Derek Edwards - Investing at the crossroads of culture and consumer technology
In the first episode of Season 5, we are joined by the one and only Derek Edwards. Derek is one of the most kind and thoughtful people we know. He’s a managing partner at Collab Currency which is a crypto-focused venture firm investing at the crossroads of culture and consumer technology. He’s also a co-founder of Glitch Marfa, an analog gallery for digital objects stationed in the heart of Marfa, Texas. We dive into Derek’s background before falling into the crypto rabbithole, the investment theses behind Collab Currency, the founding of Glitch Marfa, thoughts on AI, how he met his wife, balancing multiple portfolios between personal, venture, DAO and more. If you’d like to sponsor Season 5 of We Do A Little, please reach out to info@shillr.xyz As always, this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. Andy, Deeze, and guests may be invested in companies or tokens talked about on this podcast. 0:00 Intro 3:40 Collab Currency 7:40 How did you get crypto pilled? 9:30 Running a licensed apparel company 14:00 Finding NFTs 16:30 Were you active in the contemporary art space before NFTs? 20:50 What have you thought you were right about, but been wrong about? 27:35 How do you reconcile the difference between crypto games and the game of crypto? 33:30 What verticals is Collab focused on? 40:30 Political memecoins 1:04:25 Glitch Marfa 1:11:30 What interested you in joining DAOs as Collab? 1:16:10 NFTs aren’t going anywhere (Alien punk sales) 1:20:10 Balancing your own portfolio, fund’s portfolio, DAO’s portfolios and more 1:23:50 Podcasting with Kevin Rose 1:30:45 What do you look for in a team? 1:40:10 AI 1:55:30 What do you like about LA? 2:00:45 Favorite way to spend a lazy Sunday? 2:02:15 How did you and your wife meet? 2:09:35 What would the title of your autobiography be? More Derek: X: https://x.com/derekedws More Andy8052 X: https://twitter.com/andy8052 More Deeze X: https://twitter.com/DeeZe More WDAL X: https://twitter.com/wedoalittlepod Discord: https://discord.gg/AStUCwXERh More Shillr: X: https://x.com/shillrxyz Podcasts: https://shillr.buzzsprout.com/ More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: https://twitter.com/homeworkNFT Production by Weesh X: https://twitter.com/__weesh__
Chikai - Founding Google Earth and the lifelong pursuit of creating for the sake of creating
In this week’s episode, we sit down with our good friend and one of the biggest supporters of the pod, Chikai Ohazama. Chikai is the co-founder of Keyhole which was acquired by Google and became Google Earth. He is one of the most caring art collectors in our space, as well as an extremely talented AI artist. We dive into Chikai’s progression as an artist and collector, founding Keyhole and being acquired by Google, his biggest artistic inspirations, tips for people who want to explore AI tools, Culture on L2s, and so much more. Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content is now redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for? Head on over to http://portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points. 0:00 Intro 4:50 Chikai’s progression as an artist 17:00 How do you keep up with new AI tools? 21:50 Where does your appreciation of photography come from? 31:30 Creating Google Earth 43:15 What drew you to the NFT space? 52:00 How did Panopticon come together? 58:30 Do you feel like an artist yet? 1:16:10 How do you track your ideas? 1:29:50 Do you find yourself using Discord outside of Midjourney? 1:32:35 Tips for people who want to explore AI tools? 1:36:50 Do you find your taste in art changing as you create more? 1:40:20 Biggest AI inspirations? 1:46:10 Culture on L2s 1:49:30 What would the title of your autobiography be? More Chikai: X: / lifeofc More Andy8052 X: / andy8052 More Deeze X: / deeze More WDAL X: / wedoalittlepod More Arbitrum X: / arbitrum portal: http://portal.arbitrum.io More Rug Radio website: https://www.rug.fm/ x: / rugradio More Decrypt website: https://decrypt.co/ x: / decryptmedia More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: / homeworknft Production by Weesh X: / __weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
Roger Dickerman - Why (24 Hours of) Art?
