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41: Why Crypto + Stock Market Is Down, Arkk vs Berkshire Hathaway, McDonald’s Earned Media, Nelk Boys + Twitter NFT PFPs Jan 27, 2022

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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + What We’ll Cover
0:03:23 – Why The Crypto & Stock Markets Are Down + Ark vs Berkshire Hathaway
0:13:24 – Growth vs Value Stocks
0:19:51 – Bear Market + Tax Obligations
0:27:34 – Psychology + Mentality Shift
0:38:37 – Fun Fact Phan: Buffett’s Deal For Bank of America
0:43:03 – McDonald’s Earned Media
0:50:34 – What’s Going Through McDonald’s Corporate + Positive Or Negative Sentiment?
0:58:16 – Estimated Impressions + McDonald’s Tweet
1:02:30 – Twitter’s NFT Profile Pics
1:14:23 – Internet-Native Economies, Nelk Boys NFT + Yellowstone
1:25:28 – Episode Wrap Up

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40: Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard, Google Antitrust Allegations, Brands Entering Web 3, Coinbase NFTs + Larva Lads Jan 20, 2022

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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Trung’s Move + Preview
0:05:50 – Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard For $68.7bil
0:13:00 – Gaming, Metaverse + Google Antitrust Allegations (Jedi Blue)
0:18:21 – Google-Facebook Alleged Ad Deal
0:27:43 – Brands Entering Web 3
0:36:14 – E-commerce Experience
0:43:28 – Coinbase NFTs Powered By MasterCard, LooksRare + OpenSea
0:55:50 – DAOs Gone Wrong: Spice DAO + Dune
1:00:40 – Larva Lads NFT
1:09:45 – Janky Heist Superplastic NFTs + Tom Sachs Rocket
1:13:31 – Deciding When To Sell NFTs

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39: Signal Founder On Web 3, Vitalik’s Response, LooksRare Launches OpenSea Competitor, Nas NFT Drop + Paradigm Invests In Citadel Jan 13, 2022

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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + What We’ll Cover
0:04:00 – Moxie Marlinspike (Signal Founder) on Web 3
0:10:07 – Centralization + Protocols
0:13:13 – Vitalik’s Response
0:21:10 – Financial + Technical Speculation
0:25:07 – Moxie's NFT + OpenSea Example
0:34:40 – Intent + Fair Criticism
0:44:22 – Psychology Of Markets + Citadel Investment
0:51:42 – LooksRare Launches OpenSea Competitor + Nas NFT Drop
1:00:23 – Staking $LOOKS + Cobra Effect

Links mentioned:

Moxie summary: https://twitter.com/moxie/status/1479567493215637506?s=21
Vitalik response: https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1479815125955715072?s=21
LooksRare: https://looksrare.org/

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38: Trading The Metagame, BAYC Flips CryptoPunks, PFPs, Worst Predictions + How Blackberry Fumbled The Bag Jan 05, 2022

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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro + What We’ll Cover + Metagame
0:07:19 – Cobie Trading The Metagame + Crypto Gaming
0:13:30 – Elon On SNL Meta Narrative
0:20:45 – Geopolitical Super Cycles + Vietnam’s Foreign Direct Investment
0:23:51 – Bored Ape Flips CryptoPunks + Celebrities Investing
0:34:57 – Apes To Real Estate + Price Fluctuation
0:42:43 – Mortgage, 17,000% Returns + Exit Plan
0:49:57 – Why PFPs Breakout
0:58:20 – Worst Predictions + First Mobile Phones
1:05:38 – Steve Ballmer + Blackberry Vs. iPhone
1:10:17 – Google’s Growth On Internet Explorer

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37: Jack Dorsey Web 3 Beef, Tokens vs Equity + Silicon Valley Talent Leaving For Crypto? Dec 29, 2021

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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro + Holiday Travels
0:05:27 – What We’ll Cover + Jack Dorsey’s Web 3 War
0:12:45 – Can We Easily Define Web 3?
0:21:08 – “Why Decentralize”
0:25:32 – Balaji’s Twitter Response
0:32:52 – Bitcoin, Fear + Jack Dorsey Summary
0:39:57 – Tokens vs Equity + Big Tech vs Startups
0:42:46 – Incentives
0:49:13 – Silicon Valley Talent Leaving For Crypto
0:55:18 – Jack Dorsey Perspective: Build On Bitcoin
1:02:25 – What You’re Optimizing For + Dorsey Blocked by Andreesen
1:05:34 – Fun Fact Phan: Daniel Inouye

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36: Virgil Abloh DAO, The InterMET, When Jobs Met Bezos + Did Coca-Cola Create Santa Claus? Dec 22, 2021

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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro + Fred Ehrsam On Virgil DAO
0:07:06 – DAO vs LLC, The InterMET, Kanye + It Ain’t Ralph Tho
0:17:24 – Creative-Cultural-Business Trifecta
0:26:27 – Creative Adoption Curve + Decentralized Ownership
0:31:34 – When Steve Jobs Met Bezos
0:40:44 – Did Coca-Cola Invent Santa Claus?
0:50:11 – Old School Marketing Principles

Links mentioned:

Virgil DAO write up: https://twitter.com/fehrsam/status/1465173368999583752?s=21

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35: Decentralized Brands, Adidas Metaverse, Jack Character NFTs + Apple in China Controversy Dec 16, 2021

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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro
0:03:36 – Decentralized Brands + Adidas-Bored Ape Collab
0:10:14 – Larva Labs Punk #4156
0:23:30 – Adidas In The Metaverse + Picasso
0:28:33 – Value vs Labor
0:33:39 – Jack’s Character NFTs
0:48:24 – Apple in China Controversy

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34: Square Becomes BLOCK, Future Of Twitter, Web 3 Music + Jack Dorsey Appreciation Dec 08, 2021

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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Jack Dorsey Leaves Twitter + Square Becomes BLOCK
0:02:59 – Web 3 Twitter
0:12:49 – Virgil Abloh DAO + New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal
0:17:59 – Twitter, FB, Instagram, Google + TikTok
0:32:09 – Will Square Build Ethereum 2.0
0:34:45 – Future of Twitter Without Dorsey, Square + BLOCK
0:44:12 – Bitcoin Maxi Jack Dorsey
0:49:13 – Bilal Down the DeFi Rabbit Hole
0:50:57 – Digital Gold Narrative + Bitcoin Meme
0:57:27 – BLOCK’s Mission + Sound Money Argument
1:03:59 – Adidas Metaverse Teaser
1:09:28 – Jack Dorsey Appreciation

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33: Decentralized Hollywood, Cameo, Music Royalties, Anon Accounts + Thanksgiving Inflation Dec 02, 2021

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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro + Thanksgiving
0:01:40 – Ken Griffin Wins Auction + DAO Recap
0:18:22 – Anonymous Accounts
0:23:49 – Cameo
0:27:27 – Hardrock Nick + Future of Cameo
0:37:39 – Decentralized Hollywood
0:47:41 – Community-Driven Approach
0:57:01 – Music Royalties
1:01:02 – Six Components of Music Copyright
1:05:10 – Thanksgiving Inflation

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32: ConstitutionDAO, Axie Infinity Decline, Domino's The Tech Company + Franchise DAO? Nov 24, 2021

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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro
0:01:30 – ConstitutionDAO
0:20:32 – Axie Infinity Decline
0:27:57 – Incentives + Take Rate
0:44:46 – What Axie Does To Retain Players + Hype Cycles
0:48:19 – Domino’s The Tech Company + Domino’s DAO
1:03:25 – Domino’s By The Numbers
1:11:11 – Franchise DAO

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