Episode 47 with Marc Boiron CEO of Polygon

"I was brought in to change the direction of Polygon. What made Polygon successful and the answer is DeFi. What do most people know Polygon for"

Thanks Marc for jumping on the show and discussing the future direction of Polygon, current U.S crypto framework and of course his story in crypto

Timestamps:

0:01:58 Bitcoin to 100K

0:04:04 Theres something more here

0:04:53 Getting in to crypto

0:12:27 New age of crypto "memecoins"

0:16:43 Can crypto improve lives

0:21:34 Finding people where they are

0:25:38 Would @0xMarcBbe be here if he did not make money from crypto

0:28:05 Becoming the CEO of @0xPolygon

0:34:10 Polygon positioning with enterprise brands

0:40:00 Trump NFT's on Polygon

0:44:45 Who is building on Polygon and why

0:49:50 David Sacks joins Trump Admin

0:53:05 Marc's personal story

0:58:29 Polygon POS

Episode 46 "We have 120+ products that are live day one. 350+ that are in the pipeline and estimate we will see most of those go live within six months. A year plus of hard work by our team" Thanks again @Phin_totten for jumping on!

Timestamps:

00:07 Coming up

01:45 Phin's green lore

03:27 Observation about @AbstractChain

07:25 Abstracts growth vectors + Abstract spaces with @shivst3r and meeting community members

11:49 Abstract community taking on a life of its own

12:49 Is Abstract the real Anime chain? I asked Phin

15:20 Authenticity and personal branding

22:35 How to be more authentic in an online setting

27:00 Doing more with less. Money fallacy

34:05 @LucaNetz vision and Phin's journey to Abstract

45:30 Roles in Abstract discord

50:00 Phin's success metrics for Abstract

52:37 Doing the obvious things very well

Episode 45 with Farokh Founder of Rug Radio and Host of Fomo Hour Farokh is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the industry Pioneering the digital media and creator economy space by founding @RugRadio that is now partnered with @DecryptMedia @farokh and his most recent interviews with two-time president Donald Trump and very successful entrepreneur Marc Cuban Now looking to pioneer the prediction markets with @MyriadMarkets.

As he says "billions will predict" Enjoy the conversation!

Timestamps

01:57 Intro

03:12 What he always wanted

04:44 Has Farokh felt like he made it?

09:51 What is he chasing?

12:20 Interviewing Donald Trump + Marc Cuban

24:00 The Crypto cabinet

27:00 Current business successes

30:00 The new media model

38:10 Maintaining company culture

43:07 Creator economy + Rug Radio

49:00 Leaving Canada

53:13 Last decade of life

Episode 44 with OSF from REKT

"If you don t enjoy something don't do it. Even if you make a lot of money from it, don't do it"

OSF is known for many things within the crypto and nft world while doing them all successfully for long periods of times

He also has a great ability to be adaptive with what he's doing versus what he was doing prior.

Wearing many hats We unpack how he does it

01:04 Is OSF on the crypto + nft Mount Rushmore

01:43 What is OSF most known for?

03:52 Benefits for founders being in the trenches

05:41 First six-figure trade

07:20 The chase versus the reward

09:09 Trad-Fi days: Losing it all multiple times and making it all back

12:03 How did it feel losing a lot of money?

17:07 @osf_rekt original vision for @RektBrands ecosystem (@rektdrinks + @rektguyNFT + @RektCoin)

20:05 Goal for REKT Drinks

Enjoy the conversation!

Timestamps: 00:10 Intro

01:41 Pengu aftermath

03:29 Learnings from the Pengu claim

05:50 Current holder count + Abstract alpha

10:38 From not wanting an ecosystem token to having one. The why behind it

13:51 Tokenomics + the law of small numbers

15:17 Product seeding the entire world

19:10 Creativity used towards the launch and reason behind it

22:51 Pudgy Kindness role in all of this

26:58 What is @LucaNetz excited about for @pudgypenguins and @LilPudgys + @IglooInc

34:14 "Abstract is it" @Abstract_Eco + @AbstractChain

Episode 42 with Pix a Web3 researcher and trend spotter. Working with Jirasan and Seedworld This is one of my favourite conversations up to date We touched on a variety of topics both in Pix's professional and his personal life All while discussing some of his biggest wins and losses that later became some of the greatest wins Thanks for the good conversation Pix and allowing us for being your first podcast Enjoy the episode!

Timestamps:

0:08 Intro

03:34 Writing threads on NFT scammers

04:05 "Character of the week"

05:49 Remaining un-biased while while creating content

07:19 The most viral thread + why it was

08:51 Pix choosing his nice and why "web 3"

12:33 Thoughts on the Memecoin mania

15:37 Selecting the right meta

16:50 "How to actually hold through a x100"

21:40 Pump fun experiment. Losing $20k

29:04 Losing all his money. FTX collapse

36:02 Is there a silver lining? Pix's response

52:40 Advice to fellow creators

58:23 Pix's "list"

Episode 41 With Connor and Lou from XBorg The team discusses the importance of Esports role in Web3 gaming, the strategy behind the successful token launch, the future of gaming and much more "We are onboarding some of the biggest brands in gaming to the space"

Timestamps:

00:07 Intro

02:32 Best performing asset class

04:00 @ConnorXBG exposure to memes

06:50 Role of mascots in crypto

07:40 How are gaming brands doing this year?

09:00 Onboarding retail: history rhymes

14:40 @louisregis joins us after an important call

19:25 Phantom top 5 app in the App Store

21:12 "People chase the highest performing assets"

28:37 What does it mean to be involved with an Esports team?

34:19 Breaking through the eco chambers

44:00 XBG's North Star

46:00 The current growth of XBG

For those that know Keith they would agree with saying that he is a superstar During his professional career he has been continuously early to multiple iterations of the internet Join the right side of history and have a listen

0:05 Introduction

1:30 The most entertaining outcome is the most likely

2:23 Bitcoin ATH and @KeithGrossman market sentiment

5:51 Is mainstream media dying

15:13 Push and pull of media today and @moonpay intern who is an "incredible talent"

18:00 Slow drip or all at once. Future of engagement

22:43 Re-living the same moment twice

28:50 Memecoins are the new internet

30:30 Digitization of communication

36:20 Brand accounts developing a personality

43:10 Social networks + future of X

45:48 Investment in to X with @isotowright

53:00 Vision of MoonPay

00:04 Intro

02:21 Role with Animoca + Mocaverse

03:21 Learnings from early start-up days

05:19 Practical feedback

06:15 What is Animoca Brands and Mocaverse?

10:22 Exposure leads to expansion

18:44 Metrics for success 29:04 Brand identity

33:20 Layered ecosystems 39:09 Pillars of the ecosystem

43:00 Which sector of crypto is Tyler most bullish on?

51:10 Current barrier to entry too high for mass adoption?

54:02 What is Tyler excited about?

Episode 37 with JP Mullin CEO of Mantra The tokenized asset market could skyrocket to $16 Trillion by 2030 The U.S Treasury, JPM, and S&P Global all recently posted slide presentations on digital assets and tokenization

Coming Up

Tokenizing the future Why did some things fail? Finding your people Excluding farmers from an airdrop Conviction on asset generation BlackRock tokeniza What is @MANTRA_Chain Supporting brands through incubation Dual tokenized strategy Tokenizing real-estate What is @jp_mullin888 excited about Being relatable + finding your calling Four types of CEO's and which one is JP.