In this week’s episode, we sit down with our good friend and founder of the 24 Hours of Art, Roger Dickerman. We dive into Roger’s background in trading and fitness, his love of art, founding Artifex and 24 Hours of Art, the power of routines, and so much more. Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content is now redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for? Head on over to http://portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points. 0:00 intro 3:43 Why 24 Hours of Art? 7:35 What does a day in your life look like right now? 12:10 What drew you to appreciating art? 14:10 Roger’s background in trading and training 24:10 What pulled you out of brick and mortar and into the digital realm? 33:20 First big win in NFTs? 37:30 What is Artifex? 45:35 Holding Bitcoin and Ethereum vs. trading actively 58:42 What is your process for finding all of the art sales? 1:09:10 Collecting on Bitcoin? 1:13:00 Inspirations for the 24 hours of Art 1:36:55 Fitness routines and maintaining strong relationships with our spouses 2:03:50 Family vibes 2:13:10 Advising Aku 2:17:55 What would the title of your autobiography be? More Roger: X: / rogerdickerman More Andy8052 X: / andy8052 More Deeze X: / deeze More WDAL X: / wedoalittlepod More Arbitrum X: / arbitrum portal: http://portal.arbitrum.io More Rug Radio website: https://www.rug.fm/ x: / rugradio More Decrypt website: https://decrypt.co/ x: / decryptmedia More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: / homeworknft Production by Weesh X: / __weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
Funghibull - The power of psychedelics
In this week’s episode, we sit down with our good friend and co-founder of Shillr, Funghibull. Funghi is one of our favorite collectors, builders and overall people in the space. We dive into Funghi’s background playing rugby, going to medical school in Scotland, 10 gram mushroom trips, finding punks, forming Shillr, and so much more. Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content is now redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for? Head on over to http://portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points. 0:00 intro 2:50 Funghi’s early life 4:30 Funghi’s college experience 11:30 Living in Scotland 15:00 Playing Rugby 21:30 Funghi’s 10g mushroom trip 37:35 Starting from the bottom 47:35 First job after getting a degree 50:39 How Funghi found punks 1:00:19 First piece of art collected 1:05:40 How did Shillr form? 1:16:40 Making lemonade out of lemons when sponsors pull out of events 1:37:20 What would the title of your autobiography be? More Funghi: X: / funghibull More Shillr: https://www.shillr.xyz/ More Andy8052 X: / andy8052 More Deeze X: / deeze More WDAL X: / wedoalittlepod More Arbitrum X: / arbitrum portal: http://portal.arbitrum.io More Rug Radio website: https://www.rug.fm/ x: / rugradio More Decrypt website: https://decrypt.co/ x: / decryptmedia More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: / homeworknft Production by Weesh X: / __weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
Mike Demarais - Making the future fun with Rainbow
In this week’s episode, we sit down with our friend and co-founder of Rainbow Wallet, Mike Demarais. We dive into Mike’s background as a software engineer, how he fell into the crypto rabbithole, co-founding Rainbow, important lessons learned from raising capital, and so much more. Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content is now redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for? Head on over to http://portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points. 0:00 Intro (Lindyness of the Fractional Hat) 3:30 Mike’s crypto rabbit hole story and inspiration for Rainbow 16:50 How did you get into software development? 30:00 Mike’s political aspirations 32:20 The Rainbow Brand and how Mike thinks about building 46:35 Andy buys punks because of Mike’s tweets 50:30 Early crypto meetups in NYC 53:40 Rainbow’s first raise and what they learned from YC 1:02:50 Most important lesson learned from raising capital? 1:11:10 What does a day in the life of Mike rainbow look like? 1:17:10 How had Discord use changed from the mania in 2021 until now? 1:21:00 Ordinals 1:32:00 Gaming backgrounds 1:41:35 Mike’s love of Unisocks 1:47:20 What’s next for Rainbow? 1:58:40 Telegram bots 2:01:00 NFTs on L2s 2:10:32 What would your autobiography title be? More Mike: X: https://x.com/mikedemarais More Rainbow: https://rainbow.me/ More Andy8052 X: / andy8052 More Deeze X: / deeze More WDAL X: / wedoalittlepod More Arbitrum X: / arbitrum portal: http://portal.arbitrum.io More Rug Radio website: https://www.rug.fm/ x: / rugradio More Decrypt website: https://decrypt.co/ x: / decryptmedia More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: / homeworknft Production by Weesh X: / __weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
Vinnie Hager - Evolving as an artist throughout market cycles
