On this special edition episode of The Metaverse Podcast, our host Jamie Burke sits down with industry leaders in the Outlier network to discuss the key developments in Web3 over the past year and their predictions for 2024. Our guest speakers analyze the growth of real-world asset tokenization, institutional adoption, and regulatory changes in 2023. They also explore trends that could drive the next crypto bull run. Find out what we've learnt from 2023 and what to expect from 2024: What were the most significant developments in the Web3 space in the past year? Based on the trends observed this year, what are your predictions for the Web3 space in the coming year? How has the user adoption of Web3 technologies progressed? What are some key obstacles/opportunities for mass-adoption? How have regulatory changes affected the Web3 space in the past year? How can we expect these to progress? What trends and projects do you see spearheading the next bull run?   Hear from: Justin Banon, Co-founder, Boson Protocol Marc Baumann, Founder, FiftyOne Ventures Rumi Morales, Partner & Board Member, Outlier Ventures Laura Cunningham, General Manager, NEAR Foundation Ioana Surpateanu, NED, CryptoUK Thomas Issa, NFT Strategy, Outlier Ventures Gabriele Teodoro, Senior Legal Associate, Outlier Ventures Jasper de Maere, Research Lead, Outlier Ventures Ruth Galvin, Program Manager, Outlier Ventures Robert Mullins, Token Design, Outlier Ventures Eunika Sot, Marketing Advisory Manager, Outlier Ventures Karim Halabi, Token Design, Outlier Ventures   #2024predictions #StateOfWeb3 #Web3market #vc ------- Questions? Join our community: Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122 LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122 Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122 Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122 More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122 For further Open Metaverse content: Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122 Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122 Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122 Thanks for listening!

In this episode of the Metaverse Podcast, Aly Madhavji, managing partner at Blockchain Founders Fund joins our host Jamie, for a deep dive into the landscape of blockchain and digital assets. Tune in to: Gain insight on the current state of blockchain investments, highlighting increased activity, particularly in the recent quarter. Understand the current challenges for startups and founders, emphasizing the importance of showcasing growth metrics in a competitive market. Uncover market cycles, including a shift of later-stage funds entering earlier stages, intensifying competition at seed and pre-seed levels. Gain perspective on Outlier Ventures investment thesis and what areas of interest is being explored. Learn about the evolving landscape of tokenomics, expressing a preference for investments offering exposure to both tokens and equity for flexibility and optionality. Listen to a discussion on the institutionalization of the blockchain industry and the coexistence of institutional and decentralized elements. Tune in for a thought-provoking exploration of the blockchain ecosystem that promises you to deepen your understanding and keep you ahead of the curve.

In this episode of The Metaverse Podcast, Andy Lark, Chair of Group Lark and mentor for Outlier Ventures, joins our host Jamie Burke.   Andy shares his wealth of experience, providing insights for both aspiring and established founders navigating the Web3 landscape. Tune in to: Discover the pivotal role mentors play in our Web3 accelerator programs and how their guidance shapes the trajectory of early-stage projects. Journey through the evolution of the internet with Andy, from its early days to the current Web3 era. Gain a deep understanding of the current challenges and exciting opportunities in AI infrastructure, GPU farms, and blockchain convergence. Delve into the core shift from centralized to decentralized models in Web3, emphasizing the need for startups to solve real-world problems and seamlessly integrate into decentralized frameworks. Learn from Andy's mentoring focus areas, including the art of messaging/positioning and effective storytelling. Uncover the secrets to developing a brand narrative that resonates and pitching strategies that captivate both investors and the broader market. Explore the unique global nature of Web3 startups and understand the advantages accelerator programs can provide. Find out what mentors actually get out of closely working and providing value to dozens of Web3 startups. Tune in for a deep dive into the world of Web3 entrepreneurship with Andy Lark—a must-listen for founders and teams looking to thrive in this market!   #Web3startup #startupadvice #pitching #vc ------- Questions? Join our community: Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122 LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122 Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122 Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122 More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122 For further Open Metaverse content: Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122 Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122 Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122 Thanks for listening!

