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Sam Sklar is the co-founder of Barracuda, a Web3 startup working to craft better experiences for tokenized communities & web3 builders.   

To date, Barracuda has two tools:  

Cuda Pages - A Web3 native "link-in-bio" tool that focuses on security & ease of use 

Barracuda CRM - A CRM tailored to teams working across Discord, Twitter, Telegram & other crypto native platforms.   

(Full show notes available on nativeassets.substack.com)

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⌛️ CHAPTERS: 

0:00 Disclaimer 

0:36 Intro 

2:45 Barracuda's Mission 

9:45 The Challenges of Biz Dev & Partner Integrations 

12:25 The Wild Origin Story of Barracuda  

17:50 A Community Driven Product Philosophy 

21:05 Why Most CRMs Don't Work For Web3 

26:45 A Surprising Realization 

31:40 Thoughts On Web3 Skeptics 

33:50 Why We NEED Permissionless Platforms

Enjoy the conversation!  

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Site - https://barracuda.io/nativeassets

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About Native Assets

Native Assets is a blockchain & Web3 firm specializing in educational seminars, detailed research, industry analysis + corporate advising.

Our mission?

To empower you with knowledge + insights to prosper in the new digital asset era - the blockchain era.

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Today we're joined by Durk Van De Meer, Art Director of Aku World, the VISA Creator-backed project by former Dodger's player turned acclaimed artist Micah Johnson & the only NFT collection featured at Disney's recent D23 conference. 

🕰 Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

3:04 The Origins of Aku

4:26 Transitioning From Artist to Art Director

6:01 Why Digital Artists Love & Need NFTs

8:20 Learnings From The Past Couple Years

11:20 Establishing The Unique Aesthetic of Aku

15:34 The Importance of UE & Its Role In The Metaverse

23:33 The Challenge of 3D Generative Collection (Remove)

25:17 The Challenge of 3D Generative Collection

29:12 The Visa Accelerator

31:54 Experience working with Artifex

34:48 How The Longterm IP Vision Influences The Art & Creative Direction

37:21 Pivoting From Early Style & Iterating w/ Real-Time Feedback

38:54 Learnings From The “Dream” Phase of Aku

41:22 Creating A Universally Loved Character w/o Eyes or Mouth

46:16 The 2 Keys To A Successful “ Metaverse” (Social + Building)

Enjoy!

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Site - https://barracuda.io/nativeassets

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About Native Assets

Native Assets is a blockchain & Web3 firm specializing in educational seminars, detailed research, industry analysis + corporate advising.

Our mission?

To empower you with knowledge + insights to prosper in the new digital asset era - the blockchain era.

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Today we're joined by Grapl co-founders Rylan Hartley + Dylan Routledge to discuss how Grapl is rethinking security, social recovery & soul bound tokens.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zq_rJvl5zRY

🕰 Timestamps:

0:00 Disclaimer

0:36 Intro

1:57- GRAPL Explained

7:15 How GRAPL Secures Phygital Items

9:49 Why Token Layer Security Is Key To Reducing Scams

11:35 Proof of Presence For Social Recovery

16:50 How GNFTs Are Iterating On Soul Bound Tokens

22:22 Onboarding New Users w/ GRAPL IDs

27:02 The Challenges of Introducing New Infrastructure

33:15 Handling Onboarding Friction

37:15 Closing Thoughts

46:15 How To Build With GRAPL

Enjoy!

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About Native Assets

Native Assets is a blockchain & Web3 firm specializing in educational seminars, detailed research, industry analysis + corporate advising.

Our mission?

To empower you with knowledge + insights to prosper in the new digital asset era - the blockchain era.

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Today we're joined by Mike Montgomery, Chief Creative Officer at REMX, a Shopify Alum backed platform that makes creating & designing 3D wearables as easy as using Canva.   

Enjoy! 

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LinkedIn - Sae'Von Springer

Site - https://barracuda.io/nativeassets

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About Native Assets

Native Assets is a blockchain & Web3 firm specializing in educational seminars, detailed research, industry analysis + corporate advising.

Our mission?

