Zima Red

Latest Episodes:

Nick Kokonas - Trader, Michelin Restaurateur, Tech Founder With A $400m Exit - Zima Red 130 Jul 19, 2022

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My guest today is Nick Kokonas. Nick is a modern day Renaissance man: formerly a successful trader, he is the founder of multiple Michelin star restaurants and also a tech founder, having recently sold his startup for $400m.

On this episode we discuss:

His incredible success as a trader
Creating multiple Michelin star restaurants
Starting a tech company
Selling his company to Squarespace
His thoughts on crypto
How NFTs will change the world
And so much more

This is one you do not want to miss. Please enjoy my conversation with Nick

https://twitter.com/nickkokonas

Foobar - Web3 Polymath: Investing, Building, Learning, Teaching - Zima Red ep 129 Jul 17, 2022

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My guest today is Foobar. Foobar is a polymath and involved with all aspects of web3. Building, investing, learning, teaching, he has an incredible mind that has thoughtful views that we explore thoroughly on this episode.

We discuss:

Building games
Machine learning and NFTs
Investing and building in web3
How non-fungible and fungible tokens are merging
The psychology around investing in web3
Thoughts on the current bear market
The collapse of terra & luna
What he is currently building
His newsletter
And much more

Please enjoy this incredible conversation with Foobar.

https://twitter.com/0xfoobar

https://0xfoobar.substack.com/

Jiran - Playing The Great Crypto Game: Investing, Building & Exploring Web3 - Zima Red ep 128 Jul 12, 2022

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My guest today is Jiran. Jiran is an active trader, investor and explorer of all things web3.

On this episode we chat:

How web3 is currently all one giant metagame
How tribalism impacts NFT prices
The blockchain as the ultimate information & investing tool
NFTs as historical artifcats
On-Chain analysis - what it is and how to use it
Why understanding people generates the most alpha

And so much more

Pleas enjoy my conversation with Jiran

https://twitter.com/Jiran_z

Tim Schuermer - Gallop: The Ultimate Tool for NFT Data - Zima Red ep 127 Jun 29, 2022

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My guest today is Tim Schuermer who is a co-founder of Gallop. Gallop has created a set of developer tools that expand the utility of NFTs. These tools are built for all developers, creators and investors, active in the NFT space.

On this episode we discuss:

The current state of NFT data
Why aggregating data for NFTs is so difficult
Why a product like Gallop needs to exist
How NFT data can be used to create advanced financial products
The multifaceted utility of NFTs
How we early we are in the financial NFT revolution
And so much more

Please enjoy my conversation with Tim

https://twitter.com/TimSchuermer

https://twitter.com/higallop

Charles & Zunk - Nifty Island: Game World Empowering Creators & Gamers - Zima Red ep 126 Jun 27, 2022

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My guests today are Charles & Zunk the co-founders of Nifty Island. Nifty Island is an open, social game world powered by web3.

On this episode we chat:

Their progress since the last time they were on the podcast 1 year ago
Why gaming is essential for virtual worlds
Remixing NFTs and other assets
Importance of User generated content
What role curation and building play in Nifty Island
Why giving users objectives is key for virtual world adoption
And so much more

Please enjoy my conversation with Charles & Zunk

https://twitter.com/Nifty_Island

https://twitter.com/charl3svii

https://twitter.com/ZunkZunkZunk

Kevin Beauregard - Atmos: Bringing Sports Into The Metaverse - Zima Red ep 125 Jun 15, 2022

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My guest today is Kevin Beauregard. Kevin is the founder of Atmos which an upcoming game universe that combines sports, lore, and crypto-economics to create engaging and competitive virtual experience

On this episode we chat:

Being a crypto founder in 2013
Attempting to build a fantasy NFT basketball game in 2019
Sports as the ultimate trojan horse to crypto mass adoption
Balancing skill-base gameplay with crypto economics
Creating a competitive game combined with virtual world
Atmos initial core game loops of Mining - FGabricating - Racing
And so much more

I had a blast on this one so I hope you enjoy my conversation with Kevin

https://twitter.com/KevinBeauregard

https://twitter.com/AtmosXYZ

Max Weber - Chainmonsters: The Next Gen Web3 Pokemon? - Zima Red ep 124 Jun 09, 2022

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My guest today is Max Weber. Max is the founder of Chainmonsters which is a free-to-play monster taming MMO-RPG with a player-driven economy.

On this episode we discuss:

Falling in love with game design from an early age
Prototyping an NFT game in January 2018
Self funding development and kickstarter
Building on the Flow blockchain
Creating a social interaction through PVP, collecting and crafting
The core game loops of chainmonsters
And why I call Chainmonsters a hybrid between Pokemon, Minecraft, and Animal Crossing

Please enjoy my conversation with Max

https://twitter.com/CineTekDev

https://twitter.com/ChainMonsters

Mack Flavelle - Creating CryptoKitties & Pushing NFTs Forward - Zima Red ep 123 Jun 01, 2022

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My guest today is Mack Flavelle. Mack is the founder of Big Head Club which is an NFT production studio. Mack was also on the Axiom Zen team which was the company that created CryptoKitties and the company that eventually became Dapper Labs.

Our conversation has it all, we discuss:

How the ERC721 standard was created
The ideation and launch of CryptoKitties
The creation of Dapper Labs
His NFT production studio Big Head Club
How the Oni Ronin NFTs are pushing the boundaries
The issues with the NFT space
Why he is not a huge fan of Play-to-Earn
And so much more

An awesome conversation with someone who is not afraid to speak their mind!

Please enjoy my conversation with Mack

https://twitter.com/bigheadmack

https://twitter.com/bigheadhq

David & Chris - Lit: Decentralized Access Control For The Internet - Zima Red ep 122 May 27, 2022

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My guests today are David & Chris who are the founders of Lit Protocol. Lit is a decentralized, identity-based encryption and access control protocol. What that means is that they are an access control protocol for the internet.

On this episode we chat:

Why access control is hugely important
Why access control needs to be decentralized
On-chain identity as a means of access
The nearly limitless use cases for Lit
What its like being a founder in web3
Why now is the perfect time for web3 to go mainstream
And even, how to use Lit Protocol to use your Tesla

Hope you enjoy this stellar conversation with David & Chris

https://twitter.com/LitProtocol

https://twitter.com/davidlsneider

https://twitter.com/chriscassano

Ado & Yas - Galaxy Fight Club: Metaverse Super Smash Bros - Zima Red ep 121 May 25, 2022

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My guests today are Ado and Yas who are building Galaxy Fight Club, which is a web3-native, cross-IP PvP game. You can think of it like Super Smash Bros for the metaverse.

We discuss: