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#107 - CHARLIE SHREM Jul 01, 2022

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Charlie is an entrepreneur, investor, podcaster, filmmaker, and well-known early advocate of Bitcoin. He was the Founder and CEO of BitInstant, an early Bitcoin company which at one point processed one-third of all Bitcoin transactions. Charlie also founded the Bitcoin Foundation and has served in a number of other roles for companies in the crypto space since he first got involved in the industry's infancy in 2010. He currently hosts a podcast called Untold Stories, invests in web3 infrastructure and interoperability as a General Partner at Druid Ventures, and is the Founder of Crypto Investor Network at InvestorPlace. Follow Charlie on Twitter @CharlieShrem.

[2:18] - Reflecting on the early growth of Bitcoin during its first 13 years

[7:21] - How Bitcoin has changed during Charlie’s time in the industry

[15:09] - Charlie’s belief in time-locked investments

[19:23] - Bitcoin maximalism

[22:28] - Navigating the early market dynamics of Bitcoin

[26:07] - Charlie’s experience creating BitInstant

[32:30] - The common themes and developments created through Bitcoin’s bear markets

[38:00] - The power of Bitcoin’s community

[42:12] - Charlie’s personal plans for the future

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#106 - JACK BUTCHER Jun 16, 2022

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Jack is the founder of Visualize Value, a $1M/year product business and media platform with an audience of over 700,000 people. Prior to Visualize Value, Jack started an advertising agency after spending a decade working in Fortune 100 advertising in New York City as a designer, writer, strategist and art director for multi-billion dollar brands. His courses, including "How to Visualize Value", "Build Once, Sell Twice", and "Permissionless Apprentice" have received rave reviews and his freely shared visuals are as widely reputable as they are instantly recognizable. Follow Jack on Twitter @jackbutcher and learn more about his brand at visualizevalue.com.

[2:18] - How Jack got started with his career in graphic design

[15:47] - The joy of building a portfolio of creative work

[24:56] - Compounding work based on specific knowledge

[28:58] - Working towards non-linear growth on the internet and the importance of the butterfly effect

[38:11] - Learning how to use the leverage of the internet

[46:19] - Jack’s strategies for systematically producing content

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#105 - AMJAD MASAD Jun 02, 2022

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Amjad is the CEO and founder of Replit, an online coding environment that lowers the barrier to entry for computer programming and makes it more fun, approachable, and social. In December 2021, Replit raised an $80M Series B round at an $800M valuation from investors including Coatue, Peter Thiel, Paul Graham, and a16z. Prior to Replit, Amjad worked at Facebook. Before that, he was employee #1 at Codecademy. Follow Amjad on Twitter @amasad.

[2:18] - Amjad’s early fascination with computers and learning over his father’s shoulder

[13:42] - How computers used to better stimulate their users to learn programming

[17:21] - Exploring the concept that a computer could simulate a human mind

[21:56] - AI’s role in the evolution of software development

[30:17] - How AI advancements can be synergistic with Replit’s product evolution

[39:24] - What is Replit, really?

[44:17] - Possibilities for Replit as a platform to build not just software, but businesses

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#104 - HASEEB QURESHI May 18, 2022

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Haseeb is a managing partner at Dragonfly Capital, a cross-border crypto venture fund. He is also a programmer, writer, teacher, and effective altruist. Haseeb previously worked as a software engineer at Airbnb and as Director of Product at App Academy. Before that, he was a mental coach and wrote a book called The Philosophy of Poker. Haseeb was once considered to be among the top 10 strongest No-limit Heads-up Texas Hold’em players in the world, and was sponsored by Full Tilt Poker. Follow him on Twitter @hosseeb.

[2:18] - How Haseeb’s background prepared him for success in the crypto space

[9:08] - Lessons from life as a poker player

[19:32] - Parallels from poker to crypto and life in general

[26:35] - Haseeb’s focus on effective altruism and his reasoning for giving away almost all of his money to start over

[34:35] - Dragonfly Capital’s global focus

[39:30] - Haseeb’s thoughts on decentralization

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#103 - MIKE DUDAS May 10, 2022

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Mike is a Co-Founder of LinksDAO, an organization using web3 technologies with aspirations of building the world's greatest golf club. He is also the Founder & General Partner at 6th Man Ventures, an early stage crypto VC firm. Mike is an Advisor at Paxos where he serves as Head of Stablecoin Business Development. He previously founded and was CEO of The Block, a crypto informational services business. Before that, Mike was co-founder and CRO of Button and spent time working at Google, Braintree/Venmo, PayPal, and Disney. Follow him on Twitter @mdudas.

