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

Jan 17, 2023 • 1h 17min
Based AF: Metaverse-native content studio - Robin Schmidt - ep 132
My audio is not great in this clip, so sorry and will be fixed going forward.
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Jul 21, 2022 • 1h 12min
Dan Nissanoff - Game of Silks: Bringing Thoroughbred Horse Racing To Web3 - Zima Red ep 131
My guest today is Dan Nissanoff who is the founder of Game of Silks, aka Silks. Silks is a fantasy thoroughbred horse racing game that allows you to buy, trade, breed and race virtual horses that mirror the actual performance of real horses.
Dan and I discuss:
The Kentucky Derby
The billion dollar horse racing industry
The fantasy sports industry
How Silks economy mirrors the IRL world
Taking care of your virtual horse
Silks avatars as the gateway into the Silks metaverse
And so much more
Hope you enjoy this stellar conversation with Dan.
https://twitter.com/dan_nissanoff
https://twitter.com/GameofSilks

Jul 19, 2022 • 1h 1min
Nick Kokonas - Trader, Michelin Restaurateur, Tech Founder With A $400m Exit - Zima Red 130
My guest today is Nick Kokonas. Nick is a modern day Renaissance man: formerly a successful trader, he is the founder of multiple Michelin star restaurants and also a tech founder, having recently sold his startup for $400m.
On this episode we discuss:
His incredible success as a trader
Creating multiple Michelin star restaurants
Starting a tech company
Selling his company to Squarespace
His thoughts on crypto
How NFTs will change the world
And so much more
This is one you do not want to miss. Please enjoy my conversation with Nick
https://twitter.com/nickkokonas

Jul 17, 2022 • 1h 9min
Foobar - Web3 Polymath: Investing, Building, Learning, Teaching - Zima Red ep 129
My guest today is Foobar. Foobar is a polymath and involved with all aspects of web3. Building, investing, learning, teaching, he has an incredible mind that has thoughtful views that we explore thoroughly on this episode.
We discuss:
Building games
Machine learning and NFTs
Investing and building in web3
How non-fungible and fungible tokens are merging
The psychology around investing in web3
Thoughts on the current bear market
The collapse of terra & luna
What he is currently building
His newsletter
And much more
Please enjoy this incredible conversation with Foobar.
https://twitter.com/0xfoobar
https://0xfoobar.substack.com/

Jul 12, 2022 • 1h 3min
Jiran - Playing The Great Crypto Game: Investing, Building & Exploring Web3 - Zima Red ep 128
My guest today is Jiran. Jiran is an active trader, investor and explorer of all things web3.
On this episode we chat:
How web3 is currently all one giant metagame
How tribalism impacts NFT prices
The blockchain as the ultimate information & investing tool
NFTs as historical artifcats
On-Chain analysis - what it is and how to use it
Why understanding people generates the most alpha
And so much more
Pleas enjoy my conversation with Jiran
https://twitter.com/Jiran_z

Jun 29, 2022 • 52min
Tim Schuermer - Gallop: The Ultimate Tool for NFT Data - Zima Red ep 127
My guest today is Tim Schuermer who is a co-founder of Gallop. Gallop has created a set of developer tools that expand the utility of NFTs. These tools are built for all developers, creators and investors, active in the NFT space.
On this episode we discuss:
The current state of NFT data
Why aggregating data for NFTs is so difficult
Why a product like Gallop needs to exist
How NFT data can be used to create advanced financial products
The multifaceted utility of NFTs
How we early we are in the financial NFT revolution
And so much more
Please enjoy my conversation with Tim
https://twitter.com/TimSchuermer
https://twitter.com/higallop

Jun 27, 2022 • 1h 10min
Charles & Zunk - Nifty Island: Game World Empowering Creators & Gamers - Zima Red ep 126
My guests today are Charles & Zunk the co-founders of Nifty Island. Nifty Island is an open, social game world powered by web3.
On this episode we chat:
Their progress since the last time they were on the podcast 1 year ago
Why gaming is essential for virtual worlds
Remixing NFTs and other assets
Importance of User generated content
What role curation and building play in Nifty Island
Why giving users objectives is key for virtual world adoption
And so much more
Please enjoy my conversation with Charles & Zunk
https://twitter.com/Nifty_Island
https://twitter.com/charl3svii
https://twitter.com/ZunkZunkZunk

Jun 15, 2022 • 1h
Kevin Beauregard - Atmos: Bringing Sports Into The Metaverse - Zima Red ep 125
My guest today is Kevin Beauregard. Kevin is the founder of Atmos which an upcoming game universe that combines sports, lore, and crypto-economics to create engaging and competitive virtual experience
On this episode we chat:
Being a crypto founder in 2013
Attempting to build a fantasy NFT basketball game in 2019
Sports as the ultimate trojan horse to crypto mass adoption
Balancing skill-base gameplay with crypto economics
Creating a competitive game combined with virtual world
Atmos initial core game loops of Mining - FGabricating - Racing
And so much more
I had a blast on this one so I hope you enjoy my conversation with Kevin
https://twitter.com/KevinBeauregard
https://twitter.com/AtmosXYZ

Jun 9, 2022 • 1h 32min
Max Weber - Chainmonsters: The Next Gen Web3 Pokemon? - Zima Red ep 124
My guest today is Max Weber. Max is the founder of Chainmonsters which is a free-to-play monster taming MMO-RPG with a player-driven economy.
On this episode we discuss:
Falling in love with game design from an early age
Prototyping an NFT game in January 2018
Self funding development and kickstarter
Building on the Flow blockchain
Creating a social interaction through PVP, collecting and crafting
The core game loops of chainmonsters
And why I call Chainmonsters a hybrid between Pokemon, Minecraft, and Animal Crossing
Please enjoy my conversation with Max
https://twitter.com/CineTekDev
https://twitter.com/ChainMonsters

Jun 1, 2022 • 1h 39min
Mack Flavelle - Creating CryptoKitties & Pushing NFTs Forward - Zima Red ep 123
My guest today is Mack Flavelle. Mack is the founder of Big Head Club which is an NFT production studio. Mack was also on the Axiom Zen team which was the company that created CryptoKitties and the company that eventually became Dapper Labs.
Our conversation has it all, we discuss:
How the ERC721 standard was created
The ideation and launch of CryptoKitties
The creation of Dapper Labs
His NFT production studio Big Head Club
How the Oni Ronin NFTs are pushing the boundaries
The issues with the NFT space
Why he is not a huge fan of Play-to-Earn
And so much more
An awesome conversation with someone who is not afraid to speak their mind!
Please enjoy my conversation with Mack
https://twitter.com/bigheadmack
https://twitter.com/bigheadhq
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