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

On this podcast episode, I sit down with Tino Chan a digital art connoisseur from Asia to learn more about the world of digital art, NFTs, and everything in between.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:26 What's so special about CryptoPunks?

03:15 RTFKT, Murakami, Nike

08:05 Nike closing down RTFKT

12:40 Explaining what NFTs are to friends

15:06 How did the art world embrace NFTs?

21:00 Buying a NFT for the first time

26:55 Will the NFT craze come back?

37:18 Gen Z likes digital art better

41:17 Current state of the art industry

47:18 Art, Labubu, Collectibles

48:31 The art style of Doodles NFTs

52:02 Did NFT projects go too corporate?

55:40 The Clubhouse app days

59:45 Collaborations with Web2 brands

01:08:16 Museums and NFTs

01:11:50 Why did Nike buy RTFKT?

01:16:59 What TC's wife thinks about him spending $100K on a CryptoPunk

01:22:16 What's next for TC?

Can Beezie really become the world’s leading platform for collectibles?

On this podcast, I chat with Andrea Miele, Co-Founder & CEO of Beezie to learn more about the collectibles market, her background, the future Beezie token, and everything in between!

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LEARN MORE ABOUT BEEZIE 👇Website: https://beezie.com/

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:07 Kabuto King

03:59 Why do people hate crypto?

05:36 What is Beezie?

10:29 NBA Top Shot

13:23 Origin story of Beezie

19:28 Andrea's healthcare background

25:20 Garyvee's flyfish club

29:24 Flaws of eBay

31:48 What makes Beezie different from competitors

35:50 Why Base blockchain?

38:15 Adjusting to different trends

43:02 The future of TCG & Collectibles

49:00 What's next for Beezie?

Can someone really quit nicotine while vaping?

I sit down with Reffo, founder of Puffpaw to chat about vaping, consumers, life, and everything in between.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT PUFFPAW 👇

Website: https://www.puffpaw.xyz/

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(03:05) 1.3 billion smokers globally

(07:53) How does Puffpaw work?

(09:46) Incentivize people to quit nicotine

(13:54) Retaining users by using crypto rewards

(15:37) The idea behind Puffpaw

(18:00) Why crypto?

(21:10) Reffo's background

(26:49) Polymarket vs Kalshi

(37:20) The Puffpaw token plans

(40:48) Smoking/crypto culture in Korea

(45:37) Using Kaito AI

(50:46) Hardware crypto products

(55:56) Learning from STEPN GO

(01:02:05) What's next for Puffpaw?

I sit down with Jonah Lau, Head of Portfolio at Animoca Brands to chat about Open Campus, the education industry, working in crypto, and everything in between.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT OPEN CAMPUS 👇

Website: https://opencampus.xyz/

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(03:06) The $5 trillion education market

(12:08) Working with the government in India

(16:09) What is the EDU Chain?

(20:33) Partnering with Tether in Kenya

(27:16) Governments and crypto

(32:15) The origins of Open Campus

(36:09) Launching on Binance

(44:12) How did Jonah get involved with Open Campus?

(48:39) Crypto.com ICO

(55:36) Working at Crypto.com

(57:02) NFT craze on Solana and Magic Eden

(01:00:18) DeGod's Parties

(01:06:10) What's next for Open Campus?

I sit down with Adam, Founder of Football.Fun to chat about the Patrica Evra partnership, Fantasy Sports, Crypto, and everything in between.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:46) Adam's personal alpha

(02:26) Patrica Evra partnership

(05:51) 2026 plans

(08:40) "Crypto's never been better"

(12:31) Adam on American Football

(13:39) Football.Fun origin story

(19:35) Changing careers in your 30s

(24:53) "No one would fund Football.Fun"

(27:25) Sending $2 million was terrifying

(31:54) The difficulty of building a project in crypto

(36:19) Getting a professional sports league license

(38:50) Competing with DraftKings, FanDuel, etc.

(40:16) Working with Base blockchain

(41:54) Talking to the NBA

(44:11) NFTs are for bottom funnel instead of top funnel

(48:13) Buying your favorite player like buying Bitcoin

(51:06) How to explain Football.Fun to non crypto people?

(56:16) What's next for Football.Fun?

How is it like running a top marketing agency in crypto?

I chat with Abhi, founder of AP Collective to talk about his upbringing, entrepreneurship, and building a marketing agency.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:48) Relationship update with Apple

(04:35) Importance of IRL events

(10:40) AP Collective merch

(15:50) Abhi's background

(24:19) Working at startups as a teenager

(31:03) Skipping college

(34:38) Starting AP Collective

(46:45) Is founder led marketing necessary?

(52:52) Abhi's thoughts on Kaito AI

(01:00:54) InfoFi in 2026

(01:10:10) The future for AP Collective

How does someone go from being Miss Global Korea Representative to becoming a CEO of crypto projects?

I chat with Rosa, CEO of One Earth and MissW Global to chat about her Web3 journey.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:29) Rosa's trip to China with Pengu Asia and One Earth

(07:28) What did Rosa do before crypto

(18:13) How does someone join a beauty pageant?

(22:13) Life in your 20's

(25:02) Competing in a beauty pageant

(35:05) How to have confidence

(37:50) How did Rosa transition to working in crypto?

(42:11) What is OneEarth and MissW?

(53:09) Korea's adoption to crypto

(01:08:45) The Pudgy Penguins statue in Korea

I sit down with Spencer, CEO of Orange Cap Games and Moonbirds to chat about Asia, Vibes, Moonbirds, $birb, and everything in between.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(01:55) Spencer's Asia trip experience

(06:10) Orange Cap Games in Asia

(09:09) China leading collectible trends

(13:58) Vibes making their own paper

(22:50) Pokemon cards vs Vibes cards

(24:20) Acquiring Moonbirds

(27:02) Creating the new Moonbirds logo

(29:03) The difference to Luca Netz on IP

(34:01) Partnership with PSA

(36:29) Why $birb?

(41:45) Building a multi-generational brand

(43:25) Collectibles vs Toys

(49:08) A Vibes card sold for $12,500

(50:51) Why bring crypto to TCG?

(52:49) Bitcoin and Magic cards

(58:46) Spencer as a kid

(01:02:50) How did Spencer get into crypto?

(01:05:35) Spencer Ventures and BoDoggos Show

(01:07:06) Starting Orange Cap Games

(01:12:55) Collectibles is the best path to revenue in crypto

(01:14:15) Spencer on failure

(01:16:15) What's next for Moonbirds and Orange Cap Games?