Hyperactive Episode 17 - Humankind with Samantha
We walk-and-talk with Sam, founder of Humankind, about building a bootstrapped business onchain, growing an audience and customer-base on Farcaster, and how the quest to find the perfect candle lead her to starting her own company.
Hyperactive Episode 16 - UFO with Nick Hollins
We walk-and-talk with Nick Hollins, founder of UFO, an onchain radio station and internet club. UFO has been experimenting with new media, distribution, and economic models for creators and communities. Nick shares his insights and perspectives from the onchain frontier, how they’re building a networked label, collective broadcast signal, and sustainable revenue on hypersub.xyz
Hyperactive Episode 15 - Silicon Valley Canon with Phil Mohun
We walk-and-talk with Bright Moments co-founder and renaissance man, Phil Mohun. Phil shares his degenerate beginnings dealing with cocaine-fueled Bitcoin miners, group investment victories, and 'enterprise blockchain', to imagining what the future of crypto can be like, working with startups, and eventually landing in Venice Beach, CA for the co-founding of Bright Moments.
Hyperactive 14 - crystalspaceshp with Julie Rose
We walk-and-talk with artist and illustrator, Julie Rose. Julie shares her journey from growing up in a cult to discovering art-making, drawing, and design. We discuss her evolving inspirations—from electrical circuits to nautical knots—and how she’s building a tightknit community of passionate collectors on Hypersub.
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.
Grants and Dancing the Difference Between Paper and Tablet
Jay Gilligan, Yunchen Sun and Olle Strandberg Colling talks about choreography as juggling bodies, dancing surfaces, art applications and more.
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.
Yapping at the Flagship Lab.
Olle Strandberg Colling talking with Jay Gilligan. Value, Subculture, Aestethics, Exclusivity, Guestlists. We talked about it all!
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.
Streamlined Crypto
Swedish artist Anna Nrdstrm in conversation with Jay Gilligan about the artwork "Streamlined Crypto".
How artist's work...and evvverything. Yunchen Sun talks with Jay Gilligan. (Part 1)
Yunchen Sun is a researcher in business studies at Uppsala University. Among his amazing archive of work he's the author of the thesis "Designing Routines for Industrial Digitalization" (2022). "Industrial digitalization and its promises propel manufacturing firms to pursue digital reality. When changing ways of working, organizational actors often introduce digital artifacts to create a preferred situation where digital technology creates and shapes physical reality. " Little did we know about this when we started talking with Yunchen about art, digitization of performing arts and our practices. 5 minutes later we hit the record button. This will be the first conversation with Yunchen Sun but more will come for sure. Enjoy the unknovvvn!
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.
Nounspace
This weeks episode features Willie and Jesse, two trailblazers from the Nounspace team. Willie kicks things off by exploring the concept of fidgets—mini embedded frames and websites designed to enhance social media experiences. He highlights the uniqueness of this feature, noting that no other social app currently integrates it. Jesse envisions an AI-driven future where creating sophisticated web pages becomes effortless. You'll hear about Nounspace's innovative plans, like a platform for AI-generated mini apps and a fidget marketplace to boost user engagement. The conversation dives deep into AI's role in simplifying development tasks and the exciting possibilities of Web3 and decentralization, from customizable themes to token economies. Our guests also discuss the potential of open-sourcing fidget development and modular systems, enabling even the least tech-savvy users to create engaging digital spaces. Plus, you'll learn about Nounspace's strategic efforts to integrate fragmented tools for Web3 communities, aiming to make sophisticated features accessible without extensive coding skills. https://www.nouns.camp/proposals/647 00:00 Sold startup, built Bitfract, now at Shapeshift. 08:19 Support RFP process over Prop House for funding. 11:30 Big ideas, small community: customize your world. 20:06 Customize your space with tailored web3 functionalities. 22:21 Leveraging Farcaster for consistent presence and social experiences. 31:39 Building in AI, Web3, and decentralization. Exciting opportunities. 33:02 Creating apps easier; hosting and distribution challenging. 38:27 Underfunded project struggles against well-funded competition. 44:33 Focus on one target user; solve their problems. 50:16 Seeking funding; highlighting solid usage metrics, proposal simplified. 56:54 Exploring diverse communities for Noun Space hub. 01:02:01 Preparing to increase marketing and exposure soon. 01:08:33 Building a community-driven, rewarding, sustainable economy. 01:12:25 Exploring modular boosting features and programmable money. 01:16:19 Web three integration through accessible, user-friendly social networks. 01:21:34 Fortunate to build passionate, exciting, and meaningful projects. 01:31:21 Join nounspace.com: space token launch and community. 01:33:04 Subscribe, review, share, and vote on episodes. Music & Sounds By: Lakey Inspired ___ Want more content? Subscribe to my newsletter, Gramajo's Weekly (https://paragraph.xyz/@0xgramajo). Support the show (https://hypersub.withfabric.xyz/s/onchainalien)
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.
