I chat with Sean Tao, CEO of Edgen and Founding Partner of Everest Ventures Group (EVG) to talk about IP in web3, crypto in Asia, Edgen, and everything in between.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:34) How EVG started with NBA Top Shot

(05:40) What made NBA Top Shot successful?

(10:31) IP with blockchain is super hard

(14:01) EVG investing in Pudgy Penguins

(20:00) NFT projects got corporate too fast

(24:16) How it was like building EVG

(27:35) Web3 in Hong Kong

(32:21) Sean's career journey

(37:47) What is Edgen?

(45:26) Crypto AI projects and Google

(49:07) SEO & ads for crypto projects

(58:27) Kaito AI and Web3 marketing

(01:06:23) Attracting the right users on Kaito

(01:10:55) The future of crypto

(01:17:50) Edgen alpha