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21: Future of Philanthropy, Jack's NFTs For Afghanistan + Using Technology For Good Sep 09, 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 – Jack’s Afghan Care Initiative
0:08:46 – charity: water + Pineapple Fund
0:15:00 – Storytelling With Technology + NFTs
0:21:22 – Make Yourself An API, Transparency + Charity Marketing
0:25:04 – Twitter Haters
0:28:37 – Trusted Distribution + Smart Ways To Raise Awareness
0:30:56 – Gala Pros & Cons + Hitting Scale
0:37:16 – Hiring Talent
0:38:29 – Billionaire Donations
0:40:07 – Keyboard Warriors vs Real Impact
0:44:33 – "Pessimists Sound Smart, Optimists Get Paid"
0:52:13 – Hope vs Guilt + Hero’s Journey
0:54:39 – Effective Altruism

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20: Behind Tom Osman's $1.3mil Ether Rock Flip, Discord vs Slack & Tokenized Communities Sep 02, 2021

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Tom Osman recently made headlines by flipping an Ether Rock NFT for 400 ETH ($1.3mil at the time of sale) after buying it for only 1.7 ETH ($5,340) 19 days before.

He joins the NIA boys to discuss:

play-by-play details of what happened
how he spotted the opportunity
the telegram group he joined with crypto whales
what he's doing with his $1.3mil win
discord vs slack
investing in ETH vs Bitcoin
tokenized communities + web 3

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0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:14 – $1.3Mil Ether Rock Sale: Play-By-Play
0:13:17 – Selling Early + Giga Whale Telegram Group
0:22:06 – Aftermath
0:31:32 – Memes + Media Attention
0:35:27 – Ethereum vs Bitcoin + What Tom's Investing In
0:44:18 – Discord vs Slack
0:55:13 – Shiny Object Social Club + Tokenized Communities
1:02:03 – Future of Web 3.0 Communities
1:14:20 – Online Identity, No Code + Is Vitalik The Alexander Hamilton Of Our Time?

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19: Future of Retail, How To Compete With Amazon, Ethereum Sign-in + Messi Football Analytics Aug 23, 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 – How To Compete With Amazon
0:10:26 – Amazon vs Shopify + Future of Retail
0:13:55 - "The Margin Is In The Story"
0:17:02 – Walmart + In-Store Retail
0:21:21 – Challenges for Traditional Retail
0:25:21 – Amazon Employee or Artist
0:27:29 – Lionel Messi + Football Analytics
0:39:35 – Is Lionel Messi Lazy?
0:43:03 – Trung’s Favorite LeBron James Meme
0:44:07 – Sign-in with Ethereum vs SSO
0:52:20 – Decentralized Security Models

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18: Infrastructure Bill's Impact On Crypto, Axie Infinity, Vail Resorts + Chris Dixon's Web 2 to Web 3 Shift Aug 19, 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 + NYC linkup
0:03:22 – Vail Resorts + Subscription Businesses
0:10:23 – Choppers + Travel Stories
0:20:48 – Preview + NFT Investment Update
0:25:50 – Barbell Investing, Community + Infrastructure Bill
0:37:43 – Crypto Controversy in Infrastructure Bill
0:45:19 – Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake
0:47:15 – Edge Of The Internet: Digital Art, Charity + Party Bid
0:54:51 – NFTs + blockchain for charity
1:02:14 – Brian Armstrong’s POV
1:07:34 – Axie Infinity
1:09:29 – Chris Dixon’s Web 2 to Web 3 Opportunity
1:18:37 – Wrap Up + Preview of Next Week

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17: Genius of Virgil Abloh, Tom Sachs Rocket Factory, Luxury + Scarcity in Internet Culture Aug 12, 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 + Challenges of Philanthropy
0:06:41 – Preview + Meme of The Week
0:15:45 – Tom Sachs’ Rocket Factory NFT
0:21:13 – How It Works
0:25:00 – Bored Ape vs Janky Heist vs Rocket Factory
0:26:29 – Secondary Market Analysis
0:32:03 – The Genius of Virgil Abloh
0:41:06 – Kanye West + Running Virgil’s Brand Through WhatsApp
0:48:12 – Luxury, Scarcity + Why You Should Care
0:54:24 – Matthew Principle + Virgil’s 3% Design Rule
1:03:24 – Creativity Resurgence
1:05:33 – Summary of Design Language

