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**POD OF JAKE**

A podcast for potential-pursuing optimists, for doers who want to make a dent in the universe, for those interested in crypto, longevity, city-building, etc., and for anyone who loves learning the stories of extraordinary entrepreneurs.

Latest Episodes:

#187 - KECCERS Oct 29, 2024

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Brave, impeccable, full of integrity, and a little wild. Here to learn, be exposed to new ideas and feel deeply.

#186 - TRICIL Oct 14, 2024

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musican. ai artiste. designed the channel icon for /relationships

#185 - GARRETT SKROVINA Oct 11, 2024

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Head of Crypto @Lazer_HQ // Prev: @CoinDesk @RocNation // Crypto Generalist // Stay Curious // IIXII // NFA // @garrett on Farcaster // @higherarrows

#184 - PHIL MOHUN Oct 09, 2024

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Interested in building new institutions | @nodefnd @brtmoments

#183 - JACOB HORNE Oct 09, 2024

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Jacob is a cofounder of Zora, an onchain social network revealing new opportunities to create, connect, and earn from your life online. It's new app could be compared to a crypto version of Instagram. Before creating Zora, Jacob was a product designer and product manager at Coinbase. Follow Jacob on Warpcast @jacob and on X @js_horne.

0:00 - Jacob’s journey to creating Zora

11:40 - The evolution of monetizing information

15:15 - Business model experimentation at Zora

25:39 - The spectrum of fungibility

35:34 - Zora’s fee structure and incentive model

43:41 - Collecting and aggregating within Zora

48:18 - Quantity vs quality of posts on Zora

1:00:35 - Introducing Sparks as a new unit of account

1:10:14 - The story behind Zora’s Zorb logo

Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at ⁠pods.media/pod-of-jake/183-jacob-horne

For more episodes, go to ⁠⁠podofjake.com⁠⁠.

Previous guests include ⁠⁠Mark Cuban⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Vitalik Buterin⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Brian Armstrong⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Balaji Srinivasan⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Keith⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Rabois⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Ali Spagnola⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Anthony Pompliano⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Raoul Pal⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Julia Galef⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Jack Butcher⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Tim Draper⁠⁠, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like ⁠⁠OpenAI⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Coinbase⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Solana⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Polygon⁠⁠, ⁠⁠AngelList⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Oura⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Replit⁠⁠, and investors from ⁠⁠Founders⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Fund⁠⁠, ⁠⁠a16z⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Union Square Ventures⁠⁠, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy.

Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠Chase Devens⁠⁠⁠ for the show notes and ⁠⁠⁠Yiction⁠⁠⁠ for the music.

Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at ⁠⁠jake@blogofjake.com⁠⁠. Thank you!

#182 - DARIYA KHOJASTEH Sep 26, 2024

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Dariya is a Co-Founder at Layer3, the consumer attention layer for Web3. Previously, he built several apps, sold an Instagram network, and launched Mastermind, a mentorship platform. Follow Dariya on X @DariyaKho

0:00 - Selling Pokemon cards as a kid

7:32 - Building curated accounts on Instagram

15:59 - Being early to Instagram and learning to grow audiences

21:50 - Dariya’s favorite apps he built when he was young

28:51 - Monetizing intangible value with crypto

38:06 - Discovering crypto as a “nerd on the internet”

46:46 - Learning to express creativity in design versus code

48:33 - Making products that make users feel good

55:52 - The origin story behind Layer3

1:01:26 - Layer3’s business model and recent success

1:05:06 - What’s next for Layer3

Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at ⁠pods.media/pod-of-jake/182-dariya-khojasteh⁠

For more episodes, go to ⁠⁠podofjake.com⁠⁠.

Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠Chase Devens⁠⁠⁠ for the show notes and ⁠⁠⁠Yiction⁠⁠⁠ for the music.

Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at ⁠⁠jake@blogofjake.com⁠⁠. Thank you!

#181 - RAC Sep 18, 2024

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RAC is a Grammy award-winning musician, record producer, and pioneering creator in crypto. He is currently building Factory.fm (a music app) and Oscillator (a music protocol). Follow RAC on X @RAC.

