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 and sol + memes

0:47:26 Whats next for @apcollectiveio

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 passing by, slow down time

0:29:08 Keeping old friends around

0:33:37 The five human needs

0:37:00 Investing journey

0:41:21 The NFT space

0:48:50 Next bear market?

0:52:23 Bullish on ETH?

0:59:17 The current itch + writing a book

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

35:17 Two upcoming collabs? One with @LilPudgys

42:00 Different creative vectors to expand IP

47:35 All things Pudgy world

55:30 Andrew's two predictions for Pudgys

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

35:17 Two upcoming collabs? One with @LilPudgys

42:00 Different creative vectors to expand IP

47:35 All things Pudgy world

55:30 Andrew's two predictions for Pudgy's

"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 Do you believe in happiness?

0:45:07 Running the rat race

0:54:50 Authenticity and our sense of self

0:57:11 Born with certain Karma?

1:02:09 Life is a hypothesis to be tested not an ideology to be proven

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

0:31:44 "Couldn't replace that in a million years"

0:35:23 Plushies + organic UGC growth

0:42:19 Importance of delivering good experiences

0:46:00 Clayno's trojan horse

0:50:25 Character development

0:57:15 What made Pokemon so successful

1:00:47 Next evolution of IP

1:08:08 "Built to be a TransMedia brand"

1:18:21 "Andrew changed everything"

1:23:30 Will relocating to join the team full time

1:27:00 Being a "Navy SEAL"

1:32:02 The 6 Human Needs

1:34:00 What Nic and Will are most excited about

1:38:56 Winning x14 2024 industry awards

1:44:03 Nic + Will's professional experience

1:52:04 What's next

1:53:00 Most emotional experiences

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 "against all odds"

0:19:57 Telling the world about the teams story

0:23:56 Six needs for a human

0:30:10 Framing Final Bosu

0:34:46 What they want to be known for

0:37:00 Expanding the IP

0:42:01 Talking attention cycle

0:50:51 Storyline written in to the collection

0:55:01 Social media strategy