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Jan 20, 2022 • 1h 24min

40: Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard, Google Antitrust Allegations, Brands Entering Web 3, Coinbase NFTs + Larva Lads

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/QuntMb_zeQ8Join our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastTimestamps:0:00:00 – Trung’s Move + Preview0:05:50 – Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard For $68.7bil0:13:00 – Gaming, Metaverse + Google Antitrust Allegations (Jedi Blue)0:18:21 – Google-Facebook Alleged Ad Deal0:27:43 – Brands Entering Web 30:36:14 – E-commerce Experience0:43:28 – Coinbase NFTs Powered By MasterCard, LooksRare + OpenSea0:55:50 – DAOs Gone Wrong: Spice DAO + Dune1:00:40 – Larva Lads NFT1:09:45 – Janky Heist Superplastic NFTs + Tom Sachs Rocket1:13:31 – Deciding When To Sell NFTs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 13, 2022 • 1h 10min

39: Signal Founder On Web 3, Vitalik’s Response, LooksRare Launches OpenSea Competitor, Nas NFT Drop + Paradigm Invests In Citadel

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/upj5-JiOy80Join our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastTimestamps:0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + What We’ll Cover0:04:00 – Moxie Marlinspike (Signal Founder) on Web 30:10:07 – Centralization + Protocols0:13:13 – Vitalik’s Response0:21:10 – Financial + Technical Speculation0:25:07 – Moxie's NFT + OpenSea Example0:34:40 – Intent + Fair Criticism0:44:22 – Psychology Of Markets + Citadel Investment0:51:42 – LooksRare Launches OpenSea Competitor + Nas NFT Drop1:00:23 – Staking $LOOKS + Cobra EffectLinks mentioned:Moxie summary: https://twitter.com/moxie/status/1479567493215637506?s=21Vitalik response: https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1479815125955715072?s=21LooksRare: https://looksrare.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 5, 2022 • 1h 18min

38: Trading The Metagame, BAYC Flips CryptoPunks, PFPs, Worst Predictions + How Blackberry Fumbled The Bag

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/wBfpPwjwJsMListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Timestamps:0:00:00 – Intro + What We’ll Cover + Metagame0:07:19 – Cobie Trading The Metagame + Crypto Gaming0:13:30 – Elon On SNL Meta Narrative0:20:45 – Geopolitical Super Cycles + Vietnam’s Foreign Direct Investment0:23:51 – Bored Ape Flips CryptoPunks + Celebrities Investing0:34:57 – Apes To Real Estate + Price Fluctuation0:42:43 – Mortgage, 17,000% Returns + Exit Plan0:49:57 – Why PFPs Breakout0:58:20 – Worst Predictions + First Mobile Phones1:05:38 – Steve Ballmer + Blackberry Vs. iPhone1:10:17 – Google’s Growth On Internet Explorer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 29, 2021 • 1h 12min

37: Jack Dorsey Web 3 Beef, Tokens vs Equity + Silicon Valley Talent Leaving For Crypto?

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/mDtU15qaAhEListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Timestamps:0:00:00 – Intro + Holiday Travels0:05:27 – What We’ll Cover + Jack Dorsey’s Web 3 War0:12:45 – Can We Easily Define Web 3?0:21:08 – “Why Decentralize”0:25:32 – Balaji’s Twitter Response0:32:52 – Bitcoin, Fear + Jack Dorsey Summary0:39:57 – Tokens vs Equity + Big Tech vs Startups0:42:46 – Incentives0:49:13 – Silicon Valley Talent Leaving For Crypto0:55:18 – Jack Dorsey Perspective: Build On Bitcoin1:02:25 – What You’re Optimizing For + Dorsey Blocked by Andreesen1:05:34 – Fun Fact Phan: Daniel Inouye Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 22, 2021 • 54min

36: Virgil Abloh DAO, The InterMET, When Jobs Met Bezos + Did Coca-Cola Create Santa Claus?

