
Zima Red
Speaking with the founders who are building our future with the bleeding edge of technology
Latest episodes

Jul 8, 2021 • 57min
Gabby Dizon - The Future Of Gaming With Yield Guild Games - Zima Red ep 63
My guest today is Gabby Dizon from Yield Guild Games commonly called YGG.
YGG is a platform that allows people from anywhere in the world to earn real value from gameplay, an amazing product that is only possible in crypto.
Gabby is a long-time game designer, developer and founder who was bitten by the crypto bug years back and dove in head first.
Gabby has this incredible ability to see far into the future and execute on his vision. We first spoke to each other sometime in 2019 and part of our discussion was around generating yield inside crypto games so YGG is something that he has been thinking about for a long time.
If you want to peer into the future and learn about an emerging billion dollar industry, you cant miss this episode
Please enjoy my conversation with Gabby
https://twitter.com/gabusch
https://twitter.com/YieldGuild

Jul 2, 2021 • 1h 1min
Aftab / DC Investor - Defi, NFTs, Ethereum Community Member - Zima Red ep 62
My guest today is Aftab, also known as, DC Investor. Aftab is an investor, advisor and professional Ethereum community member.
Not only does he invest in a whole host of defi and NFT projects on Ethereum but he is also helping with the monumental task of moving Ethereum to ETH2.0.
Aftab has incredible foresight into the future of the crypto economy, how NFTs will evolve and grow and of course how this is all merging into what we call the metaverse.
An incredible conversation with one of the most respected individuals in the ecosystem.
Please enjoy my conversation with Aftab
Twitter - https://twitter.com/iamDCinvestor

Jun 25, 2021 • 45min
Jess Sloss - Creator Revolution: Social Token Incubator Bringing The Next Billion Into Crypto - Zima Red ep 61
My guest today is Jess Sloss. Jess is the founder of Seed Club which is a social token incubator. Seed Club is on the bleeding edge of the social token revolution and after speaking with Jess I understand the massive potential of combining creators with social tokens.
Jess is an incredible founder that is focused on the long-term. He knows that social tokens will be a massive market and industry but is openly discovering what are the best methods for creators and fans alike to unlock the full power of social tokens.
If you want to learn more about the future of creators, this is one you cant miss.
Please enjoy my conversation
Twitter - https://twitter.com/thattallguy
Seed Club - https://twitter.com/seedclubhq

Jun 23, 2021 • 1h 2min
Erick “Snowfro” - OG of OGs Turned Founder of Generative Art Platform - Zima Red ep 60
My guest today is Erick, also referred to as Snowfro.
Erick has been around since the very early days of the NFT ecosystem. Way before Cryptokitties, Erick was picking up CryptoPunks back when only a handful of people around the world knew about them.
Erick has turned his passion for NFTs into a full blown career as the founder of the generative art platform Artblocks
An amazing story teller, it was inspiring to hear all the details from the early days and incredible to see the evolution of the space from Ericks perspective. An awesome conversation you do not want to miss.
Please enjoy my conversation with Erick.
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain
Artblocks - https://twitter.com/artblocks_io

Jun 21, 2021 • 51min
Ryan Gill - Blueprints For The Open Metaverse - Zima Red ep 59
My guest today is Ryan Gill.
Ryan is the co-founder of Crucible which is a protocol for self-sovereign identity. What that means is that Ryan is building a secure, portable digital identity that we will be using in the metaverse and broader internet.
During our conversation we touch upon his background, the trillion dollar avatar economy, DAOs and of course, the metaverse.
Ryan oozes authenticity in his mission for building Crucible, during our conversation you can tell that the open metaverse and self-sovereign identity is something he is very passionate about and it is something that will be a real game changer when it's launched.
Please enjoy my conversation with Ryan Gill.
Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanCrucible
Crucible Twitter - https://twitter.com/CrucibleNetwork
Website - https://crucible.network/

Jun 17, 2021 • 1h 23min
Nate Alex - OG NFT Collector Turned Creator And Creator - Zima Red ep 58
My guest today is Nate Alex. Nate is the definition of an NFT OG having been around since the early days of CryptoKitties. Today he is the co-founder of the NFT development studio NFT42 which is incredible because he started out in the space with a mere .1 ETH.
Not only a founder, Nate has always been a voracious tinkerer and builder, having created NFT projects like ChainFaces, Squigly WTF and more.
It is incredible to hear Nates story as it shows that hard work and dedication really pays off in our rapidly growing industry
Please enjoy my conversation with Nate Alex.
https://twitter.com/NateAlexNFT
https://twitter.com/nft42_
https://www.nft42.com/

Jun 15, 2021 • 1h 16min
Brendan Cooper - NFT Lessons - Learned From 60 Years Of Experience - Zima Red ep 57
My guest today is Brendan Cooper. Brendan is the Director of blockchain and NFTs at Panini America. Panini is one of the oldest collectible companies in the world and considered one of the top companies in the space with licenses from the NBA, NFL, FIFA, and more than 300 others.
Our conversations not only covers how Panini is thinking about the NFT space but also what their plans are. It is also amazing to hear insights from Brendan about the collectibles industry because much of the learnings from Panini, a 60 year old company, can be applied to our fast growing ecosystem.
Please enjoy my conversation with Brendan
https://twitter.com/brendantcooper
https://www.paniniamerica.net/blockchain.html

Apr 13, 2021 • 51min
Gmoney - Investing and Trading In The NFT Markets - Zima Red ep 56
My guest today is Gmoney. Gmoney is an investor, trader and growing voice in the NFT ecosystem.
Coming from the world of traditional finance, Gmoney brings a wealth of market knowledge into the emergent asset class of NFTs. Everything from spotting trends early to market psychology has helped him navigate this space extremely effectively
We discuss everything markets like the NFT bubble, how big will the bubble get, why NFTs are going mainstream, what the next big wave is.
This is an episode you do not want to miss
Please enjoy my conversation with Gmoney.
https://twitter.com/gmoneyNFT

Apr 8, 2021 • 1h 10min
Bitcoin Benny - Building The Crypto-Native Venture Studio - Zima Red ep 55
My guest today is Bitcoin Benny. Benny is the founder of Red Fox Labs and Rfox Games.
Like many things in the metaverse, Benny is building a multifaceted ecosystem that builds, invests and incubates companies and projects that connect to the cryptosphere.
Benny is filled with information around building tech related products because he has been involved in the industry for a long time. This traditional tech experience combined with his crypto native expertise gives him phenomenal insights into building crypto products for the masses. Whether it be a virtual shopping mall with NFTs or a cryptonative live streaming platform Benny and his team is doing it all.
Please enjoy my conversation with Benny.
https://twitter.com/bennydoda01
https://www.redfoxlabs.io/
https://www.rfoxgames.com/

Apr 6, 2021 • 1h 31min
Arif Khan - The Rise Of Intelligent NFTs - Zima Red ep 54
My guest today is Arif Khan.
Arif is the founder of Alethea AI which is a platform to create, share and monetize synthetic media. They are creating this synthetic media with the help of AI and GPT3 - What this means is that we are now able to create totally artificial characters and we can have regular conversation with these virtual beings.
This conversation was amazing because Arif is able to effectively explain how AI will impact the metaverse and our future. Also it opened up my eyes to the multidimensional nature of NFTs. I generally thought of NFTs as static images, GIFs or video but by adding upgradable intelligence we are creating an entirely new layer of the metaverse.
Please enjoy my conversation with Arif
https://twitter.com/ArKhan
https://twitter.com/real_alethea
https://alethea.ai/