Imran and Qiao invited Luca Netz to share his founder journey upon acquiring Pudgy Penguins.
No BS crypto insight for founders.
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(00:37) Welcome to Good Game
(01:05) Pudgy Penguins' Walmart Expansion
(03:09) There's No Other Collections That Do What Pudgy Penguins Does
(04:21) The History of Pudgy Penguins
(06:13) Pudgy Penguins' IP Worth Today
(09:01) What's The End Game?
(11:19) How Do You Compete with Someone Like Disney?
(12:19) Thoughts on The Recent Controversy About Yuga Labs
(15:15) Let's Bring on Luca
(16:53) The Acquisition of Pudgy Penguins
(23:29) Why Pudgy Penguins is The Most Universal Brand?
(26:32) What Was Actually Acquired?
(26:55) Which Asset is The Most Valuable?
(31:12) Is Minting Additional Collections Net Dilutive?
(34:51) The Current Battle Pudgy Penguins is in Today
(36:58) Thoughts on ERC or DN404
(38:47) The Most Important Project Milestone of Pudgy Penguins
(41:21) How to Build an Organic Community Within Tribal Chains
(43:27) The Rationale Behind the Strategy of Focusing on a Single IP
(46:32) Can Luca Steelman CryptoPunks?
(49:37) Luca's Favorite Art Collection
(50:10) Thoughts on OpenSea vs. Magic Eden
(54:46) Luca's Thoughts on Yugalabs Having Their Own Marketplace with Magic Eden
(55:39) Luca Not Very Bullish on Blur?
(56:56) Luca's Thoughts on Blur Farmers
(01:00:07) Is Luca Bullish Ordinals?
(01:02:06) Luca's Favorite Collection on Solana
(01:02:35) Luca's Top Ethereum Picks
(01:04:31) Fun Exercise: 1 Word For Each Collection
(01:05:06) Thoughts on Mochimons
(01:05:53) Luca's Thoughts on NFT DeFi
(01:06:31) Luca's Go-to DeFi Protocol for NFT
(01:06:49) Crypto Startup Stories: Wasabi
(01:07:39) Wasabi and MetaStreet
(01:07:52) Yuga Labs Launching Their Own Chain with Arbitrum
(01:09:29) When Will Pudgy Penguins Going To Win The Battle and Become Number 1
(01:10:06) Final Words
(01:10:26) What We Learned
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