Is Dubai still a safe place to live? Here's a local perspective about Dubai.

Rahim Mahtab is widely known as “Mr. Dubai” in the crypto community. Having grown up in the city, he has witnessed Dubai’s remarkable transformation into a global business and crypto hub over the past 20 years.

Rahim talks about:

▪️Dubai Culture

▪️Working in Dubai

▪️His Career Journey

▪️Arts Dao, a crypto soho house

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:39) Dubai's Culture

(05:04) History of Crypto in Dubai

(07:35) Dubai Criticism's

(10:32) Definition of Freedom

(14:01) Arts Dao

(20:16) Rahim's background

(25:13) IRL vs online events

(27:50) Crypto building cults

(29:32) Getting a BAYC Tattoo

(33:32) Prediction markets

(35:14) Community

(38:31) What's Next?

(40:20) Arts Dao is better than Tinder

How do you turn your passion into a million dollar company? Here's how Gabby Dizon did it.

Gabby Dizon, is the Cofounder of Yield Guild Games (YGG). YGG is the world's largest and one of the first crypto gaming guilds. It focuses on play-to-earn (P2E) and blockchain-based games, helping players discover games, build communities, and earn rewards together.

Gabby talks about:

▪️Having the founder mentality

▪️What it takes to become a founder

▪️Needing to embrace uncertainty

▪️Why games need crypto and the blockchain

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Timestamp:

(01:38) What is YGG

(04:25) Axie Infinity

(07:27) Gabby's background

(14:15) Founder mentality

(17:00) YGG & AI

(24:53) The end goal for YGG

(27:56) Roblox

(31:05) GTA 6 & crypto

(36:58) Abstract blockchain

(41:07) Metaverse/VR

(45:22) Lessons from being a founder

(47:13) YGG outlook for the future

Is being a CEO of a company really that glamorous? Here's how a CEO actually lives.

Nenter Chow is the Global CEO of BitMart, a crypto exchange platform that sees over $10 billion in daily trading volume serving users from over 180+ different countries.

He grew up in a typical asian household in America and started his finance career in New York around the time of the 2008 recession. He later led teams in Asia and then moved to Hong Kong to work for Animoca Ventures prior to becoming the Global CEO of Bitmart.

Nenter explains:

▪️What it takes to become a CEO of a global company.

▪️How it was like working in Finance during the 2008 recession.

▪️Finding what you are passionate about.

▪️Need to be self motivated to make up the career ladder.

▪️Why the current financial system is broken and how crypto fixes that.

▪️Leaning how to manage people from around the world.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:07) Being the Global CEO of Bitmart

(06:46) Growing up in an Asian household

(09:21) 2008 Financial Crisis

(12:03) Discovering Crypto

(15:11) Wife buying NFTs

(17:37) Finance in China post 2008

(21:15) TradFi only benefits the few

(26:40) Building Successful Business Skills

(29:32) Find what you enjoy doing

(32:47) Becoming a CEO of a company

(35:36) Misconceptions of being a CEO

(41:23) Crypto exchanges

(44:52) Career Advice

Full Podcast with Vi Powils, CEO of World of Women.

World of Women is an OG NFT collection from 2021 which was invested by celebrities like Reese Weatherspoon and Eva Longoria.

We chat about her journey from selling Lord of the Ring merch as a kid, to helping Pudgy Penguins make their first million, to becoming CEO of World of Women.

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Website: https://www.worldofwomen.xyz/

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:08 Life of a NFT CEO

05:16 Relationship with Twitter/X

10:56 Gary Vee & NFTs

14:09 Web3 needs to disappear

16:16 Polymarket

17:00 New direction for World of Women

23:38 Web3 gaming is a sh*t show

30:35 Becoming CEO of World of Women

37:20 Working at Pudgy Penguins

41:22 Your network is your networth

46:18 Building in a down market

48:18 We didn't have food sometimes

50:17 Vi's first business at 2nd grade

52:48 How to build confidence

55:47 Women in crypto

Full Podcast with Krish Gosai, Founder of Gosai Law

Gosai Law is a leading law firm for crypto and web3 companies.

