Mastermind.fm
Mastermind.fm is where we interview high-achievers from all walks of life and learn about what they do and how they do it. The show currently has a strong slant towards Fintech and investment asset class exploration. We have an international audience but focus especially on European investors.
Episode 172 – P2P Lending on Debitum with Henrijs Jansons
In this episode we chat with Henrijs Jansons about the relaunch of the Debitum platform, and why investors should consider investing in this regulated platform.
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DebitumEpisode 171 – P2P Lending on Lonvest with Roman Katerynchyk
In this episode, Jean and Joe interview the founder and CEO of Lonvest, Roman Katerynchyk.
We dig into how P2P lending for consumer loans works, and what kind of models power the decisions to give loans or not to new customers. We discuss the ethical side of P2P lending, and the big issue with millions of unbanked people in developing countries.
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44% of Vietnam’s population was unbanked in 2022, but a higher percentage remains under-banked. Only 6% of the population in Vietnam have credit cards.We also talk about how Lonvest wo...
Episode 170 – A.I. Tools and Use Cases with Martin Slaney
Welcome to another exciting episode of the Mastermind.fm podcast, where we explore the latest trends, ideas, and innovations shaping the world. In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into the fascinating realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its transformative impact on the way we work.
We’re thrilled to have with us a special guest, Martin Slaney, the visionary behind ProductPrompts.com. Martin is a thought leader in the AI space and has extensive experience in harnessing the power of intelligent tools to enhance productivity and drive growth.
In our conversation today, we’ll explo...
Episode 169 – NFT Taxation with Shehan from Cointracker
In this episode Jean and Joe speak with Shehan Chandrasekera from Cointracker about the intricacies of NFT taxation.
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CointrackerEpisode 168 – Collecting, Creating and Curating Generative Art
In this episode, Jean hangs out with Tinbane and Astamcloud/P to discuss the experience of collecting, creating and curating in the generative art space.
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Jean’s post about embarking on his artistic journey Jean’s generative art resources DCinvestor on-chain gen art collector thesis The rise of long-form generative art Mandelbrot set Picasso’s The Bull* Featured image art by Tinbane
Episode 167 – Building Collective Strangers, a Photography Community, with Eric Rubens
In this episode, Jean speaks to Eric Rubens, a successful professional photographer and founder of Collective Strangers, an NFT community focused on photography. We go through Eric’s journey into photography, why he created Collected Strangers, and what pass holders can expect in the coming months. We also touch on the photography NFT space as I’m quite excited about the future prospects of this niche.
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Eric Rubens on Instagram Collective Strangers Justin Aversano Dave Krugman Cath Simard Nick Kuchar DriftEpisode 166 – Lending and Borrowing using NFTs as Collateral with NFTfi
In this episode, Jean speaks to the founder and CEO of NFTfi, Stephen Young. We talk about all the use cases for borrowing and lending in the NFT space. I found this talk fascinating and learnt some new use cases I wasn’t aware of. Whether you’re on the borrowing or lending side, you should listen to this.
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Stephen’s Twitter NFTfiEpisode 165 – A Traditional Artist Ventures into Web3 & NFTs, with ZAR
In today’s episode, Jean speaks with the artist ZAR, who he had the pleasure of meeting for the first time during his recent trip to New York for NFT NYC. We delve into many different topics, for an overall fascinating talk where topics like minimalism, utility for NFT art, community building, and the process for building Classicality are discussed.
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Classicality ZAR’s TwitterEpisode 164 – NFT NYC Recap with Evan Medeiros
Jean and Evan Medeiros team up to recap their action-packed week at NFT NYC, discussing their favorite projects such as Doodles, PROOF, Moonbirds, Coolmans, Cool Cats, Cyberbrokers etc.
They share what they loved about the events and what was a bit of a letdown.
If you haven’t been to NFT NYC, this is a great way to catch up on the past week’s events.
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Evan’s Twitter Thetraderisk.comEpisode 163 – Generative Art Masterclass with Lionel Radisson (makio135)
I recently started collecting generative art NFTs, and one of the collections that I fell in love with was Hōrō (meaning wandering in Japanese), from Lionel Radisson, known in the art world as makio135. In today’s show, I connect with Lionel to talk about his journey as an artist and how he got into NFTs.
We speak about the challenges and also big wins that ultimately helped Lionel transition into working as a generative artist full-time. I am extremely bullish on the potential of NFTs to empower artists and bring their ideas and work much more...
