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Goat Life with Willie from Happy Goat Aug 06, 2022

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Willie, a co-founder at Happy Goat, joins the pod to talk about Web3 non-profits, long-term utility, and how a founder processes a wild market during mint.

Happy Goat is an 1,850-acre regenerative farm outside of Yosemite National Park that is the home to 179 real goats, crops, hiking trails, and will soon include a farm-to-table experience and event space.

Willie talks about his goal to bridge art and tech to make a positive impact: "This is an opportunity where we can use art and music and culture and technology to bring in a new audience to the nonprofit side, to the impact side and have crazy fun with them. But also on the back end of it, we can actually have a real impact that matters. And it's not just good for the farm. It's also good for web3."

We get into how he thinks about growing community bonds: "I think the way you build strong communities is by creating interpersonal relationships between people in the community, including myself. I'm part of the community, just like anyone else. I just happen to play a different role. We're all part of the community."

Willie is someone who gets it. Make it fun while making a difference.

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Music: The Virtunaut Artwork: Pinballer

Storytelling in Azurbala with Emma Needell Jul 17, 2022

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Emma Needel joins the show to talk about storytelling, character development, and community participation in Azurbala -- an exciting new world launched by Tally Labs. Tally is the team behind Jenkins the Valet and the recently released book Bored & Dangerous, written in collaboration with Neil Strauss and featuring other top artists.

Emma talks about her approach to world-building, different approaches in Web3, storytelling 101, and things to think about when developing characters.

Then we try something fun. Emma and Mike build an Azurian's backstory together -- live on the show.

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Music: The Virtunaut Artwork: Pinballer

What's Exciting in a Bear Market with Riggs Jul 10, 2022

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Riggs joins the pod to talk about our experience hanging out in New York during NFT NYC, what projects left a big impression on him (Proof, Moonbirds), and what he's excited to dig into more during the bear market.

We dive into storytelling, Web 2.5, on-boarding mega brands in a Discord world, and lots of other topics.

He also discusses a trade that he was finalizing live on the pod!

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Music: The Virtunaut Artwork: Pinballer

Top 5 pfps from the Future with FilmBook Jun 18, 2022

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Adam aka FilmBook joins the show to talk pfps! We start by attempting to qualify what makes a pfp -- with only minor success. Then we dive into our Top 5 pfps from the Future, to include projects/companies that have announced a pfp and others who may never mint a single NFT. It's a wild ride with a few surprises.

Adam is the co-founder of Valet Confidential, a community-led newsletter focused on all things Jenkins the Valet, Tally Labs, and Azurbala. Subscribe!

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Music: The Virtunaut Artwork: Pinballer

MetaVault Season 2! Jun 17, 2022

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Mike aka SpaceWalk is back to kickoff Season 2! After some time-off and a reset, the MetaVault pod will look a little different moving forward. Mike talks about how the newsletter and pod got started, what it was like co-hosting with Brad, and what's next.

Massive thanks to Brad for co-hosting for the first six months. He's a pro, a friend, and absolutely will appear on the pod this season!

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Music: The Virtunaut Artwork: Pinballer

What Does "Hell Yeah" Look Like for Pixel Vault May 22, 2022

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Mike and Brad ask a simple, but critical question: What does "Hell Yeah" look like for Pixel Vault? When someone comes to them with a new idea, what gets them excited? Looking across their broad portfolio of products, what are they excited to deliver on?

We discuss product focus and operationalizing around all of there announcements.

We also dive into what from their future plans gets us most excited, some areas where they clearly excel (technical innovation), and incorporating ideas and feedback from the community into the company's plans.

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Music: The Virtunaut Artwork: Pinballer

PV Town Hall Recap with Rusty Sailor May 16, 2022

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Rusty joins Mike as a co-pilot for this week's episode while Brad enjoys some downtime. They discuss all of the news from Pixel Vault's May 11th Town Hall. Sidekicks = DOTs & Species? PV Sports? MetaHero rebranding? Lots to unpack.

Check-out the latest MetaVault newsletter as well for a full recap of the Town Hall using direct quotes from GFunk and the team.

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Music: The Virtunaut Artwork: Pinballer

Communications & Community with Economist May 08, 2022

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Economist, Pixel Vault's Director of Communications, joins Mike and Brad to talk all things PV!

We hear his "origin story": how he came to NFTs, found PUNKS Comic, and then seven months later joined the company!

We discuss PV's audience, building within a rapidly growing startup, community, decentralization, PVFD, and the UPDAO.

Oh, and economist announces the return of GFunk this week! Expect a PV Town Hall to celebrate the one-year anniversary of PUNKS Comic 1.

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Music: The Virtunaut Artwork: Pinballer

Kicking Sidekicks Down the Road May 02, 2022

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Mike and Brad discuss expectations for 04/28, the teaser released, and the news that Sidekicks will not be released until the launch of the defi game.

They discuss communication, community engagement, and challenges that startups face in their growth stage.

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Music: The Virtunaut Artwork: Pinballer

Speculation Spectacular with FilmBook Apr 24, 2022

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Adam aka Filmbook, co-founder of Valet Confidential, joins Mike and Brad to speculate on what Pixel Vault might do in their next round of releases, possibly starting with the Sidekicks launch next week! Lots of fun ideas thrown around. (Disclosure: Mike is also a co-founder of Valet Confidential.)

But first the guys talk about Moonbirds. Yes, the same thing everyone in the NFT space is talking about right now! We navigate the psychology of FOMO for those who didn't mint and infinite regret for those who did.

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Reach out to Mike aka SpaceWalk via Twitter and read the latest MetaVault Newsletter here.

Reach out to Brad via Twitter and listen to his latest ChooseFi podcast here.

Music: The Virtunaut Artwork: Pinballer

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