Tad is the former CEO of Sothbeys and Madison Square Garden

Now taking on a new important role with Candy Digital as the CEO

He recognizes that onchain is the future for collectibles and better liquidity

We talk about this former experiences as CEO and why he jumped in to a blockchain start up

But also getting to know him outside of his professional standings and what he does for fun

Had a great time chatting with one of our industries most influential figures

00:59 @tadtweets on collecting

09:23 What actually interests Tad on chain and @CandyDigital

14:13 Physical to digital link the hard part

21:30 Still chairman of @doodles today

26:04 NFT vs IP disconnect at Licensing Expo

32:22 Has the fun left collecting

36:06 Using Claude to find coin grails

40:57 Every query through AI now

44:08 Minting 2M assets on Solana at their cost

49:01 Human collecting will grow with AI

53:27 Embrace AI fear bad human decisions

His starting moment was becoming a niche sensation and still has one of the most well known viral sayings

Since then he has tapped in to different interest sand is one of the most well known creators

As onchain becomes the new online and is the normal so will creatives of the ecosystem

Had a fun time chatting with Moose

Pretty cool that he is the 100th episode

01:55 Showing up in costume with @JoeyMoose

04:33 Kick antics and creative direction (clips)

08:54 Buying every legendary Top Shot moment

11:56 Crying on a Twitter space

17:56 Going all in on himself

21:32 Starting with a 15 dollar camera

24:38 Do you think you've peaked

30:01 How he explains this to family

34:38 Why he needed his own office

38:19 Owning the word moose

41:31 UFC on the White House lawn

45:40 Does the world go back to pre-COVID

49:19 Google spotted the earthquake before scientists

Milestone luxuries are increasingly becoming more popular

Luxury goods are also now being traded by top institutions

Onchain is the new online

01:56 @watch_emperor on @watchdotfun and luxury watches

09:11 Secret AP 37mm Solana watch reveal

14:30 Why Batman and Pikachu stuck as watch names

21:16 Every watch comes with a story

26:29 Why Solana is the only chain that works

33:07 Dead internet the return to real assets

36:05 Uncut aquanaut no one else has this

41:16 Kevin O'Leary's watch insurance empire

45:27 Dos and donts of the watch world

52:59 Starter watch list for beginners

We went over upcoming market trends and what to keep an eye on

Focusing on an area of genius attention trading

> The Space X IPO

> Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs

> Upcoming macro trades and macro

> Which crypto tokens have value

And a lot more

02:03 @NotSoEasyMoney on getting botted

05:50 Why he passed on the Space IPO

09:36 Playing the Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs

14:18 Buy the data centers not the models

17:41 Buying Near like he bought Solana

21:04 How he structures every trade

24:15 Journaling every single trade

27:24 Cleaning horse stalls before every stream

31:37 Golf became his side mission

34:47 No way humans built the pyramids

38:10 The biggest conspiracy he believes

41:47 Taking a pay cut for the risky bet

48:18 The clipping software he built in house

Boris has a deep knowledge and experience in the financial markets

Bringing his experience to onchain markets and AI

Agents will x10 the crypto economy

Allowing onboarding to be as easy as being on social media

Buying products onchain is the new lets buy something online

2:08 Macro setup with @BBilowitzki from @Concordium

7:12 Cryptos day of reckoning is coming

12:53 The inflation hedge narrative died

17:29 The agent economy is already here

20:28 Prove you're over 18 sharing nothing

24:07 Who is accountable when agents pay

30:00 Eight months of dev work in minutes

33:11 Why AI picks merit over market cap

38:12 An agent told its human to verify

42:31 Rewriting the docs for AI not humans

47:08 Who changed the prompt when it breaks

53:25 Cryptos tooling always sucked

57:01 Open a bank account in seconds

If you use the internet you have sent his posts in group chats before

Creating good content is an art and is a full time job

> Full time salary making content

> The art of shitposting

> Generating millions of views on X

> New media

> Become the niche

02:28 Catching up with @DrewVento

06:38 Why he started posting on X

09:50 Ghostwriting for a huge account

14:37 Posting his Twitter ad payouts

18:42 Puerto Rico has no cap gains

22:45 The line he won't cross

30:27 Are we heading into a depression

36:08 All the scientists getting killed

40:00 The JP Morgan story is fake

44:27 A stalker faked a DoorDash drop

48:58 Almost becoming main character of the day

53:27 Keep trying until something sticks

56:55 Five pieces of advice for young guys

Nill and I are close friends and it’s been fun to see his professional and personal growth

We talked about looming topics

> Current job market and conditions

> Institutional and retail crypto

> Nill’s success on TikTok

> Concerns with AI

Timestamps:

02:48 @BigNillCollect on landing the @Blockworks job

07:23 The TIF is crypto's 10-K

11:05 This crypto hiring market totally changed

15:43 Why tradfi guys get the leg up

20:16 Built an AI robot scraping Web3 jobs

24:43 Telling them I can fix that

30:55 Nil means zero goals scored

34:00 Grow faster collaborating with other creators

37:00 Known for my hair known for nothing

41:20 Getting fired with his kid home sick

45:24 Polygon was a piece of me

49:57 How to get out of the funk

55:24 Luck chases activity every time

Grit is one of the best cross niche posters on X

He talks about, AI, Crypto, Health, Motivation and Startups while having a pulse on culture + community

We talk about why marketing is dead and long live distribution

How his journey started and the upside to having a brand presence in the right niches

The importance of having a plan and not just commanding attention for the sake of it