In this episode of the Metaverse Podcast, Bitcoin educator and advisor Dan Held joins our host, Jasper De Maere, Research Lead at Outlier Ventures. With years of experience in the blockchain arena, Dan shares his invaluable insights into why Bitcoin stands as the most crucial asset in the cryptocurrency space.   The conversation explores transaction equality, the permissionless nature of Bitcoin, the potential influence of institutional investors, Bitcoin ETF approvals, and more. Tune in to: Gain insights into how ordinals and Layer 2 solutions are changing the game for Bitcoin transactions. Learn about the growing interest of institutional investors in Bitcoin and the impact of Bitcoin ETFs. Dive into the details of Bitcoin's security model, including the implications of innovations like ordinals. Gain clarity on the differences and benefits of Proof of Work versus Proof of Stake in the context of Bitcoin. Gain perspective on Bitcoin's robustness, having survived multiple market cycles over a decade Learn about Outlier’s Bitcoin Base Camp program, with a focus on accelerating companies exploring and building applications that cater to user demands, particularly in DeFi. Uncover the opportunities in DeFi applications in the Bitcoin ecosystem, leveraging its substantial liquidity, user base, and potential Total Value Locked (TVL). This episode is a must-listen for Web3 founders, blockchain investors, and crypto enthusiasts eager to understand the depth and breadth of Bitcoin's influence and future potential. #Bitcoin #DeFi #Ethereum #DanHeld ------- Questions? Join our community: Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122 LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122 Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122 Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122 More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122 For further Open Metaverse content: Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122 Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122 Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122 Thanks for listening!

In this episode of The Metaverse Podcast, Daniel Svonava, CEO and founder of Superlinked, joins our host Jamie Burke.   The conversation covers essential aspects of Daniel's journey, the evolution of Superlinked, a startup at the forefront of turning data into vectors.   Listen to a discussion that unlocks the power of data and unveils the potential of vectorization in shaping the future of machine learning and data-driven solutions. Tune in to: Understand Daniel's background, including his tech leadership at YouTube, and explore how Superlinked evolved from after their time in our accelerator program to a Web3 adjacent startup. Uncover the bottleneck in unlocking the true value of data due to the scarcity of skilled machine learning engineers and data scientists. Understand the concept of turning data into vectors, akin to points in multi-dimensional space, and how this process becomes the native language of machine learning models. Explore the application of vectorization in addressing challenges with open-ended user interactions, such as chatbots, and balancing control and relevance. Gain insights into broader industry trends, including the rise of language models like GPT, and the role of vectorization in enhancing machine learning workloads. Learn about Superlinked's position as a computational framework bridging the gap between raw data and vectorized data, simplifying the complex process of creating and managing vectors. VectorHub is a free and open-sourced learning hub for people interested in adding vector retrieval to their ML stack. #search #vectorops #machinelearning #personalization #data ------- Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth. Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122 Questions? Join our community: Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122 LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122 Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122 Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122 More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122 For further Open Metaverse content: Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122 Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122 Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122 Thanks for listening!

2024 is the year of breakthrough innovation for Bitcoin.    In this episode of The Metaverse Podcast, Jasper De Maere, Research Lead at Outlier Ventures, joins our Founder Jamie Burke for a deep dive into the heart of our new Bitcoin Thesis.   At Outlier Ventures, we believe that Bitcoin’s ecosystem is primed for expansion as founders take advantage of the newly developed tools and functionality. Tune in to: Discover the Bitcoin flywheel's emphasis on scalability and composability, delving into Lightning Network and key side chains like Stack, Rootstock, and Liquid. Gain insights into Bitcoin's growth by drawing parallels with Ethereum's evolution, providing a roadmap for the Bitcoin ecosystem's development. Delve into Outlier Ventures' Bitcoin accelerator program, targeting DeFi solutions, infrastructure development, decentralized applications, and mining-related innovations. Understand the significance of integrating Bitcoin into the broader Web3 stack, exploring EVM compatibility bridges for seamless interoperability. Applications for Bitcoin Base Camp accelerator are now open. Apply here. #Bitcoin #accelerator #Bitcoinnetwork #founder #defi ------- Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth. Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122 Questions? Join our community: Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122 LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122 Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122 Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122 More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122 For further Open Metaverse content: Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122 Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122 Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122 Thanks for listening!

