Web3 w/ Me

My guest today is Austin Hambleton, host of Fomoverse Radio. Austin Hambelton is a car salesman in Colorado Springs. He enjoys buying jpegs & laying sax emojis down in the f channel. Our conversation is very Pak-heavy as Pak’s Fomoverse is what brought us together and both of our favorite artist.

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My guest today is Giuseppe Stuto (https://twitter.com/gstuto). He is the first US-born member of his family who was from Italy. He is a deep technical thinker who does a great job of using analogies to explain his outlook on investing in Web3. He founded his first company fresh out of college, and sold it to DraftKings a few years later. Giuseppe started angel investing while at DraftKings, and ultimately partnered up to form 186ventures. He plays on his unique technical experience as a founder to help provide a value add to his portfolio companies. We go deep on the potential for Web3 infrastructure and developer tools. 

Show Notes:

The founding story of 186 ventures (https://www.186ventures.com) 

Learning through failures as a startup founder

The limitations of a value-add VC

Strategic vs Institutional Investors

How builders fleeing and corporates not following through on blockchain/distributed ledger initiatives in 2020 initially turned Giuseppe off of Web3. Then the signals that lead him back in. 

Macro problems holding back growth on a global scale, and how Web3 can help

Decentralization exists on a spectrum, and we need to respect that

4 quadrant of Web3 Companies - (1) Asset Innovation; (2) Liquidity Solutions; (3) Decentralized B2B/B2C-ownership of fractionalized data; (4) Developer Tool and Infrastructure

Current state of developer tools in Web3 and @Alchemy (https://twitter.com/AlchemyPlatform) 

 What is Web2.5?

Using public market sentiment and regulatory environment to gauge success

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My guest today is Jameson, known as @FriendlyJameson (https://twitter.com/friendlyjameson)  and viewed as his moonbird in the verse. Jameson started in music, then became an ecommerce founder, and ultimately landed in Web3 because of an innate desire to be early in a market cycle.  We discuss how Jameson learns, his models for approaching NFTs and even the origin of my pseudonym as part of a bigger discussion on reputational risk. 

Show Notes:

How the My First Million Podcast introduced Jameson to NFTs

Jameson’s first piece of art on NiftyGateway - Trevor Jones - which he still owns

Early days of NG trading was not gas wars, but click wars

Early accountability tactics for avoiding feeling he was spending monopoly

https://twitter.com/jumpmanft/status/1541545221959196672 

Jameson’s learning style, experiential

The role of free education in Web3 - https://www.saylor.org/ 

Misalignment of incentives for our political leaders vs educators

https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Kuan-Yew-Insights-international/dp/0262019124 

Balaji’s new book The Network State https://open.spotify.com/episode/6eRkkusvlcrW4SjAKe1cef?si=9Ob2r-u6R3uBeS-oX0zjog 

Overwhelming nature of Web3 and avoiding #burnout during max #fomo - https://twitter.com/friendlyjameson/status/1527843037405401090 

UGG culture in US vs AUS

Describing Web3 to boomers, foreshadowing a future Web3 w/ Me

What matters in #Crypto and #NFT when we are not in a bubble in complete euphoria?

Reputational Risk - balancing your pseudonymous/anonymous with your IRL personality

The origin of my pseudonym OffEdge - https://hangingofftheedge.medium.com/ 

Jameson’s view for the future of Web3 as the technology that makes it so unique becomes more ubiquitous

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My guest today is Creigh (https://twitter.com/CrayCreigh), known as Cray Creigh or Dr. Nifty in the verse. He is a thought-leader, community builder, and top-notch trader in the NFT space. He is best known for identifying many top-tier projects early in their life cycles, including Punks, BAYC, Cyberkongz, Cool Cats, Doodles, Proof, and more. He currently leads the Block Party Labs community, and is involved with several others. His role models in the space include Kevin Rose (Proof), Tim Ferriss, and Zeneca (ZenAcademy). He has done this while being a full-time active duty service member living overseas. 

He intends to build out his community and fortify his place in the NFT elite. Creigh welcomes all to join him in his quest for NFT and crypto success.