2:42 @GRITCULT background in crypto and startups

5:18 How the Londonmaxxing meme was born

6:24 Marketing is dead long live distribution

10:30 Twitter is still massively underrated

13:59 Why Facebook fell off with Gen Z

19:18 Your social following gets you hired now

25:12 Crypto builders quietly pivoting fully to AI

27:59 Casino speculation hurt crypto long term

43:23 Treat content creation like a YC batch

49:25 Fundraising advice warm intros and timebox it

56:23 Andrew Tate invented the clipping model

1:02:07 Starting from zero to prove the point

Star has been a good friend of mine the last few years

It has been fun to watch him write threads on his phone and outcompete 99% of creators

He is consistently getting ahead of the crowd because he treats content like a job while respecting it as an art

We got to talk about all things content and what’s next for him and why he is pursuing it

2:23 @StarPlatinum_ building audience on CT

5:52 One platform for ten years which one

8:09 Writing viral threads on his phone

11:50 Spanish crypto media gets news late

20:18 Would you ever retire from content

27:47 Reply guy meta is a trap

31:29 Trump net positive or negative for crypto

38:47 Nikita and the X takeover hot take

43:17 How he would rewire the X algorithm

50:02 How to stay on top in CT

51:37 Inbound brand deals on traditional media

I have known FFV for 4+ years now and met him during the NFT mania

He is one of the louder and logical voices of our industry

Enjoyed chatting it up with him about everything crypto, NFTs, AI and even personal overcoming’s

We also talked about where we think the world is headed

Timestamps:

2:08 Joining the pod @FFVV1211 from @ffvpodcast

3:07 Do you still talk to friends about crypto

7:25 What do people do when they quit CT

9:57 Was going to be an electrician then NFTs

12:11 Has CT become too welcoming

21:44 Pudgy should ditch abstract and refocus

29:28 Chains dont care about CT presence anymore

34:20 Crypto feeling like banking now

54:39 Is there an AI bubble forming

1:05:08 Lost 30K on one trade

1:23:08 No native NFT IP from Asia

1:36:08 America gave drug dealers licenses

1:51:53 Never dwell love every one of you

Everyone agrees that collectibles onchain makes sense

Blend that with live commerce and streaming it’s a recipe for fun the next decade

IPs and that include collectibles in to their ecosystem will thrive the next decade

The utility for collectibles is fun

Timestamps:

1:34 @jonahkitay and @needelman_ building @dyli_io

2:35 Clayno community crossing over to DYLI

6:15 Original thesis behind building DYLI

8:37 What it would take to land Pokemon

12:05 Seal to graded card without leaving home

15:09 How people buy in bulk on DYLI

22:27 Japanese products are the next frontier

26:19 Alpha on whats coming next for DYLI

29:59 Digital rip experience is coming

34:20 How DYLI sources and clears tables

39:03 GameStop buying eBay good or bad

43:36 Cardboard capital you heard it here

NFTs are back in a big way and collecting has become mainstream

Digital collectibles make a ton of sense to the average collector in and out of crypto

The desire to collect a brand or thing comes from experiencing the discovery of it

The team here is helping brands doing that

It was a good chat to talk all things IP, NFTs and AI

Timestamps:

2:10 @SpikePersona on building @Records_Network

3:46 Organic launch and brands came to them

6:35 How the Records idea was born

9:17 Web2 brands also want on Records

11:07 Content fi without the cringe

16:10 How hard is Records to replicate

19:49 NFTs finally having real purpose

26:09 Bullish on NFTs but the gap is widening

29:25 Royalties changed everything for NFT projects

38:24 Storytelling through innovation is the vision

43:40 Records is live on Base

48:24 The one man company is becoming real

Mitch won an Emmy award at 21 and founded a successful gaming organization at 17

Now with Shown Media they are dedicated to creating viral marketing announcements for brands that we know of

The world is heading towards cultural and nostalgic marketing lead with AI support

Timestamps:

1:46 @MitcheIl the Mr Beast of tech marketing with @shownmedia

5:07 Over 90% hit rate above 1M views

9:05 Ex MrBeast team and whats next for them

13:08 Make Roblox games look made by a 15 year old

21:00 Winning an Emmy at 21

24:35 Working with the director of Madagascar at Disney Plus

31:18 Being funny online cant be taught

33:00 How to actually go viral on Twitter

35:35 Platform to start on if you're at zero

Finance is coming onchain and crypto products are meeting them half way

Many more crypto native enterprise companies are being listed on the NASDAQ

Expect to see more IPO's and onchain assets going offchain

We are no longer early to crypto

Timestamps

2:57 @henrymcphie_ building @streamex on Nasdaq

4:46 Gold with yield on chain

6:30 Where is the yield actually coming from

10:49 The team behind Stream X

15:00 Getting on Nasdaq via reverse merger

23:42 Token vs public equity explained

28:23 SEC and crypto clarity act update

35:52 Big banks waiting for someone to go first

40:15 Silver asset next then copper oil gas

44:08 Nasdaq listing tokenized assets soon

48:46 Zero fee gold ETF using yield

52:12 Proving out the model this year

There are important deals in the pipeline now for the Jupiter team

Traditional finance is coming onchain the mass adoption we looked to for years is here

1.2 Trillion in volume with 44 Million wallets are the numbers his team is doing onchain

Timestamps:

1:50 @kashdhanda on building @JupiterExchange

2:21 Drift hack 260M drained live reaction

7:36 Family safe word for AI scam calls

13:26 Quantum computing threat to Bitcoin

19:10 Jupiter 1.2T volume 44M wallets

22:21 Household name deal dropping soon

29:12 Teaching philosophy if not crypto

39:48 AI learning analytical vs emotional skills

41:56 Human creativity muscle atrophying

48:05 Go to every dinner and party

We talked about how well content creators do on YouTube compared to other platforms like Twitter

