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

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

May 27, 2022 • 1h 13min
David & Chris - Lit: Decentralized Access Control For The Internet - Zima Red ep 122
My guests today are David & Chris who are the founders of Lit Protocol. Lit is a decentralized, identity-based encryption and access control protocol. What that means is that they are an access control protocol for the internet.
On this episode we chat:
Why access control is hugely important
Why access control needs to be decentralized
On-chain identity as a means of access
The nearly limitless use cases for Lit
What its like being a founder in web3
Why now is the perfect time for web3 to go mainstream
And even, how to use Lit Protocol to use your Tesla
Hope you enjoy this stellar conversation with David & Chris
https://twitter.com/LitProtocol
https://twitter.com/davidlsneider
https://twitter.com/chriscassano

May 25, 2022 • 1h 10min
Ado & Yas - Galaxy Fight Club: Metaverse Super Smash Bros - Zima Red ep 121
My guests today are Ado and Yas who are building Galaxy Fight Club, which is a web3-native, cross-IP PvP game. You can think of it like Super Smash Bros for the metaverse.
We discuss:
The Galaxy Fight Club meta
How to balance skill-based gameplay with NFTs
Why integrating 3rd party IP is so important
Building game logic on or off-chain
Earning NFTs through FUN gameplay
Play-to-Earn with NFTs instead of tokens
And much more
Please enjoy my conversation with Ado and Yas
https://twitter.com/GalaxyFight_NFT
https://twitter.com/adopunch_eth
https://twitter.com/bizdevelo

May 9, 2022 • 1h 4min
Michael Sanders - Skyweaver and Sequence: The Future of Web3 Gaming - Zima Red ep 120
My guest today is Michael Sanders. Michael is a cofounder of Horizon which is the company behind the game Skyweaver. Skyweaver is free-to-play trading card game that is enhanced by web3
Michael and I chat:
Why trading card games are perfect for web3
The skyweaver meta
How create sustainable player-owned economies
Why implementing non-blockchain based digital items is essential for onboarding the masses
Why esports and web3 will be huge
How Horizon is building out broader web3 infrastructure - like a wallet and NFT trading protocol
And so much more
Please enjoy my conversation with Michael
https://twitter.com/_michaelsanders
https://twitter.com/0xHorizon
https://twitter.com/SkyweaverGame

Apr 27, 2022 • 57min
Yury Lifshits - SuperDAO: The “Shopify” for DAOs - Zima Red ep 119
My guest today is Yury Liftshits. Yury is the founder of SuperDAO which is a platform for creating DAOs and DAO-related infrastructure. Essentially SuperDAO wants to become the one-stop-shop for all things launching, operating and expanding DAOs.
This episode is crash course in the present and future of DAOs. Yury and I discuss
How Yury worked on DAO and web3 based technology before bitcoin existed
Which ways DAOs are better than companies and which ways they are not
The major painpoints around DAOs
How DAOs can co-exist with government regulation
How investing is a new form of social connection and tribalism
And why we are at the very beginnings of the DAO revolution
Please enjoy my conversation with Yury
https://twitter.com/yurylifshits
https://twitter.com/Superdao_co

Apr 25, 2022 • 53min
Baek Kim - Hashed: Growing from $700k to $4 billion in Assets Under Management: Zima Red ep 118
My guest today is Baek Kim. Baek is a general partner at the web3 investment firm, Hashed.
If you want a crash course in how to operate one of the top investment firms in web3, then you have to dive into this episode. We chat:
How they grew Hashed from $700k to $4b in assets under management
Why the best strategy in crypto is buy and hold
Building a web3 venture studio
Why they are so excited about web3 gaming
Why being a multifaceted investment fund is the only way to manage the ever evolving web3 markets
The inventive ways they add value to their portfolio companies
And so much more
Please enjoy my conversation with Baek
https://twitter.com/baekkyoumkim
https://twitter.com/HASHED_official

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Apr 14, 2022 • 1h 12min
Paul Kohlhaas - DeSci: The Future of Decentralized Science - Zima Red ep 117
My guest today is Paul Kohlhaas who is the founder of Molocule as well as a member of VitaDAO and PsyDAO. Molecule is a decentralized biotech protocol that is democratizing biopharma research and development
This one is going to blow your mind. We chat:
How drug development current works
The monopolistic nature of drug development
The Open Source pharma movement
Longevity research DAOs
Psychedelics medicine DAOs
How the Molecule team is building the future of Decentrlzied Science
This episode offers a rare sneak peek into the future of medicine
Please enjoy my conversation with Paul
https://twitter.com/paulkhls
https://twitter.com/molecule_dao
https://twitter.com/vita_dao

Apr 11, 2022 • 1h 3min
Winston Robson - WeMeta: Virtual Worlds Analytics Platform - Zima Red ep 116
My guest today is Winston Robson who is the flounder of WeMeta. WeMeta is a virtual land marketplace that has a deep focus on data and analytics.
Winston and I chat about:
How data science can be used for NFT alpha
How virtual worlds will survive and thrive on engagement
How discoverability drives value
How NFTs are access points that enable open-ended functionality
How early we are and what potential these platforms have
A deep dive into the virtual worlds we will soon be inhabiting. Please enjoy my conversation with Winston.
https://twitter.com/gumdropsteve
https://twitter.com/WeMetaTweets

Apr 8, 2022 • 52min
Greg Isenberg - Late Checkout: The Berkshire Hathaway Of Community-Based Products - Zima Red ep 115
My guest today is Greg Isenberg who is the founder of Late Checkout which is a product studio, design agency and fund.
On this episode you hear us chat about:
Gregs background founding and selling multiple companies
Why community-based businesses are the best
Why people connect with IP, brands and characters
How to build a great product
Why design is ultra important in web3
How Late Checkout is the Berkshire Hathaway of community-based products
And more
An awesome conversation that spans multiple different categories & topics
Please enjoy my conversation with Greg
https://twitter.com/gregisenberg
https://twitter.com/latecheckoutplz