S10 E9 | Building Community in Crypto w/Ted
In this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with Ted aka tednotlasso, about her journey from molecular biology to consulting to working in TradFi at Morgan Stanley to becoming one of the most followed individuals on Warpcast (Farcaster) in 2024.
Hyperactive Episode 13 - We Are The Art with Chris Cocreated
We walk-and-talk with artist and community builder Chris Cocreated. Chris shares his journey from community theater to creating collaborative onchain art. We discuss We Are the Art, his latest project that explores participatory creation and collective expression, as well as the opportunities and challenges of fostering an authentic, engaged community in web3.
Hyperactive Episode 12 - m/branson
We walk-and-talk with artist m/branson. She shares her journey from fighting fires in Antarctica to rediscovering her love of print making, art, and design. We discuss her path to publishing work onchain, building a community of collectors and supporters with hypersub, and embracing a creative practice that spans multiple mediums.
Hyperactive Episode 11 - Design Everyday with 0xdesigner
We walk-and-talk with anonymous provocateur, 0xdesigner. He shares his journey to becoming a designer, his approach to communicating new ideas, breadth versus depth, building a body of work, inspiring others to action, shaping culture, and the conviction required to continue creating.
Hyperactive Episode 10 - Kaloh's Newsletter and Podcast with Kaloh
We walk-and-talk with writer, podcast host, and renaissance man, Kaloh. Born in Venezuela, his journey began studying computer science, working as a developer by day and mining Bitcoin by night. Originally an escape, Kaloh's writing achieved bestseller status on Substack shortly after leaving the startup world behind. An art collector and community builder at heart, he continues to demystify the onchain frontier through his writing and podcast.
Hyperactive Episode 9 - Hyefa with Aoife O'Dwyer
We walk-and-talk with artist, designer, and illustrator Aoife O'Dwyer. She shares her journey from biochemistry, to web design, to independent art-making. We explore and discuss ideas around storytelling, connection and co-creation through art and onchain experiments.
Hyperactive Episode 8 - Muse Studio with Max Jackson
We walk-and-talk with multidisciplinary artist and Hypersub OG, Max Jackson. He shares his journey from driving a pedicab, to discovering calligraphy, printmaking, and design, to minting his work onchain and building a community of passionate creators and collectors.
Hyperactive Episode 7 - Coop Records Club with Cooper Turley
We walk-and-talk with Coop Records Club founder, Cooper Turley. He shares his journey from studying music business in college, his humble beginnings as an eBay reseller and crypto trader, learning about DeFi and decentralized governance, cofounding FWB, and now bringing music onchain. He also talks about what it’s been like building through the bear market, incentivizing mints with meme coins, boosts and quests, sharing upside with his community, and what’s next.
Hyperactive Episode 6 - Spacemonkeys with Dalek
We walk-and-talk with artist and illustrator, James Marshall, also known as the legendary street artist, Dalek. James shares his journey from growing up in Maryland as a Navy brat, to discovering punk, skateboarding, and graffiti; moving to Japan as a teenager; and his path to a fine art career. We end on how he got into crypto, and how he’s using Hypersub to build community and earn recurring revenue onchain.
many such cases ep 14: blocks, boosts, rewards, mini-apps
Jonny and Ted share their reactions and thoughts on the potential impact of Warpcast’s newest features: blocks, boosts, and $5 USDC Warpcast rewards. For the hundredth time, they also explore specific ways in which channel could be a viable pathway to scale the best aspects of Farcaster that they remember from the early days: finding and building authentic community. Last, they visit the potential of mini apps and deep links as a richer UX and dev solution to the limitations of frames. Enjoy! 00:00 Introduction: rebrand and Jonny’s design process 03:30 Blocks: how can this enhance (or hurt) user control over conversations? 10:15: $5 USDC Warpcast Rewards and Boosts: will this actually result in quality content from new users? 20:00: Reply Culture: how can we recreate engagement from early days? 27:00: Channels: how can channels scale the network? 36:00: Channel Ecosystem: what are specific ideas to help improve channel content? 40:00: Mini-apps: could these be the next solution for a richer dev and user experience?
