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Michael Sanders - Skyweaver and Sequence: The Future of Web3 Gaming - Zima Red ep 120 May 09, 2022

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My guest today is Michael Sanders. Michael is a cofounder of Horizon which is the company behind the game Skyweaver. Skyweaver is free-to-play trading card game that is enhanced by web3

Michael and I chat:

Why trading card games are perfect for web3
The skyweaver meta
How create sustainable player-owned economies
Why implementing non-blockchain based digital items is essential for onboarding the masses
Why esports and web3 will be huge
How Horizon is building out broader web3 infrastructure - like a wallet and NFT trading protocol
And so much more

Please enjoy my conversation with Michael

https://twitter.com/_michaelsanders

https://twitter.com/0xHorizon

https://twitter.com/SkyweaverGame

Yury Lifshits - SuperDAO: The “Shopify” for DAOs - Zima Red ep 119 Apr 27, 2022

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My guest today is Yury Liftshits. Yury is the founder of SuperDAO which is a platform for creating DAOs and DAO-related infrastructure. Essentially SuperDAO wants to become the one-stop-shop for all things launching, operating and expanding DAOs.

This episode is crash course in the present and future of DAOs. Yury and I discuss

How Yury worked on DAO and web3 based technology before bitcoin existed
Which ways DAOs are better than companies and which ways they are not
The major painpoints around DAOs
How DAOs can co-exist with government regulation
How investing is a new form of social connection and tribalism
And why we are at the very beginnings of the DAO revolution

Please enjoy my conversation with Yury

https://twitter.com/yurylifshits

https://twitter.com/Superdao_co

Baek Kim - Hashed: Growing from $700k to $4 billion in Assets Under Management: Zima Red ep 118 Apr 25, 2022

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My guest today is Baek Kim. Baek is a general partner at the web3 investment firm, Hashed.

If you want a crash course in how to operate one of the top investment firms in web3, then you have to dive into this episode. We chat:

How they grew Hashed from $700k to $4b in assets under management
Why the best strategy in crypto is buy and hold
Building a web3 venture studio
Why they are so excited about web3 gaming
Why being a multifaceted investment fund is the only way to manage the ever evolving web3 markets
The inventive ways they add value to their portfolio companies
And so much more

Please enjoy my conversation with Baek

https://twitter.com/baekkyoumkim

https://twitter.com/HASHED_official

Paul Kohlhaas - DeSci: The Future of Decentralized Science - Zima Red ep 117 Apr 14, 2022

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My guest today is Paul Kohlhaas who is the founder of Molocule as well as a member of VitaDAO and PsyDAO. Molecule is a decentralized biotech protocol that is democratizing biopharma research and development

This one is going to blow your mind. We chat:

How drug development current works
The monopolistic nature of drug development
The Open Source pharma movement
Longevity research DAOs
Psychedelics medicine DAOs
How the Molecule team is building the future of Decentrlzied Science

This episode offers a rare sneak peek into the future of medicine

Please enjoy my conversation with Paul

https://twitter.com/paulkhls

https://twitter.com/molecule_dao

https://twitter.com/vita_dao

Winston Robson - WeMeta: Virtual Worlds Analytics Platform - Zima Red ep 116 Apr 11, 2022

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My guest today is Winston Robson who is the flounder of WeMeta. WeMeta is a virtual land marketplace that has a deep focus on data and analytics.

Winston and I chat about:

How data science can be used for NFT alpha
How virtual worlds will survive and thrive on engagement
How discoverability drives value
How NFTs are access points that enable open-ended functionality
How early we are and what potential these platforms have

A deep dive into the virtual worlds we will soon be inhabiting. Please enjoy my conversation with Winston.

https://twitter.com/gumdropsteve

https://twitter.com/WeMetaTweets

Greg Isenberg - Late Checkout: The Berkshire Hathaway Of Community-Based Products - Zima Red ep 115 Apr 08, 2022

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My guest today is Greg Isenberg who is the founder of Late Checkout which is a product studio, design agency and fund.

On this episode you hear us chat about:

Gregs background founding and selling multiple companies
Why community-based businesses are the best
Why people connect with IP, brands and characters
How to build a great product
Why design is ultra important in web3
How Late Checkout is the Berkshire Hathaway of community-based products
And more

An awesome conversation that spans multiple different categories & topics

Please enjoy my conversation with Greg

https://twitter.com/gregisenberg

https://twitter.com/latecheckoutplz

Dilip Das - High Frequency Trader Turned Web3 Builder - Zima Red ep 114 Apr 06, 2022

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My guest today is Dillip Das who is a former high frequency trader who is now building something new in web3.

On this episode we chat about:

Dilips insane background playing poker, being a high frequency trader, working with Jed McCaleb at Stellar (For those who dont know, Jed is founder of Mt Gox and Ripple)
Market structure and how to generate an edge
Algorithmic NFT trading
How web3 games will have to battle against advanced bots
How NFTs are the “real estate” of the metaverse
The potential for NFT lending markets

For all those that want to learn about market structure, alpha, HFT and more

Please enjoy my conversation with Dilip

https://twitter.com/ddasattack

Eric Golden - Transitioning From Billion Dollar TradFi Investments to Web3 - Zima Red ep 113 Apr 04, 2022

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My guest today is Eric Golden. Eric was at Fidelity for 16 years and has recently jumped full-time into web3 - Eric has a wealth of experience from Fidelity - starting as an intern, working up to portfolio manager, and even being able to launch his own busines within Fidelity which became a huge success. Eric is also the host of the amazing podcast web3 breakdowns which is part of Patrick O'Shaughnessy media network Colossus.

On this episode we dive into:

How he fell down the web3 rabbithole
How he grew his Fidelity business from $0 dollars to having $18b under management
The traditional asset manger business and how it works
Hosting the web3 breakdowns podcast
Why crypto is so alpha rich
How the crypto markets experiences full boom and bust cycles in condensed timelines
US securities laws and how they can co-exist
And so much more

If you want to learn from an expert in asset management and how web3 will change the future of finance, then this is the episode for you

Please enjoy my conversation with Eric

https://twitter.com/ericgoldenx

https://twitter.com/web3breakdowns?lang=en

Conor & David - Metastreet: The Billion Dollar NFT Credit Market Opportunity - Zima Red ep 111 Mar 28, 2022

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My guest today are Conor and David from Metastreet

Metastreet is a liquidity routing and scaling protocol for NFT credit markets - said in plain english, Metastreet is the most active participant on all NFT lending markets by making the terms transparent & simple

On this episode we dive into:

All types of credit markets including real estate and art
The NFT lending markets and how they represent a massive untapped market
How Metastreet functions
Why gamification is the future of work
How DAOs can become utilities
And why in physical world, oil is king, in web2, data is king, and in web3 liquidity is king

Crash course in NFT lending coming at ya.

Hope you enjoy this conversation with Conor & David

https://twitter.com/_ConorMoore

https://twitter.com/KtkZergs

https://twitter.com/metastreetxyz

David & Jay - Hume: Why Virtual Influencers Are The Future Of Entertainment - Zima Red ep 110 Mar 23, 2022

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My guests today are David and Jay from Hume.

Hume is metastar entertainment studio - which is a studio that creates virtual artists, influencers and celebrities.

On this episode we dive into