The difference between crypto twitter and youtube twitter and which has more impact on narratives and liquidity

And also mentioning how he got his start in the crypto space and how its changed his life

Timestamps

2:02 Mic flags

3:32 Last cycles success

5:49 Introduction to CT

8:15 "Lost everything" then making it again

11:10 @JesusMartinez Youtube breakdown

16:40 @StarPlatinum_ should go on Youtube

17:00 Monetizing on Youtube and twitter

20:07 Leaving old friends behind

24:32 Dubai and NYC

30:19 Web3 gaming

34:33 Surviving Youtube as a crypto creator

38:03 Difference between CT and Crypto Youtube

43:09 Power of the Youtube audience

48:58 The best news app in the world

50:00 Succeeding on CT

54:40 Web3 gaming

58:10 Did we bottom?

We talk about the emergence of AI and what it means for every person that has early exposure to the known how

There are many ways to position yourselves for the inevitable and its key that everyone becomes familiar with it and finds an angle that works for them

Timestamps:

1:46 Crypto journey with @BenYorke from @StarchildOnX and @_WOOFi

3:24 Bitcoin as a banking workaround in China

4:28 How crypto saved him from expat life

11:13 Mac mini debate gets heated

25:13 AI for traders right now

27:25 What Starchild actually does

31:10 White collar jobs are cooked

35:17 Taste is the new hot commodity @banditxbt

44:54 Crypto didnt need this identity

52:17 Claude wont touch financial agents

1:02:06 Where Starchild wants to be in two years

Also diving deep in to their institutional side with being publicly listed in on the NASDAQ

And what’s next for the IP

Timestamps:

1:36 Intro with @TheOnlyNom, setting the stage for everything that just happened

5:08 @bonk_inu stepping up, reimbursing 110%, nobody expected to be in this situation

10:24 The scary part, any site using that provider could’ve been hit

20:25 BONK’s origin, holiday airdrop, just trying to bring good vibes

31:33 Then the timeline breaks, a sitting president drops a meme coin

35:55 Returns and risk, you don’t get one without the other

42:29 Learning curve, trial by fire, realizing how deep you actually have to go

52:27 What are you actually proud of building, not just chasing outcomes

57:59 Moving forward, building in public, transparency becoming the strategy

The most common answer was: we send these to each other

It was the moment i started to see the collector couple"

Timestamps:

2:26 March 20th

3:54 "I love what i do" @PudgyPartners

8:00 How Steve got started before @pudgypenguins @LilPudgys

10:27 Favourite collectibles

15:20 The "collector couple"

17:52 "The way you talk about pokemon is the opportunity here"

21:54 The traditional industry

23:50 Learnings from Gel Blaster alongside @LucaNetz

27:00 Over a million people have played it

31:14 Balancing acts

35:56 "Its mostly planning"

37:00 Predicting trends of velocity

42:00 "We met with .. that see what we are doing"

44:06 @NHL Partnership

47:56 Owning winter

51:00 Valentines next year

52:43 Capsule collection

55:14 Licensing and merchandise potential

This was one of our favourite podcasts

We got to learn about the internal machine that is Pudgy Penguins

A lot of what we discussed gets missed on the timeline

People want to celebrate the public moments but the private ones are the leading indicators

It was cool to have a behind the scenes peak for all the work that goes in to everything

Special thanks to a good friend @becca_nfts for setting it up

We talked about a lot about the future of IP expansion and how AI plays a part in it

Taking a huge bet on a new expansion moat that traditional models and industries have not seen before including Hollywood

Timestamps:

0:12 Intro

1:03 How @doodles all started

4:00 Having taste is a skill @evankeast

7:27 What is Doodles most well known for now?

10:10 Most viral IP moments @burnttoast

12:45 Mission with Doodles AI

18:07 PRISM 1.0

21:35 A huge unlock

24:14 How Doodles AI works

31:27 Where did the branding come from?

35:37 AI generating media

42:21 Whats next

He made a public pivot to AI and SAAS about a year ago before the market did

We talk about how he knew what the market wanted before it did

And other topics like finding niches, web3 gaming of course and where the market could be 7 months from now

1:50 Catching up with @JonahBlake real money and chasing the “why” behind building something

15:46 Trust, influence and why people don’t know what to believe anymore

28:53 Loving what you do vs having a real market for it

41:41 Posting online, personal brand and showing up every day

55:22 Culture, behavior online and doing what you know with what you know

01:08:52 Daily routine, finding user fit and what building looks like behind the scenes

01:19:30 @liveframe Content quality, editing and what makes creators valuable

01:35:07 What’s next, lessons learned and final

We discussed a lot of older IPs that i grew up watching

Many of those IPs she helped bring to life and made special

Every time new new technological breakthroughs happened new viral IPs were birthed

Timestamps:

02:30 @sherrygunther @Cabanimation @seeratranaa Background and joining the pod

04:30 Moving past @Claynosaurz "winging it" to build professional production pipelines

06:52 David vs. Goliath: Why top talent leaves legacy studios for high-risk startups

13:28 Navigating industry friction, young leadership, and the "PvP" of animation

17:39 The Simpsons story: How Sherry took over the studio at 23

30:21 The Hanna-Barbera Renaissance and launching 90s icons

49:33 The death of animation economics: Why the streaming model is broken

55:33 Sony, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and why identity-driven strategy beats Netflix binging

1:11:15 Solving the loneliness epidemic through community-driven experiences

1:28:52 The 2027 Roadmap: 78 episodes, global distribution, and IP ownership

1:43:20 Final reflections on @HeebooOfficial empowering creators, and what comes next

It was nice to get away from the market and chat with a good friend

A lot of people on CT are performative

We avoided making the conversation it feel like

It’s a must watch and a break from CT

2:26 Settling in, real life vs online life, and resetting perspective

16:36 Market fatigue, burnout cycles, @banditxbt take on why stepping back matters

29:05 When narratives break and money stops behaving rationally

42:16 Long-term games, delayed wins, and why most people quit too early

53:39 Epstein files, power networks, and why trust is collapsing everywhere

1:05:29 Institutions, influence, and why nothing feels legitimate anymore

1:18:04 Cynicism, survival mode, and what people do when belief breaks

1:32:58 What's next?