many such cases ep 13: explore, moxie, twitter crossposting, and channels
In this comeback conversation, Ted and Jonny discuss their takes on the new Explore page, the impact of the new Moxie protocol on the Warpcast experience, what it means for the Network School to be built “on Farcaster”, and the stagnant, yet promising nature of channels against the challenge of quality content. 00:00 Introduction and episode overview 01:14 How we’re feeling about the Explore Page and what we want to see next 11:14 Understanding Moxie and its impact on our Warpcast experience 21:20 Why experiments are important to Farcaster 26:50 Twitter celebrities cross-posting: good or bad? 36:23 What it means for the Network School to be built on Farcaster 37:20 Channel check-in (in lieu of a feelings check-in)
Hyperactive Episode 5 - Red with Antimo FM
We walk-and-talk with freelance product designer, Antimo FM. Antimo shares his journey from growing up in Italy with a passion for comic books and illustration, his path to design, crypto, and Farcaster, and how he’s using Hypersub to build community and earn recurring revenue onchain.
Hyperactive Episode 4 - Narisofka's Gang with Sofia Komarenko
We walk-and-talk with artist, illustrator, and designer Sofia Komarenko. Sophia shares her journey from growing up in Siberia and Kaliningrad to becoming a professional artist. She discusses her influences from cartoons and games, her entry into the NFT space, and the challenges of the crypto winter. Sophia highlights the importance of physical representations of digital art and how she’s using Hypersub to earn recurring revenue, and build a community of supporters that help sustain her artistic practice.
Terminally Onchain with YB
We discuss the past, present, and future of YB's work, and how he's using Hypersub to earn recurring revenue onchain with Terminally Onchain.
The Yon Experience with Yon Frula
We discuss the past, present, and future of Yan's work, and how he's using Hypersub to earn recurring revenue onchain with The Yon Experience.
Believe in Something with Jihad Esmail
We discuss the past, present, and future of Jihad's work, and how he's using Hypersub to earn recurring revenue onchain for Believe in Something.
many such cases ep 12: building for high-quality content with @dwr
on this episode (recorded “like a year ago”), @dwr joins @ted and @nonlinear to discuss the number one priority for farcaster right now: the challenge in creating a sustainable supply of quality content. we cover user engagement metrics, the current state of channels and what they could become, and how the team is thinking about enabling high-quality content through new features. @dwr also shares some of his insights on the power of text-based content and cultures on social platforms like twitter and what the emergence of AI-generated content may mean for these platforms. 00:39 farcaster’s top priority 01:29 challenges and strategies for building communities 07:30 reducing the barrier to high-quality content 15:20 the dominance of text-based content 18:35 in-group culture, power of memes, and AI-generated content 25:25 the future of channels
many such cases 11: feet, frames, long casts, and a surprise guest
on this episode, @ted and @nonlinear.eth are joined by special guest, @v, to kick off a discussion about longer casts and frames — but not until after they cover the recent trend of [redacted] that is both a hysterical and mortifying case study in farcaster virality. after getting the rundown on longer cast intentions and current developer (and consumer) pain points on frames, we focus on exploring the potential for better content creation that enhances the entertainment value and social experience on farcaster. we share the frame experiences we love most as well as offer new ideas for more entertainment-driven, less utility-driven frames. last, we revisit the current zeitgeist on power badges and content discovery through the lens of marketplace dynamics. we could be midcurving it, but it made pretty good sense to us.
many such cases 10: nook shuts down, emerging cozy corners, and a new farcaster fight
In this episode, Ted and Jonny discuss the recent news about Nook shutting down and explore the explore different strategies @dwr recommended for building on (or alongside) farcaster as developers, creators, and potentially independent business owners. Ted and Jonny then cover some of the emerging cozy corners on Farcaster, such as FBI (Farcaster Builders India), First Draft, Tabletop, Lounge, Club Ted, and Higher Run Club. Last, Ted and Jonny wrap it up with a quick discussion about a recent controversy on Farcaster involving the authenticity of certain Instagram-like accounts.