To empower you with knowledge + insights to prosper in the new digital asset era - the blockchain era.

Read & Collect On Mirror 🪞 - https://mirror.xyz/0x4E33Db6008A82Ef0ab4FFd4124dD9B2d3579A523

Join Our Free Discord 👻- https://discord.gg/ZNFusAfC

Grab your copy of "The Blockchain Blueprint" 📘 - www.nativeassets.co/blockchain-blueprint-book-landing

Book Your Private Consultation 📆 -  Book Your 1 Hour Consultation

Enroll In "Blockchain Foundations" 🎓 -  The Blockchain Blueprint Accelerator

For More Info Visit -  www.nativeassets.co

Today, Andrew Damon joins us to talk about the nuances of on-chain data & why brands should consider shifting towards non-custodial wallets if they want to thrive in Web3.   

Andrew Damon is the Product Data Lead at Palm NFT Studio, the company behind major projects like Damien Hirst’s The Currency & several DC activations including DC Fandome, Bat Cowls, & Harley Quinn’s Freakin’ Awesome Boxes.  

Chapters: 

3:10 The Issue w/ On-chain Data 

4:20 The Nuances of On-chain Data 

6:30 Tools For Exploring Web3 Data 

7:02 Using Analytics To Front Run NFT Sales 

9:19 How Custodial vs Non-Custodial Wallets Affect Web3 Attribution 

11:30 The Importance of Wallets In A Cookie-less World 

15:33 Why Brands Prefer Custodial Wallets 

22:20 Privacy Implications & Risks With Web3 Data 

25:55 The Crossover Potential For Web2-Web3 Loyalty Programs

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Site - https://barracuda.io/nativeassets

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About Native Assets

Native Assets is a blockchain & Web3 firm specializing in educational seminars, detailed research, industry analysis + corporate advising.

Our mission?

To empower you with knowledge + insights to prosper in the new digital asset era - the blockchain era.

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Music NFTs are exploding.  

Why?  

Simply put - artists want to reprice music, express their full creativity & retain ownership.  As it turns out, NFTs are the perfect technology to make this a reality. 

From artists & metastars to collections & protocols, here's everything you should know to understand why music NFTs are a guaranteed billion dollar opportunity.    

Enjoy! (If you do, a like, comment & SUBSCRIBE are greatly appreciated 😉 🙏🏿)

(Watch on YouTube)

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CHAPTERS: 

0:00 Metastart Intro 

2:07 A Brief History of Music NFTs 

3:03 Web3 Native Breakout Stars 

5:56 Major Artists Making NFTs 

7:15 Web3 Labels & Distribution 

9:58 The Rise of Metastars 

12:19 The Bear Case for Music NFTs 

16:30 The Bull Case for Music NFTs 

18:22 How To Get Involved In Web3 Music 

19:50 Special Announcement  

20:14 Outro

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About Native Assets

Native Assets is a blockchain & Web3 firm specializing in educational seminars, detailed research, industry analysis + corporate advising.

Our mission?

To empower you with knowledge + insights to prosper in the new digital asset era - the blockchain era.

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Follow On Twitter 🐦 - https://twitter.com/NativeAssets

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Join Our Free Discord 👻- https://discord.gg/ZNFusAfC

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Catty Berragan is the Creative Director at thirdweb, the leading platform for building Web3 apps that recently announced $24M raise led by Huan Ventures, Coinbase, Shopify & Polygon. 

Today, he joins us to talk about his tried & true secrets to achieving incredible organic growth for major brands & the key nuances for doing so in Web3.

In today's episode we discuss:

Enjoy!

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathal-catty-berragan-8a2270a0/

Twitter - @CathalUK

Twitter - @thirdweb

Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/third-web/

Site - thirdweb.com

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About Native Assets

Native Assets is a blockchain & Web3 firm specializing in educational seminars, detailed research, industry analysis + corporate advising.

Our mission?

To empower you with knowledge + insights to prosper in the new digital asset era - the blockchain era.

