SuperRare: Enabling User-Driven Curation of NFT Art and Differentiating from OpenSea

Sep 1, 2021

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The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with John Crain, Founder & CEO of SuperRare, a marketplace to collect and trade unique, single-edition digital artworks. The two discuss SuperRare, decentralizing the platform through community-driven curation and the RARE token, differentiating from OpenSea, and much more!

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Show Notes: (00:00) – Introduction.

(02:53) – First Question: John’s Background.

(07:48) – SuperRare overview.

(12:38) – What gets John excited about NFTs now and in the future.

(16:10) – Curating despite NFT abundance.

(18:06) – How SuperRare is differentiated.

(22:00) – John’s thoughts on curation.

(31:09) – John’s thoughts on royalties for artists on SuperRare and other platforms.

(34:38) – SuperRare’s Sovereign Smart Contracts.

(43:59) – How SuperRare helps unknown artists achieve success.

(47:58) – Biggest hurdle for $RARE.

(50:00) – Biggest setback John overcame in SuperRare’s history.

(52:51) – John’s advice for the people entering the NFT space now.

(54:53) – John’s advice for artists.

(56:31) – John’s thoughts on giving curation to the community.

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