Zima Red
178 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -Exploring the metaverse - Crypto, web3, NFTs, AR, VR, AI
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Erick “Snowfro” - OG of OGs Turned Founder of Generative Art Platform - Zima Red ep 59
June 23, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBMy guest today is Erick, also referred to as Snowfro. Erick has been around since the very early days of the NFT ecosystem. Way before Cryptokitties, Erick was picking up CryptoPunks back when only a handful of people around the world knew about them. Erick has turned his passion for NFTs into a full blown career as the founder of the generative art platform Artblocks An amazing story teller, it was inspiring to hear all the details from the early days and incredible to see the evolution ...
Erick “Snowfro” - OG of OGs Turned Founder of Generative Art Platform - Zima Red ep 60
June 23, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBMy guest today is Erick, also referred to as Snowfro. Erick has been around since the very early days of the NFT ecosystem. Way before Cryptokitties, Erick was picking up CryptoPunks back when only a handful of people around the world knew about them. Erick has turned his passion for NFTs into a full blown career as the founder of the generative art platform Artblocks An amazing story teller, it was inspiring to hear all the details from the early days and incredible to see the evolution ...
Ryan Gill - Blueprints For The Open Metaverse - Zima Red ep 58
June 21, 2021 15:05 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MBMy guest today is Ryan Gill. Ryan is the co-founder of Crucible which is a protocol for self-sovereign identity. What that means is that Ryan is building a secure, portable digital identity that we will be using in the metaverse and broader internet. During our conversation we touch upon his background, the trillion dollar avatar economy, DAOs and of course, the metaverse. Ryan oozes authenticity in his mission for building Crucible, during our conversation you can tell that the open meta...
Ryan Gill - Blueprints For The Open Metaverse - Zima Red ep 59
June 21, 2021 15:05 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MBMy guest today is Ryan Gill. Ryan is the co-founder of Crucible which is a protocol for self-sovereign identity. What that means is that Ryan is building a secure, portable digital identity that we will be using in the metaverse and broader internet. During our conversation we touch upon his background, the trillion dollar avatar economy, DAOs and of course, the metaverse. Ryan oozes authenticity in his mission for building Crucible, during our conversation you can tell that the open meta...
Nate Alex - OG NFT Collector Turned Creator And Creator - Zima Red ep 58
June 17, 2021 16:05 - 1 hour - 114 MBMy guest today is Nate Alex. Nate is the definition of an NFT OG having been around since the early days of CryptoKitties. Today he is the co-founder of the NFT development studio NFT42 which is incredible because he started out in the space with a mere .1 ETH. Not only a founder, Nate has always been a voracious tinkerer and builder, having created NFT projects like ChainFaces, Squigly WTF and more. It is incredible to hear Nates story as it shows that hard work and dedication really pays...
Nate Alex - OG NFT Collector Turned Creator And Creator - Zima Red ep 57
June 17, 2021 16:05 - 1 hour - 114 MBMy guest today is Nate Alex. Nate is the definition of an NFT OG having been around since the early days of CryptoKitties. Today he is the co-founder of the NFT development studio NFT42 which is incredible because he started out in the space with a mere .1 ETH. Not only a founder, Nate has always been a voracious tinkerer and builder, having created NFT projects like ChainFaces, Squigly WTF and more. It is incredible to hear Nates story as it shows that hard work and dedication really pays...
Brendan Cooper - NFT Lessons - Learned From 60 Years Of Experience - Zima Red ep 57
June 15, 2021 17:27 - 1 hour - 105 MBMy guest today is Brendan Cooper. Brendan is the Director of blockchain and NFTs at Panini America. Panini is one of the oldest collectible companies in the world and considered one of the top companies in the space with licenses from the NBA, NFL, FIFA, and more than 300 others. Our conversations not only covers how Panini is thinking about the NFT space but also what their plans are. It is also amazing to hear insights from Brendan about the collectibles industry because much of the learn...
Brendan Cooper - NFT Lessons - Learned From 60 Years Of Experience - Zima Red ep 56
June 15, 2021 17:27 - 1 hour - 105 MBMy guest today is Brendan Cooper. Brendan is the Director of blockchain and NFTs at Panini America. Panini is one of the oldest collectible companies in the world and considered one of the top companies in the space with licenses from the NBA, NFL, FIFA, and more than 300 others. Our conversations not only covers how Panini is thinking about the NFT space but also what their plans are. It is also amazing to hear insights from Brendan about the collectibles industry because much of the learn...