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/xaNj8U2VocIListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Timestamps:0:00:00 – Intro + Fred Ehrsam On Virgil DAO0:07:06 – DAO vs LLC, The InterMET, Kanye + It Ain’t Ralph Tho0:17:24 – Creative-Cultural-Business Trifecta0:26:27 – Creative Adoption Curve + Decentralized Ownership0:31:34 – When Steve Jobs Met Bezos0:40:44 – Did Coca-Cola Invent Santa Claus?0:50:11 – Old School Marketing PrinciplesLinks mentioned:Virgil DAO write up: https://twitter.com/fehrsam/status/1465173368999583752?s=21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 16, 2021 • 59min

35: Decentralized Brands, Adidas Metaverse, Jack Character NFTs + Apple in China Controversy

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/q8J2x2Hnr5cListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Timestamps:0:00:00 – Intro0:03:36 – Decentralized Brands + Adidas-Bored Ape Collab0:10:14 – Larva Labs Punk #41560:23:30 – Adidas In The Metaverse + Picasso0:28:33 – Value vs Labor0:33:39 – Jack’s Character NFTs0:48:24 – Apple in China Controversy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 8, 2021 • 1h 18min

34: Square Becomes BLOCK, Future Of Twitter, Web 3 Music + Jack Dorsey Appreciation

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/NXaMlZvbGLkListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Timestamps:0:00:00 – Jack Dorsey Leaves Twitter + Square Becomes BLOCK0:02:59 – Web 3 Twitter0:12:49 – Virgil Abloh DAO + New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal0:17:59 – Twitter, FB, Instagram, Google + TikTok0:32:09 – Will Square Build Ethereum 2.00:34:45 – Future of Twitter Without Dorsey, Square + BLOCK0:44:12 – Bitcoin Maxi Jack Dorsey0:49:13 – Bilal Down the DeFi Rabbit Hole0:50:57 – Digital Gold Narrative + Bitcoin Meme0:57:27 – BLOCK’s Mission + Sound Money Argument1:03:59 – Adidas Metaverse Teaser1:09:28 – Jack Dorsey Appreciation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 2, 2021 • 1h 15min

33: Decentralized Hollywood, Cameo, Music Royalties, Anon Accounts + Thanksgiving Inflation

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:Listen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Timestamps:0:00:00 – Intro + Thanksgiving0:01:40 – Ken Griffin Wins Auction + DAO Recap0:18:22 – Anonymous Accounts0:23:49 – Cameo0:27:27 – Hardrock Nick + Future of Cameo0:37:39 – Decentralized Hollywood0:47:41 – Community-Driven Approach0:57:01 – Music Royalties1:01:02 – Six Components of Music Copyright1:05:10 – Thanksgiving Inflation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 24, 2021 • 1h 14min

32: ConstitutionDAO, Axie Infinity Decline, Domino's The Tech Company + Franchise DAO?

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/UXgk2JYAudAJoin our Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Timestamps:0:00:00 – Intro0:01:30 – ConstitutionDAO0:20:32 – Axie Infinity Decline0:27:57 – Incentives + Take Rate0:44:46 – What Axie Does To Retain Players + Hype Cycles0:48:19 – Domino’s The Tech Company + Domino’s DAO1:03:25 – Domino’s By The Numbers1:11:11 – Franchise DAO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 18, 2021 • 1h 13min

31: ETH Names, $ENS Airdrop, Why Elon Sold Tesla Stock + The Genius of Costco

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:Listen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Timestamps:0:00:00 – ETH Names, Ethereum Name Service + ENS Token AirDrop0:11:05 – Open Internet Protocol0:19:06 – Infrastructure Layer + Coinbase Delegation0:27:38 – Real Reason Elon Musk Sold His Tesla Stock0:35:40 – What Counts As Insider Trading?0:43:20 – How CEOs Sell Their Stock + Tesla's Valuation0:50:24 – Genius of CostcoENS token announcement: https://twitter.com/ensdomains/status/1457862602239926274?s=21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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