Zima Red

Zima Red

By Andrew SteinwoldBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Zima Red episodes

  • David & Chris - Lit: Decentralized Access Control For The Internet - Zima Red ep 122

    My guests today are David & Chris who are the founders of Lit Protocol. Lit is a decentralized, identity-based encryption and access control protocol. What that means is that they are an access control protocol for the internet.

    On this episode we chat:

    • Why access control is hugely important
    • Why access control needs to be decentralized
    • On-chain identity as a means of access
    • The nearly limitless use cases for Lit
    • What its like being a founder in web3
    • Why now is the perfect time for web3 to go mainstream
    • And even, how to use Lit Protocol to use your Tesla

      • Hope you enjoy this stellar conversation with David & Chris

      https://twitter.com/LitProtocol

      https://twitter.com/davidlsneider

      https://twitter.com/chriscassano

      1 hr 14 min
    • Ado & Yas - Galaxy Fight Club: Metaverse Super Smash Bros - Zima Red ep 121

      My guests today are Ado and Yas who are building Galaxy Fight Club, which is a web3-native, cross-IP PvP game. You can think of it like Super Smash Bros for the metaverse.

      We discuss:

      • The Galaxy Fight Club meta
      • How to balance skill-based gameplay with NFTs
      • Why integrating 3rd party IP is so important
      • Building game logic on or off-chain
      • Earning NFTs through FUN gameplay
      • Play-to-Earn with NFTs instead of tokens

        • And much more

        Please enjoy my conversation with Ado and Yas

        https://twitter.com/GalaxyFight_NFT

        https://twitter.com/adopunch_eth

        https://twitter.com/bizdevelo

        1 hr 10 min
      • Michael Sanders - Skyweaver and Sequence: The Future of Web3 Gaming - Zima Red ep 120

        My guest today is Michael Sanders. Michael is a cofounder of Horizon which is the company behind the game Skyweaver. Skyweaver is free-to-play trading card game that is enhanced by web3

        Michael and I chat:

        • Why trading card games are perfect for web3
        • The skyweaver meta
        • How create sustainable player-owned economies
        • Why implementing non-blockchain based digital items is essential for onboarding the masses
        • Why esports and web3 will be huge
        • How Horizon is building out broader web3 infrastructure - like a wallet and NFT trading protocol
        • And so much more

          • Please enjoy my conversation with Michael

          https://twitter.com/_michaelsanders

          https://twitter.com/0xHorizon

          https://twitter.com/SkyweaverGame

          1 hr 5 min
        • Yury Lifshits - SuperDAO: The “Shopify” for DAOs - Zima Red ep 119

          My guest today is Yury Liftshits. Yury is the founder of SuperDAO which is a platform for creating DAOs and DAO-related infrastructure. Essentially SuperDAO wants to become the one-stop-shop for all things launching, operating and expanding DAOs.

          This episode is crash course in the present and future of DAOs. Yury and I discuss

          • How Yury worked on DAO and web3 based technology before bitcoin existed
          • Which ways DAOs are better than companies and which ways they are not
          • The major painpoints around DAOs
          • How DAOs can co-exist with government regulation
          • How investing is a new form of social connection and tribalism
          • And why we are at the very beginnings of the DAO revolution

            • Please enjoy my conversation with Yury

            https://twitter.com/yurylifshits

            https://twitter.com/Superdao_co

            58 min
          • Baek Kim - Hashed: Growing from $700k to $4 billion in Assets Under Management: Zima Red ep 118

            My guest today is Baek Kim. Baek is a general partner at the web3 investment firm, Hashed.