Gmoney - Investing and Trading In The NFT Markets - Zima Red ep 55
April 13, 2021 14:41 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBMy guest today is Gmoney. Gmoney is an investor, trader and growing voice in the NFT ecosystem. Coming from the world of traditional finance, Gmoney brings a wealth of market knowledge into the emergent asset class of NFTs. Everything from spotting trends early to market psychology has helped him navigate this space extremely effectively We discuss everything markets like the NFT bubble, how big will the bubble get, why NFTs are going mainstream, what the next big wave is. This is an epis...
Gmoney - Investing and Trading In The NFT Markets - Zima Red ep 56
April 13, 2021 14:41 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBMy guest today is Gmoney. Gmoney is an investor, trader and growing voice in the NFT ecosystem. Coming from the world of traditional finance, Gmoney brings a wealth of market knowledge into the emergent asset class of NFTs. Everything from spotting trends early to market psychology has helped him navigate this space extremely effectively We discuss everything markets like the NFT bubble, how big will the bubble get, why NFTs are going mainstream, what the next big wave is. This is an epis...
Bitcoin Benny - Building The Crypto-Native Venture Studio - Zima Red ep 54
April 08, 2021 14:32 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBMy guest today is Bitcoin Benny. Benny is the founder of Red Fox Labs and Rfox Games. Like many things in the metaverse, Benny is building a multifaceted ecosystem that builds, invests and incubates companies and projects that connect to the cryptosphere. Benny is filled with information around building tech related products because he has been involved in the industry for a long time. This traditional tech experience combined with his crypto native expertise gives him phenomenal insights ...
Bitcoin Benny - Building The Crypto-Native Venture Studio - Zima Red ep 55
April 08, 2021 14:32 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBMy guest today is Bitcoin Benny. Benny is the founder of Red Fox Labs and Rfox Games. Like many things in the metaverse, Benny is building a multifaceted ecosystem that builds, invests and incubates companies and projects that connect to the cryptosphere. Benny is filled with information around building tech related products because he has been involved in the industry for a long time. This traditional tech experience combined with his crypto native expertise gives him phenomenal insights ...
Arif Khan - The Rise Of Intelligent NFTs - Zima Red ep 54
April 06, 2021 14:26 - 1 hour - 125 MBMy guest today is Arif Khan. Arif is the founder of Alethea AI which is a platform to create, share and monetize synthetic media. They are creating this synthetic media with the help of AI and GPT3 - What this means is that we are now able to create totally artificial characters and we can have regular conversation with these virtual beings. This conversation was amazing because Arif is able to effectively explain how AI will impact the metaverse and our future. Also it opened up my eyes t...
Arif Khan - The Rise Of Intelligent NFTs - Zima Red ep 52
April 06, 2021 14:26 - 1 hour - 125 MBMy guest today is Arif Khan. Arif is the founder of Alethea AI which is a platform to create, share and monetize synthetic media. They are creating this synthetic media with the help of AI and GPT3 - What this means is that we are now able to create totally artificial characters and we can have regular conversation with these virtual beings. This conversation was amazing because Arif is able to effectively explain how AI will impact the metaverse and our future. Also it opened up my eyes t...
Arif Khan - The Rise Of Intelligent NFTs - Zima Red ep 53
April 06, 2021 14:26 - 1 hour - 125 MBMy guest today is Arif Khan. Arif is the founder of Alethea AI which is a platform to create, share and monetize synthetic media. They are creating this synthetic media with the help of AI and GPT3 - What this means is that we are now able to create totally artificial characters and we can have regular conversation with these virtual beings. This conversation was amazing because Arif is able to effectively explain how AI will impact the metaverse and our future. Also it opened up my eyes t...
Nick Emmons - UpShot: The Protocol To Rule Them All - Zima Red ep 52
March 31, 2021 04:28 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBMy guest today is Nick Emmons. Nick is the founder of the question and answer protocol UpShot. UpShot incentivizes people to answer subjective questions. The implications of a product like this are incredibly profound. UpShot can be used to receive answers on NFT valuations, determine if a piece of news is fake and even help solve issues around decentralized governance. The applications for this type of protocol are literally endless. It was incredible to speak with Nick because he is not...
