Zima Red

Zima Red

By Andrew SteinwoldBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Zima Red episodes

  • Dan Nissanoff - Game of Silks: Bringing Thoroughbred Horse Racing To Web3 - Zima Red ep 131

    My guest today is Dan Nissanoff who is the founder of Game of Silks, aka Silks. Silks is a fantasy thoroughbred horse racing game that allows you to buy, trade, breed and race virtual horses that mirror the actual performance of real horses.

    Dan and I discuss:

    • The Kentucky Derby
    • The billion dollar horse racing industry
    • The fantasy sports industry
    • How Silks economy mirrors the IRL world
    • Taking care of your virtual horse
    • Silks avatars as the gateway into the Silks metaverse
    • And so much more

      • Hope you enjoy this stellar conversation with Dan.

      https://twitter.com/dan_nissanoff

      https://twitter.com/GameofSilks

      1 hr 12 min
    • Nick Kokonas - Trader, Michelin Restaurateur, Tech Founder With A $400m Exit - Zima Red 130

      My guest today is Nick Kokonas. Nick is a modern day Renaissance man: formerly a successful trader, he is the founder of multiple Michelin star restaurants and also a tech founder, having recently sold his startup for $400m.

      On this episode we discuss:

      • His incredible success as a trader
      • Creating multiple Michelin star restaurants
      • Starting a tech company
      • Selling his company to Squarespace
      • His thoughts on crypto
      • How NFTs will change the world
      • And so much more

        • This is one you do not want to miss. Please enjoy my conversation with Nick

        https://twitter.com/nickkokonas

        1 hr 2 min
      • Foobar - Web3 Polymath: Investing, Building, Learning, Teaching - Zima Red ep 129

        My guest today is Foobar. Foobar is a polymath and involved with all aspects of web3. Building, investing, learning, teaching, he has an incredible mind that has thoughtful views that we explore thoroughly on this episode.

        We discuss:

        • Building games
        • Machine learning and NFTs
        • Investing and building in web3
        • How non-fungible and fungible tokens are merging
        • The psychology around investing in web3
        • Thoughts on the current bear market
        • The collapse of terra & luna
        • What he is currently building
        • His newsletter
        • And much more

          • Please enjoy this incredible conversation with Foobar.

          https://twitter.com/0xfoobar

          https://0xfoobar.substack.com/

          1 hr 9 min
        • Jiran - Playing The Great Crypto Game: Investing, Building & Exploring Web3 - Zima Red ep 128

          My guest today is Jiran. Jiran is an active trader, investor and explorer of all things web3.

          On this episode we chat:

          • How web3 is currently all one giant metagame
          • How tribalism impacts NFT prices
          • The blockchain as the ultimate information & investing tool
          • NFTs as historical artifcats
          • On-Chain analysis - what it is and how to use it
          • Why understanding people generates the most alpha

            • And so much more

            Pleas enjoy my conversation with Jiran

            https://twitter.com/Jiran_z

            1 hr 4 min
          • Tim Schuermer - Gallop: The Ultimate Tool for NFT Data - Zima Red ep 127

            My guest today is Tim Schuermer who is a co-founder of Gallop. Gallop has created a set of developer tools that expand the utility of NFTs. These tools are built for all developers, creators and investors, active in the NFT space.

            On this episode we discuss:

            • The current state of NFT data
            • Why aggregating data for NFTs is so difficult
            • Why a product like Gallop needs to exist
            • How NFT data can be used to create advanced financial products
            • The multifaceted utility of NFTs
            • How we early we are in the financial NFT revolution
            • And so much more

              • Please enjoy my conversation with Tim

              https://twitter.com/TimSchuermer

              https://twitter.com/higallop

              53 min
            • Charles & Zunk - Nifty Island: Game World Empowering Creators & Gamers - Zima Red ep 126

              My guests today are Charles & Zunk the co-founders of Nifty Island. Nifty Island is an open, social game world powered by web3.

              On this episode we chat:

              • Their progress since the last time they were on the podcast 1 year ago
              • Why gaming is essential for virtual worlds
              • Remixing NFTs and other assets
              • Importance of User generated content
              • What role curation and building play in Nifty Island
              • Why giving users objectives is key for virtual world adoption
              • And so much more

                • Please enjoy my conversation with Charles & Zunk

                https://twitter.com/Nifty_Island

                https://twitter.com/charl3svii

                https://twitter.com/ZunkZunkZunk

                1 hr 11 min
              • Kevin Beauregard - Atmos: Bringing Sports Into The Metaverse - Zima Red ep 125

                My guest today is Kevin Beauregard. Kevin is the founder of Atmos which an upcoming game universe that combines sports, lore, and crypto-economics to create engaging and competitive virtual experience

                On this episode we chat:

                • Being a crypto founder in 2013
                • Attempting to build a fantasy NFT basketball game in 2019
                • Sports as the ultimate trojan horse to crypto mass adoption
                • Balancing skill-base gameplay with crypto economics
                • Creating a competitive game combined with virtual world
                • Atmos initial core game loops of Mining - FGabricating - Racing
                • And so much more

                  • I had a blast on this one so I hope you enjoy my conversation with Kevin

                  https://twitter.com/KevinBeauregard

                  https://twitter.com/AtmosXYZ

                  1 hr 1 min
                • Max Weber - Chainmonsters: The Next Gen Web3 Pokemon? - Zima Red ep 124

                  My guest today is Max Weber. Max is the founder of Chainmonsters which is a free-to-play monster taming MMO-RPG with a player-driven economy.

                  On this episode we discuss:

                  • Falling in love with game design from an early age
                  • Prototyping an NFT game in January 2018
                  • Self funding development and kickstarter
                  • Building on the Flow blockchain
                  • Creating a social interaction through PVP, collecting and crafting
                  • The core game loops of chainmonsters
                  • And why I call Chainmonsters a hybrid between Pokemon, Minecraft, and Animal Crossing

                    • Please enjoy my conversation with Max

                    https://twitter.com/CineTekDev

                    https://twitter.com/ChainMonsters

                    1 hr 32 min
                  • Mack Flavelle - Creating CryptoKitties & Pushing NFTs Forward - Zima Red ep 123

                    My guest today is Mack Flavelle. Mack is the founder of Big Head Club which is an NFT production studio. Mack was also on the Axiom Zen team which was the company that created CryptoKitties and the company that eventually became Dapper Labs.

                    Our conversation has it all, we discuss:

                    • How the ERC721 standard was created
                    • The ideation and launch of CryptoKitties
                    • The creation of Dapper Labs
                    • His NFT production studio Big Head Club
                    • How the Oni Ronin NFTs are pushing the boundaries
                    • The issues with the NFT space
                    • Why he is not a huge fan of Play-to-Earn
                    • And so much more

                      • An awesome conversation with someone who is not afraid to speak their mind!

                      Please enjoy my conversation with Mack

                      https://twitter.com/bigheadmack

                      https://twitter.com/bigheadhq

                      1 hr 39 min

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