Shalin is the design manager for Coinbase Wallet. Early in her career, she worked on search at Google. Prior to Coinbase, she worked on Augmented Reality at Facebook. To prepare for her new role at Coinbase, she deep-dived into Web3 and found a playground for creative builders that are working together to shape an optimistic future.

In this episode we discuss:

• ENS (Ethereum Name Service) (https://ens.domains/)
• ENS Airdrop (https://cointelegraph.com/news/early-ethereum-name-service-ens-adopters-rewarded-with-a-hefty-five-figure-airdrop)
• The list of things Shalin did to onboard into Web3
  • https://www.coinbase.com/earn
  • https://rabbithole.gg/
• Bored Ape Yacht Club
  • Bored Ape Mutant and Kennel Club NFT Airdrop (https://blogs.airdropalert.com/serum-for-mutant-ape-airdrop/)
  • Bored Ape Yacht Club Interview (https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/bayc-bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-interview-1250461)
  • The Biggest Celebrity NFT Owners in the Bored Ape Yacht Club (https://decrypt.co/86135/biggest-celebrity-nft-owners-bored-ape-yacht-club)
  • Bored Ape Yacht Club at NFT.NYC (https://www.inputmag.com/culture/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-nyc-ape-fest)
  • Bored Ape Yacht Club: The Case for Licensed Commercial Use Rights (https://medium.com/@deconomist/bored-ape-yacht-club-the-case-for-licensed-commercial-use-rights-b1bbd463d189)
• How DAOs and tokens is the future of work and replace equity (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/25/what-are-daos-what-to-know-about-the-next-big-trend-in-crypto.html)
• Constitution DAO
  • @ConstitutionDAO ( 📜,📜 ) https://twitter.com/ConstitutionDAO
  • Constitution DAO, as told through memes: https://trungphan.substack.com/p/constitutiondao
  • What it felt like for a participant: https://twitter.com/SinaKian1/status/1461537685177311235
  • Packy McCormick - Not Boring - Let's Buy the US Constitution (https://www.notboring.co/p/lets-buy-the-us-constitution)
  • Video of Brooke Vs David Sotherby's Auction for Constitution (https://youtu.be/1TBa-9Lx3vc?t=4056)
  • GameStop Meme Stock Villain Buys Copy Of The Constitution For $43 Million (https://kotaku.com/gamestop-meme-stock-villain-buys-copy-of-the-constituti-1848093896)
  • GameStop short squeeze and Citadel's Involvement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop_short_squeeze)
  • Boaty McBoatface: What You Get When You Let the Internet Decide (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/world/europe/boaty-mcboatface-what-you-get-when-you-let-the-internet-decide.html)
  • What Is a Multisig Wallet? (https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/what-is-a-multisig-wallet)
• Interesting DAO's: https://twitter.com/alexmasmej/status/1461788282258345998?s=21
  • SeaWorld DAO to buy SeaWorld and release all the whales
  • DAO to buy land and return to the native people
  • DAO to buy land to preserve natural spaces
  • Cyclist DAO to support eco-friendly cycling infrastructure
  • DAO trying to buy an NBA team
• CityCoins
  • NYC City Wallet: https://mining.nyc/wallet
  • The Crypto Ambitions of New York’s Next Mayor — and What Could Stop Him (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-13/can-eric-adams-new-york-crypto-dreams-become-reality)
  • Miami to give BTC wallets to all citizens: https://twitter.com/FrancisSuarez/status/1458861523678412810
  • Crypto tax: ‘MiamiCoin’ has made the city $7 million so far, a potential game-changer for revenue collection (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/30/crypto-miamicoin/)
• What Metaverse means as someone who worked at Facebook and now at Coinbase
  • Packy McCormick - Not Boring - Minimally Extractive Meta https://www.notboring.co/p/minimally-extractive-meta
• Why designers are quitting cushy FAANG jobs
• Founders Fund backs Royal, a music marketplace planning to sell song rights as NFTs (https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/26/founders-fund-backs-royal-a-music-marketplace-planning-to-sell-song-rights-as-nfts/)
• Investment-backed crypto publishing platform Mirror.xyz aims to change the way writers connect with their audience (https://gen.xyz/blog/mirrorxyz)
• How to get into Web3 culture
  • People are nice! https://twitter.com/lay2000lbs/status/1436454169351790593?s=21
• Web3 and Crypto jargon breakdown
• Zed Run: https://zed.run/home
  • How to play: https://guide.zed.run/zed-run-guide/
  • Digital Horses Are the Talk of the Crypto World (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/01/style/zed-run-horse-racing.html)
• Axie Infinity
  • Packy McCormick - Not Boring - Infinity Revenue, Infinity Possibilities https://www.notboring.co/p/infinity-revenue-infinity-possibilities
  • Scholarship Philippines: The new play-to-earn craze (https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/axie-infinity-scholarship-philippines-play-201212740.html)