Nick Emmons - UpShot: The Protocol To Rule Them All - Zima Red ep 53
March 31, 2021 04:28 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBMy guest today is Nick Emmons. Nick is the founder of the question and answer protocol UpShot. UpShot incentivizes people to answer subjective questions. The implications of a product like this are incredibly profound. UpShot can be used to receive answers on NFT valuations, determine if a piece of news is fake and even help solve issues around decentralized governance. The applications for this type of protocol are literally endless. It was incredible to speak with Nick because he is not...
Nick Emmons - UpShot: The Protocol To Rule Them All - Zima Red ep 51
March 31, 2021 04:28 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBMy guest today is Nick Emmons. Nick is the founder of the question and answer protocol UpShot. UpShot incentivizes people to answer subjective questions. The implications of a product like this are incredibly profound. UpShot can be used to receive answers on NFT valuations, determine if a piece of news is fake and even help solve issues around decentralized governance. The applications for this type of protocol are literally endless. It was incredible to speak with Nick because he is not...
Nadia - Snark.Art Our Gateway To The Future Of Art - Zima Red ep 52
March 30, 2021 03:19 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBMy guest today is Nadia from Snark dot art Snark dot art is part technology studio and part art gallery. They work with artists of all types and act as the bridge into the digital realm. With an amazing team stacked with people from the art and tech world, snark dot art is positioned to be an important player. Nadia has incredible perspective on the art world as she has been immersed in the industry throughout most of her career. We discussed everything from what is the purpose of art, wha...
Nadia - Snark.Art Our Gateway To The Future Of Art - Zima Red ep 51
March 30, 2021 03:19 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBMy guest today is Nadia from Snark dot art Snark dot art is part technology studio and part art gallery. They work with artists of all types and act as the bridge into the digital realm. With an amazing team stacked with people from the art and tech world, snark dot art is positioned to be an important player. Nadia has incredible perspective on the art world as she has been immersed in the industry throughout most of her career. We discussed everything from what is the purpose of art, wha...
Leandro & Nahuel - Building The NFT Studio - Zima Red ep 50
March 02, 2021 15:12 - 56 minutes - 78 MBMy guests today are Leandro and Nahuel from the VoxelArchitects, CryptoMotors, Pixelchain and more. These guys are true builders having been creating different NFT projects and companies for the past few years. Voxelarchitects are some of the best builders in the metaverse, Pixelchain is a series of incredible onchain collectible art and Cryptomotors are collectible, interopable vehicles for the metaverse. And this is only part of what they are doing! It was really great to speak to Leandr...
Leandro & Nahuel - Building The NFT Studio - Zima Red ep 51
March 02, 2021 15:12 - 56 minutes - 78 MBMy guests today are Leandro and Nahuel from the VoxelArchitects, CryptoMotors, Pixelchain and more. These guys are true builders having been creating different NFT projects and companies for the past few years. Voxelarchitects are some of the best builders in the metaverse, Pixelchain is a series of incredible onchain collectible art and Cryptomotors are collectible, interopable vehicles for the metaverse. And this is only part of what they are doing! It was really great to speak to Leandr...
Ben Lakoff - Defi NFTs With Charged Particles - Zima Red ep 50
February 19, 2021 15:44 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBMy guest today is Ben Lakoff. Ben is one of the founders of Charged Particles which is a protocol for creating interest-generating NFTs. Ben and I had an awesome and wide ranging conversation - discussing everything from Ben's experience overseas, his own podcast and how configurable interest works within Charged Particles. I can really tell that Ben is passionate about his work and Charged Particles seems to be a very innovative and exciting protocol. Looking forward to a future where al...
Ben Lakoff - Defi NFTs With Charged Particles - Zima Red ep 49
February 19, 2021 15:44 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBMy guest today is Ben Lakoff. Ben is one of the founders of Charged Particles which is a protocol for creating interest-generating NFTs. Ben and I had an awesome and wide ranging conversation - discussing everything from Ben's experience overseas, his own podcast and how configurable interest works within Charged Particles. I can really tell that Ben is passionate about his work and Charged Particles seems to be a very innovative and exciting protocol. Looking forward to a future where al...
Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee - Building The Operating System For The Digital Fashion Industry - Zima Red ep 48
January 28, 2021 05:41 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBMy guest today is Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee. Emma-jane is the founder of Digitalax, which is an NFT protocol focused on digital fashion. She is also the founder of Monaville which helps fashion designers create realistic looking digital clothing and materials. Combined she is creating the complete end-to-end infrastructure for the burgeoning digital fashion industry. Emma-jane is extremely well versed in the technology stack that the digital fashion industry will encompass and also the macro ...
Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee - Building The Operating System For The Digital Fashion Industry - Zima Red ep 49
January 28, 2021 05:41 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBMy guest today is Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee. Emma-jane is the founder of Digitalax, which is an NFT protocol focused on digital fashion. She is also the founder of Monaville which helps fashion designers create realistic looking digital clothing and materials. Combined she is creating the complete end-to-end infrastructure for the burgeoning digital fashion industry. Emma-jane is extremely well versed in the technology stack that the digital fashion industry will encompass and also the macro ...
Brian O’Hagan - Sorare: The Future Of Fantasy Sports - Zima Red ep 47
January 25, 2021 05:01 - 53 minutes - 74 MBMy guest today is Brian O’Hagan, who leads growth at the football (or soccer for us Americans) collectible game Sorare. I had a blast learning all about Brians background and his entrance into the cryptosphere but what was really exciting was learning all about Sorare. If you are in the NFT ecosystem you know Sorare, they have been dominating the top sales charts on OpenSea for many months now and show no signs of slowing down. I admit that I know next to nothing about football so having ...
Brian O’Hagan - Sorare: The Future Of Fantasy Sports - Zima Red ep 48
January 25, 2021 05:01 - 53 minutes - 74 MBMy guest today is Brian O’Hagan, who leads growth at the football (or soccer for us Americans) collectible game Sorare. I had a blast learning all about Brians background and his entrance into the cryptosphere but what was really exciting was learning all about Sorare. If you are in the NFT ecosystem you know Sorare, they have been dominating the top sales charts on OpenSea for many months now and show no signs of slowing down. I admit that I know next to nothing about football so having ...
Metakovan - The Metaverse Renaissance - Zima Red ep 47
January 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBMy guest today is Metakovan. Metakovan is the largest NFT collector in the world and recently spent $2.2m dollars on acquiring twenty 1/1 Beeple art pieces. All of his NFT-related endeavors are through an entity called Metapurse which is half NFT fund and half production company. We hit it all in our conversation, his background, his thesis, his goals, we could have talked for hours and hours. I loved how Metakovan discusses his acquisition of the Beeple pieces and his future plans with som...
Metakovan - The Metaverse Renaissance - Zima Red ep 46
January 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBMy guest today is Metakovan. Metakovan is the largest NFT collector in the world and recently spent $2.2m dollars on acquiring twenty 1/1 Beeple art pieces. All of his NFT-related endeavors are through an entity called Metapurse which is half NFT fund and half production company. We hit it all in our conversation, his background, his thesis, his goals, we could have talked for hours and hours. I loved how Metakovan discusses his acquisition of the Beeple pieces and his future plans with som...
Kayvon - Empowering Creators with Foundation - Zima Red ep 46
January 12, 2021 04:30 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MBMy guest today is Kayvon. Kayvon is the founder of the crypto creator platform Foundation. Foundation is a platform for artists, animators, and creatives of all types to tokenize their work and a marketplace where collectors can see a curated selection of amazing NFTs. It was a pleasure to have Kayvon come on the podcast because we have been friends for over half a year, which as you know in crypto terms is actually like 7 years or something. Our conversations are always inspiring and I al...
Alex Russman - Enjin: The One-Stop-Shop For NFTs - Zima Red ep 45
January 04, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBMy guest today is Alex Russman, the director of business development at Enjin. Enjin is a multifaceted platform that essentially acts as a one-stop-shop for all things blockchain goods. They not only provide the technology for traditional games, or NFT native games to utilize NFTs but they provide all sorts of other addons like marketplaces, wallets and more. It was amazing to get to speak with Alex because I was able to learn all about the Enjin platform and its capabilities but also bec...
Yat Siu - Guiding The NFT Ecosystem With Animoca Brands - Zima Red ep 44
December 21, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBMy guest today is Yat Siu. Yat is the founder of Animoca Brands which is a behemoth in the NFT industry. They are investors in Axie Infinity, owners of The Sandbox, F1 Delta Time and much more. Yat is easily one of the smartest people i've ever had the chance to chat with. He has an incredible background from launching the first internet service provider in Hong Kong to creating games with millions of users. One of the many things I loved about our conversation is how Yat fully understand...