Not everyone online is odd

We talked about a variety of topics that matter

> New York and UFC 322

> Polymarket and prediction markets

> Managing relationships

> Science of achievement

> Art of fulfillment

Timestamps:

2:13 New York recap, pod culture, and getting into the vibe

7:54 Winning Prediction markets

17:02 “This feels like a hack” @Jampzey

26:50 Relationship psychology + how people need to feel like it was their idea

35:31 Obsessive personalities, cycles of focus, and outworking everyone

46:54 AI, media, avatars + why human authenticity might get more valuable

1:11:53 Faith, death anxiety, Christianity vs atheism, and why belief matters

1:32:26 Calling a friend about the Bible after 10 years

Consumer crypto is the next biggest wave as the newer generations collect more online

Hype cycles fail and we get in to what sustainability looks and feels like

Timestamps

1:59 @uriferruccio Background and getting into crypto

12:13 Early crypto narratives, why fundamentals broke and how @EndlessProtocol fixes it

25:35 Why hype cycles fail and what sustainable crypto actually looks like

37:55 Infrastructure, decentralization, and what builders still get wrong

48:45 NFTs, collectibles, and why the first wave failed mainstream adoption

59:47 @the_andydandy on culture, fandoms, and how digital communities form real value

1:14:00 AI, automation, and how economics are changing underneath crypto

1:25:30 Long-term thinking, generational shifts, and building for the future

1:42:50 Final reflections on consumer crypto, IP, and what comes next

I really like what the team is with legacy IP and launching it onchain with custom experiences

Kids today are more familiar with digital products than physical ones and the rest of the world is going to catch up

Timestamps:

5:12 How @willweinraub on getting into crypto before it was easy

9:31 Blind boxes, unboxing & why toys are going digital

14:51 Why NFTs failed mainstream adoption

19:49 Can collectibles ever feel organic again

23:31 Building @Cryptoys as a real consumer company

26:37 Digital toys vs physical toys (Tesla analogy)

31:16 What big IP actually wants from Web3

37:20 Founder mindset, kids & long-term thinking

49:54 @LucaNetz @AbstractChain and why it makes sense for consumer crypto

> Is becoming a creator more difficult today

> Time in the market out performs timing of the market

> Biggest wins and mistakes this cycle

> Where Ellios time is focused on now and why

> What is directionally next for the industry

Timestamps:

00:04 Intro

02:08 How crypto is for @elliotrades this cycle

05:45 Main niches of focus

07:12 New era of @SuperVerse

10:08 Uncertainty of a bear market

16:14 Trump always chickens out (TACO)

20:05 Building @BlackholeDex on @avax

23:32 Upsides of making content

30:01 Goals for the next decade

32:00 Three years without making a dime

36:00 Simple trading system

39:00 Deep liquidity for certain asset classes

> Upcoming IP launching product

> Older IP making a comeback

> Integration of AI with IP onchain

> Importance of TVL

> Traditional finance model sucks

Timestamps

00:07 Intro

01:26 @campnetworkxyz home base

05:52 Underlying thesis for the product

06:48 Coming out the next two to three weeks

09:49 What changes every three months

15:34 Everyone wants to own their own content

20:01 Putting finance onchain

23:55 IP onchain

29:03 Crypto personal truths

34:01 Kingmaking products

37:00 New tech roadmap coming

40:27 Why people buy certain tokens

> Getting in to crypto

> Working at Coinbase

> What is Lite Strategy

> Everything about Litecoin

> The future uture of AI

> Institutional involvement in crypto

We spoke about a wide variety of topics include Charlies crypto lore

Timestamps:

02:25Raising 100M to put in to @litecoin

06:25 @SatoshiLite crypto journey

11:05 Why @coinbase has been a massive success

14:00 Charlies big truth

17:00 What is @LiteStrategy

21:52 Is Bitcoin a store of value

26:41 Full adoption of CBDCs

31:06 Preparation for quantum computing

38:22 Burning Banksy painting to put onchain

44:04 Dont solve problems that dont exist

49:49 Are memecoins a net positive

55:24 AI fiction that could turn real

We spoke about Claynos, Popkins, Disney, Scaling IP, Gaming, Tv shows and more

This is our third podcast and the best one by far

Mint is live at: http://popkins.claynosaurz.com

Available until June 3rd. Go break some packs

Timestamps:

0:00:07 Coming up

0:02:55 Leading up to the mint - @Cabanimation

0:05:06 "That is the best question I ever heard"

0:07:51 Demand curve: different price points - @AndrewsaurP

0:10:03 What does @Claynosaurz want to prove to the world

0:14:29 What is Unique about Popkins - @cgliuwilliam

0:20:37 Vegas Licensing expo: What Andrew learned

0:24:01 Having access to the right information

0:29:04 Innovators dilema

0:41:12 Battling different preferences

0:51:00 The dilemma

0:54:35 Popkins mint: all the details

1:03:33 Achievement system: the alpha

1:10:21 What will be remembered by the history books but studied in future generations

