Frameless Podcast

In this episode, we talk to Healey Cypher. He is the chief operating officer and partner at Atomic,  an industry-leading venture studio behind a variety of fast-growing brands such as Hims and Hers, Bungalow, OpenStore, and BoomPop.

Tune in as Healy talks about Atomic's unique approach to startups - building rather than finding. With a firm belief that great startups are carefully built and not discovered, Atomic offers a fresh and insightful perspective on the journey from a startup's birth to its launch. Healey will also share his personal story of founding BoomPop, one of the companies incubated by Atomic.

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Links & resources
Healey’s personal website, LinkedIn and Twitter
BoomPop’s website, LinkedIn, and Twitter
Atomic’s website, LinkedIn, and Twitter

Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
01:24 Healey’s career journey
07:31 Atomic’s unique venture studio approach
15:02 True value of a company
17:55 Highs and lows of starting a business
22:23 The giver, the taker, and the matcher

In this episode, we talk to Peter Pan. He is the co-summoner of Hydra Ventures, the first fund of funds for investment DAOs. Before starting Hydra, Peter co-founded MetaCartel Ventures, the first live investment DAO that invests in pre-seed and seed crypto projects.

Peter takes us through his journey as the co-summoner of Hydra Ventures, the pioneering fund of funds DAO. He sheds light on the transition from traditionally centralized investment funds to a community-based approach, revealing the potential of aggregating deal flow and assessing investments as a collective.

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Links & resources
Follow Peter on LinkedIn or Twitter
1kx website, LinkedIn, and Twitter
Hydra Ventures website, LinkedIn, and Twitter
MetaCartel Ventures website and Twitter

Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
01:07 What is an Investment DAO?
05:55 Origin and inception of community driven investment
09:33 Journey of MetaCartel Ventures
10:42 Inspiration behind Hydra Ventures
12:13 Ideal form of investment DAOs in the future
13:36 Hydra’s mission and vision

In this episode, we talk to Jonathan Hsu. He is the co-founder of Tribe Capital, a venture capital firm that focuses on using data science to get an edge in venture. Prior to establishing Tribe Capital, Jonathan was the one of the first members of Facebook's data science department.

Jonathan describes his journey from becoming Facebook's first data analyst to co-founding a data-driven venture capital firm, what product market fit accounting looks like, and Tribe Capital's unique approach when founders come to seek investment opportunities.

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Links & resources
Follow Jonathan on Twitter or LinkedIn
Tribe Capital’s LinkedIn page

Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
01:09 Jonathan’s experience
02:57 New accounting principle for startups
06:02 Quantitative approach to product market fit
08:52 Using the quantitative strategy with Docker
13:02 The history and evolution of accounting
18:16 Future of Tribe Capital

In this episode, we talk to Amy Jung. She was the Head of Community at MakerDAO and currently DAO Operations and Strategy Consultant at Shared Realities, where she focuses on progressive decentralization execution.

Amy tells us her experience growing and managing DAOs, principles in designing in this space, how open source principles can shape the future of design, and her advice for open network builders looking to start their own projects.

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Links & resources
Follow Amy on Twitter or LinkedIn
Amy’s talk on Progressive Decentralization 2.0 model
Whole Crypto Catalog: Progressive Decentralization
Offscript (for Creatives in Web3)

Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Amy’s background
03:11 Framework for building DAOs
04:27 Why a DAO?
07:51 Progressive decentralization
11:52 Overcome challenges and grow DAO projects
13:19 Designing, creating, and managing DAOs
15:21 Importance of open source in decentralized web
18:00 Advice for your crypto project
18:41 What’s next for Amy?

No more settling for typical VC experiences. Learn about this VC firm that helps supercharge web3 companies through innovative growth playbooks.

In this episode, we talk to Regan Bozman. He is the co-founder of Lattice, an early stage crypto VC. He also co-founded Dove Metrics, which was acquired by Messari this past summer.

Regan tells us the lessons he learned after transitioning from entrepreneur to investor. What he looks for when he invests in web3 companies, and finally his tips for founders just getting started in the space.

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Links & resources
Lattice
Follow Regan on Twitter
The Web3 Growth Playbook

Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
00:52 Regan’s journey
03:09 How Dove Metrics was acquired
03:49 From entrepreneur to investor
06:29 Qualities to look out for in web3 companies
08:03 What gets attention in a bear market
08:47 Building in a bear market
09:42 Advice for just getting started
11:12 Emerging web3 topics
12:35  What’s next for Lattice

Without having prior Twitter experience, Justin Vogel grew his follower count to over 1,000 in a short period of time. How? By summarizing web3 content that other people have already created. 

In this episode, we talk to Justin Vogel. He is the co-founder of Safary, a new powerful attribution system designed to bring web3 to the masses. Also, the number one destination for web3 growth leaders to exchange tactical insights.

Justin discusses his experience growing communities and how Safary became the go-to community for web3 growth leaders. He also discusses how to get accepted to Safary, tips for running a web3 startup, and what's next for Safary.

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Links & resources

Safary

Follow Justin on Twitter

10 lessons from building the top web3 growth community

The Web3 Growth Technology Landscape

Timestamp

00:00 Introduction

01:09 Justin’s background

02:43 Unique web3 opportunities

04:04 Lessons as a first-time founder

05:17 Growing communities 101

06:33 How Safary became successful

09:29 Stories from Safary community members

10:45 Getting accepted into Safary

11:47 Tips for running a web3 startup

13:54 Advice for just getting started

15:02  What’s next for Safary

It took him more than 100 investor pitches before he was able to raise funds for his web3 startup.

In this episode, we talk to Matt Kim. He is the co-founder of Smoothie, a discover-to-earn rewards platform for web3 projects. Smoothie is also known as the Product Hunt for web3.

Matt shares his experience building his web3 startup including unique opportunities that the web3 space presented at the beginning of his project. He also shares his thoughts on on-chain activities, his number one tip for pitching to investors, and his predictions on the future of crypto.

Links & resources

Smoothie awards

A visual storytelling newsletter

19 lessons for crypto fundraising

Follow Matt on Twitter

Justin Kan’s famous quote

Timestamp

00:00 Introduction

01:04 Matt’s background

02:53 Unique web3 opportunities

03:39 Challenges and lessons

05:00 Raising funds for Smoothie

06:06 Matt’s tip for raising funds

07:59 For those just getting started

09:29 Where crypto is headed

11:03 What’s next for Smoothie?