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Jay Chang is the co-Founder of Genopets. The first Move-To-Earn NFT Game on Solana. It started out as a side project that gained a ton of traction and an engaged community. Based on the traction they raised $8MM. Prior to Genopets, Jay was a Product Marketing Manager at Google, working on Flutter. Jay started working in the crypto industry as a Product Marketer for Block.One, the organization behind EOS. A layer one protocol that raised $4B during its ICO in 2018.

In this episode we learn about:

• How Genopets started
• Genopets' vision and goals
• How web3 companies are structured and fundraise
• How to create a successful token launch
• What is Genopets and how do you play?
• Move-to-earn NFT game mechanics
• Why Web3 gaming?
• The benefits of Solana over Ethereum
• How the Genopets Genesis NFT Drop works.

Links

• https://www.genopets.me/
• Twitter: @genopets
• Introducing Genopets
• Genesis Genopet Sale LIVE on Cyber Monday

We're introducing a new series where Will, Lee, and Andrew Learn about Web3. This is a pivotal moment in time where Web3 has exploded and a lot of smart people we know are dropping their careers to transition into Web3. This is a series where we bring friends on to learn about what's happening.

If you liked this episode, you can find more episodes at wld.show!

Will, Lee, and Andrew talk about the crypto series, the show's slack community growing, if Will is going to buy a Bored Ape, starting a fashion series, Andrew's job, VC investing, Cowboy Bebop, how fashion is a microcosm of humanity, and social engineering.

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Dan Chan, has been called the “Millionaires’ Mentalist" and the "Billionaire's magician" by Business Insider. He's  Silicon Valley’s Favorite Magician and his client list is literally an A to Z of the world’s most recognizable companies from Amazon to Zillow. He's performed for Tim Ferriss, Biz Stone, Ev Williams, and many tech founders & billionaires. We talk about growing up in San Francisco, evolving his show, teaching his son magic, crafting your own PR story, and much more.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Dan set and achieved the goal of performing for every Fortune 500 company, "starting with letters from A to Z"
• Magic and mentalism
• Tactics to create and refine your story
• How to create a PR/marketing program
• When to sell and when to just keep people engaged
• Leaning into your own personality when creating a product
• How Dan tailored his shows for digital distribution so he could perform globally
• How Dan creates distinct products and finds new markets
• What Dan asks himself when deciding if he'll take a low paying or new job
• The best place to go to see the most world class magicians

Learn more about Dan and book his shows at:

• https://www.danchanmagic.com/
• https://millionairesmentalist.com/

Read more about Dan:

• Meet Daniel Chan
• I was an early PayPal employee who missed out on becoming a millionaire because I sold my stock too soon after I left
• A day in the life of a 'billionaire's magician,' who's hired to fly around the world and entertain the elite
• Silicon Valley businesses who made their living from tech industry events are suddenly staring at blank calendars and layoffs
• Silicon Valley’s favorite magician reimagines his act in the age of Zoom
• These Airbnb hosts earned more than $15,000 on Thursday after the company let them buy IPO shares

Evan Lai has been deep diving into Web3 and shares how he got started.