In this week’s episode, we sit down with Vinnie Hager. Vinnie is an artist from Baltimore who focuses on a wide variety of mediums spanning from digital art to streetwear and even tables and stools. His style is immediately recognizable with a mixture of glyphs and objects including his signature flowers, eyes, water drops, smileys, hearts and envelopes. We dive into Vinnie’s morning routine, the evolution of his artistic style, skateboarding, falling into the NFT rabbit hole and so much more. Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content is now redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for? Head on over to http://portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points. 0:00 Intro 2:45 What’s your morning routine? 4:30 Adjusting from market shifts and favorite events 9:00 Using the bear market to experiment 17:00 How do you find your style evolving? 25:10 How have Twitter spaces changed over the last few years? 27:55 Vinnie’s intro the NFT space 31:20 Finding a base of collectors within a pfp community 34:20 First NFT Vinnie minted? 41:25 Vinnie’s “Traditional Art Resume” 44:40 Skateboarding 53:42 Why leave Baltimore for LA? 57:40 How do you approach minting on Solana or Bitcoin? 1:02:30 Exploring style from hyper realistic to more abstract 1:10:10 What inspired you to paint on physical goods? 1:17:25 Bitcoin Puppets 1:27:40 Family following your journey 1:37:10 Have you considered using anything like IYK to chip your clothes? 1:43:20 Favorite streetwear pieces? 1:49:40 Hobby Lobby’s frames vs. Local shops 1:58:10 DieWithTheMostLikes Marfa Flea Market 2:03:00 Not Drug Advice 2:11:30 What would the title of your autobiography be? More WDAL X: / wedoalittlepod Discord: / discord More Vinnie: X: https://x.com/VinnieHager IG: / vinniehager More Andy8052 X: / andy8052 More Deeze X: / deeze More Arbitrum X: / arbitrum portal: http://portal.arbitrum.io More Rug Radio website: https://www.rug.fm/ x: / rugradio More Decrypt website: https://decrypt.co/ x: / decryptmedia More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: / homeworknft Production by Weesh X: / __weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
SHIPWRECKED #12: Goku & Maria - Our First Couple Interview
In this week’s episode, we did a little something different, again. We brought on our first ever couple, Goku and Maria. Goku is a badass artist and collector who has been a champion of the Solana art space since its inception. He is currently the marketing and community lead at Exchange Art. Maria Sutherland is an incredible producer, known for planning some of the best executed events in the space such as NFT Now’s Gateway in Miami and Korea.We dive deep into all things long-term relationships, how Goku and Maria met, their first big breaks in the crypto space, and so much more. Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content will be redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. Andy and I have been massive fans of Arbitrum since they launched, and both of us invested in Offchain Labs Series B back in 2021. This is a full circle moment for us and we couldn’t be happier to partner with Arbitrum for this season. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for? Head on over to portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points. 0:00 Intro 3:58 How did Goku and Maria meet? 5:20 Goku gets his butt tattoo’d 9:55 How long did it take from dating to engagement to marriage? 14:30 Benny’s worst dates 20:30 Why are you named Goku? 23:25 When did Maria know she was a badass producer? 26:20 Issues with brands in Web3 41:55 Is Maria a degen? 52:30 Partners’ needs, resilience of babies, shampoo, and Benny playing the Ocarina 58:20 Deeze breaks his arm twice 1:10:35 Do your parents follow you? 1:13:40 Buying Bitcoin Puppets 1:19:50 Creating Discords for Celebrities 1:28:40 Bitconned and other crazy crypto stories 1:37:20 Planning massive events at Korea and Art Basel Miami 1:43:10 Favorite digital display and art vibes 1:59:05 What’s next for you both? 2:10:45 Who has surprised you the most from knowing them online to meeting them irl? 2:16:35 Weirdest Twitter Space hosting locations? 2:23:50 If you were on a shipwrecked island, what album would you listen to on repeat? For more Goku: X: / goku_nft For more Maria: x: / riasuth For more Redbeard: x: / redbeardnft For more DeeZe: x: / deeze More Arbitrum X: / arbitrum More Rug Radio website: https://www.rug.fm/ x: / rugradio More Decrypt website: https://decrypt.co/ x: / decryptmedia Theme Music by Ollie Chanin x: / olliechanin Produced by Weesh: x: / __weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
Weesh - The Man Behind our Cameras