            If you want a crash course in how to operate one of the top investment firms in web3, then you have to dive into this episode. We chat:

            • How they grew Hashed from $700k to $4b in assets under management
            • Why the best strategy in crypto is buy and hold
            • Building a web3 venture studio
            • Why they are so excited about web3 gaming
            • Why being a multifaceted investment fund is the only way to manage the ever evolving web3 markets
            • The inventive ways they add value to their portfolio companies
            • And so much more

              • Please enjoy my conversation with Baek

              https://twitter.com/baekkyoumkim

              https://twitter.com/HASHED_official

              54 min
            • Paul Kohlhaas - DeSci: The Future of Decentralized Science - Zima Red ep 117

              My guest today is Paul Kohlhaas who is the founder of Molocule as well as a member of VitaDAO and PsyDAO. Molecule is a decentralized biotech protocol that is democratizing biopharma research and development

              This one is going to blow your mind. We chat:

              • How drug development current works
              • The monopolistic nature of drug development
              • The Open Source pharma movement
              • Longevity research DAOs
              • Psychedelics medicine DAOs
              • How the Molecule team is building the future of Decentrlzied Science

                • This episode offers a rare sneak peek into the future of medicine

                Please enjoy my conversation with Paul

                https://twitter.com/paulkhls

                https://twitter.com/molecule_dao

                https://twitter.com/vita_dao

                1 hr 12 min
              • Winston Robson - WeMeta: Virtual Worlds Analytics Platform - Zima Red ep 116

                My guest today is Winston Robson who is the flounder of WeMeta. WeMeta is a virtual land marketplace that has a deep focus on data and analytics.

                Winston and I chat about:

                • How data science can be used for NFT alpha
                • How virtual worlds will survive and thrive on engagement
                • How discoverability drives value
                • How NFTs are access points that enable open-ended functionality
                • How early we are and what potential these platforms have

                  • A deep dive into the virtual worlds we will soon be inhabiting. Please enjoy my conversation with Winston.

                  https://twitter.com/gumdropsteve

                  https://twitter.com/WeMetaTweets

                  1 hr 4 min
                • Greg Isenberg - Late Checkout: The Berkshire Hathaway Of Community-Based Products - Zima Red ep 115

                  My guest today is Greg Isenberg who is the founder of Late Checkout which is a product studio, design agency and fund.

                  On this episode you hear us chat about:

                  • Gregs background founding and selling multiple companies
                  • Why community-based businesses are the best
                  • Why people connect with IP, brands and characters
                  • How to build a great product
                  • Why design is ultra important in web3
                  • How Late Checkout is the Berkshire Hathaway of community-based products
                  • And more

                    • An awesome conversation that spans multiple different categories & topics

                    Please enjoy my conversation with Greg

                    https://twitter.com/gregisenberg

                    https://twitter.com/latecheckoutplz

                    52 min
                  • Dilip Das - High Frequency Trader Turned Web3 Builder - Zima Red ep 114

                    My guest today is Dillip Das who is a former high frequency trader who is now building something new in web3.

                    On this episode we chat about:

                    • Dilips insane background playing poker, being a high frequency trader, working with Jed McCaleb at Stellar (For those who dont know, Jed is founder of Mt Gox and Ripple)
                    • Market structure and how to generate an edge
                    • Algorithmic NFT trading
                    • How web3 games will have to battle against advanced bots
                    • How NFTs are the “real estate” of the metaverse
                    • The potential for NFT lending markets

                      • For all those that want to learn about market structure, alpha, HFT and more

                      Please enjoy my conversation with Dilip

                      https://twitter.com/ddasattack

                      1 hr 43 min
                    • Eric Golden - Transitioning From Billion Dollar TradFi Investments to Web3 - Zima Red ep 113

                      My guest today is Eric Golden. Eric was at Fidelity for 16 years and has recently jumped full-time into web3 - Eric has a wealth of experience from Fidelity - starting as an intern, working up to portfolio manager, and even being able to launch his own busines within Fidelity which became a huge success. Eric is also the host of the amazing podcast web3 breakdowns which is part of Patrick O'Shaughnessy media network Colossus.

                      On this episode we dive into:

                      • How he fell down the web3 rabbithole
                      • How he grew his Fidelity business from $0 dollars to having $18b under management
                      • The traditional asset manger business and how it works
                      • Hosting the web3 breakdowns podcast
                      • Why crypto is so alpha rich
                      • How the crypto markets experiences full boom and bust cycles in condensed timelines
                      • US securities laws and how they can co-exist
                      • And so much more

                        • If you want to learn from an expert in asset management and how web3 will change the future of finance, then this is the episode for you

                        Please enjoy my conversation with Eric

                        https://twitter.com/ericgoldenx

                        https://twitter.com/web3breakdowns?lang=en

                        1 hr 7 min

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