1:19:00 IP Development

1:29:27 Tv show

1:25:00 Incubating IP

@econstellation_

Elisa is also a content creator, Abstract streamer and one of $Kaito's best yappers

"It's really difficult to trust your intuition without any knowledge. Mass extraction events happen at the top and what usually follows is a cascade"

Timestamps

0:00:11 Intro

0:01:20 Second crypto cycle + top

0:07:42 Michael Saylor buying BTC

0:11:30 Trimming down a portfolio

0:17:02 Retail buying: the character

0:25:37 @eeelistar streaming on @AbstractChain $ABS

0:31:02 Elisa's vision for the @Abstract_Eco

0:38:48 "Tipping is crypto culture"

0:42:49 Upside of streaming (for brands)

0:56:00 "Doubling down on content"

0:59:09 Stacking $PENGU in tips

"The best way to be popular is to be early to something, a trend and become an expert at it. The worst thing to do is to marry that trend" We spoke about all things marketing, growing in popularity, are pre-sales a net positive, current market sentient and much more.

0:02:16 Current market sentiment

0:07:58 Founders delaying TGEs

0:13:37 Creating demand

0:19:00 What is the best FDV strategy?

0:23:55 Maintaining expectations

0:34:07 Gaining popularity in @0xAbhiP pov

0:39:52 Eth + nfts and sol + memes

0:47:26 Whats next for @apcollectiveio

0:01:59 Where did Zeneca get his name

0:02:58 Professional Poker player

0:04:52 Origin story

0:10:27 The fever of 2021

0:13:22 What is @Zeneca up to now?

0:16:05 Why is retail not buying Bitcoin?

0:19:43 What is interesting these days?

0:25:55 Life is passing by, slow down time

0:29:08 Keeping old friends around

0:33:37 The five human needs

0:37:00 Investing journey

0:41:21 The NFT space

0:48:50 Next bear market?

0:52:23 Bullish on ETH?

0:59:17 The current itch + writing a book

0:05 Intro

2:49 Future of TikTok and Pudgy kindness

7:00 @chefgoyardi Talks @pudgypenguins Walmart

10:17 Winning the popularity contest in Web3

13:15 "Jobs never finished"

18:00 Web3 focused team

19:20 Pudgy Penguins Web2 @austronaut0 strategy

27:41 Where Peter draws his creativity from

32:45 Pudgy on Reddit

35:17 Two upcoming collabs? One with @LilPudgys

42:00 Different creative vectors to expand IP

47:35 All things Pudgy world

55:30 Andrew's two predictions for Pudgys

One of the best conversations we have recorded on the podcast We talk all things crypto, love, life, finance, self development, if happiness is real, meditation and much more.

Timestamps:

0:00:07 Intro

0:02:01 Before crypto

0:06:20 Nihilism

0:09:35 What are people chasing?

0:14:40 Finding purpose

0:19:17 What is love?

0:24:48 The first crypto President

0:33:03 Operating in a flow state

0:37:20 Being contempt while striving for more

0:39:37 Do you believe in happiness?

0:45:07 Running the rat race

0:54:50 Authenticity and our sense of self

0:57:11 Born with certain Karma?

1:02:09 Life is a hypothesis to be tested not an ideology to be proven

"That is step one. You have to unify the enthusiasts and push from there. This is the game world you should bet on and build on top of"

Timestamps:

0:03:31 Solving core problems

0:07:55 Who is @charl3svii proving it to?

0:10:40 Enthusiasts versus non enthusiasts

0:26:45 "Nifty can be a new type of crypto onboarding"

0:33:33 @Nifty_Island Launchpad

0:41:06 Wallets or users?

0:48:00 Importance of UGC

0:56:37 What is Nifty doing?

"You couldn't replace that in a million years. The quality of community supporters is one of the things that we know is super important Most businesses and new IP's are trying to get views, trying to get people to watch, they're measuring the wrong statistics. We are measuring community members"

Timestamps:

0:00:07 Pre-roll

0:01:14 Intro to @AndrewsaurP + @Cabanimation + @cgliuwilliam

0:06:42 Acquiring Disney or acquired by Disney

0:09:41 What makes a great story

0:13:18 What story Claynosaurz looks to tell

0:19:00 Clayno's current age demographic + growing it

0:31:44 "Couldn't replace that in a million years"

0:35:23 Plushies + organic UGC growth

0:42:19 Importance of delivering good experiences

0:46:00 Clayno's trojan horse

0:50:25 Character development

0:57:15 What made Pokemon so successful

1:00:47 Next evolution of IP

1:08:08 "Built to be a TransMedia brand"

1:18:21 "Andrew changed everything"

1:23:30 Will relocating to join the team full time

1:27:00 Being a "Navy SEAL"

1:32:02 The 6 Human Needs

1:34:00 What Nic and Will are most excited about

1:38:56 Winning x14 2024 industry awards

1:44:03 Nic + Will's professional experience

1:52:04 What's next

1:53:00 Most emotional experiences

"Our brand is primed to start expanding as an IP company. We are a story telling company"

Thank you to the Final Bosu team for joining us and talking all things, IP, Anime and the upcoming launch on Abstract

Timestamps:

0:01:09 First Abstract brand on the podcast

0:04:06 How Final Bosu formed + inspiration

0:06:01 Everything is coming together

0:09:16 Becoming apart of the web3 conversation

0:11:54 @kaito_ayo talking @finalbosuX trailer

0:14:44 Why @kevinfinalbosu watches Anime

0:18:05 Deeper meaning behind "against all odds"

