Andrew Asks How

"We start noticing this trend about the collector couple. We have couples standing in line

The most common answer was: we send these to each other

It was the moment i started to see the collector couple"

Timestamps:

2:26 March 20th

3:54 "I love what i do" @PudgyPartners

8:00 How Steve got started before @pudgypenguins @LilPudgys

10:27 Favourite collectibles

15:20 The "collector couple"

17:52 "The way you talk about pokemon is the opportunity here"

21:54 The traditional industry

23:50 Learnings from Gel Blaster alongside @LucaNetz<...

Doodles AI just went viral. Millions of impressions tens of thousands of generations

We talked about a lot about the future of IP expansion and how AI plays a part in it

Taking a huge bet on a new expansion moat that traditional models and industries have not seen before including Hollywood

Timestamps:

0:12 Intro

1:03 How @doodles all started

4:00 Having taste is a skill @evankeast

7:27 What is Doodles most well known for now?

10:10 Most viral IP moments @burnttoast

12:45 Mission with Doodles AI<...

Jonah was the web3 gaming servant and it became his niche

He made a public pivot to AI and SAAS about a year ago before the market did

We talk about how he knew what the market wanted before it did

And other topics like finding niches, web3 gaming of course and where the market could be 7 months from now

1:50 Catching up with @JonahBlake real money and chasing the “why” behind building something

15:46 Trust, influence and why people don’t know what to believe anymore

28:53 Loving what you do...

This was Sherrys first podcast and it was a special one

We discussed a lot of older IPs that i grew up watching

Many of those IPs she helped bring to life and made special

Every time new new technological breakthroughs happened new viral IPs were birthed

Timestamps:

02:30 @sherrygunther @Cabanimation @seeratranaa Background and joining the pod

04:30 Moving past @Claynosaurz "winging it" to build professional production pipelines

06:52 David vs. Goliath: Why top talent leaves legacy studios for high-risk startups

13:28 Navigating industry friction, young leadership...

Had the pleasure of meeting Jampz

Not everyone online is odd

We talked about a variety of topics that matter

> New York and UFC 322

> Polymarket and prediction markets

> Managing relationships

> Science of achievement

> Art of fulfillment

Timestamps:

2:13 New York recap, pod culture, and getting into the vibe

7:54 Winning Prediction markets

17:02 “This feels like a hack” @Jampzey

26:50 Relationship psychology + how people need to feel like it was their idea

35:31 Obsessive personalities, cycles of focus, and...

We talked about politics, religion, time away from CT

It was nice to get away from the market and chat with a good friend

A lot of people on CT are performative

We avoided making the conversation it feel like

It’s a must watch and a break from CT

2:26 Settling in, real life vs online life, and resetting perspective

16:36 Market fatigue, burnout cycles, @banditxbt take on why stepping back matters

29:05 When narratives break and money stops behaving rationally

42:16 Long-term games, delayed wins, an...

Episode 63 with Claynosaurz: Popkins Mint

We spoke about Claynos, Popkins, Disney, Scaling IP, Gaming, Tv shows and more

This is our third podcast and the best one by far

Mint is live at: http://popkins.claynosaurz.com

Available until June 3rd. Go break some packs

Timestamps:

0:00:07 Coming up

0:02:55 Leading up to the mint - @Cabanimation

0:05:06 "That is the best question I ever heard"

0:07:51 Demand curve: different price points - @AndrewsaurP

0:10:03 What does @Claynosaurz want to prove to...

During this episode we talked about the future of finance, digital collectibles and AI

Consumer crypto is the next biggest wave as the newer generations collect more online

Hype cycles fail and we get in to what sustainability looks and feels like

Timestamps

1:59 @uriferruccio Background and getting into crypto

12:13 Early crypto narratives, why fundamentals broke and how @EndlessProtocol fixes it

25:35 Why hype cycles fail and what sustainable crypto actually looks like

37:55 Infrastructure, decentralization, and what builders still get wrong

48:45 NFTs, collectibles, and why...