We discuss all of this and more including:

Creigh’s intro to Web3 and the role of #videogames as a precursor for understanding Web3, leveraging interest in finance and education to start participating and onboarding friends

• Bitcoin white paper
• Ethereum white paper

Danger of #FOMO and #aping into buys in crypto and NFTs

NFTs in early 2021 driving Creigh to become a serious market participant and started Block Party Labs in 2021. https://blockpartylabs.io/ 

Defining Web3 and how to onboard only serious participants

What is Block Party Labs? The importance of maintaining small discords to have better conversations.

The alpha of early in Cyberkongz (https://twitter.com/CyberKongz) and Proof currently (https://twitter.com/proof_xyz)

Creigh’s journey as a collector, Flipping way up in Bored Apes ( https://twitter.com/BoredApeYC) and ultimately holding

Opportunities in #PFPs and #GenerativeArt by listening to podcasts, reading substacks and staying disciplined

• https://www.proof.xyz/ 
• https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/ 
• https://twitter.com/mattandrizzshow 
• https://twitter.com/doodles 
• https://twitter.com/artblocks_io 
• https://twitter.com/tylerxhobbs 

Mental model for identifying blue chips

• Who is the creator? Preferably indy over famous 
• Does he actually like the art? This is key for longterm hold
• Does the community have fervor and staying power?

Approach to the #bearmarket - psychological gut check for your portfolio allocation and patience

Following the Bankless (https://twitter.com/BanklessHQ) model of getting through the bear market and getting into #buidl mode

• https://www.freecodecamp.org/ 
• ​​https://www.coursera.org/learn/blockchain-business-models/home/week/1 

Tokenization of everything especially degrees and things associated with identity

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My guest today is Brian Christensen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/iambrianchristensen/), who is the founder of Blockcities in the verse. Brian is a multidisciplinary creator working to bring about a brighter, more sustainable future using blockchain technology. Brian's background encompasses over a decade of experience investing in real estate, with additional disciplines in product development, software development, and data aggregation.

The Blockcities platform is a bridge between digital and physical worlds, where users are able to bring concepts into physical form through a process of Voting, Reservation and Investment into tokenized assets.

https://blockcities.com/

https://blockcities.com/virtualearth/

https://www.instagram.com/myblockcities/

https://www.facebook.com/Blockcities/

https://twitter.com/myblockcities

We discuss:

A revelation Brian couldn’t unsee in 2007 leading to him purchasing property with the intent to leverage collective intelligence, just as #ETH was founded. 

How and why we need to completely rethink the way cities and societies are designed and formed through Blockcities and others - 

https://joinseeds.earth/

https://hypha.earth/

https://www.blockchains.com/

https://flyranch.burningman.org/

https://landartgenerator.org/

#Web3 defined by practical application - recognizing identity as sovereign to regain control of our data; decentralization; and how far we have to go find the really powerful applications

Coinbase earn-to-learn and bitcoin cashapp as good ways to intro folks to crypto.

The power of #blockchain and #smartcontract enabling artists to realize more value for their creations especially in the unique way of creating a physical, #IRL objects or developments.

Who are the stakeholders in Blockcities and how can anyone participate? From buying NFTs in their virtual world to submitting proposals for developments in the physical world. Beta release coming SOON after 4+ years in development. 

How leveraging construction templates with modular construction will enable people to realize their creations through Blockcities.

Combining capital stacks to fund real estate development for the first time

Using native Blockcities token $BLKCT to incentivize referrals who can participate in various aspects of the project

Current companies trying to tackle securitizing and transacting with tokens, both fungible and NFT. Propy (https://twitter.com/PropyInc) Securitize (https://twitter.com/Securitize)  

The intersection between #profitability, #sustainability and #creativity

The power of a Special Purpose Vehicle or SPV to fund real change in the way we build more cities.

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My guest today is Ryland Aldrich (https://twitter.com/RylandAldrich), or IAmRyland.eth in the verse. He is a filmmaker with over a decade of experience as a producer of feature films, series, and podcast projects. He is an avid collector of digital art and a web3 evangelist. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Ryland currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son.

