This time we livestreamed it and now you get to watch/listen to the recording.

In this episode we spoke about:

• How did he get into the NFT art space
• Why he did not give up and leave
• His failed attempt to write a fluffy poem
• How did Blockmuse deal with the courage to share his art
• Punching back at the world
• Humanizing tech through experiences
• Creating art and vulnerability
• NFT artists vs degens
• Relational art

Blockmuse

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We discussed:

• How did he get into web3 
• Why did he start and grew his newsletter
• What are NFTs and why do people say they are dead
• What’s the real state of the NFT market
• Promoting your NFT art 
• Having diverse interests and Niche-ing down
• Takeaways from hosting a podcast
• How he runs all his content onchain
• How to find genuine NFT artist communities

In this episode we spoke about:

• shifts between Web3 & AI 
• the importance of WHY and FOR WHO vs WHAT
• why web3 matters
• the VC world and investing in startups
• who’s the enemy of decentralisation
• AI and personal data 
• Rainfall

Kate is a writer, speaker, and digital strategist specialising in the application of emerging technologies, with a focus on the use of blockchain and cryptocurrency.

In this episode we discussed:

• How did Kate end up in this space
• Back then vs now
• ICOs
• Tokens and their impact on projects
• Kate’s sweet spot in this space and how is she able to keep up with everything
• Writing and communicating in web3
• Kate’s fiction series
• Women in tech
• Memecoins (and how they impact the perception of this space)
• Web3 gaming
• Mass adoption

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We discussed:

• What brought him to this space and what kept him here for so long
• How much has the culture changed since the early days of Bitcoin and what it was like at the very beginning?
• Bitcoin: is it store of value or means of exchange?
• DAOs
• Ross Ulbricht’s story 
• Why did he end up in prison
• How does the future of this space look like

In this episode we discussed:

• DAOs
• which stage are they at
• why are they inevitable
• founder’s egos
• lack of DAO success stories
• crypto cycles
• absurd valuations and their consequences
• price vs value of digital assets
• ICOs
• bad actors and lack of accountability in the space
• token utility
• good communities in the space
• airdrops

In this episode we spoke about:

• Anna journey
• how she navigates the web3 space
• balancing between creating art and promoting art
• relationships between artists and collectors
• pricing your NFT art
• competition
• the role of traditional galleries in the web3 space
• Anna’s auction at Sotheby’s
• the importance of IRL events and engaging with online communities

We discussed:

• Mila’s juggle and final choice between being an artist and the founder of NFTUK
• The NFT hype cycle times
• The origin story of NFT UK
• Cyber bullying
• Being anonymous in the space
• Building a genuine community

Paul is is a lecturer/assistant professor in the College of Business, University College Dublin. He is the author of the forthcoming book "The Absolute Essentials of Ethereum". Paul writes about Ethereum culture and values.

If you have read Vitalik Buterin’s fantastic piece Make Ethereum Cypherpunk Again - Paul was the one who reviewed and provided feedback for that one.

In this episode we talked about:

• how and why was Ethereum created
• previous cycles and is it going to be the same ride when the bull is back
• what did NFT hype bring into this space
• projects that have a soul
• cypherpunk culture
• possible scenarios of what Erthereum’s will be like in the future
• thoughts about the future of this space

That's it for now.

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We discussed:

• How he ended up in the web3 space - his journey
• NFT pop projects and how did they adjust and pivot during the bear market.
• The role of the communities in the NFT space. 
• NFT royalties.
• Bridging web3 and the masses.
• Storytelling and web3 communities.
• NFT art and artists.

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Yesterday I had an awesome conversation with Anjali Young on my podcast on my podcast.

Anjali is the co-founder and CCO for Bridge: a technology company, crypto company that started in 2018.

Collab land is their most popular product to date. It is the original full-service community management tool that curates membership based on tokens. Now it supports 53, 000 crypto communities and 29 chains.