The next iteration of collectibles are digital products and the experiences they bring

I really like what the team is with legacy IP and launching it onchain with custom experiences

Kids today are more familiar with digital products than physical ones and the rest of the world is going to catch up

Timestamps:

5:12 How @willweinraub on getting into crypto before it was easy

9:31 Blind boxes, unboxing & why toys are going digital

14:51 Why NFTs failed mainstream adoption

19:49 Can collectibles ever feel organic again

23:31 Building...

Going from creator to a builder we discussed a wide range of topics

> Is becoming a creator more difficult today

> Time in the market out performs timing of the market

> Biggest wins and mistakes this cycle

> Where Ellios time is focused on now and why

> What is directionally next for the industry

Timestamps:

00:04 Intro

02:08 How crypto is for @elliotrades this cycle

05:45 Main niches of focus

07:12 New era of @SuperVerse

10:08 Uncertainty of a bear market

16:14 Trump...

We spoke about the future of IP on chain and what this team thinks it looks like

> Upcoming IP launching product

> Older IP making a comeback

> Integration of AI with IP onchain

> Importance of TVL

> Traditional finance model sucks

Timestamps

00:07 Intro

01:26 @campnetworkxyz home base

05:52 Underlying thesis for the product

06:48 Coming out the next two to three weeks

09:49 What changes every three months

15:34 Everyone wants to own their own content

20:01 Putting finance onchain

> Getting in to crypto

> Working at Coinbase

> What is Lite Strategy

> Everything about Litecoin

> The future uture of AI

> Institutional involvement in crypto

We spoke about a wide variety of topics include Charlies crypto lore

Timestamps:

02:25Raising 100M to put in to @litecoin

06:25 @SatoshiLite crypto journey

11:05 Why @coinbase has been a massive success

14:00 Charlies big truth

17:00 What is @LiteStrategy

21:52 Is Bitcoin a store of value

26:41 Full adoption of CBDCs<...

Episode 59 with Elisa the Founder of

@econstellation_

Elisa is also a content creator, Abstract streamer and one of $Kaito's best yappers

"It's really difficult to trust your intuition without any knowledge. Mass extraction events happen at the top and what usually follows is a cascade"

Timestamps

0:00:11 Intro

0:01:20 Second crypto cycle + top

0:07:42 Michael Saylor buying BTC

0:11:30 Trimming down a portfolio

0:17:02 Retail buying: the character

0:25:37 @eeelistar streaming on @AbstractChain $ABS

0:31:02 Elisa's vision for the @Abstract_Eco

Episode 58 with the founder of AP Collective Abhi

"The best way to be popular is to be early to something, a trend and become an expert at it. The worst thing to do is to marry that trend" We spoke about all things marketing, growing in popularity, are pre-sales a net positive, current market sentient and much more.

0:02:16 Current market sentiment

0:07:58 Founders delaying TGEs

0:13:37 Creating demand

0:19:00 What is the best FDV strategy?

0:23:55 Maintaining expectations

0:34:07 Gaining popularity in @0xAbhiP pov

0:39:52 Eth + nfts...

Episode 57 with Zeneca founder of ZenAcademy "I would make a bit of money every single day. It was a crazy fever dream moment" We spoke about all things crypto and making money, having life catch up to you, writing investment cheques, what its like writing a book and much more!

0:01:59 Where did Zeneca get his name

0:02:58 Professional Poker player

0:04:52 Origin story

0:10:27 The fever of 2021

0:13:22 What is @Zeneca up to now?

0:16:05 Why is retail not buying Bitcoin?

0:19:43 What is interesting these days?

0:25:55 Life is...

Episode 55 with Peter the Chief Creative Officer and Partner at Pudgy Penguins + Igloo Inc Anyone that I have talked to within their company has referred to Peter as a "creative genius" We talk all things Pudgy web2 and web3 and the new upcoming collars

0:05 Intro

2:49 Future of TikTok and Pudgy kindness

7:00 @chefgoyardi Talks @pudgypenguins Walmart

10:17 Winning the popularity contest in Web3

13:15 "Jobs never finished"

18:00 Web3 focused team

19:20 Pudgy Penguins Web2 @austronaut0 strategy

27:41 Where Peter draws his creativity from

32:45 Pudgy...

Episode 55 with Peter the Chief Creative Officer and Partner at Pudgy Penguins + Igloo Inc Anyone that I have talked to within their company has referred to Peter as a "creative genius" We talk all things Pudgy web2 and web3 and the new upcoming collars.

