Zima Red

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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 much more

Hope you enjoy this stellar conversation with Dan.

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 not want to miss. Please enjoy my conversation with Nick

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 currently building
• His newsletter
• And much more

Please enjoy this incredible conversation with Foobar.

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

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 we are in the financial NFT revolution
• And so much more

Please enjoy my conversation with Tim

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 enjoy my conversation with Charles & Zunk

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
• Atmos initial core game loops of Mining - FGabricating - Racing
• And so much more

I had a blast on this one so I hope you enjoy my conversation with Kevin

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 between Pokemon, Minecraft, and Animal Crossing

Please enjoy my conversation with Max

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 issues with the NFT space
• Why he is not a huge fan of Play-to-Earn
• And so much more

An awesome conversation with someone who is not afraid to speak their mind!

Please enjoy my conversation with Mack

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 time for web3 to go mainstream
• And even, how to use Lit Protocol to use your Tesla

Hope you enjoy this stellar conversation with David & Chris

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 Yas

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 infrastructure - like a wallet and NFT trading protocol
• And so much more

Please enjoy my conversation with Michael

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 painpoints around DAOs
• How DAOs can co-exist with government regulation
• How investing is a new form of social connection and tribalism
• And why we are at the very beginnings of the DAO revolution

Please enjoy my conversation with Yury

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 ever evolving web3 markets
• The inventive ways they add value to their portfolio companies
• And so much more

Please enjoy my conversation with Baek

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 Science

This episode offers a rare sneak peek into the future of medicine

Please enjoy my conversation with Paul

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 inhabiting. Please enjoy my conversation with Winston.

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 that spans multiple different categories & topics

Please enjoy my conversation with Greg

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
• The potential for NFT lending markets

For all those that want to learn about market structure, alpha, HFT and more

Please enjoy my conversation with Dilip

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 rabbithole
• How he grew his Fidelity business from $0 dollars to having $18b under management
• The traditional asset manger business and how it works
• Hosting the web3 breakdowns podcast
• Why crypto is so alpha rich
• How the crypto markets experiences full boom and bust cycles in condensed timelines
• US securities laws and how they can co-exist
• And so much more

If you want to learn from an expert in asset management and how web3 will change the future of finance, then this is the episode for you

Please enjoy my conversation with Eric

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 work
• How DAOs can become utilities
• And why in physical world, oil is king, in web2, data is king, and in web3 liquidity is king

Crash course in NFT lending coming at ya.

Hope you enjoy this conversation with Conor & David

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 with David and Jay

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 speaking with Cagy is that I get to learn about his content creation strategies and figure out how to improve my own skills

At the end of the day, Cagy is a grinder. Someone who found something they are very passionate about and just works like crazy to achieve their goals.

And with that, I hope you enjoy my conversation with Cagy.

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My guest today is Peter Ing. Peter is the founder of Blockchain Space which is a platform and tool that allows play-to-earn guilds scale and operate efficiently. Do be more specific blockchain space is used by guilds to help with

• Onboarding
• Community management
• Player performance
• Payroll
• Benchmarks
• Data feeds

And more. A true SaaS solution for the modern day web3 startup.

Hearing Peters background of Finance, Fintech and startups, its like he was born to build Blockchain Space.

Our conversation is not only a lesson in all things web3 gaming and play-to-earn but also a deep dive into all the painpoints that guilds face. Although many would consider web3 gaming a small market today, there is little doubt that this will become a multi-billion dollar market as gaming acts as the gateway into the wider crypto ecosystem.

Please enjoy my conversation with Peter

My guest today is Beryl Li. Beryl is a co-founder of Yield Guild Games, aka YGG. YGG was the very first play-to-earn gaming guild and has achieved huge success. Today, guilds are ubiquitous across the metaverse but hearing from Beryl how YGG started and where they are headed is extremely exciting.

It is also amazing to hear Beryl’s stellar background from working at the successful Philippines-based crypto startup coins.ph, to working with major banks and financial institutions like BlackRock.

It this type of background and experience that is needed to operate and scale YGG to be the number 1 leader in the P2E ecosystem.

Please enjoy my conversation with Beryl.

My guest today is Bernadine Brocker Wieder. Bernadine is the founder of Vastari & Vastari Labs.

Vastari is focused on helping the traditional art world showcase art globally via museums, exhibitions and more. Vastari Labs is the web3 focused arm that acts as the bridge between the traditional art world and the metaverse.