In this week’s episode, we did a little something different. We took the man who is usually behind the camera and put him in front of it. We sat down with our producer Weesh to dive into how in fell in love with art and became a collector, how he met Andy and fun childhood memories together, his biggest wins in crypto, and so much more. Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content is now redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for? Head on over to http://portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points. 0:00 Intro 1:00 How did you fall in love with art? 13:10 Favorite movies 20:40 Rebellion phase of life 26:50 Thesis for movies and crypto? 31:20 Top Shot intro to crypto 40:40 Weesh genesis story 45:02 How did Weesh meet Andy? 50:40 Andy’s concussion story 58:52 Scoring music 1:13:30 Being a pyromaniac 1:27:02 Guilt from making too much easy money 1:34:08 The Watch 1:40:00 Ripping a Parallel masterpiece and hitting big wins off small buys 2:02:15 The risk of losing your Twitter platform 2:11:55 What would the title of your autobiography be? More WDAL X: / wedoalittlepod Discord: / discord More Weesh: X: / __weesh__ More Andy8052 X: / andy8052 More Deeze X: / deeze More Arbitrum X: / arbitrum portal: http://portal.arbitrum.io More Rug Radio website: https://www.rug.fm/ x: / rugradio More Decrypt website: https://decrypt.co/ x: / decryptmedia More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: / homeworknft Production by Weesh X: / __weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
Spencer Gordon-Sand (Spencer Ventures) - Intelligent capital allocation in the NFT markets
In this week’s episode, we sit down with Spencer Gordon Sand, the mastermind behind Spencer Ventures. Before launching Spencer Ventures, Spencer was a competitive fencer, Magic the gathering player, and startup enjoyooor. We dive into Spencer’s investment thesis behind NFTs and how his fund invests, finding and buying distressed assets in a bear market , point farming optimization, a peak behind the 3AC liquidation and dickbutt buys, and so much more. Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content is now redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for? Head on over to http://portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points. 0:00 Intro 2:05 What is Spencer Ventures? 10:05 Working for startups 16:05 Transition from startups to crypto 19:08 NFTs are the private markets of crypto 24:30 How do you look at the NFT ecosystem as a capital allocator? 32:15 The dickbutt story 44:41 Finding the right investors 51:11 Bear market fund investments 1:08:35 3AC Liquidation story 1:21:15 Points that are worth farming 1:32:15 Exiting positions as a fund 1:43:58 How did competitive MTG, chess, and fencing help you become a better trader? 2:05:15 What would the title of your autobiography be? 2:07:35 Shoutouts 2:21:34 Buying relevance More WDAL X: / wedoalittlepod Mirror Subscribe: https://mirror.xyz/0xE8436a2337751F76... Discord: / discord More Spencer: X: https://x.com/sgsand1?s=20 More Andy8052 X: / andy8052 More Deeze X: / deeze More Arbitrum X: / arbitrum More Rug Radio website: https://www.rug.fm/ x: / rugradio More Decrypt website: https://decrypt.co/ x: / decryptmedia More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: / homeworknft Production by Weesh X: / __weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
Tunez and Intern from Monad - How to get your foot in the door and building during bear markets
In this week’s episode, we sit down with Intern and Tunez from the Monad team. Prior to Monad, Tunez was working with Delphi Digital and Intern was working at CMS Holdings. They’re two of my oldest friends from crypto twitter. We get into why they joined the Monad team, alpha for finding jobs in the space, biggest lessons from previous cycles, and so much more. Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content is now redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for?Head on over to http://portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points.Time Stamps:0:00 Intro4:28 Intern falls into the crypto rabbit hole18:40 Tunez’s 2018 bear market 22:55 How did Intern get a job @ CMSHoldings? 26:05 Tunez’s time @ Delphi30:15 How did researching at CMS evolve over Intern’s few years there?38:30 Biggest win from the 2021 cycle?45:20 Memecoins49:30 Van Eck made it OK for institutions to shitpost 54:45 What drew you to joining the Monad team?1:03:47 Monad Pipeline 1:05:52 What does your day to day look like?1:20:35 What did you do during this bear market to set yourself up better than the last one?1:23:40 Twitter alerts1:33:02 Story behind @intern 1:35:50 What would the title of your autobiography be?1:39:30 How many people are on the Monad team?1:42:40 What are you looking forward to in 2024?More WDALX: https://twitter.com/wedoalittlepod Mirror Subscribe: https://mirror.xyz/0xE8436a2337751F76...Discord: https://discord.gg/AStUCwXERh More TunezX: https://x.com/cryptunez?s=20More InternX: https://x.com/intern?s=20More MonadX: https://twitter.com/monad_xyz More Andy8052X: https://twitter.com/andy8052 More DeezeX: https://twitter.com/DeeZeMore ArbitrumX: https://twitter.com/arbitrumMore Rug Radiowebsite: https://www.rug.fm/ x: https://twitter.com/RugRadioMore Decryptwebsite: https://decrypt.co/ x: https://twitter.com/decryptmediaMore h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: https://twitter.com/homeworkNFTProduction by WeeshX: https://twitter.com/__weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only.We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
