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Ep.30: AI x HOPE, Farcaster raises $150M, Roam, Low Float High FDV Debate, New Punks Collection

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 00:24 Intro - Welcome to episode 30, today we’ve got our Ventures team reporting from AI x Hope Berlin and our co-hosts are Ben and Natalie from the Liquid Culture podcast 01:13 Warren and Nima give an update after a long day at the AI x Hope event in Berlin where they brought together the AI and crypto communities for a day of talks 06:35 Ben and Natalie introduce themselves and tell us all about the vibe of the new podcast their launching called Liquid Culture. Episode 1 with Derek Edwards is out now. 12:31 Big news coming out from Farcaster this week that they have successfully raised $150 million to fund their web 3 social media platform 14:09 Part of the problem with crypto is that we’re always circling around one meta at a time like ants around a speaker listening to Thunderstruck 18:43 Next up we have Zen, co-founder of Roam joining us to talk about building Roam - a social onchain browser they’ve been working on the last year 25:30 Peace wants to know why Roam is better than the in-app browsers with MetaMask or Rainbow and we discuss what it means to be a browser first wallet app 37:18 Coinbase is making a similar bet around developing smarter wallet applications and making it easier to interact across multiple apps 40:00 A discussion around the airdrop meta and the shifting market around the recent low float high FDV overhyped drops that have left a lot of people disappointed and Cobie’s latest post 47:41 On people forcing the traditional VC model in spaces that don’t necessarily require it, where there’s more room to breathe and predicting how that will evolve 51:15 Looking at Sixth Man Ventures report on airdrops and talking about whether or not it’s relevant today with how much the market has changed in the last 18 months 54:20 We talk about the Cryptopunks announcement this week about Super Punk World - a 500 piece collection that’s in collaboration with Nina Chanel 57:55 A quick teaser on our discussion around Telegram and why you should absolutely be leveraging it if you’re building any kind of app or product in the crypto space 58:37 This week’s lightning round - Peace drops a few choice memes that he definitely has to explain to the group 01:01:10 We pay homage to the passing of the greatest meme of all time Kabosu, the dog beind the Doge we all know and love 01:01:33 A quick reminder we’ve got SC.07 Demo Day coming up, don’t forget to tune into that, and we’ll see ya back here next Friday at 11AM PST / 1PM EST, until then, enjoy! Hosts: Josh Cornelius & Jess Sloss Web VJ: Peacenode Production: Cheryl Douglass None of this is financial or tax advice.

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#175 - LUCA NETZ

Luca is the CEO of the ⁠Pudgy Penguins⁠. Pudgy Penguins is one of the two or three most successful PFP NFT collections in the world by floor price and volume. Since dropping out of high school, Luca has become a serial entrepreneur and successful internet marketer who has built multiple e-commerce businesses. Follow Luca on X ⁠@LucaNetz⁠. 0:00 - How an entrepreneurial mindset allowed Luca to experience early success in brand building, e-commerce, and NFTs 9:35 - Luca’s entrance into crypto and his fundamental beliefs about the industry 14:13 - The importance of self-awareness and building the right team for Pudgy Penguins 20:14 - The unique properties of building in Web3 26:29 - Luca’s experience building alongside the Pudgy Penguins community 30:56 - The pros and cons of being a Non-Founder CEO 34:26 - Why Luca believes IP is the most valuable part of NFTs 39:55 - The current state of NFTs at large 42:37 - The future of IP, NFTs, and crypto's impact on value For more episodes, go to ⁠⁠podofjake.com⁠⁠. Previous guests include ⁠⁠Mark Cuban⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Vitalik Buterin⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Brian Armstrong⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Balaji Srinivasan⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Keith⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Rabois⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Ali Spagnola⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Anthony Pompliano⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Raoul Pal⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Julia Galef⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Jack Butcher⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Tim Draper⁠⁠, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like ⁠⁠OpenAI⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Coinbase⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Solana⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Polygon⁠⁠, ⁠⁠AngelList⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Oura⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Replit⁠⁠, and investors from ⁠⁠Founders⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Fund⁠⁠, ⁠⁠a16z⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Union Square Ventures⁠⁠, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy. Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠Chase Devens⁠⁠⁠ for the show notes and ⁠⁠⁠Yiction⁠⁠⁠ for the music. Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at ⁠⁠jake@blogofjake.com⁠⁠. Thank you!