0:19:57 Telling the world about the teams story

0:23:56 Six needs for a human

0:30:10 Framing Final Bosu

0:34:46 What they want to be known for

0:37:00 Expanding the IP

0:42:01 Talking attention cycle

0:50:51 Storyline written in to the collection

0:55:01 Social media strategy

"Blast is live go in and he announced that Blur was going to be live after 30-40 days. A second after I saw the tweet I knew we had the infrastructure. This is our moment"

Thank you Evan for joining the show. We talked all things mass adoption, prior business acquisitions, current product rollouts and what he is excited for

Timestamps:

02:16

@evanvar Work-setup

02:57 How @Mintify started + Evans journey

05:44 Prior business acquisitions and experience

08:00 Operator or business owner

10:17 Turning a business in to an enterprise

15:21 Bear market and business flexibility

19:00 What is Mintify most known for today?

23:55 Duality of marketing in crypto

26:00 What's next

33:00 Oversimplification

35:54 Finding crypto products via SEO or CT

40:12 What is Evan excited about

43:00 "Back in the day"

"I was brought in to change the direction of Polygon. What made Polygon successful and the answer is DeFi. What do most people know Polygon for"

Thanks Marc for jumping on the show and discussing the future direction of Polygon, current U.S crypto framework and of course his story in crypto

Timestamps:

0:01:58 Bitcoin to 100K

0:04:04 Theres something more here

0:04:53 Getting in to crypto

0:12:27 New age of crypto "memecoins"

0:16:43 Can crypto improve lives

0:21:34 Finding people where they are

0:25:38 Would @0xMarcBbe be here if he did not make money from crypto

0:28:05 Becoming the CEO of @0xPolygon

0:34:10 Polygon positioning with enterprise brands

0:40:00 Trump NFT's on Polygon

0:44:45 Who is building on Polygon and why

0:49:50 David Sacks joins Trump Admin

0:53:05 Marc's personal story

0:58:29 Polygon POS

Timestamps:

00:07 Coming up

01:45 Phin's green lore

03:27 Observation about @AbstractChain

07:25 Abstracts growth vectors + Abstract spaces with @shivst3r and meeting community members

11:49 Abstract community taking on a life of its own

12:49 Is Abstract the real Anime chain? I asked Phin

15:20 Authenticity and personal branding

22:35 How to be more authentic in an online setting

27:00 Doing more with less. Money fallacy

34:05 @LucaNetz vision and Phin's journey to Abstract

45:30 Roles in Abstract discord

50:00 Phin's success metrics for Abstract

52:37 Doing the obvious things very well

As he says "billions will predict" Enjoy the conversation!

Timestamps

01:57 Intro

03:12 What he always wanted

04:44 Has Farokh felt like he made it?

09:51 What is he chasing?

12:20 Interviewing Donald Trump + Marc Cuban

24:00 The Crypto cabinet

27:00 Current business successes

30:00 The new media model

38:10 Maintaining company culture

43:07 Creator economy + Rug Radio

49:00 Leaving Canada

53:13 Last decade of life

"If you don t enjoy something don't do it. Even if you make a lot of money from it, don't do it"

OSF is known for many things within the crypto and nft world while doing them all successfully for long periods of times

He also has a great ability to be adaptive with what he's doing versus what he was doing prior.

Wearing many hats We unpack how he does it

01:04 Is OSF on the crypto + nft Mount Rushmore

01:43 What is OSF most known for?

03:52 Benefits for founders being in the trenches

05:41 First six-figure trade

07:20 The chase versus the reward

09:09 Trad-Fi days: Losing it all multiple times and making it all back

12:03 How did it feel losing a lot of money?

17:07 @osf_rekt original vision for @RektBrands ecosystem (@rektdrinks + @rektguyNFT + @RektCoin)

20:05 Goal for REKT Drinks

Timestamps: 00:10 Intro

01:41 Pengu aftermath

03:29 Learnings from the Pengu claim

05:50 Current holder count + Abstract alpha

10:38 From not wanting an ecosystem token to having one. The why behind it

13:51 Tokenomics + the law of small numbers

15:17 Product seeding the entire world

19:10 Creativity used towards the launch and reason behind it

22:51 Pudgy Kindness role in all of this

26:58 What is @LucaNetz excited about for @pudgypenguins and @LilPudgys + @IglooInc

34:14 "Abstract is it" @Abstract_Eco + @AbstractChain

Timestamps:

0:08 Intro

03:34 Writing threads on NFT scammers

04:05 "Character of the week"

05:49 Remaining un-biased while while creating content

07:19 The most viral thread + why it was

08:51 Pix choosing his nice and why "web 3"

12:33 Thoughts on the Memecoin mania

15:37 Selecting the right meta

16:50 "How to actually hold through a x100"

21:40 Pump fun experiment. Losing $20k

29:04 Losing all his money. FTX collapse

36:02 Is there a silver lining? Pix's response

52:40 Advice to fellow creators

58:23 Pix's "list"

Timestamps:

00:07 Intro

02:32 Best performing asset class

04:00 @ConnorXBG exposure to memes

06:50 Role of mascots in crypto

07:40 How are gaming brands doing this year?

09:00 Onboarding retail: history rhymes

14:40 @louisregis joins us after an important call

19:25 Phantom top 5 app in the App Store

21:12 "People chase the highest performing assets"

28:37 What does it mean to be involved with an Esports team?