Ep.33: Smoovie Williams from Sanko.tv, Building on L3s, Layer3 Raise, Rug.fun v2, Onchain Social
A weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us live and online on Fridays @ 1PM EST live.seedclub.xyz 00:44 Jess is back and we have smoovie from sanko.tv joining us today 02:53 We launched the Highly Regarded quiz this week, don’t forget to take it and mint your results for a little surprise during Demo Day 6/20 04:22 Welcome Mr. Smoovie Williams to the show to give us an intro and talk about what he’s been working on over at sanko.tv 15:45 Shifting the discussion to talk about the decision to build an L3 and where the value of any given network comes from 20:24 On Web3 games growing organically from the bottom up, how you can’t fake the funk, and launching a token 27:19 Closing words with Smoovie, thanks for joining, and what you can look forward to over on Sanko in the coming weeks and months 34:07 Another edition of WTFIPDOC where we talk about Lasogette bridging to BTC and Peace’s experience moving his tokens over 39:23 Our next topic, Layer3, how they’ve evolved and their announcement that they raised a $15 million series A this week 45:42 A discussion around the democratization of media leading to the rise of the content creator and now software creators are on the rise 49:08 Jumping to Zapper and their announcement this week that they’re launching a new protocol 56:35 A quick discussion on rug.fun announcing they’re launching v2 of their platform this week 53:56 Far Terminal now making it possible to one-click launch tokens if you’re the host or creator of a Farcaster channel 55:47 Quick lightning round where we cover Jacob from Zora’s post with a graphic showing how onchain social is better, Milady Cult and more 58:40 Thanks for joining us, don’t forget to RSVP for Demo Day June 20th, and we’ll see you back here next Friday at 11am PST / 1pm EST Hosts: Josh Cornelius & Jess Sloss Web VJ: Peacenode Production: Cheryl Douglass None of this is financial or tax advice.
many such cases 9: farcon debrief and farcaster’s real existential risk
We return to Many Such Cases with an inside look at FarCon (00:25), an in-depth discussion on the cast and tweet heard around the world (26:59), and our own POV on Warpcast’s current “existential risk” (57:53). We couldn’t be happier to be back at it again and we hope you can hear the joy and excitement and fulfillment in both our laughter and discussions. Links below: McBain’s post about FarCon: - https://warpcast.com/mcbain/0xc14d17b7 The Cast and Tweet heard around the world: - https://warpcast.com/0xdesigner/0x85ca56da - https://twitter.com/0xDesigner/status/1787182104696271135 Commentary re: First Time User Experience (FTUX): - https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x1ac98056 - https://warpcast.com/smokingfrog.eth/0x51e82513 - https://x.com/papa_raw/status/1789743855622885519
many such cases 8: deploy on degen, farcaster CMO, farcon, and onchain media
welcome to many such cases, episode 8 that should be 9 but ted got nerdswiped by Crypto the Game and vows for it to never happen again. we chat what's special about farcaster, deploy on degen week, frames, degen, real vs fake engagement, hypersub churn, farcaster's existential risk, FarCon, and why we should put media onchain. 0:01:00 Crypto The Game - https://warpcast.com/matthewb/0x0dc0939a 0:10:40 Deploy on Degen - https://warpcast.com/jacek/0xb0f1dd27 - https://warpcast.com/syndicate/0x9a6cef16 - https://syndicate.io/blog/deploy-on-degen 0:16:00 Frames segue 0:19:00 Degen volume, bots, and new notifications 0:23:48 Fabric MRR and churn - https://warpcast.com/nonlinear.eth/0xa75e8192 0:32:33 FC client numbers (re: woj cast) - https://warpcast.com/woj.eth/0x41d3d1d5 - https://warpcast.com/deodad/0x31fcd632 0:36:10 Farcaster’s existential risk by Ben Roy - https://warpcast.com/benroy/0x277e7335 0:44:32 Farcon update - https://warpcast.com/ted/0xd59e2a5d - https://warpcast.com/aneri/0x2e3440e5 - https://warpcast.com/aneri/0x44ab0369 0:51:39 Onchain media / ads (why media onchain)