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16: Nas The Investor, Google + YouTube Deep Dive, Future of Advertising + Non-Fungible Performance Art Aug 05, 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
0:02:57 – Nas The Investor
0:06:21 – Nas, Ben Horowitz + Reply Guys
0:13:12 – Compton Hats + Bodybuilder Trung
0:16:45 – Celebrity Investors, Nas + Jay Z
0:22:22 – Best Nas Album + 90s Hip-Hop
0:23:28 – Insane Growth in Digital Ads
0:26:50 – "We Don't Believe In The Internet"
0:29:09 – What Makes Google Ads Special
0:34:01 – YouTube vs Netflix
0:40:52 – YouTube vs Live Cable
0:43:13 – Barriers of the Digital Shift vs Traditional Media
0:54:26 – Trusted Distribution + Selling Google Stock
0:59:56 – Jack's Non-Fungible Performance Art
1:13:50 – Let The Market Decide

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15: SpaceX vs Blue Origin, Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey + Cathie Wood On Bitcoin + Janky Heist NFTs Jul 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
0:02:21 – Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey + Cathie Wood Bitcoin Talk Summary
0:14:42 – Elon’s Twitter Trolling + Jack Dorsey’s Beard
0:20:23 – “Money Is Information Transfer”
0:26:37 – Edge of Internet: Janky Heist NFTs
0:35:22 – MetaMask + Japanese Reverse Auction
0:44:53 – Billionaire Space Race + Trung’s Deck of Elon Reply’s
0:58:09 – Space Race Backlash + Anti-Billionaire Sentiment
1:08:13 – History of Blue Origin vs SpaceX + Bezos vs Musk
1:13:10 – Jack's Satoshi Branding Breakdown
1:23:28 – Bezos + Musk Photo

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14: England v Italy Post Mortem, Crumbling Nation-States, Delta Variant Surge + Join Our Group Chat Jul 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 – Elon Musk the Reply Guy
0:01:21 – One Of The Boys Got Rona + Delta Variant in England
0:08:40 – Our Open Group Chat (Telegram) + Pavel Durov
0:17:49 – Telegram vs. Twitter
0:28:12 – England Post Mortem + National Anthem
0:34:56 – Impact Of Penalty Miss On Saka
0:38:26 – Football Culture
0:42:16 – Crumbling of the Nation-State + Olympics
0:49:06 – Trung Roasts British Food
1:00:59 – Chicken Tikka Masala + Chicken Shop Culture

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13: Greatest Ads Of All Time, Joe Rogan The King Maker + First Day At Work Stories Jul 15, 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
0:02:19 – England
0:05:37 – Andy Jassy Takes Over Jeff Bezos
0:11:15 – Amazon Profit + Trung’s Bank Internship
0:17:31 – Bilal's Google Interview + Trung's Flower Shirt Theory
0:22:31 – King Maker Joe Rogan
0:28:54 – Music Production + Book Publishing
0:36:18 – Jay Z, Square, Twitter + Mobile Banking
0:40:28 – Revenue Share Agreement, E-Commerce + Bitcoin
0:47:04 – Absolut Vodka’s Longest Running Ad Campaign
0:53:30 – Constraint, Culture + Simplicity
1:00:38 – Diluting the Strength of the Message
1:11:13 – Audience Questions
1:12:45 – Top Three News Sources + Twitter List
1:20:00 – Media Diet + Reddit
1:23:51 – The Economist’s Greatest Ad Campaign

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12: Lumber Trader Explains What's Going On With Lumber (Bonus Episode) Jul 13, 2021

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This is a bonus episode - Jack, Bilal + Trung get schooled on what the hell is going on with the lumber market. Make sure you're subscribed to Not Investment Advice on your fav podcast app for all episodes where the boys share what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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