#064: Nostalgic for the future with Nic Hodges
Uncommon
English - May 01, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMarketing Business Entrepreneurship interview show neuralle melbourne interview self improvement melbourne podcast business uncommon neuralle uncommon podcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Nic Hodges (
@nichodges
) is the Founder of Blonde3 & Robot Deputy, and former Head of Innovation for media brands such as Foxtel, NewsCorp & MediaCom.
Noted for his tagline “nostalgic for the future”, Nic has also been dubbed a polymath by a few former guests, including the man who made our introduction,
Steve Sammartino.
You’ll notice in multiple interviews my fascination with media and how it can be used for challenging the stories we believe as a society, with technology’s ability to rapidly expand that potential, and with psychology’s skill at reading our mental nature. I see Nic as being uniquely at the intersection of those points here in Australia, and a fascinating individual you should be keeping tabs on.
This was a pretty meaty episode covering media, technology, blockchains and more, including:
$10k pizza, bitcoin and blockchain
How he got started in media
Media mechanics
Rejection of comfort and social media
Social media: the next tobacco
The state and future of mass media
How blockchain relates to media
Incentives in digital interactions
The future of crypto and bitcoin
The one constant in media
Shownotes
00:52 - Introduction
03:37 - $10k pizza, bitcoin and blockchain
08:10 - His background
09:10 - How he got started in media
12:42 - His interest in media and mechanics
16:20 - Lessons learnt from parents
17:43 - Brian Eno, Orbiting the Giant Hairball
22:12 - Rejection of comfort and social media
28:35 - Social media: the next tobacco
33:11 - Regulation & liability of social media
39:42 - Platforms he uses
41:31 - The state and future of mass media
48:10 - History of media
52:48 - Blockchain and a 51% attack
56:39 - How blockchain relates to media
01:01:56 - Paid-for media content and distribution
01:08:43 - Incentives in digital interactions
01:10:45 - The future of crypto and bitcoin
01:13:46 - His creative process
01:16:09 - Leaders he respects/disapproves of
01:21:06 - The one constant in media
01:22:34 - Benjamin Franklin Biography
01:25:26 - His daily routine and checklist
01:27:59 - How he would spend $100 million in Media-tech
01:29:13 - Best purchase under $200
01:30:25 - Most influential book
01:31:32 - What seems obvious to him but not to others
01:33:15 - Where he would put a billboard
Links
Nic on
Twitter
,
Blonde3,
Robot Deputy
Similar eps:
#021: Steve Sammartino
|
#061: Kristofor Lawson
Orbiting the Giant Hairball
, by Gordon MacKenzie
Benjamin Franklin
, by Walter Isaacson
Play it Again
, by
Alan Rusbridger
Finite and Infinite Games
, by James Carse
<p>Nic Hodges (<a href="#">@nichodges</a>) is the Founder of Blonde3 & Robot Deputy, and former Head of Innovation for media brands such as Foxtel, NewsCorp & MediaCom.</p><p>Noted for his tagline “nostalgic for the future”, Nic has also been dubbed a polymath by a few former guests, including the man who made our introduction, <a href="#">Steve Sammartino.</a></p><p>You’ll notice in multiple interviews my fascination with media and how it can be used for challenging the stories we believe as a society, with technology’s ability to rapidly expand that potential, and with psychology’s skill at reading our mental nature. I see Nic as being uniquely at the intersection of those points here in Australia, and a fascinating individual you should be keeping tabs on.</p><p>This was a pretty meaty episode covering media, technology, blockchains and more, including:</p><ul><li>$10k pizza, bitcoin and blockchain</li><li>How he got started in media</li><li>Media mechanics</li><li>Rejection of comfort and social media</li><li>Social media: the next tobacco</li><li>The state and future of mass media</li><li>How blockchain relates to media</li><li>Incentives in digital interactions</li><li>The future of crypto and bitcoin</li><li>The one constant in media</li></ul>
Shownotes
00:52 - Introduction 03:37 - $10k pizza, bitcoin and blockchain 08:10 - His background 09:10 - How he got started in media 12:42 - His interest in media and mechanics 16:20 - Lessons learnt from parents 17:43 - Brian Eno, Orbiting the Giant Hairball 22:12 - Rejection of comfort and social media 28:35 - Social media: the next tobacco 33:11 - Regulation & liability of social media 39:42 - Platforms he uses 41:31 - The state and future of mass media 48:10 - History of media 52:48 - Blockchain and a 51% attack 56:39 - How blockchain relates to media 01:01:56 - Paid-for media content and distribution 01:08:43 - Incentives in digital interactions 01:10:45 - The future of crypto and bitcoin 01:13:46 - His creative process 01:16:09 - Leaders he respects/disapproves of 01:21:06 - The one constant in media 01:22:34 - Benjamin Franklin Biography 01:25:26 - His daily routine and checklist 01:27:59 - How he would spend $100 million in Media-tech 01:29:13 - Best purchase under $200 01:30:25 - Most influential book 01:31:32 - What seems obvious to him but not to others 01:33:15 - Where he would put a billboard
Links
Nic on Twitter, Blonde3, Robot DeputySimilar eps: #021: Steve Sammartino | #061: Kristofor LawsonMediaComNews CorpM&C SaatchiBrian EnoOrbiting the Giant Hairball, by Gordon MacKenzieDuckDuckGo Benjamin Franklin, by Walter IsaacsonFugger Rothschild familyBlockchainProof-of-stakeDFINITYTime Well SpentCharlie MungerGary VaynerchukEmily BellPlay it Again, by Alan RusbridgerClay ShirkyGiveWellAgainst Malaria FoundationFinite and Infinite Games, by James Carse