[0:00] - How RAC combined his interests in business and music to create a remix-as-a-service collective

[13:56] - His discovery of and excitement about Ethereum

[20:56] - Permissioned vs permissionless remixes

[28:07] - RAC’s early attempts to bring music onchain

[37:10] - Creating a shared social graph for onchain music

[50:57] - Why music requires a dedicated social graph

[1:03:14] - RAC’s creative process

Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at ⁠pods.media/pod-of-jake/181-RAC

For more episodes, go to ⁠⁠podofjake.com⁠⁠.

Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠Chase Devens⁠⁠⁠ for the show notes and ⁠⁠⁠Yiction⁠⁠⁠ for the music.

Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at ⁠⁠jake@blogofjake.com⁠⁠. Thank you!

#180 - JASON GOLDBERG Aug 29, 2024

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Jason is the Founder & CEO of Airstack, a leading Farcaster development company, and the creator of Moxie, a community owned, community-governed Farcaster protocol on a mission to grow the Farcaster GDP.

[0:42] - Jason’s experience working at the White House during Bill Clinton's presidency

[3:30] - Becoming a highly successful tech entrepreneur

[12:18] - Making the decision to go all in on Farcaster

[15:47] - Moving from Twitter to Farcaster after a decade

[18:52] - Flipping traditional social economics with Farcaster

[21:56] - Moxie’s careful approach to monetizing Farcaster

[34:48] - The Moxie airdrop and rewards structure

[41:02] - Moxie 101 and how to get started

Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at ⁠pods.media/pod-of-jake/180-jason-goldberg

For more episodes, go to ⁠⁠podofjake.com⁠⁠.

Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠Chase Devens⁠⁠⁠ for the show notes and ⁠⁠⁠Yiction⁠⁠⁠ for the music.

Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at ⁠⁠jake@blogofjake.com⁠⁠. Thank you!

#179 - NOBODY SPECIAL Aug 14, 2024

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Nobody (legal name: Nobody Special) is the founder & CEO of Theopetra Labs. Theopetra aims to build a network state where citizens collectively & equally own both the financial infrastructure of the nation and the real estate it encompasses. Nobody previously has spent several years working in residential real estate and experimenting with concept like microspaces. Follow Nobody on X @Mel_Anic.

[0:42] - Growing up as an immigrant and early entrepreneurial experiences

[4:45] - Introduction to crypto and early Web3 real estate projects

[7:52] - Sourcing early interest in Theopetra

[11:25] - Theopetra’s approach to crowdfunding and community ownership

[17:13] - Using micro spaces to bootstrap Theopetra

[21:59] - Micro spaces as a minimal viable living space to reduce burn

[27:24] - Lifestyles fit for micro space living

[30:44] - The current state of Theopetra and benefits of being a member

[35:55] - The importance of community within Theopetra

[39:14] - Other projects building in the Network State space

[42:43] - Attempting to break the longest live stream world record

Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at ⁠pods.media/pod-of-jake/179-nobody-special⁠

For more episodes, go to ⁠⁠podofjake.com⁠⁠.

Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠Chase Devens⁠⁠⁠ for the show notes and ⁠⁠⁠Yiction⁠⁠⁠ for the music.

Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at ⁠⁠jake@blogofjake.com⁠⁠. Thank you!

#178 - MIKE DEMARAIS Jul 16, 2024

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Mike is a co-founder of Rainbow, one of the most widely used wallets in crypto (wowowow). Before Rainbow, Mike started a couple of companies and worked for a few others after dropping out of college following his first semester. Follow Mike on X @mikedemarais and on Warpcast ⁠@mikedemarais.eth⁠.

[0:42] - Mike's story from college dropout to crypto founder

[10:31] - Starting companies to fix computers & 3D print toys

[17:24] - Why Mike likes small towns and lower tier cities

[23:53] - The irresistible opportunity to build in crypto

[27:00] - Mike's product and design forward approach

[30:33] - Inflection points in Rainbow’s growth to date

[38:25] - Breaking down Rainbow’s ETH rewards program

[46:25] - The future of Farcaster compared to Twitter

Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at ⁠pods.media/pod-of-jake/178-mike-demarais

For more episodes, go to ⁠⁠podofjake.com⁠⁠.

Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠Chase Devens⁠⁠⁠ for the show notes and ⁠⁠⁠Yiction⁠⁠⁠ for the music.

Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at ⁠⁠jake@blogofjake.com⁠⁠. Thank you!