Resources Evan has used to learn Web3

• a16z Web3 Youtube Series (https://a16z.com/crypto-startup-school/)
• a16z Future Blog (https://future.a16z.com/)
• Web3 Youtube Channels
  • Coin Bureau (https://www.youtube.com/c/CoinBureau/)
  • Bankless (https://www.youtube.com/c/Bankless)
  • Real Vision Crypto with Raoul Pal (https://www.youtube.com/c/realvisioncrypto)
  • Defiant (https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDefiant)
  • DeFi Dad (http://defidad.com/)
• Mind-blowing Web3 Topics
  • Bored Ape Yacht Club Interview (https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/bayc-bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-interview-1250461/)
  • Bored Ape Yacht Club: The Case for Licensed Commercial Use Rights (https://medium.com/@deconomist/bored-ape-yacht-club-the-case-for-licensed-commercial-use-rights-b1bbd463d189)
  • The Biggest Celebrity NFT Owners in the Bored Ape Yacht Club (https://decrypt.co/86135/biggest-celebrity-nft-owners-bored-ape-yacht-club)
  • DAOs and Friends With Benefits (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/whats-a-dao-why-your-group-chat-could-be-worth-millions.html)
  • Loot Project: the first community owned NFT gaming platform (https://blog.coinbase.com/loot-project-the-first-community-owned-nft-gaming-platform-125fa1d5ffa8)
  • ConstitutionDAO Raises $27M on Eve of Sotheby’s Auction (https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/11/17/constitutiondao-raises-27m-on-eve-of-sothebys-auction-people-could-be-the-reason)
  • Alchemix - The Future Yield Tokenization Protocol (https://alchemix.fi/)
  • Shaan Puri: Metaverse is Not a Thing but a Point in Time (https://twitter.com/shaanvp/status/1454151237650112512)
  • The Metaverse Has Already Arrived. Here’s What That Actually Means (https://time.com/6116826/what-is-the-metaverse/)

We're introducing a new series where Will, Lee, and Andrew Learn about Web3. This is a pivotal moment in time where Web3 has exploded and a lot of smart people we know are dropping their careers to transition into Web3. This is a series where we bring friends on to learn about what's happening.

If you liked this episode, you can find more episodes at wld.show!

Since 2013, Yoshi Luk has been involved in crypto in one way or another. In 2020, Yoshi left his full-time job to explore DeFi. In this episode we learn about:

• What is Web3
• What is DeFi (Decentralized Finance)
  • Compound Protocol (https://compound.finance/)
• What is Yield Farming
• Browser extension wallets
  • Coinbase Wallet Extension (https://wallet.coinbase.com/)
  • Metamask (https://metamask.io/)
• Layer 1 vs Layer 2 blockchain protocols
  • Arbitrum (https://bridge.arbitrum.io/)
  • Optimism (https://www.optimism.io/)
  • Polygon (https://polygon.technology/)
• Machine learning with On Chain Analysis
  • Glassnode (https://glassnode.com/)
• The future of crypto gaming

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Bryan Pham is the cofounder of the Asian Hustle Network. Asian Hustle Network is a community of 150,000+ members dedicated to bringing the Asian community together by giving all the hustlers an opportunity to share their business, network with other professionals, and build powerful connections.

In this episode we discuss:

• The motivations and origins of Asian Hustle network.
• The trials, tribulations, and joys of building a community of 150,000+ members
• How to listen to your community and how the community's needs have shifted through Covid
• Turning a community into a VC backed company
• How AHN is utilizing funding to create a media distribution platform, a company accelerator, and conference to give back to its community.
• How much diversity there is in the Asian American community
• The benefits, detriments, and what it feels like to grow up poor
• The beliefs Bryan had to unlearn to succeed in America
• Why a positive mind set and consistency are the key to sustained growth
• How Bryan optimizes his weeks
• Finding guests, preparing for interviews, and post-production required to grow a podcast

Links for Bryan and Asian Hustle network

• https://asianhustlenetwork.com/
• Spring 2022 AHN Uplifted conference
• AHN marketplace
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/bvpham28/details/experience/

Will, Lee, and Andrew talk about past interviews, crypto, network effects, upcoming interviews and if we'll ever figure out a tagline describing the podcast.