34:19 Breaking through the eco chambers

44:00 XBG's North Star

46:00 The current growth of XBG

0:05 Introduction

1:30 The most entertaining outcome is the most likely

2:23 Bitcoin ATH and @KeithGrossman market sentiment

5:51 Is mainstream media dying

15:13 Push and pull of media today and @moonpay intern who is an "incredible talent"

18:00 Slow drip or all at once. Future of engagement

22:43 Re-living the same moment twice

28:50 Memecoins are the new internet

30:30 Digitization of communication

36:20 Brand accounts developing a personality

43:10 Social networks + future of X

45:48 Investment in to X with @isotowright

53:00 Vision of MoonPay

00:04 Intro

01:16 Co-founder story between

03:03 Selecting a co-founder and why Anthony selected Jacq

04:26 Addressing the markets needs

05:41 Unique skill-sets that helped build

09:05 "Do we help these ecosystems feel more informed. Our job is very simple"

11:57 Is there a supply and demand issue in crypto?

14:25 Who are their ideal partners?

15:02 Current milestones

15:58 Which problems deserve more attention?

19:07 Does crypto have a traditional business cycles?

20:53 A Co-founders day to day

23:35 Growing beyond the current ecosystem

25:00 The big picture

26:46 What is brand?

Coming Up

Tokenizing the future Why did some things fail? Finding your people Excluding farmers from an airdrop Conviction on asset generation BlackRock tokeniza What is @MANTRA_Chain Supporting brands through incubation Dual tokenized strategy Tokenizing real-estate What is @jp_mullin888 excited about Being relatable + finding your calling Four types of CEO's and which one is JP.

Time Stamps:

01:30 Gaming meta

03:24 Why does Kelano get fud?

04:25 Strategies for a healthy launch

08:08 Predicting the secondary market

11:37 Discussing token health

13:07 Web3 games have no gamers

17:30 Ease of access to play games

20:13 Web3 games failure points + how

@SeedifyFund aims to helps this

27:00 Current gaming landscape

32:12 Formula for capturing attention

37:30 Evolving metas

44:30 Third wave of gaming

49:00 Looking ahead

Timetstamps:

0:00:07 Intro

0:01:33 Conferences and brand building

0:08:06 "Building the open Anime universe"

0:15:17 How the Idea Maze impacted ZAGABOND life and helped form Azuki

0:22:29 The big bets that Azuki is making

0:27:40 High overlap with anime fans and collecting

0:32:00 "Be careful about what you pretend to be"

0:39:39 How Anime dot com happened

0:43:42 Value proposition of Anime chain with @arbitrum

0:48:01 Would Azuki be successful without NFTs?

0:53:58 "People just want stories" Targeting anime lovers

0:56:22 Outlasting competition

0:58:24 What is next? Anime coin and more

Private and decentralized educational verticals are increasingly becoming popular

There will always be a market for education

00:06 Coming up

02:21 IRL events upside + downside

06:20 Non native attendees

08:07 Education x Entertainment

10:15 Journey and experinece of a community member

15:39 Having a blockchain strategy is like having a social media strategy

16:44 Power of touch points. Founder to Founder

19:41 Where are web2 founders consuming crypto content?

24:33 Tokenized Education

27:27 Traditional education system

31:54 Allow learners to prove that they have learned

33:40 Open Campus vision for the next decade

40:27 Law of Focus

43:20 Education is forced to iterate

49:42 What's next

Andrew Saunders

the Chief Marketing and Growth Officer at

Skale Network

Andrew was the former Global Head of Entertainment + Culture At Amazon HQ. Driving many campaigns across all areas of entertainment and pop culture including television, streaming, movies, podcasts, sports, gaming, celebrity talent and more

00:07 Coming up

02:09 What is Skale?

07:33 Chains are only as good as their products

09:33 Meeting consumers where they are. Data matching

12:07 Modern marketing tactics

16:47 Industry decisions are made in a vacuum

19:30 Chain identity

25:33 What is Skale's identity 3

1:15 Is influencer spend worth it? Campaign with Justin Bieber

40:40 Politics involvement with crypto

Transferable skills from web2 Idea to reality

Early stage product + found something special

First early stage problem + the unknowns Which leverage to build?

Social media numbers?

Brand and IP shelf life Digital twins + pairing products Identity lags reality by 1-2 years

Gameloft partnership + the why?

Law of focus. Words to describe the brand.

If the brand stopped creating content and product would the IP continue to proliferate

00:07 Intro

01:20 Robbys life before crypto

03:11 The 4 year business pivot

06:27 Failing in business

08:13 Learning curve and technological familiarity

10:50 $75 Million to $6 Billion

12:29 Three pieces of advice to entrepreneurs

15:01 What is Animoca Brands?

16:50 $500 Million deployed as investments

18:08 Investing fundamentals (Not Investment Advice)

21:57 "You always feel like you're too late, when in fact a lot of us are too early"

25:19 Growth of third-party IP. Cardinal Rule?

29:40 Downside of IP. When it goes wrong

31:37 "Businesses don't die of starvation, they die of indigestion"

33:12 Will bitcoin always dominate micro conditions?

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Coming up

0:01:44 "Pizza Maxi"

0:02:39 Adams brand

0:03:47 How Adam got in to crypto

0:08:14 Early crypto days with Silicon Valley and Jack Dorsey

0:10:55 Cash App in the early days

0:19:27 Startup culture back then and now

0:22:40 Pirate Nation and their thoughts of a saturated market

0:25:09 How does the team view competition

0:29:15 Why shouldn't brands wait for retail or adoption

0:32:03 Why bet on this team?

0:35:00 Gaining competitive advantage

0:39:26 Communities the next decade

0:49:38 Multi-chain is the future + launching the second chain

1:00:15 What's next?