We chat about how he became a crypto lawyer, crazy cases he's worked on, and his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and lawyers.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT Gosai Law👇

Website: https://www.gosai.law/

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:43 Day in a life of a crypto lawyer

05:15 Crypto vs regular lawyer

08:38 Crazy crypto cases

15:43 Binance legal issues

22:00 Cease and Desist orders on Crypto Twitter

25:02 Krish's upbringing

33:33 Becoming a lawyer at 21

41:02 Starting a crypto law firm

45:45 Finances as an entrepreneur

50:48 Advice for entrepreneurs

58:52 What's next for Krish?

Full Podcast with Brian Hong, Head of APAC at Abstract.

Abstract, is a blockchain designed to onboard the next millions of users to crypto through IP, games, and trading.

We chat about his journey from starting a K-Pop agency, dropping out of NYU, being in the Korean military, and everything in between.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT ABSTRACT👇

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:44) Starting a K-Pop agency

(04:06) TripleS Partnership with Abstract

(06:25) How did K-Pop get so popular?

(08:57) Working at a crypto company

(11:38) What is Abstract?

(15:56) Brian's background

(19:19) Hardest time in my life

(24:35) Dropping out of NYU

(28:18) Serving in the Korean Military

(34:16) Living a "normal" life

(37:26) Dealing with Challenges at Abstract

(42:26) Working with US in Asia time zone

(47:58) Crypto is becoming more institutional

(51:00) When Abstract TGE?

I sit down with Aileen, Co-Founder of SuperNet, a blockchain designed for decentralized AI that allows you to truly own your data.

We chat about her unique career journey, dating an AI, the future, and everything in between.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:40) What is Supernet AI?

(03:35) Why are people buying Mac Mini's right now?

(06:20) Dating & AI

(10:31) Is AI bad for humanity?

(14:44) Mental Health and AI

(16:40) Working at Disney in Asia

(21:22) Netflix and Korean content

(29:27) Bitcoin at $50

(35:25) Working for Yi He from Binance

(41:07) FTX collapse

(44:58) Building anime AI agents

(52:04) You only live once

(55:16) What's next for Supernet AI?

On this podcast episode, I chat with Jonathan Ludwig, Founder of FANtium a sports tech platform that uses crypto to help professional athletes get funding while incentivizing investors.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:41) Day in a life of a startup founder

(06:33) Building a sports startup

(10:52) How Tennis players get paid

(12:44) What is FANtium

(16:20) What do pro tennis players think of crypto?

(22:27) What is the $bank token?

(27:12) Why poker players love crypto

(35:21) Team vs Individual sports

(39:40) Crypto scams

(44:41) How to build trust as an entrepreneur?

(46:37) Jonathan's background

(51:49) Don't wait. Just start as an entrepreneur

(53:45) How to learn more about FANtium

On this podcast episode, I chat with Tania and Chase, Co-Founders of Gacha a platform bringing Pokemon cards to the blockchain.

We chatted about their entrepreneur journey, how they started Gacha, overcoming failure, and everything in between!

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LEARN MORE ABOUT GACHA👇

Website: https://pull.gacha.game/

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:15) PSA losing a very valuable card

(01:51) What is Gacha?

(03:28) Why are Pokemon cards so expensive?

(07:38) Paper used to print Pokemon cards

(09:28) How was Gacha started?

(14:12) Pivoting 5x times as a founder

(18:41) Tania & Chase's entrepreneurship journey

(26:30) Parents throwing away Pokemon cards

(29:50) Quitting full time jobs to become an entrepreneur

(33:10) How to identify trends fast?

(35:14) The "First Principles" philosophy

(36:40) Tania & Chase's upbringing

(40:08) Co-founder dynamics

(43:18) How to Overcome Failure

(46:50) Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs

(49:32) What's next for Gacha?

(52:09) Ripping digital vs physical card packs

I recently had the honor to be on @Web3Wesley podcast to chat about my personal journey, Binance, and the crypto landscape.

Hope you enjoy the pod!

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:34) My career journey

(03:10) Finding my first client

(05:38) Attempting to interview CZ

(06:30) Binance...

(11:01) Spending $90K on crypto parties

(13:19) Trump & Crypto

(15:46) Future of Crypto Games

(20:48) Four year cycles are over