Viewpoints

Welcome to the seventh episode of Viewpoints, the virtual podcast where we talk to the founders, entrepreneurs and investors who are building the category defining companies of the Metaverse. Your Viewpoints hosts are Dave Haynes and Petri Rajahalme.  In Episode #7 we talk to Orla Harris who co-founded SideQuest with her husband Shane. We hear about SideQuest's journey from humble beginnings to growing a engaged community of over 1m active users who visit to look for the newest VR content. We also hear about SideQuest's fundraising journey and why Orla thinks now is a great time to be a VR developer.

Full video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j02lv4TmUrY

Welcome to the sixth episode of Viewpoints, the virtual podcast where we talk to the founders, entrepreneurs and investors who are building the category defining companies of the Metaverse. Your Viewpoints hosts are Dave Haynes and Petri Rajahalme. In Episode #6 we talk to Ryan Mullins, founder of Aglet and Ben Cousens, Principal at Lakestar Ventures.

Full video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j02lv4TmUrY

Welcome to the fifth episode of Viewpoints, the virtual podcast where we talk to the founders, entrepreneurs and investors who are building the category defining companies of the Metaverse. Your Viewpoints hosts are Dave Haynes and Petri Rajahalme.

In Episode #5 we talk to Uhro Konttori, co-founder of Varjo, just as they announce the launch of their new Varjo Reality Cloud, that makes teleportation and real-time reality sharing possible for the first time. We're joined by Ted Persson from EQT Ventures, an early investor in Varjo. 

Topics covered include: how and why Varjo got started as a company, why EQT Ventures joined as an early investor, EQT's view on XR and other investments in the space including Vectary, key use cases for Varjo's existing mixed reality headsets including training and design, Ted's thoughts on the opportunities that exist in the Metaverse, the vision for Varjo's Reality cloud and how it fits with the enterprise Metaverse.

Full video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4Nrs0lrcaiw

Welcome to the fourth episode of Viewpoints, the virtual podcast where we talk to the founders, entrepreneurs and investors who are building the category defining companies of the Metaverse. Your Viewpoint hosts are Dave Haynes and Petri Rajahalme.

In Episode #4 we talk with our guests Ryan Gill, the CEO of Crucible and Jamie Burke, founder of Outlier Ventures. Our general discussion revolves around how Ryan and Jamie view the oncoming Metaverse. What is it? Why they both believe it should be both open and decentralized? And how this fits in with Web 3.0 and the work Outlier does in blockchain, crypto and de-fi. We also touch upon NFT's, 'Direct To Avatar' and Metaverse-first brands.

Full video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/h6Kot_-RrpM

Welcome to the second episode of Viewpoints, the virtual podcast where we talk to the founders, entrepreneurs and investors who are building the category defining companies of the Metaverse. Your Viewpoint hosts are Dave Haynes and Petri Rajahalme.

In Episode #2 we have as our guests Alban Denoyel, the CEO and co-founder of Sketchfab and Greg Castle from Anorak Ventures, early investor in Oculus, Sketchfab and many more excellent startups. We discuss the origins story of the Sketchfab platform, how it has become the centre of gravity for both creators and consumers of 3D, as well as everything from the current buzz around NFT's to how 3D is eating the world. Please note this is an audio only version of the video podcast.

Full video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vPihuJYlS2w

Welcome to the second episode of Viewpoints, the virtual podcast where we talk to the founders, entrepreneurs and investors who are building the category defining companies in the Metaverse. Your Viewpoint hosts are Dave Haynes and Petri Rajahalme. 

In Episode #2 we discuss the topics of mixed reality and gaming with Dr Doom (LIV) and Spike Laurie (Hiro Capital). Please note this is an audio only version of the video podcast.

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Welcome to the first episode of Viewpoints, the virtual podcast where we talk to the founders, entrepreneurs and investors who are building the category defining companies of the Metaverse. Your Viewpoint hosts are Dave Haynes and Petri Rajahalme.  

In Episode #1 we discuss the topic of 'Virtual Social' with Shawn Whiting (Rec Room) and Tipatat Chennavasin (The Venture Reality Fund). Please note this is an audio only version of the video podcast. 

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