Interpreting Technology with AIxDESIGN — Nadia Piet
Nadia Piet is Founder and Creative Lead of AIxDESIGN, a global community conducting critical AI research for the benefit of people, not profits. She's a designer, researcher, organiser and faculty member at ELISAVA's Design for Responsible AI. We talk about many things artificial intelligence. AlphaGO and Move 37. AI models trained on creative assets without permission. Commodification of digital life. What's causing the rapidly improving visual quality of generative AI such as DALL-E and Midjourney? Big picture, what are constructive ways to be thinking about AI?
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.
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.
Onchain Media Empires with Paragraph and Mirror ft Colin Armstrong
Colin Armstrong is the founder and CEO at Paragraph and Mirror. He previously managed engineering at Google and played a key role in expanding Coinbase into Canada and improving their Bitcoin security. In today’s episode, we discuss: Colin's Background (00:02:15): Colin shares his journey into crypto, starting from mining Bitcoin to working at Coinbase. Evolving Fraud Challenges (00:05:18): Colin explains the changing landscape of fraud and abuse, emphasizing the need for adaptive defenses. Introduction to Paragraph (00:06:21): Colin shares the inspiration behind Paragraph, focusing on media and technology integration. Traction and Growth (00:12:30): Colin discusses when he realized Paragraph had potential, particularly through integrations with Farcaster. Features of Paragraph (00:13:40): The host highlights key features of Paragraph, including NFT articles and wallet-based subscriptions. Wallet Communication Potential (00:16:05): Colin shares insights on the future of wallet communication and its potential to rival email. Collaboration with Mirror (00:18:00): Colin explains the decision to collaborate with Mirror, focusing on maximizing distribution for creators. Migration Paths (00:20:23): Plans for easy migration of content between Mirror and Paragraph for users. User Statistics (00:23:05): Overview of user engagement and content creation statistics across Mirror and Paragraph. Features for Media Companies (00:26:40): Benefits of using Paragraph or Mirror for digital media companies, including crowdfunding. Challenges for Founders (00:29:30): Identifying challenges faced by founders in the crypto space and market fluctuations. Marketing Strategies (00:34:11): Effective community engagement strategies to attract more readers to publications. Recommended Writers (00:37:00): Suggestions for three writers and publications to follow on Paragraph. Newsletters: Jared Hecht, Terminally Onchain, Paragraph Picks. Mentioned: Paragraph, Google, Coinbase, Mirror, Farcaster, Substack, Google Cloud. Until next time, - Kaloh
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.
Empowering the Farcaster Economy with Moxie ft. Jason Goldberg
Jason Goldberg is an experienced entrepreneur, founder of Moxie Protocol, and CEO of Airstack, an AI-powered Web3 API platform for builders. In today’s episode, we discuss: Jason's Background (00:01:29): Jason shares his entrepreneurial journey, including his time working in the White House and founding digital businesses. Transition to Web 3.0 (00:07:08): Jason reflects on the evolution from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 and the community-focused approach of Farcaster. Moxie's Launch and Purpose (00:08:17): The launch of Moxie Protocol aims to enhance economic incentives within the Farcaster ecosystem. Differences in Building Today (00:08:50): Jason compares building in the early days of Web 2.0 to the current landscape of Web 3.0. Overview of Moxie (00:13:12): Moxie Protocol enables the creation of fan tokens and economic incentives within the Farcaster platform. Introduction to Moxie Protocol (00:18:53): Jason discusses the long journey of Moxie Protocol, highlighting its development over eight years. Tokenization on Farcaster (00:22:01): Discusses the types of tokens available, including fan tokens for accounts and channels. Passive Rewards System (00:24:44): Moxie's design allows users to earn rewards without active engagement, promoting organic growth. Getting Started with Moxie (00:27:20): Instructions for developers on how to begin building with the Moxie protocol and its resources. Incentives for Ecosystem Growth (00:30:11): Jason discusses the goal of creating a self-sustaining ecosystem where users buy Moxie tokens. Moxie Jail Concept (00:34:39): Introduction of Moxie Jail to prevent bot-like behavior and maintain quality engagement. Improving FA Score (00:37:33): Advice on organically increasing FA score through valuable contributions to the Farcaster platform. Use Cases for Artists (00:38:22): Discussion on potential applications of Moxie Protocol for artists and collectors, including special releases and workshops. Excitement about Development Tools (00:40:13): Jason shares enthusiasm for the new tools available to developers and the potential for composable applications. Value Proposition for Web3 (00:40:58): Importance of demonstrating tangible value to encourage users to transition from Web2 to Web3. Mentioned: Moxie Protocol, Airstack, Farcaster. Until next time, - Kaloh