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Timestamps:

00:03 Intro

01:40 How did Luke join brave?

04:21 Vision of BrendanEich

09:06 Do end users care about their data being mined?

11:30 Why Web3? User-first principle

18:48 The North Star. Main focus

23:02 What is BAT? We can earn it

26:33 Community diversity

45:00 Global adoption

48:27 Importance of community feedback loop

53:55 Learn more about Brave and Lukes podcast

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0:00:03 Coming up

0:02:18 Who is Jeff Nicholas?

0:04:12 Most memorable moment in crypto

0:07:09 How did Jeff join BAYC?

0:10:20 Day-to-day as a Creative Director

0:12:50 Internal culture shift from CEO change + current blindspots

0:22:35 BAYC biggest mistakes

0:29:02 How does the team prioritize what to focus on?

0:31:06 Status of Otherside

0:33:00 Community expectations

0:38:03 Litmus test of products being shippe

(00:02) Coming up

(01:40) Are nfts dead?

(03:09) Nft brands further ahead today than last year?

(05:05) Does Wale want to be known for his work?

(09:11) How will the next nft cycle be different?

(11:00) Who is the face of nfts? 17:04 What is next for Wale?

(24:17) Identify long term and short term trends 29:45 Hype train + top signal

(32:29) Social trends vs On-chain trends

(35:57) When will Wale dox?

(40:33) What is missing in the nft space?

(42:08) Are memecoins a net positive for crypto?

(47:47) Past, present and future versions of Wale

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Join Andrew as he explores the visionary work of T3tra (@T3tra333) from ODLabs (@odlabs). In this episode, T3tra discusses how ODLabs is akin to creating modern-day cave paintings, portraying visions of a world not yet realized through advanced technologies like AR, VR, and XR.

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Join Andrew as he dives into a profound conversation with Ben Armstrong (@BenArmstrongsX), exploring a series of personal and professional challenges that have shaped recent months for him. From dramatic shifts in his career to thrilling new ventures in Karate Combat, Ben unpacks the highs and lows with candor and insight.

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Join Andrew in a compelling conversation with Gary Cardone (@GaryCardone), where they discuss practical strategies for advancing in life and business. Gary, a staunch Bitcoin advocate, shares insights from his experiences, including selling his mansion for Bitcoin, and offers timeless advice for achieving personal and financial freedom.

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Episode 10: Crafting a Global Icon with Peter from Pudgy Penguins

In this episode, Andrew chats with Peter (@chefgoyardi), Chief Creative Officer of Pudgy Penguins, about their ambitious journey to make Pudgy Penguin the most recognizable penguin globally. They explore the essence of brand building and how Pudgy Penguins is leveraging various platforms and strategies to reach this goal.

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Join Andrew for a fascinating conversation with Heidi Christine (@heidichristne), CMO of Pixels (@pixels_online), as they delve into the strategies and visions that drive the innovative gaming platform, Pixels. This episode provides a deep dive into how Pixels is blending traditional gaming experiences with the dynamic capabilities of blockchain technology.

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Join host Andrew as he engages in a comprehensive conversation with Andrew Saunders, the CMO/CSO of @hashflow. This episode delves deep into the realms of strategy and marketing within the evolving landscape from Web2 to Web3. Whether you're a marketing professional or a crypto enthusiast, bookmarking this episode is a must—you're guaranteed to learn something valuable.

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In this engaging episode, Andrew sits down with Kais (@kaisisokay), Co-Founder of @okayxyz and the innovative minds behind umbrella brands such as @okaybears and @okay_dogs. Dive deep into the strategic decisions that shape the Okay brands, including their unique positioning across different blockchain platforms.

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0:05 Intro

2:49 Future of TikTok and Pudgy kindness

7:00 @chefgoyardi talks @pudgypenguins Walmart

10:17 Winning the popularity contest in Web3

13:15 "Jobs never finished"

18:00 Web3 focused team

19:20 Pudgy Penguins Web2 @austronaut0 strategy

27:41 Where Peter draws his creativity from

32:45 Pudgy on Reddit

35:17 Two upcoming collabs? One with @LilPudgys

42:00 Different creative vectors to expand IP

47:35 All things Pudgy world

55:30 Andrew's two predictions for Pudgy's

02:21 Role with Animoca + Mocaverse

03:21 Learnings from early start-up days

05:19 Practical feedback

06:15 What is Animoca Brands and Mocaverse?

10:22 Exposure leads to expansion

18:44 Metrics for success 29:04 Brand identity

33:20 Layered ecosystems 39:09 Pillars of the ecosystem

43:00 Which sector of crypto is Tyler most bullish on?

51:10 Current barrier to entry too high for mass adoption?

54:02 What is Tyler excited about?

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0:00:03 Coming up 0:02:18 Who is Jeff Nicholas?

0:04:12 Most memorable moment in crypto

0:07:09 How did Jeff join BAYC?

0:10:20 Day-to-day as a Creative Director

0:12:50 Internal culture shift from CEO change + current blindspots

0:20:40 How does Jeff describe BAYC?

0:22:35 BAYC biggest mistakes

0:28:06 What is the team spending the most time on right now? The 5 priorities

0:29:02 How does the team prioritize what to focus on?

0:31:06 Status of Otherside 0:33:00 Community expectations

0:38:03 Litmus test of products being shipped versus not. Giving the "go ahead"

0:42:20 "BAYC Standards"

0:43:55 The idea around Moonbirds merge + acquisition

0:50:02 Clubhouse update + Jeff's contribution

1:00:55 Normie friends blown away with BAYC

1:04:37 What is brand to Jeff?