SHIPWRECKED #11 - Rhynotic and Toni Marinara
In this week’s episode, we sit down with Toni Marinara and Rhynotic, two of the most under the radar chad art patrons in the digital art space right now. Rhynotic is a gigabrain dev helping build out PREMINT which is the best allowlist platform in town. Toni is a badass lawyer who is representing and championing the culture of code with ArtXCode. This episode is jam packed with art vibes. We dive into how we fell in love with the art, the differences between patrons and collectors and how to onboard more patrons, the importance of art history, balancing breadth vs. depth when it comes to connections, and so much more. Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content will be redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. Andy and I have been massive fans of Arbitrum since they launched, and both of us invested in Offchain Labs Series B back in 2021. This is a full circle moment for us and we couldn’t be happier to partner with Arbitrum for this season. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for? Head on over to portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points. 0:00 Intro 3:36 Toni’s love of art and representing artists 21:05 Benny convinces Deeze to buy a skull 22:00 Benny builds tunnels and other jewish culture 27:00 Why we like Ordinals 39:00 Difference between collecting pfps and art 48:45 Why Benny did 23 and me 57:30 Co-collecting pros and cons 1:06:30 Difference between a Patron and Collector 1:17:25 Balancing making deeper connections vs. new connections with artists 1:23:55 How do we bring more patrons into the space? 1:33:05 Custom wine art by Lars Wander 1:46:05 Rhynotic’s experience in the discord trenches helping artists 1:53:00 The art world is shifting from inaccessible to accessible 1:58:20 PROOF’s art team is top tier 2:04:00 Where did Toni Marinara and Rhynotic get their handles from? 2:09:02 Who are the art critics you respect? 2:17:45 Avant Arte changing the game 2:21:00 Importance of art history 2:29:01 What album what you take on a deserted island? 2:31:30 Kanye apologizes For more Toni Marinara: X: https://x.com/Toni_Marinara?s=20 For more Rhynotic: x: https://x.com/Rhynotic?s=20 For more Redbeard: x: / redbeardnft For more DeeZe: x: / deeze More Arbitrum X: / arbitrum More Rug Radio website: https://www.rug.fm/ x: / rugradio More Decrypt website: https://decrypt.co/ x: / decryptmedia Theme Music by Ollie Chanin x: / olliechanin Produced by Weesh: x: / __weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
Postwook - Training like an athlete as an artist, beating addiction, and dealing with ebbs and flows of being a full time creative.
In this week’s episode, we sit down with Natasha Chomko aka Postwook. Postwook is a Los Angeles based digital artist focused on cooking up some of the most visually pleasing and nostalgia provoking surreal landscape collage art. We dive into Postwook’s origin story, training like an athlete as an artist, diversifying income streams, beating addiction, dealing with the ebbs and flows of being a full time artist in a volatile space, and so much more. Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content will be redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. Andy and I have been massive fans of Arbitrum since they launched, and both of us invested in Offchain Labs Series B back in 2021. This is a full circle moment for us and we couldn’t be happier to partner with Arbitrum for this season. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for? Head on over to portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points. Shownotes: 0:00 Intro 2:40 Being a morning person + training like an athlete 11:30 Forcing ourselves to try new things and our favorite use cases for AI 22:45 The 2016 Election and how the algorithm has changed culture 34:00 What have you called out that you’d like to help fix? 47:25 How do you find collaborations and diversify your income as an artist? 57:10 Political leanings changing over time 1:04:10 Where does the name Postwook come from? 1:19:40 Beating addictions and excess with the help of disciplined exercise 1:37:25 What artists inspire you the most? 1:49:34 Dealing with the ebbs and flows 1:58:05 What’s a day in the life of Postwook look like? 2:10:48 How would you define your artistic style? 2:16:20 What would the title of your autobiography be? 2:25:40 Exciting things in 2024 More WDAL X: / wedoalittlepod Mirror Subscribe: https://mirror.xyz/0xE8436a2337751F76... Discord: / discord More Postwook X: https://x.com/POSTWOOK?s=20 Instagram: / postwook More Andy8052 X: / andy8052 More Deeze X: / deeze More Arbitrum X: / arbitrum More Rug Radio website: https://www.rug.fm/ x: / rugradio More Decrypt website: https://decrypt.co/ x: / decryptmedia More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: / homeworknft Production by Weesh X: / __weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