In this episode we spoke about

• Bridge’s origin story and the Importance of pivots
• What’s fascinating about crypto
• How to build a genuine and healthy community
• Is the bull around the corner?
• NFT collectors, artists and royalties

In this episode we discuss:

• the Brand New Voices
• web3 mass adoption
• web3 communities
• speculating vs investing
• VC funds and their role in the space
• how each of us can make the web3 space better

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We discussed:

• copyright and IP
• when to engage a lawyer for a web3 project
• web3 games and gambling laws
• legal implications for web3 marketers
• the legal implications of incentivising the web3 communities and product/service users
• NFT wash trades
• web3 marketing

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We discussed:

• how did the build a genuine community
• benefits of the bear market (and why it’s not such a horrible thing)
• human nature and its role in crypto/web3
• the importance of storytelling (how to integrate it in your project and how tyo make stories stick)
• the Stoner Cats
• how to make this space better

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We discussed:

• How did Michael get into the web3 space
• His free online course 
• What he loves about NFTs
• Opportunities the NFTs can bring to your business
• The right and the wrong ways of marketing an NFT projects 
• NFT marketplaces creator loyalties

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• Web3 mentality and culture
• Communities in web3
• Authenticity and being who you are in this space
• Most-unique NFT project Diego loves and what makes it different
• The positive aspects of the NFT bear market
• Examples of big brands entering the Metaverse in a meaningful way
• Where and how to start when entering Web3

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Below are the topics we've covered in our talk.

• the origin story of CryptoKitties
• mass adoption and whether we are ready for it
• the role of the tech in NFT projects
• the origin story of Dapper Labs
• communities
• IP rights and CC0
• Big Head Club

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In this episode we speak about one of the scariest but the same time most important topic: security. The main purpose of this conversation was to learn how to prevent being scammed and understand better what you should and shouldn't do.

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We started this episode speaking with Elad's journey into the web3 space and later discussed

• what is the metaverse
• what has been already built in the metaverse?
• alpha of Elad’s theory on what is a met averse and what is not
• metaverse and feelings
• what kind of experiences can you have in the metaverse
• which is gonna be first - people being ready for the tech or the tech being ready first
• if you wanna get involved with the metaverse where could you start?

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This is probably one of the best conversations that I've had so far.

Below are the main topics that we discussed:

• web3 community and culture building
• Bored Apes Yacht Club
• CC0
• How mfers built their community

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We discuss

• Similarities between poker and NFT space
• the difference between web2 and web3
• Cryptokitties
• The importance of the storytelling in the space
• Big brands and web 3
• PHPs and innovation
• NFT utility for 1 on 1 artists

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• how did he get into crypto (and later NFTs)
• difference between PFPs and 1on1s
• how does he decide which 1 on 1 pieces to buy
• relationships between the artist and collector
• the role of the artist
• his upcoming NFT project

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Franklin is a top 7 Bored Ape holder with 43 apes in his portfolio atm.

In this episode we discuss:

• how does he keeps track of all the projects that are around
• how to keep your NFTs secure? 
• how to balance NFT life with real life?
• what will be popular in the future - what’s next after the PFPs?

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In this episode we discuss:

• His 10-year journey of "overnight" success
• His transition from being sceptical and not believing in NFTs to becoming one of the most successful NFT artists
• What will happen when the hype around NFTs calms down?
• How he chooses his collection pieces

Food for thought

• Digital artists’ gallery exposition space was social media. I don’t know if Instagram’s success would be the same if it wasn’t for artists, photographers, and all these creative people that used it as a showcasing medium for what we do now.
• There are many moments in many artists' careers when you’re ready to say “fuck this shit. I’m done”
• We all focus on what is next so much but then we forget where we’ve come from and how far we have come in the journey of what we do.
• Digital art deserves it’s to have a medium that is native to it.
• Building your connections and your audience is very important. people expect it to happen instantly. It takes time, it is work. 

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We discuss what it takes to create your brand as NFT artist.

