January 11, 2023

Des Martin of Outlier Ventures: Accelerating the Open Metaverse

33 minutes

In this episode of the Metaverse Matters Podcast, hosts Mike and Lauren are joined by Des Martin, Chief Marketing Officer of Outlier Ventures, a multifaceted Web3 accelerator, venture capital firm, and metaverse resource.

In 2019, Outlier launched the first ever Web3 accelerator, a 3 month intense boot camp for pre-seed start-ups in the Web3 space with a deeper focus on knowledge of tokenomics, token design, community development. Today, Outlier has established itself as the go-to resource for navigating Web3 and the Metaverse.

Des shares his insights on partnerships with metaverse companies such as Boson Protocol, what it takes to bring Web3 to the masses in 2023, how they think about cohorts, and a preview of their Quarterly Web3 Diffusion event.

Featured Quote

"We believe there are going to be some huge transformational companies and projects that are going to be formed now and over the next two to three years and we want to make sure that we provide a platform for those companies to grow and to support them and to make sure they can make it in the industry."

Listening notes

0:00 - 6:40 Introduction - What is Outlier Ventures?

6:40 - 9:00 How does Outlier Ventures visualize project cohorts?

9:00 - 13:29 Outlier Ventures partnership with FarFetch

13:29 - 20:33 What will it take for the Metaverse to go from experimental to integral in 2023?

20:33 - 30:41 Viewing accelerator projects and Web3 trends through a consumer vs producer lens

for the Open Metaverse

30:41 - 33:45 Preview of January 12 Diffusion Event

Nothing in the episode is legal, financial or investment advice.

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