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Join Our Free Discord 👻- https://discord.gg/ZNFusAfC

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Roxy Fata is the Chief Operating Officer at Infinite Objects, the company turning digital art into physical pieces. In the early days the company focused on printing images & GIFs, but once the NFT movement kicked off, it was off to the races. 

With more than 3 years helping lead the company, Roxy has been in charge of establishing key partnerships with artists like Beeple, & leveraging Infinite Objects to create memorable activations with cultural mainstays like Vogue & other players across sports, entertainment & fashion. 

In today's episode we discuss: 

Enjoy!

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Connect w/ Roxy

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxy-fata-83017326/

Twitter - @roxyfata

More About Infinite Objects

Twitter - @infiniteobjects

Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/infiniteobjects/

Site - https://infiniteobjects.com/

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About Native Assets

Native Assets is a blockchain & Web3 firm specializing in educational seminars, detailed research, industry analysis + corporate advising.

Our mission?

To empower you with knowledge + insights to prosper in the new digital asset era - the blockchain era.

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Join Our Free Discord 👻- https://discord.gg/ZNFusAfC

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So you want to find a six figure paying, career advancing, curiosity feeding job in the Web3 and crypto sector? Well you’re in luck.

In today's episode Sae'Von covers everything you need to know, consider & DO to actually LAND that dream Web3 job with: 

Enjoy!

(Watch on YouTube)

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:10 The Steps To Landing A $100K Job

1:45 The Best Web3 Job Boards

2:33 How To Choose The Right Company

7:23 Compensation In Web3 - What You Should Know

9:07 Finding The Perfect Role

11:01 Uncovering The "Why" Behind Your Career Change

13:46 Being The BEST Candidate

14:54 Mastering Your Resume + Cover Letter

16:50 The Right Way To Apply

20:26 Acing The Interview

23:06 $100K+ Negotiations

24:52: Closing Thoughts + Outro

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Resources:

Web3 Specific Compensation Data

General Tech Compensation Data

Connect w/ Sae'Von

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Substack - https://nativeassets.substack.com/

Site - https://barracuda.io/nativeassets

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About Native Assets

Native Assets is a blockchain & Web3 firm specializing in educational seminars, detailed research, industry analysis + corporate advising.

Our mission?

To empower you with knowledge + insights to prosper in the new digital asset era - the blockchain era.

Subscribe For More Like This  🎥 YouTube - Official Native Assets Channel

Follow On Twitter 🐦 - https://twitter.com/NativeAssets

Read & Collect On Mirror 🪞 - https://mirror.xyz/0x4E33Db6008A82Ef0ab4FFd4124dD9B2d3579A523

Join Our Free Discord 👻- https://discord.gg/ZNFusAfC

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If you've been in Web3 for any amount of time, you've likely heard about DAOs - Decentralized Autonomous Organizations. 

In short, DAOs are a new community coordination mechanism made possible by Web3 technologies intended to organize people around a shared vision, interest or goal in a peer to peer way that minimizes centralization & distributes decision making power across the members of the organization, providing greater access to opportunities in the process. 

Today's guest Blake Kim is innovating on the traditional agency model & paving the way for service-oriented DAOs as co-founder & head of product at Myosin.xyz, the most recent entrant into Seed Club's Season 5 Accelerator. 

Enjoy!

Chapters:

0:00 Disclaimer

0:36 Guest Intro + Bio

1:25 How Blake Got Into Web3

4:52 How DTC Trends Led To Web3

7:30 DAOs Explained

10:15 Why DAOs Need To Be Selective

13:20 How MyosinDAO Is FIxing The Agency Model

19:55 Account Management + Coordinating Deal Flow Within The DAO

26:12 The Keys To Web3 Marketing

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Connect w/ Blake

LinkedIn - Blake Kim

Twitter - https://twitter.com/blakeminhokim

Work w/ Myosin DAO

Twitter - https://twitter.com/myosin_xyz

Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/myosin-xyz/

Site - https://www.myosin.xyz/

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About Native Assets

Native Assets is a blockchain & Web3 firm specializing in educational seminars, detailed research, industry analysis + corporate advising.

Our mission?

To empower you with knowledge + insights to prosper in the new digital asset era - the blockchain era.

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