The 3 types of NFT persons - Trader, Investor and Collector

The lack of diversity in the space and the way forward

How we tackled NFT.NYC 2022 and the impact of the Deadfellaz (https://twitter.com/Deadfellaz) party

The bear market

6529, 6529, 6529 and their infinite wisdom - https://twitter.com/punk6529

Religion as a meme - meme as a unit of societal measurement; memes provide shared culture because of shared beliefs

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Gavin Shapiro is a digital artist whose ultimate goal is to produce work that makes you smile, and these days he aims to do that by making vibrant, surrealist 3D animation that doesn’t take itself too seriously but still retains a high level of quality. He's lived in New York, Osaka and Paris, working on a large variety of projects including tv shows, commercials, outdoor displays, large-format stage visuals, and animations for casino games.

His personal work, released under the name “shapiro500,” has been used as visuals at music festivals and concerts all over the world, and has been shown on digital billboards as part of art exhibitions in New York City, Paris and Tokyo. His animations have accumulated hundreds of millions of views across Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Giphy, and have been sold as #NFTs on Nifty Gateway and SuperRare since mid-2020.

The socials for Web3, starting an Instagram before Twitter. What are the differences? Twitter as a conversation versus Instagram as a gallery.

The Social Dilemma - https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/ 

Beware of online filter bubbles Ted Talk (2014) - https://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles

Gavin trying to buy bitcoin at $400 while in Japan, but couldn’t figure it out in 2013.

Japan’s influence on Gavin’s work, and how our mutual friend and previous guest Josh (@Awheck) lived there.

The evolution of his work form penguins to flamingos back to penguins.

Bonding over marathons, with very different experiences. 

The different types of animation: 3D rendering; 2d animation (Deekay); type animation

One of Gavin’s early creations that is highly addictive, a game called Squares 2 - https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/squares2 

Finding royalty free music on Audiojungle for NFTs - https://audiojungle.net/ 

How Beeple (indirectly) taught Gavin in his early years - https://www.beeple-crap.com/ 

Onboarding my mentor AwHeck(Josh) and JackMa https://twitter.com/jackmaschka 

The PFP from him and a collection made with love. https://opensea.io/collection/cryptobeanz

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My guest today is TJ, or @GopherTJ in the verse. He is a NFT degen and full-time participant in Web3. We discuss:

TJ’s core principles when investing in an NFT project. Our personal founding story in The Block Party Discord https://twitter.com/CrayCreigh and https://twitter.com/blockpartylabs 

Talked about Real Estate as example for describing Web3 - https://twitter.com/PropyInc 

Unique Projects in Notorious Frogs https://twitter.com/Frogland_io 

Shout out to ShortsHoward https://twitter.com/ShortsHoward 

IRL bridge and non-profit in the NFT space - https://twitter.com/happygoatorg

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My guest today is Omar Abdallah, you can find  him on IG:@theweb3lawyer and Twitter: https://twitter.com/omarjabdallah. Omar is a lawyer at the Rose Law Group. Rose Law Group was the first law firm to accept #BTC in 2012, and facilitated the first marriage in the #metaverse. In many ways Omar is an entrepreneur at law, and is currently building out a fully integrated #Web3 practice with a full time metaverse architect and #blockchain developer. 

https://www.roselawgroup.com/areas-of-practice/web3/

We also discuss:

#DAO - https://twitter.com/CityDAO; https://twitter.com/VectorDAO  

https://www.matthewball.vc/metaversebook

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Chris is a web3 community artist, who co-creates with his community making work that is Open, Curious and playful.

More from ChrisCoCreated…

https://www.chriscocreated.xyz

https://twitter.com/ChrisCoCreated

Show Notes:

Cong - Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant on The Tim Ferriss Show

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3U4wMKyvMUhB83qf8FaA3I?si=2BjHJWVRSU67S7L4-r

balaji on Tim Ferriss

https://open.spotify.com/episode/68P6xKEafwR00xOF11CUif?si=5yRBBZ7uQ52ooHJOx2y20A

Manifold (https://www.manifold.xyz)

richerd (https://twitter.com/richerd)

yungwknd (https://twitter.com/yungwknd)

Nouns - https://nouns.wtf/

Philosophical Foxes - https://www.philosophicalfoxes.com/

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