In this episode we discuss:

• Will's north star: continuously learning, being generous.
• Web 3 and its parallels to history
• The history of networks and how all networks eventually monopolize
• What the tagline of the Will, Lee, and Andrew show should be.

Mindy Zhang executive coaching

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindyzh/
• https://www.mindyzhang.com/

Previous podcast guests mentioned:

• #3 Evan Lai: Moved to Korea for love. Came home for Kpop.
• #6 David Duong: Winning in your career when odds are stacked against you.
• #7 Karina Hsieh: Loving Yourself Into Being. Cultivating Self-Love and Compassion
• #16 Mindy Zhang: A High Achiever’s Guide to a Meaningful Life
• #23 Alice Kao: Courageous Leadership. How an Asian American Woman Built a World-Class Rock Climbing Gym

Future podcast guests mentioned:

• #26 Bryan Pham: Amplifying Asian Entrepreneurial Voices Building Asian Hustle Network
• #27  Dan Chan: The Incredible Story of the Billionaire's Magician

Warren Tseng is the COO at RPG Commerce, a multi-brand direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce company based in Singapore. Warren grew up in Los Angeles, and since he was young followed his father's laid out plans for him - studied Electrical Engineering at UCLA, and after picking up his Masters in Bioengineering at UCSD and an MBA from MIT Sloan, Warren went into banking in Hong Kong. He joined a hot young startup in Uber in 2014, and helped the company expand and scale rapidly all over Asia, eventually rising through the ranks to become GM of Singapore. After the sale of Uber to Grab, Warren was recruited by Travis Kalanick to oversee APAC expansion for CloudKitchens. Warning from the doctors that serious health issues were taking hold of his body after a decade of putting his career first, Warren finally decided to take a break to work on his physical and mental health. During this time of reflection and healing, Warren was able to reconcile a lot of interpersonal turmoil and angst, while also redefining his priorities and purpose. 

In this episode we discuss:

• Breaking from the instilled values, goals and expectations that Warren's father set for him at a young age
• Why Warren decided to transition from finance to tech and joined Uber as it was breaking into Asia
• How Warren learned to be resourceful and became a jack of all trades at Uber as he navigated local political pressure, being targeted by the taxi mafia, while doing five jobs at once
• The difference between an individual contributor and a manager and why Warren is better suited as the latter
• Experiencing Uber's growth at all costs mandate and the potential human capital debt risks
• Why Warren was able to thrive and rise through the ranks at Uber, becoming GM of Singapore at a critical time for the company
• How Uber ex-CEO Travis Kalanick convinced Warren to join Travis' new upstart CloudKitchens to oversee APAC expansion
• How health issues forced Warren to hit the reset button, work on his physical as well as mental well-being, reconcile familial relationships, and redefine his priorities
• The importance of finding the right life partner to build and grow together
• Warren's decision to join RPG Commerce as COO, how he thinks about building processes and teams

Bradley Wong grew up in Houston, started stock picking in high school, and started day trading during his last semester at UT Austin. As they say, the rest is history. In the years since, Bradley has taught most of his friends and many professionals to day trade. Today, he shares base financial definitions, his stories and realizations from trading, and how his mind set has continued to evolve.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Bradley started and sustained day trading.
• How human biases make it difficult to succeed long term and day trading
• How Bradley cultivates his mind set in different market conditions to succeed at day trading.
• How Bradley prepared and moved to Brazil to take over his uncle's construction supply company.
• Personal adjustments Bradley had to make, in order to innovate.
• The differences of living and doing  business in  Brazil vs. the US.
• How Bradley diversifies his investments to protect against inflation, and the general approach to diversified investing.