The NFT Nick Show

Beauty and Punk picked up her collection of punks when the project first opened up and then went dormant. A few years laters when one of her punks sold for a decent amount she began looking at what was going on. What she found was the beginning of the NFT boom that has occurred in recent months. With 4 apes and a number of other siblings, including those with purple hats, she has quite the portfolio. In this episode we discussed how she's approaching NFT collecting now and upcoming projects she's working on. You can view the full show notes here.

On today's episode I had on Michelle Von Kalben to tell us what her process was for selling her first NFTs and how she managed to sell one for over $20k. There were a lot of great marketing tips in this episode! You can view the full show notes here.

Self-funded and self-started, the King of Midtown has established himself as a major NFT collector and plans on converting audience into real-world experiences. While the plans have yet to be outlined, he is growing quite the collection. You can view the full show notes here.

The team behind RTFKT has been having quite a year. From closing a major funding round to closing massive partnerships, you could say that 2021 is going quite well. In this interview I had the chance to speak with the entire founding team to discuss how they got started and where they are going. 

Vandal has been around the hip-hop scene for decades now. He grew up on tapes, CDs, and even mini-discs (which I personally couldn't get enough of while we were chatting). Outside of having a passion for music, it's also clear that he has a passion for community building which led to him creating a DAO-based record label. We dove deep into the structure of DAOs, something I haven't previously covered on this show. This is was phenomenal intro to the concept and how that can be used for a record label.

While working at Consensys, Jordan randomly tweeted out a 5-minute mock up of a Wordpress for Defi protocols. It was a joke concept but it snowballed into an actual company after the community manifested it into existence. Since then, Jordan has formed a team around a new company called Niftys. In this episode we discuss the history of DontBuyMeme.com and the future of Niftys.

Straybits is well known among the Cryptopunks community for having collected some of the most rare punks. He had 7 of the 9 Aliens and 8 of the 24 Apes. If it weren't for Straybits willingness to sell many of his punks, the market of today would likely not exist. Unfortunately for Straybits, he offloaded many of these punks for a fraction of what they're worth today but he still holds 1 valuable ape. In this conversation we discuss Straybits background in Cryptopunks, what he's working on now, and what he envisions for the future of Cryptopunks and NFTs.

Bryan Brinkman has been around the world of animation and digital art for many years. In addition to creating work for Sesame Street, SNL, Jimmy Fallon, and more, he has now transitioned full time to a crypto artist. We discuss the world of crypto art and more on this episode. You will not want to miss it!

There are few people who have had as significant an impact on the world of NFTs as Erick, the founder of Artblocks. Through his Cryptopunk Zombie sacrifices (by selling multiple of them below market value) he was able to fund the creation of generative art platform Artblocks. That site is now at the center of the generative art NFT movement. We dove into the world of generative art as well as Erick's take on the future of NFT blockchains.

Not everybody assumes the identity of their Cryptopunk but that's exactly what SpottieWifi has done. He not only has created an identity but has a full featured rap song and associated merch that will be released soon. These NFTs aren't just an investment, they're a lifestyle.