In this episode of The Metaverse Podcast, Dr. Matt Frew, Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and Transformational Technology at University of the West of Scotland, joins our host Jamie Burke in exploring the metaverse, hyperreality, and the convergence of “DARQ technologies”.   DARQ stands for Distributed Ledger Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual, Augmented, Mixed and Extended Reality, Quantum Computing.   If you’re interested in exploring the Metaverse and the transformative technologies driving it forward, this episode is for you. Tune in to: Understand the concept of hyperreality and how our perception of reality is influenced by media and technology. Contemplate the idea of simulation theory and its implications on our understanding of reality and the possibility of our existence being in a higher simulation. Gain insights into generative AI and its role in creating realistic digital content, potentially blurring the lines between simulation and reality. Understand the potential of emerging technologies, especially in the hands of young people, to shape a positive future, where the Metaverse is seen as a space for creativity and imagination.   #ai #metaverse #technology #futurist ------------   Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth. Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122 Questions? Join our community: Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122 LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122 Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122 Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122 More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122 For further Open Metaverse content: Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122 Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122 Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122 Thanks for listening!

In today’s episode of The Metaverse Podcast, Lawrence Lundy joins host Jamie to explore the frontier of cutting-edge technologies, including large language models, neuroscience, and decentralized networks.   If you’re fascinated about AI, emerging technologies, data privacy, investment prospects, and the intriguing notion of brain emulation, this podcast offers a thought-provoking journey through the world of pioneering technologies. Tune in to: Dive into large language models, neuroscience, and decentralized networks and explore the potential of these innovations to reshape industries and societies. Gain valuable insights into the practical applications of large language models, like AI-generated content creation, and how they’re driving significant changes across various sectors, including media and entertainment. Gain a compelling perspective on how privacy-enhancing technologies could reshape the way we handle data and unlock associated investment opportunities. Venture into futuristic ideas, such as whole brain emulation, which could fundamentally change our understanding of human consciousness and artificial intelligence. Discover the latest advancements in silicon and hardware innovations that are crucial for AI and crypto technologies, including robot chiplets, high-bandwidth memory, optical computing, analog computing, and quantum computing. Gain insights into the current state of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and how they are evolving with the integration of massive trained models. #ai #wholebrainemulation #technology #vc ------------   Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth. Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122 Questions? Join our community: Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122 LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122 Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122 Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122 More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122 For further Open Metaverse content: Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122 Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122 Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122 Thanks for listening!

In today's episode of The Metaverse Podcast, Jamie is joined by two exceptional founders, both portfolio companies, to delve into the realm of Real World Assets (RWAs): Jitendra Jaitawat of Helix, an accredited marketplace using blockchain technology to provide access to off-chain private credit in emerging markets. Dave Sutter of Open Trade, providing treasurers, fintechs, and institutions access to on-chain structured financial products backed by investment grade financial assets. If you're a Web3 founder, investor, or DeFi enthusiast, this episode is essential listening. You will: Explore the evolution and challenges of scaling in the crypto and RWA industry, focusing on advancements in technology and regulatory clarity. Learn about the complex layers of the RWA ecosystem, concentrating on standards, infrastructure, and asset specialization, and how these elements interface with regulations to propel the industry. Understand the modernized methods replacing traditional practices in managing counterparty risk, with a spotlight on progress in interoperability, legal alignment, and identity verification. Gain insights into diverse go-to-market strategies for achieving product-market fit in the DeFi sector, with particular focus on balancing supply and demand for liquidity and yield products. Find out what's still missing to scale asset classes in the crypto space, dissecting the technical, regulatory, and financial barriers that lie ahead. #RWAs #RealWorldAssets #defi #cryptoregulation ------------   Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth. Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122 Questions? Join our community: Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122 LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122 Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122 Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122 More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122 For further Open Metaverse content: Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122 Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122 Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122 Thanks for listening!

In today's episode of The Metaverse Podcast, we chat with Andrew Ciaccia of Interlock, a company focused on blockchain-based security solutions and threat intelligence for DeFi. Andrew joins host Jamie Burke to discuss the untold challenges and strategies for launching and scaling a Web3 startup. If you're a Web3 founder, community builder, or simply into DeFi, this episode is a must-listen. You'll: Learn ways to fend off phishing and social engineering threats in Web3 to better protect your assets. Find out how rewarding everyday users can boost your cybersecurity and threat awareness in a Web3 environment. Understand the critical role of strategic messaging and goal alignment for a successful Web3 startup launch. Gain key insights into the unique challenges and opportunities of community-building when moving from Web2 to Web3. Discover how transparency and public interaction in Web3 can both strengthen and challenge your community. #cybersecurity #blockchain #web3community #ai #defi ------------   Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth. Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122 Questions? Join our community: Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122 LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122 Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122 Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122 More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122 For further Open Metaverse content: Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122 Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122 Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122 Thanks for listening!