Bernadine has deep experience in the art world and has always been looking toward how to utilize technology to improve art since day 1.

During our conversation we cover Bernadine's impressive background, the current state of the global art market, how NFTs are impacting the art world and even topics like how art is valued.

For everyone that wants to learn about the intersection of art and technology, this is the episode for you.

Please enjoy my conversation with Bernadine

My guest today is Andy. Andy is the founder of Fractional which is a platform that allows users to buy, sell and mint, fractions of NFTs.

Andy is a part of the MakerDAO mafia and a total legend. He has been super active in the cryptosphere since his initial entry and has been nonstop building ever since

He is also considered someone that has great takes on twitter and gives it to ya straight. His authenticity combined with his crypto-knowledge is what makes this conversation such a a great one. If you are looking to learn about the markets, how to build a company or how to fractionalize your NFTs, then you have come to the right place

Please enjoy my conversation with Andy

My guest today is Alex Svaneik. Alex is the founder of Nansen which is a blockchain analytics platform that allows users to have deep insights into on-chain data.

We go through Alex’s impressive background and the reason he started Nansen. It is super interesting to hear Alex’s entrepreneurial journey from ideation to execution

What was also surprising is how important on-chain data really is - a fact that dawns on me during our conversation. There is an incredible amount of insight and analysis that can be performed on on-chain data in order to generate returns, something I know all of you are deeply interested in.

While speaking with Alex you can tell that Nansen is going to be a monster. Especially because they recently announced that they raised a huge $75m round and are quickly approaching unicorn status.

Please enjoy my conversation with Alex

My guests today are Josie, Ben and Chris. This is a special episode because not only is Josie my wife, but she is also creating a project called Cyberbrokers, which is a series of 10,001 fully on-chain art collectibles. CyberBrokers serve as the foundation for an entire ecosystem that is going to be part story, part game and part experience.

It is incredible to hear the team's story as not only are they all OGs, but they have created this elaborate backstory that explains the lore of the CyberBrokers universe and really brings the project to life. It is also exciting to see how they are pushing the technical boundaries of NFTs by putting assets with exceptionally high-level of detail, on-chain.

It is always amazing speaking with teams of this caliber and I look forward to watching what they build going forward

Also Josie wanted me to remind everyone that the last day to sign up for the CyberBroker allowlist is Feb 18, midnight. Its open to all and anyone can sign up

Please enjoy my conversation with Josie, Ben and Chris.

My guests today are Noah & Ian from Parcel. Parcel is the go-to platform for virtual real estate & experiences, think Zillow but for the metaverse.

I loved chatting with Noah & Ian, not only to hear about their story but also the manner in which they view virtual real estate.

We can think of virtual worlds not like cities, but more like experience platforms. Experiences can be built on every parcel of digital real estate and these platforms will eventually evolve into something like user-owned and governed social media. A much brighter vision than where social media sits today.

Hearing Noah & Ian’s entrepreneurial journey is exciting and inspiring - I hope it encourages more to jump in and start building as it is people like Noah & Ian, the builders, who keep driving the space forward.

Please enjoy my conversation with Noah & Ian.

My guest today is Ori Levi. Ori is the founder of NFTrade which is a decentralized multi-chain NFT marketplace, indexer, and platform.

I often call NFTrade the “Binance” of NFTs because they ship lighting fast and they offer a plethora of NFTs from every chain.

Hearing how Ori operates and builds NFTrade is inspiring to say the least. Launching mid-last year they have already become the most popular destination for certain chains like Avalanche and offer different products like NFT farming and staking.

Ori’s perspective on the market is super insightful and he is seeing the full market picture vs just focused on a singular chain - having insights like that can open some series alpha opportunities.

Please enjoy my conversation with Ori

My guest today is Sillytuna. Sillytuna has to be the OG-iest OGs out there. He is a game developer who got involved in bitcoin in 2012 and hasn't looked back since

He is the creator and founder of numerous different projects and has done some really exciting things. From starting an NFT card game back in 2016, to his new project called Soulcast, and in 2021 he even sold an alien Cryptopunk for $12m dollars.

This episode is like a masterclass in the history of crypto, NFTs, crypto gaming and what the future of this industry holds. It was an absolute pleasure speaking with Sillytuna because his past experiences can teach us a lot about what to expect going forward.

Before diving in, I will leave you with an exciting quote “We’ve got decades to go. We are the internet in 1994.”

With that, please enjoy my conversation with Sillytuna