S9 E3 | Fractional Work, AI Learning Models, and Bitcoin Developer Ecosystem w/Bethany Crystal
In this episode, we’re speaking with Bethany Crystal about all things fractional work, using AI to improve learning and workflows, and we wrap up with a quick discussion on the Bitcoin developer ecosystem.
The Birth of Bonsai: From Meme Coin to Culture Currency
The episode welcomes Carlos Beltran, the creator of MadFi and the Lens-native culture currency, Bonsai. Throughout our discussion, we dive into his journey as a founder, the highs and lows of building MadFi, and how Bonsai is shaping culture and creativity within the Lens ecosystem. Carlos also shares his ambitious vision for Lens to reach a billion users and how Bonsai plays a key role in that growth. Finally, we chat about the importance of grants and the need for founders to rethink social from the ground up. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
S8 BONUS | Crypto The Game Season 2 Recap, Reunion, and Confessions
On this special bonus episode of Rehash, we’re recapping Season 2 of Crypto The Game (CTG) with CTG founders and getting some juicy confessions from some of the finalists and players. We start by chatting with Dylan Abruscato, Tyler Cagle, and Bryan Lee from the CTG team about their thoughts on what went well this season and what they might change for future seasons. We get a behind the scenes look into their decision making around some of the changes in gameplay this season and whether they were able to predict the outcomes from the season. We then speak with Eva Beylin, representing CTG Season 2 winner, Player #733, Will Hunter and Nico Valencia, who were finalists in Season 2, and Katy Jeremko, who almost made it to the finals and had a fiery and controversial gameplay with boyfriend, Nico. All four players share their strategy and gameplay and reveal some shocking confessions.
Ep.23: Degen Chain, Syndicate, Orb on Lens, $ENJOY tipping, L3s, Gas tokens
A weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us live and online on Fridays @ 10AM PST live.seedclub.xyz 04:34 Let’s move into the L3 conversation, welcome to Jacek and Will from Degen Chain 06:18 Syndicate - the frame chain 12:34 There are tons of experimental ideas for tokens already playing out as L3 applications 17:58 Tipping was very unpopular when it first launched, now its social distribution for tokens 21:25 How they decided to use Degen as a gas token 25:43 Next let’s bring Nilesh from Orb 30:15 Creating a different category for users and thinking of them as curators instead 33:07 Rebranding communities as a feature in the app to ‘Clubs’ that have superpowers 36:30 You can now mint directly within the Orb app, just swipe and that’s it, you’re done 37:09 Building for mobile wallet users and the many who prefer not to use mobile wallets 42:23 Typical ways to launch coins vs how $ENJOY was launched and how tipping works 45:05 Quick recap of all the things we’ve seen pop up for Enjoy - ads, an anthem is coming, etc 54:04 Josh was actually first to launch the Costco Hot Dog memecoin on pump.fun 56:28 This is just funny, there’s an AI token generator? Might be a top signal 58:10 We’re going to be doing a ton of fun stuff at Farcaster in LA coming up in May, stay tuned Hosts: Jess Sloss & Josh Cornelius Web VJ: Peacenode Production: Cheryl Douglass None of this is financial or tax advice.
[BONUS] LIVE FROM DENVER: CRYPTO THE GAME (CTG)
On this special bonus episode of Rehash recorded live in Denver on March 1, 2024, we’re speaking with Dylan and Tyler, co-founders of Crypto The Game, as well as Richie and Tina, two finalists from Season 1 of CTG. Dylan and Tyler share behind the scenes secrets on the creation of Season 1 of CTG, including how they came up with the challenges, issues they had to tackle in real time, and unexpected things to come out of the game. Richie and Tina then share their perspective of CTG as not only players, but finalists. They share their very different strategies throughout the game, building alliances, and what they would do differently next season. Finally, Dylan and Tyler reveal some alpha on what you can expect from Season 2 of CTG, which will be launching soon.
Exploring Consumer Crypto with SC06
A look at the people and products in SC06, Seed Club’s Consumer Crypto Accelerator