0:05 Intro

2:49 Future of TikTok and Pudgy kindness

7:00 @chefgoyardi talks @pudgypenguins Walmart

10:17 Winning the popularity contest in Web3

13:15 "Jobs never finished"

18:00 Web3 focused team

19:20 Pudgy Penguins Web2 @austronaut0 strategy

27:41 Where Peter draws his creativity from

32:45 Pudgy on Reddit <...

"In time a million dollars will not be enough" Episode 54 with my good friend @Innerdevcrypto

One of the best conversations we have recorded on the podcast We talk all things crypto, love, life, finance, self development, if happiness is real, meditation and much more.

Timestamps:

0:00:07 Intro

0:02:01 Before crypto

0:06:20 Nihilism

0:09:35 What are people chasing?

0:14:40 Finding purpose

0:19:17 What is love?

0:24:48 The first crypto President

0:33:03 Operating in a flow state

0:37:20 Being contempt while striving for more

0:39:37...

Episode 53 with Charles Co-Founder of Nifty Island

"That is step one. You have to unify the enthusiasts and push from there. This is the game world you should bet on and build on top of"

Timestamps:

0:03:31 Solving core problems

0:07:55 Who is @charl3svii proving it to?

0:10:40 Enthusiasts versus non enthusiasts

0:26:45 "Nifty can be a new type of crypto onboarding"

0:33:33 @Nifty_Island Launchpad

0:41:06 Wallets or users?

0:48:00 Importance of UGC

0:56:37 What is Nifty doing?

Episode 52 with Claynosaurz

"You couldn't replace that in a million years. The quality of community supporters is one of the things that we know is super important Most businesses and new IP's are trying to get views, trying to get people to watch, they're measuring the wrong statistics. We are measuring community members"

Timestamps:

0:00:07 Pre-roll

0:01:14 Intro to @AndrewsaurP + @Cabanimation + @cgliuwilliam

0:06:42 Acquiring Disney or acquired by Disney

0:09:41 What makes a great story

0:13:18 What story Claynosaurz looks to tell

0:19:00 Clayno's current age demographic + growing it <...

Episode 49 with the Final Bosu team

"Our brand is primed to start expanding as an IP company. We are a story telling company"

Thank you to the Final Bosu team for joining us and talking all things, IP, Anime and the upcoming launch on Abstract

Timestamps:

0:01:09 First Abstract brand on the podcast

0:04:06 How Final Bosu formed + inspiration

0:06:01 Everything is coming together

0:09:16 Becoming apart of the web3 conversation

0:11:54 @kaito_ayo talking @finalbosuX trailer

0:14:44 Why @kevinfinalbosu watches Anime

0:18:05 Deeper meaning behind "...

Episode 48 with Evan CEO of Mintify

"Blast is live go in and he announced that Blur was going to be live after 30-40 days. A second after I saw the tweet I knew we had the infrastructure. This is our moment"

Thank you Evan for joining the show. We talked all things mass adoption, prior business acquisitions, current product rollouts and what he is excited for

Timestamps:

02:16

@evanvar Work-setup

02:57 How @Mintify started + Evans journey

05:44 Prior business acquisitions and experience

08:00 Operator or business owner <...

Episode 47 with Marc Boiron CEO of Polygon

"I was brought in to change the direction of Polygon. What made Polygon successful and the answer is DeFi. What do most people know Polygon for"

Thanks Marc for jumping on the show and discussing the future direction of Polygon, current U.S crypto framework and of course his story in crypto

Timestamps:

0:01:58 Bitcoin to 100K

0:04:04 Theres something more here

0:04:53 Getting in to crypto

0:12:27 New age of crypto "memecoins"

0:16:43 Can crypto improve lives

0:21:34 Finding...

Episode 46 "We have 120+ products that are live day one. 350+ that are in the pipeline and estimate we will see most of those go live within six months. A year plus of hard work by our team" Thanks again @Phin_totten for jumping on!