[2:18] - How Mike’s experience in tech and finance introduced him to the crypto universe

[12:23] - Mike’s background in golf

[14:12] - The educational process behind starting a real-world NFT project and the early growth of LinksDAO

[19:48] - Progressive decentralization for DAOs

[25:29] - Mike’s perspective on the modern MBA and getting into entrepreneurship

[28:53] - Building The Block through the crypto bear market of 2018 and 2019

[30:54] - Mike’s advice on executive hiring and how Web3 recruiting is different

[35:54] - An innovative organizational structure used by LinksDAO

[38:26] - The evolution of crypto during Mike’s time in the industry

[43:11] - New York sports

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#102 - JOSEPH MCKINNEY May 04, 2022

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Joseph is CEO of the Catawba Digital Economic Zone, the first private Special Economic Zone in the United States. This new crypto-friendly jurisdiction created in partnership with the Catawba Indian Nation will allow aspiring founders in the crypto space especially to create eCorporations with various benefits. Joseph previously founded the Startup Societies Foundation in 2015 and is considered a leader in the field of competitive governance and governance-as-a-service.

[2:18] - How Joseph’s desire to drive socio-political change lead him to help create the Catawba Digital Economic Zone

[13:17] - Translating an interest in economics to startup cities and special economic zones

[20:49] - Why Joseph chose to focus his efforts on working with the Catawba Indian Nation

[26:53] - Why they are starting with an emphasis on crypto

[39:33] - Bipartisan political support for Native Americans

[42:51] - How the Catawba’s eCorporations treat its companies as customers

[54:32] - Joseph’s praise for the people of the Catawba Indian Nation

[1:04:46] - Why Web 3.0 companies should incorporate in this new crypto-friendly jurisdiction

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#101 - GIL BLANDER Apr 14, 2022

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Gil is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at InsideTracker. He is internationally recognized for his research in the biology of aging and translating research discoveries into new ways of detecting and preventing age-related conditions. Gil received a Ph.D. in biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science and completed his Post Doctoral fellowship at MIT where he worked in Leonard Guarente's lab alongside David Sinclair and others alike. Follow Gil on Twitter @gblander1.

[2:18] - How Gil’s early interest in biology led him to a focus on longevity

[10:01] - InsideTracker’s model for predicting lifespan using blood analytics

[16:28] - General recommendations for living a longer and healthier life

[20:07] - The importance of personalized recommendations for optimizing health

[22:34] - The difference between normal and optimal target ranges for biomarkers

[27:44] - How DNA, blood, and fitness data combine to provide a full picture for health analysis

[35:06] - Gil’s perspective on wearables, continuous glucose monitors, and other fitness trackers

[41:06] - The evolution of InsideTracker and personal health monitoring

[44:53] - Differentiating between biological and chronological age with InsideTracker's InnerAge

[49:25] - Gil’s thoughts on how long humans in existing generations might live

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#100 - JAKE Apr 06, 2022

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Jake tells his story, reflects on the podcast, and thanks you all for listening.

#99 - COOPER TURLEY Mar 24, 2022

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Cooper is an investor, advisor, and writer who has contributed to dozens of DAOs and other projects in the crypto & web3 space. He is a thought leader and influencer in a variety of areas from Music NFTs to DeFi and DAOs more broadly. Follow Cooper on Twitter @Cooopahtroopa.

[2:18] - How Cooper’s music interests and writing habits created opportunities to work for DAOs

[6:18] - What stood out about crypto when Cooper first learned about it

[8:55] - Approaching the imposter syndrome that is common in crypto

[11:25] - How Cooper has used writing to add value to crypto protocols and projects

[14:40] - Cooper’s perspective on the evolution of music and web3

[20:00] - A comparison of catalog.works vs. sound.xyz

[23:07] - Developing the secondary market for music NFTs

[24:27] - The 3 key drivers of the audio movement

[28:39] - Cooper’s advice for how anyone can find ways to contribute in crypto

[30:44] - Managing time and attention as scarce resources

[33:36] - Finding your edge in the fast moving crypto industry

[35:45] - How artists can get involved in music NFTs

[38:49] - Why some music NFT platforms start open where others start strategically curated

[42:19] - How Cooper decides who he wants to work with

[44:51] - Cooper’s 3-5 year outlook on the music NFT space

[52:08] - How crypto has changed Cooper’s relationship with money

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#98 - STEVE SHPILSKY Mar 15, 2022

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Steve is the Co-Founder and CEO of StayOpen. The startup's mission is to transform vacant commercial real estate space into affordable, flexible, and socially engaging hotels and co-living properties. StayOpen has created a DAO (staydao.io) to help jumpstart the community. Steve brings to his latest venture two decades of experience as an entrepreneur, founder, real estate fund manager, and developer, having raised and invested over $350 million in financing and developed branded hotels and commercial real estate valued at over $1 Billion. Follow Steve on Twitter @shpilsky and learn more about StayOpen and stayDAO at stayopen.com and staydao.io.

[2:18] - Steve's story

[5:30] - Personal ties to the conflict in Ukraine and perspective on related media coverage

[17:36] - Transitioning from a career in accounting to real estate

[20:57] - StayOpen’s mission to repurpose buildings into communities for digital nomads

[30:23] - The success of StayOpen’s first location in Venice Beach

[36:40] - How StayOpen is leveraging NFTs and utilizing a DAO structure to build community

[49:42] - How to get involved with stayDAO and get whitelisted for the mint

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