Swiss Crypto Cat - Building A Crypto Society - Zima Red ep 43
December 10, 2020 14:41 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBMy guest today is Swiss Crypto Cat. Swiss is the creator of La Citadel VR which is a community of crypto enthusiasts that meet in a virtual environment that Swiss designed. Swiss first learned about NFTs in the very early days of their creation. Discovering Rare Pepes on the counterparty blockchain which were around all the way back in late 2016. What I loved about our conversation is that Swiss built La Citadel VR from the ground up and is motivated to spread the good word about bitcoin....
Miles Anthony - The Metaverse Casino Kingpin - Zima Red ep 42
December 01, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBMy guest today is Miles from Decentral Games. Miles is a boss, in a literal sense and figuratively as his metaverse name is “Baus”. If you haven't listened to our first episode go back and check it out. We discussed how he was busy building the world's first Community-owned metaverse casino. A few short months later. he has not only built working casinos inside the virtual world of Decentralized but is also launching a governance token in a true play to earn model. Who would have thought...
Jesse & Dan from Aavegotchi - Challenging The NFT Status Quo - Zima Red ep 41
November 30, 2020 14:58 - 1 hour - 132 MBMy guests today are Jesse and Dan. They are the founders of a new NFT project called Aavegtochi. These things have it all. To sum it up simply, Aavegotchi’s are: Defi-staked, on-chain, crypto-collectibles with wearables, dynamic rarity, kinship and even their own virtual world to inhabit and build on. It's really refreshing to see an extremely high quality NFT project launch and by a team that has an incredible background. Long story short, some Americans guys moved to china, worked diff...
Eric Elliott - How The Digital Economy Will Be 10x Larger Than The Physical Economy - Zima Red ep 40
November 18, 2020 15:11 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBMy guest today is Eric Elliot. Eric is an internet OG who has been coding since he was a child and is an extremely deep thinker on all things metaverse. We discuss a lot, from his views on crypto, why the metaverse is inevitable and even how AI will eventually be one of the most common lifeforms within the metaverse. It was awesome getting to chat with Eric because he is not only extremely intelligent, but also, because he has clearly been thinking very deeply about what a digital future ...
WhaleShark - How He Made The Worlds Most Successful Social Token - Zima Red ep 39
November 04, 2020 04:55 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBMy guest today is WhaleShark. This is my second episode with WhaleShark, the first being a Hotseat episode which was where I grilled him with questions about his project. He passed that episode with flying colors but we never had the chance to sit down and have a regular conversation. This is that episode. We get to learn about WhaleSharks background, his business interests, thoughts and theses surrounding the NFT ecosystem and of course his social token $WHALE. What I loved about our co...
Colborn Bell - Building The Museum Of Crypto Art - Zima Red ep 38
October 27, 2020 04:04 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBMy guest today is Colborn Bell. Colborn is a cofounder of the Museum of crypto art, commonly called the MoCA. Colborn runs the MoCA with his business partner and friend Pablo. Together they have amassed an incredible collection of crypto art and show no signs of slowing down. Speaking with Colborn really makes me understand the potential and power of blockchain for creators of all types. They are now able to control their own destiny and create with total freedom which is leading to a crea...
Pranksy Part 2 - How He Made Half A Million Dollars Trading NFTs - Zima Red ep 37
October 16, 2020 12:38 - 1 hour - 108 MBThis part 2 of the Pranksy podcast. If you haven't listened to part 1 I highly suggest it because its amazing. In this second part we cover everything from crypto art, to cryptovoxels, Pranksyland, how he handles the massive inflows of information and even how to determine if an NFT project is losing steam. Sit back and strap in for another crazy good episode with the legend himself, Pranksy Twitter - https://twitter.com/pranksyNFT
Pranksy Part 1 - How He Made Half A Million Dollars Trading NFTs - Zima Red ep 36
October 15, 2020 14:27 - 1 hour - 160 MBMy guest today is Pranksy. This is perhaps the most epic episode in Zima Red history not only because of how deep we go into NFTs but also because the total recording was around 4 hours long. After editing, it was cut down to roughly 3 hours and 10 mins but is obviously no less epic. Because of its length, this episode is broken up into two parts, both which are filled to the gills with Pranksys experience within the NFT markets. Be warned, this two part series is for experts as we do not...
Carlos Gomes - On The ForeFront Of The Social Token Revolution - Zima Red ep 35
October 12, 2020 04:23 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBMy guest today is Carlos Gomes. Carlos is a man of many talents. He works as a software developer at the crypto exchange Huobi, is the founder of social of the token website ForeFront and even launched his own social token called $SWAGG. His background and story is extremely interesting and took him from the Cape Verde islands all the way to China and Silicon Valley. Our conversation focuses on social tokens as Carlos has built an incredible website called forefront which acts as the the ...