Timestamps:

00:07 Coming up

01:45 Phin's green lore

03:27 Observation about @AbstractChain

07:25 Abstracts growth vectors + Abstract spaces with @shivst3r and meeting community members

11:49 Abstract community taking on a life of its own

12:49 Is Abstract the real Anime chain? I asked Phin

15:20 Authenticity...

Episode 45 with Farokh Founder of Rug Radio and Host of Fomo Hour Farokh is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the industry Pioneering the digital media and creator economy space by founding @RugRadio that is now partnered with @DecryptMedia @farokh and his most recent interviews with two-time president Donald Trump and very successful entrepreneur Marc Cuban Now looking to pioneer the prediction markets with @MyriadMarkets.

As he says "billions will predict" Enjoy the conversation!

Timestamps

01:57 Intro

03:12 What he always wanted

04:44 Has Farokh felt like he made it?

Episode 44 with OSF from REKT

"If you don t enjoy something don't do it. Even if you make a lot of money from it, don't do it"

OSF is known for many things within the crypto and nft world while doing them all successfully for long periods of times

He also has a great ability to be adaptive with what he's doing versus what he was doing prior.

Wearing many hats We unpack how he does it

01:04 Is OSF on the crypto + nft Mount Rushmore

01:43 What is...

Enjoy the conversation!

Timestamps: 00:10 Intro

01:41 Pengu aftermath

03:29 Learnings from the Pengu claim

05:50 Current holder count + Abstract alpha

10:38 From not wanting an ecosystem token to having one. The why behind it

13:51 Tokenomics + the law of small numbers

15:17 Product seeding the entire world

19:10 Creativity used towards the launch and reason behind it

22:51 Pudgy Kindness role in all of this

26:58 What is @LucaNetz excited about for @pudgypenguins and @LilPudgys +

Episode 42 with Pix a Web3 researcher and trend spotter. Working with Jirasan and Seedworld This is one of my favourite conversations up to date We touched on a variety of topics both in Pix's professional and his personal life All while discussing some of his biggest wins and losses that later became some of the greatest wins Thanks for the good conversation Pix and allowing us for being your first podcast Enjoy the episode!

Timestamps:

0:08 Intro

03:34 Writing threads on NFT scammers

04:05 "Character of the week"

05:49 Remaining un-biased while while...

Episode 41 With Connor and Lou from XBorg The team discusses the importance of Esports role in Web3 gaming, the strategy behind the successful token launch, the future of gaming and much more "We are onboarding some of the biggest brands in gaming to the space"

Timestamps:

00:07 Intro

02:32 Best performing asset class

04:00 @ConnorXBG exposure to memes

06:50 Role of mascots in crypto

07:40 How are gaming brands doing this year?

09:00 Onboarding retail: history rhymes

14:40 @louisregis joins us after an important call

19:25 Phantom top 5 app...

For those that know Keith they would agree with saying that he is a superstar During his professional career he has been continuously early to multiple iterations of the internet Join the right side of history and have a listen

0:05 Introduction

1:30 The most entertaining outcome is the most likely

2:23 Bitcoin ATH and @KeithGrossman market sentiment

5:51 Is mainstream media dying

15:13 Push and pull of media today and @moonpay intern who is an "incredible talent"

18:00 Slow drip or all at once. Future of engagement

22:43 Re-living the same...

00:04 Intro

02:21 Role with Animoca + Mocaverse

03:21 Learnings from early start-up days

05:19 Practical feedback

06:15 What is Animoca Brands and Mocaverse?

10:22 Exposure leads to expansion

18:44 Metrics for success 29:04 Brand identity

33:20 Layered ecosystems 39:09 Pillars of the ecosystem

43:00 Which sector of crypto is Tyler most bullish on?

51:10 Current barrier to entry too high for mass adoption?

54:02

0:00:07 Intro

0:01:33 Conferences and brand building

0:08:06 "Building the open Anime universe"

0:15:17 How the Idea Maze impacted life and helped form Azuki

0:22:29 The big bets that Azuki is making

0:27:40 High overlap with anime fans and collecting

0:32:00 "Be careful about what you pretend to be"

0:39:39 How Anime dot com happened

0:48:01 Would Azuki be successful without nfts?

0:53:58 "People just want stories"

0:56:22 Outlasting competition

0:58:24 What is next?

