTs. These tools are built for all developers, creators and investors, active in the NFT space. On this episode we discuss: The current state of NFT data Why aggregating data for NFTs is so difficult Why a product like Gallop needs to exist How NFT data can be used to create advanced financial products The multifaceted utility of NFTs How we early...

My guests today are Charles & Zunk the co-founders of Nifty Island. Nifty Island is an open, social game world powered by web3. On this episode we chat: Their progress since the last time they were on the podcast 1 year ago Why gaming is essential for virtual worlds Remixing NFTs and other assets Importance of User generated content What role curation and building play in Nifty Island Why giving users objectives is key for virtual world adoption And so much more Please...

My guest today is Kevin Beauregard. Kevin is the founder of Atmos which an upcoming game universe that combines sports, lore, and crypto-economics to create engaging and competitive virtual experience On this episode we chat: Being a crypto founder in 2013 Attempting to build a fantasy NFT basketball game in 2019 Sports as the ultimate trojan horse to crypto mass adoption Balancing skill-base gameplay with crypto economics Creating a competitive game combined with virtual world ...

My guest today is Max Weber. Max is the founder of Chainmonsters which is a free-to-play monster taming MMO-RPG with a player-driven economy. On this episode we discuss: Falling in love with game design from an early age Prototyping an NFT game in January 2018 Self funding development and kickstarter Building on the Flow blockchain Creating a social interaction through PVP, collecting and crafting The core game loops of chainmonsters And why I call Chainmonsters a hybrid...

My guest today is Mack Flavelle. Mack is the founder of Big Head Club which is an NFT production studio. Mack was also on the Axiom Zen team which was the company that created CryptoKitties and the company that eventually became Dapper Labs. Our conversation has it all, we discuss: How the ERC721 standard was created The ideation and launch of CryptoKitties The creation of Dapper Labs His NFT production studio Big Head Club How the Oni Ronin NFTs are pushing the boundaries The...

My guests today are David & Chris who are the founders of Lit Protocol. Lit is a decentralized, identity-based encryption and access control protocol. What that means is that they are an access control protocol for the internet. On this episode we chat: Why access control is hugely important Why access control needs to be decentralized On-chain identity as a means of access The nearly limitless use cases for Lit What its like being a founder in web3 Why now is the perfect...

My guests today are Ado and Yas who are building Galaxy Fight Club, which is a web3-native, cross-IP PvP game. You can think of it like Super Smash Bros for the metaverse. We discuss: The Galaxy Fight Club meta How to balance skill-based gameplay with NFTs Why integrating 3rd party IP is so important Building game logic on or off-chain Earning NFTs through FUN gameplay Play-to-Earn with NFTs instead of tokens And much more Please enjoy my conversation with Ado and...

My guest today is Michael Sanders. Michael is a cofounder of Horizon which is the company behind the game Skyweaver. Skyweaver is free-to-play trading card game that is enhanced by web3 Michael and I chat: Why trading card games are perfect for web3 The skyweaver meta How create sustainable player-owned economies Why implementing non-blockchain based digital items is essential for onboarding the masses Why esports and web3 will be huge How Horizon is building out broader web3...

My guest today is Yury Liftshits. Yury is the founder of SuperDAO which is a platform for creating DAOs and DAO-related infrastructure. Essentially SuperDAO wants to become the one-stop-shop for all things launching, operating and expanding DAOs. This episode is crash course in the present and future of DAOs. Yury and I discuss How Yury worked on DAO and web3 based technology before bitcoin existed Which ways DAOs are better than companies and which ways they are not The major...

My guest today is Baek Kim. Baek is a general partner at the web3 investment firm, Hashed. If you want a crash course in how to operate one of the top investment firms in web3, then you have to dive into this episode. We chat: How they grew Hashed from $700k to $4b in assets under management Why the best strategy in crypto is buy and hold Building a web3 venture studio Why they are so excited about web3 gaming Why being a multifaceted investment fund is the only way to manage the...

My guest today is Paul Kohlhaas who is the founder of Molocule as well as a member of VitaDAO and PsyDAO. Molecule is a decentralized biotech protocol that is democratizing biopharma research and development This one is going to blow your mind. We chat: How drug development current works The monopolistic nature of drug development The Open Source pharma movement Longevity research DAOs Psychedelics medicine DAOs How the Molecule team is building the future of Decentrlzied...

My guest today is Winston Robson who is the flounder of WeMeta. WeMeta is a virtual land marketplace that has a deep focus on data and analytics. Winston and I chat about: How data science can be used for NFT alpha How virtual worlds will survive and thrive on engagement How discoverability drives value How NFTs are access points that enable open-ended functionality How early we are and what potential these platforms have A deep dive into the virtual worlds we will soon be...

My guest today is Greg Isenberg who is the founder of Late Checkout which is a product studio, design agency and fund. On this episode you hear us chat about: Gregs background founding and selling multiple companies Why community-based businesses are the best Why people connect with IP, brands and characters How to build a great product Why design is ultra important in web3 How Late Checkout is the Berkshire Hathaway of community-based products And more An awesome conversation...

My guest today is Dillip Das who is a former high frequency trader who is now building something new in web3. On this episode we chat about: Dilips insane background playing poker, being a high frequency trader, working with Jed McCaleb at Stellar (For those who dont know, Jed is founder of Mt Gox and Ripple) Market structure and how to generate an edge Algorithmic NFT trading How web3 games will have to battle against advanced bots How NFTs are the “real estate” of the metaverse ...

My guest today is Eric Golden. Eric was at Fidelity for 16 years and has recently jumped full-time into web3 - Eric has a wealth of experience from Fidelity - starting as an intern, working up to portfolio manager, and even being able to launch his own busines within Fidelity which became a huge success. Eric is also the host of the amazing podcast web3 breakdowns which is part of Patrick O'Shaughnessy media network Colossus. On this episode we dive into: How he fell down the web3...

In celebration of tax season, My guest today is Dan Hannum, the former COO of Zenledger which is the go-to platform for everything crypto taxes. He is also the founder of Hannum capital management which actively invests in the web3 ecosystem. Today our convo is all about Crypto, defi, DAO, and NFT taxes How the IRS is spending billions on becoming web3 pros What it takes to build a great product for the web3 space How DAOs are evolving from a software and business standpoint His...

My guest today are Conor and David from Metastreet Metastreet is a liquidity routing and scaling protocol for NFT credit markets - said in plain english, Metastreet is the most active participant on all NFT lending markets by making the terms transparent & simple On this episode we dive into: All types of credit markets including real estate and art The NFT lending markets and how they represent a massive untapped market How Metastreet functions Why gamification is the future of...

My guests today are David and Jay from Hume. Hume is metastar entertainment studio - which is a studio that creates virtual artists, influencers and celebrities. On this episode we dive into How the traditional music industry is broken How web3 can empower the creators and artists Their first metastar Angel baby Their go-to-market strategy The ramifications of open IP If you want to peer into the future of entertainment then you cant miss this one Please enjoy my conversation...

My guest today is Caygayn aka Cagy. Cagy is web3 gaming focused content creator, best known for his hot takes on Twitter and his awesome YouTube channel. What makes Cagy unique is his boundless energy, authenticity and ability to really understand and communicate the nuisances of the gaming ecosystem. As expected, our conversation is filled with hot takes and alpha leaks. Cagy does not beat around the bush so better sit back and grab your popcorn for this episode Another reason I loved...