Piers Kicks - Partner And Head Of Gaming At Delphi Digital - Zima Red ep 34
September 17, 2020 13:38 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBMy guest today Piers Kicks. Piers is a partner at the legendary Delphi Digital, which is part crypto research firm, part consulting firm and to top it all off they recently launched their venture capital arm. If that is not impressive enough Piers also has his own incredible podcast focused solely on the metaverse called Metaverse Musings. Piers and I hit it all in our conversation. His long history of gaming, thoughts on the crypto asset class, and what impacts the metaverse will have on...
Matty DCL Blogger - The OG NFT Trader - Zima Red ep 33
September 11, 2020 04:03 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MBMy guest today is Matty, also known as DCL Blogger. Matty is one of the most successful NFT traders and earliest NFT content creators in the ecosystem. Our conversation touches upon all of Matty’s best techniques for NFT trading and we also discuss his process for creating NFT content. Matty oozes experience and knows the space like the back of his hand. He knows who is who, what is trading where and the best method to get it. Even though his focus is virtual land, he is knowledgeable abou...
Fanny Lakoubay - The Crypto Art Movement - Zima Red ep 32
September 01, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBMy guest today is Fanny Lakoubay She is the COO of CADAF - Contemporary & Digital Art Fair, and a curator at the MoCDA: Museum of Contemporary Digital Art. She has involvement with Radical Exchange and ETHlocal. Before going full crypto she worked at the intersection of art and tech for 10 years and also at the legendary art auction house Christies. Luckily for us, she caught the bug and has been in crypto ever since. Fanny has the unique experience and perspective to realize that we are ...
Chris Chapman - Internet OG Turned Blockchain Game Designer - Zima Red ep 31
August 27, 2020 14:26 - 1 hour - 96.4 MBMy guest today is Chris Chapman. Chris is an advisor to Blockade Games and deeply involved in the crypto gaming ecosystem. He has an incredible background that starts in the early days of the web before the internet was the internet. We discussed his journey through the pre.com era of the web, building platforms for virtual worlds, the blockchain game movement and the metaverse. What I loved about our conversation was hearing about Chris’s amazing experience with internet native technolog...
Stephen & Mads - The Future Of Finance With NFTfi - Zima Red ep 30
July 08, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 132 MBMy guests today are Stephen and Mads. Stephen is the founder of the newly launched NFT loan platform, NFTfi. Mads is the founder of a tech startup called Bibblio but his nights and weekends are spent in the NFT ecosystem. He is an advisor to NFTfi and has been involved since its inception. We discuss it all, from their backgrounds, to cyber physical systems, token engineering, and bringing DeFi into the NFT space. I loved our conversation because of the diverse topics we touched upon and a...
Aleks Larsen - How A +$300m Blockchain Venture Fund Operates - ep 29
July 02, 2020 14:00 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBMy guest today is Aleks Larsen, a senior associate at the $300m dollar venture fund, Blockchain Capital. Blockchain Capital is one of the oldest, most reputable and largest venture funds in the crypto space. It was a blast getting to speak with Aleks, thoughtful, eloquent and insatiably curious, Aleks and I touched upon all parts of the NFT ecosystem. I peppered him with questions ranging from his thoughts on the metaverse, the ethos of crypto, and what advice he would give a team pitching ...
Nate and Carolin - Tokenizing The World With Mintbase - ep 28
June 30, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBMy guests today are Nate and Carolin. They are the founders of the NFT minting platform, Mintbase. Mintbase allows anyone to set up a shop and start minting all types of NFTs, from tickets, to art, game items and now, even music! We discuss everything. Nate's tech background, Carolin’s experience working in the German parliament and of course we dive really deep into Mintbase. What I really loved about our conversion was Nate and Carolin’s sincerity. Just straight facts and without all th...
John Egan - Identifying and Exploring Our Inevitable Virtual Future - ep. 27
June 25, 2020 14:28 - 1 hour - 100 MBMy guest today is John Egan. John is the CEO of the foresight company L’atelier. L’atelier, meaning “workshop” in French, is a subsidiary of the French banking giant, BNP Paribas. L’atelier’s job is to identify future market opportunities and conduct deep analysis of these emergent opportunities. And oh boy, do they deliver. The market opportunity that they have identified and decided to dive deepest on, is the virtual economy. They recently produced an incredible research report, which I a...