Episode 37 with JP Mullin CEO of Mantra The tokenized asset market could skyrocket to $16 Trillion by 2030 The U.S Treasury, JPM, and S&P Global all recently posted slide presentations on digital assets and tokenization

Coming Up

Tokenizing the future Why did some things fail? Finding your people Excluding farmers from an airdrop Conviction on asset generation BlackRock tokeniza What is @MANTRA_Chain Supporting brands through incubation Dual tokenized strategy Tokenizing real-estate What is @jp_mullin888 excited about Being relatable + finding your calling Four types of CEO's and which one is JP.

Episode 36 with Meta Alchemist the Founder of Seedify Co-Hosted with Kelano (@kelano_eth)

Time Stamps:

01:30 Gaming meta

03:24 Why does Kelano get fud?

04:25 Strategies for a healthy launch

08:08 Predicting the secondary market

11:37 Discussing token health

13:07 Web3 games have no gamers

17:30 Ease of access to play games

20:13 Web3 games failure points + how

@SeedifyFund aims to helps this

27:00 Current gaming landscape

32:12 Formula for capturing attention

37:3

Episode 35 With Zagabond the Founder of Azuki "It was listed for 10 Million Dollars. When I first saw it I thought it was crazy. But, in the right hands a domain like that could be so valuable"

Timetstamps:

0:00:07 Intro

0:01:33 Conferences and brand building

0:08:06 "Building the open Anime universe"

0:15:17 How the Idea Maze impacted ZAGABOND life and helped form Azuki

0:22:29 The big bets that Azuki is making

0:27:40 High overlap with anime fans and collecting

0:32:00 "Be careful about what you pretend to be"

0:39:39 How...

We spoke about the growth of the education industry.

Private and decentralized educational verticals are increasingly becoming popular

There will always be a market for education

00:06 Coming up

02:21 IRL events upside + downside

06:20 Non native attendees

08:07 Education x Entertainment

10:15 Journey and experinece of a community member

15:39 Having a blockchain strategy is like having a social media strategy

16:44 Power of touch points. Founder to Founder

19:41 Where are web2 founders consuming crypto content?

24:33 Tokenized Education

27:27 Traditional education system <...

Timestamps:

00:04 Intro

01:16 Co-founder story between

03:03 Selecting a co-founder and why Anthony selected Jacq

04:26 Addressing the markets needs

05:41 Unique skill-sets that helped build

09:05 "Do we help these ecosystems feel more informed. Our job is very simple"

11:57 Is there a supply and demand issue in crypto?

14:25 Who are their ideal partners?

15:02 Current milestones

15:58 Which problems deserve more attention?

19:07 Does crypto have a traditional business cycles?

20:53 A Co-founders day to day

Episode 33 With

Andrew Saunders

the Chief Marketing and Growth Officer at

Skale Network

Andrew was the former Global Head of Entertainment + Culture At Amazon HQ. Driving many campaigns across all areas of entertainment and pop culture including television, streaming, movies, podcasts, sports, gaming, celebrity talent and more

00:07 Coming up

02:09 What is Skale?

07:33 Chains are only as good as their products

09:33 Meeting consumers where they are. Data matching

12:07 Modern marketing tactics

16:47 Industry decisions are made in a vacuum

19:30...

Intro to the team

Transferable skills from web2 Idea to reality

Early stage product + found something special

First early stage problem + the unknowns Which leverage to build?

Social media numbers?

Brand and IP shelf life Digital twins + pairing products Identity lags reality by 1-2 years

Gameloft partnership + the why?

Law of focus. Words to describe the brand.

If the brand stopped creating content and product would the IP continue to proliferate

We talk the origin story and early days of Animoca, scaling a successful business, deploying capital efficiently, what's next and much more

00:07 Intro

01:20 Robbys life before crypto

03:11 The 4 year business pivot

06:27 Failing in business

08:13 Learning curve and technological familiarity

10:50 $75 Million to $6 Billion

12:29 Three pieces of advice to entrepreneurs

15:01 What is Animoca Brands?

16:50 $500 Million deployed as investments

18:08 Investing fundamentals (Not Investment Advice)

21:57 "You always feel like you're too late, when in fact a lot of us are too...