AJ Warner - Scaling Ethereum and Aligning Incentives with the Chief Strategic Officer of Offchain Labs
In this episode, we are joined by AJ Warner, the Chief Strategic Officer of Offchain Labs, the main contributors to the Arbitrum ecosystem. AJ is a gigabrain chad who joined the Offchain Labs in November 2020 and has been their CSO since January 2022. We dive into AJ’s crypto origin story, how he joined Offchain Labs, the technical and idealogical differences between Arbitrum and other scaling solutions, how the scaling solution business model works, the biggest blockers in crypto as investors and builders, and so much more. We share some massive news in this episode as well, announcing that Arbitrum is our presenting sponsor for Season 4 of the Pod! Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content will be redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. Andy and I have been massive fans of Arbitrum since they launched, and both of us invested in Offchain Labs Series B back in 2021. This is a full circle moment for us and we couldn’t be happier to partner with Arbitrum for this season. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for? Head on over to portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points. Show Notes 0:00 Intro 2:00 Crypto Origin Story + Joining Offchain Labs 12:25 First Day at Offchain Labs and early days at Arbitrum 19:15 How is Arbitrum differentiated in the scaling ecosystem? 27:00 What’s the rationale for having Offchain Labs separate from Arbitrum DAO? 31:55 How did Arbitrum Nova come to be? (Layer 3s) 42:45 How is this a feasible business? 46:49 Getting permission to launch an L2 License from the Arbitrum DAO 51:10 How does the governance of Layer 3s work? 59:25 Getting stablecoins onto L3s safely and quickly 1:02:30 Superchains vs. Chain Clusters 1:04:30 The Biggest Blocker in Crypto, misaligned incentives towards launching L1/L2s vs. Apps 1:20:40 What are you excited about over the next few years? 1:35:30 Slowing down sybill attacks on airdrop farming 1:45:50 Coinbase Fees are insane 1:57:20 Donor advised fund alpha 2:05:57 Passions outside of work 2:13:40 How Offchain Labs is building outside of Arbitrum 2:16:20 How many people work for Arbitrum? 2:24:58 What would the title of your autobiography be? More WDAL X: / wedoalittlepod Discord: / discord More AJ X: https://x.com/ajwarner90?s=20 More Arbitrum X: / arbitrum More Offchain Labs X: https: / offchainlabs More Andy8052 X: / andy8052 More Deeze X: / deeze More Rug Radio website: https://www.rug.fm/ x: / rugradio More Decrypt website: https://decrypt.co/ x: / decryptmedia More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: / homeworknft Production by Weesh X: / __weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
Nick and Pio - Founding The Nifty & BoDoggos, learnings from multiple years of hosting daily shows, and leveling up the crypto content industry.
Kicking off Season 4 of We Do A Little with a 💥with the 🐐 duo Nick and Pio from The Nifty and BoDoggos. Nick and Pio are some of the most dedicated grinders we know in the media space. On top of building their business and brand, they’ve been hosting daily morning shows for a few years while putting out hilarious content around the spectacles happening in the cryptocurrency space. We tap into Nick and Pio’s lives before working together, how they met, their respective inspirations, how they’ve strategically grown the Nifty team, and so much more. 0:00 Intro 2:49 Transitioning from grinding Facebook full time to Crypto (writing 3700 articles in a 1.5-2 year span) 4:30 Pio joins us 8:21 How did Nick and Pio meet and how did they get into business together? 25:20 How did the Nifty Portal daily spaces come together? 28:24 Pio’s passion for film, being undecided at Northeastern and moving to LA 53:30 What does the perfect next 5 years look like? 1:00:15 Twitter alerts for market movers 1:04:20 Nifty Portal NFTs and BoDoggos 1:07:10 Growing the Nifty Portal team 1:29:45 Creatives that inspire you? 1:51:15 What would the title of your autobiography be? 1:54:15 What are you looking forward to in 2024? More WDAL X: / wedoalittlepod Discord: / discord More Nick X: / allnick More Pio X: / piovincenzo_ More The Nifty https://www.thenifty.com/ More Andy8052 X: / andy8052 More Deeze X: / deeze More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: / homeworknft Production by Weesh X: / __weesh__ DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions. The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed. All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment. Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.