A few highlights are below:

• Be yourself
• Engage with the community
• Create relationships with your collectors
• Create the work that you're proud of
• Quality over quantity
• Don't fall into the FOMO
• Be patient

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Many of us always thought that in order to succeed in the NFT space we needed to establish and grow our community. Cyberium's story is unique because it proves that one can sell out an NFT collection without having a large community. In this episode I do my best to find out how did he do it.

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Maryanne has a very powerful story and this has been one of the most emotional and probably hardest conversation I had so far.

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The main focus of this conversation are commons and public domain NFT projects.

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• Music NFTs
• the importance of the NFT community
• How did he make $120k from a music NFT collectible
• overnight success
• what to do when you feel discouraged

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in this episode we spoke about:

• NFTs and gaming
• Play to earn 
• Covid and its impact on lifestyle through digitalisation 
• The Sandbox ecosystem
• Metaverse experiences for audience engagement
• Role of the communities in the NFT space

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In this unscripted (as always) conversation we speak about

• the importance of consistent style for NFT artist
• what does Known Origin look at when choosing NFT artists
• NFT platforms and real life venues/galleries
• the importance of the relationship between the NFT platform and the artists
• the future of the NFT space
• auction houses and NFTs
• what should the artist take care of for long-term career success

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• Crypto Kitties
• The similarities and differences between the last Renaissance and today’s NFT revolution
• NFT technology’s impact on today’s art
• Why NFTs are not just jpegs

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In this episode he helps new NFT artists understand

• where and how to start their NFT journey
• what are collector's looking for
• how to get collector's attention
• what to do when you get discouraged
• what is gonna be big in the space in the future

and much more...

• Unique network - what is it?
• NFT user onboarding
• Crypto art vs NFT collectibles
• Sustainability (NFT energy consumption and space’s impact on climate change)
• The beauty and the future of the NFT space
• Formal education and degrees

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In this conversation we discussed:

• how to properly store your crypto (including NFTs)
• how to avoid buying a fake collectible
• different types of NFTs
• P3NNY’s biggest mistake
• how to choose from different NFT platforms (marketplaces)

Below is the video version of the episode:

Food for Thought/Takeaways

You will NEVER be asked for your private keys (so don’t put it anywhere online ever!)

NFTs are MUCH MOre than just art.

Do not let a certain trend narrow your vision in the industry.

Ultimately you want an NFT platform that is able to evolve.

Don’t shill when it’s not welcome!

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This time my guess is the one and only Robin Schmidt from The Defiant.

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This time my guess is the one and only Andreas Antonopoulos.

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Cent is a platform for creative income. The team's main goal is to help creators take the value of what they do and turn it into something that is sustainable.

The same team has also created Valuables a platform where people can buy and sell Tweets autographed by their original creators. You have probably already read about their most famous Tweet trade. Yup, I mean the one where Jack Dorsey's first-ever tweet sells for $2.9m.

• Beeple's and Jack Dorsey’s NFT sales
• Reasoning behind NFTs high price levels these days
• Future applications of the NFT technology
• NFT and gaming

and much more

This time my guess is David Hoffman from Bankless.

In this episode we talk about living a life without banks, projects that do have a soul and what does that mean, NFTs and of course DeFi.

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We covered such topics as NFTs, crypto art, money revolution, blockchain marketing, and PR, Gucci bags, and much more!

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I personally thought that we should have been really close by now… but no(

So I did a livestream sharing my thoughts about why it has not happened yet.

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How to approach your your blockchain startup marketing decision making? What is that one thing that is very important that you should take into account and why?

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You’ve got a blockchain startup? Then you’ve Probably got all of the technology

related aspects covered already, but have you thought about how you are going to make it? What you’re building deserves users and you need their attention and support way before you launch.

This podcast will help you to bridge the gap between you and your future fans.

Start here to get to know the host and what to expect from this podcast.

I am in process of submitting this to all podcast directories - so you will be able to use podcast apps too if you wish.

Meet you in the next episode!

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