Boys Club

Natasha and Deana unpack two news stories from this past week, as well as their feelings from hanging out IRL at Consensus. First, they look at AI and music, specifically focused on the story around Grimes' invitation for people to use her AI voice in songs.  Next, they looked at the Poolsuite X Ralph Lauren collaboration, and discussed the commercial opportunities for digital fashion. Finally, they talked about the importance to gather as a community IRL, following their Consensus hoedown.   --Subscribe to the free Boys Club weekly newsletter.--   Show notes: Holly Herndon, Holly+ Grimes' tweet Poolsuite x Ralph Lauren collab

Alex Adelman, founder and CEO of Bitcoin rewards app Lolli, comes on the show to talk about Bitcoin. On the heels of the viral Balaji tweets and recent price increases, Alex talks about the macro economic conditions that make hyperbitcoinization possible. They also talk about the merits and differences of Bitcoin vs. Ethereum. Natasha and Deana close out the episode with some draft tweets.  --Subscribe to the free Boys Club weekly newsletter.--

Welcome to a new format for the feelings check-in, where Natasha and Deana overshare on their feelings about the news from the week, as well as the happenings from the Boys Club universe. On this episode they unpack the latest drop from Nike, and opine on the opportunity to become the Charli D'Amelio of Bluesky. They also talk about Natasha's recent move to working on Boys Club full-time. --Subscribe to the free Boys Club weekly newsletter.--    

Singer, songwriter, rapper and performance artist Latashá joined Natasha and Deana on the podcast to talk about her journey as a creator in web3, and how she uses the stack to forge a deeper connection with her community.  --Subscribe to the free Boys Club weekly newsletter.--

Natasha and Deana interview Amanda Cassatt, founder of Serotonin and author of the new book Web3 Marketing: A Handbook for the Next Internet Revolution. They talk about brands entering the space, and the importance of root ownership for consumer onboarding. They also discuss the differences of marketing in web3 vs. web2, and the unique incentives in web3 that create long-term sustainability.  A must-listen for marketers! --Subscribe to the free Boys Club weekly newsletter.--

Live from ETHDenver, Natasha and Deana interview Stani Kulechov, founder of Lens Protocol and Aave. They talk about decentralized social media, the value of portable content for creators, and what Stani hopes to see built with Lens protocol.  A must-listen for builders in decentralized social, as well as for anyone thinking about what the stack looks like for user-owned media. --Subscribe to the free Boys Club weekly newsletter.--

Natasha and Deana had a fun chat with Sarah Kunst, managing director of Cleo Capital. They talked about her journey starting Cleo Capital, what it takes to raise a fund, and how she picks founders to back. Sarah has range - they also discussed the changing profile of the luxury consumer and crypto's value at scale. This is a must-listen for any budding investor or founder. --Subscribe to the free Boys Club weekly newsletter.--

Blake chats with Marjorie Hernandez, co-founder and CEO of the Lukso blockchain and The Dematerialised.  Marjorie outlines how Lukso is providing tools for creative expression outside of traditional institutions, and how to build a brand and community around an emerging blockchain. The convo also turns to web3 fashion. Marjorie, who has done collabs with Paper Magazine, Karl Lagerfeld, Rebecca Minkoff and McQ by Alexander McQueen via The Dematerialised, shares who she thinks will be the leaders in digital fashion and where it is heading next. Blake and her also talk about how luxury is defined and communicated in web3, how to recognize high quality digital craftsmanship  and the opportunities and importance of the post purchase experience with digital fashion items and collectibles.    --Subscribe to the free Boys Club weekly newsletter.--   Links:  Marjorie’s Twitter Lukso The Dematerialised  

All the thoughts and feelings surrounding the launch of the Boys Club Zine, Edition 01, live from SxSW. Mint the Zine here.  --Subscribe to the free Boys Club weekly newsletter.--

Blake talks with one of the NFT GOATs: gmoney. They speak about how he built his influence in the space, his time as an equities trader, how he applied that skillset to trading NFTs, and his thesis for continued growth and importance of NFT technology in the long term.  They also cover his super innovative web3 luxury fashion brand, 9dcc and how he’s utilized POAPs to build community and forge high value connections in a web3 native way. Via his clothing label, he has finally answered the question of how to signal that you're a crypto-native without wearing the free merch you got at a Solana conference.  The convo spans from Bitcoin Ordinals to memetic desire to Margiela fashion shows to investing early in cryptopunks and squiggles.   --Subscribe to the free Boys Club weekly newsletter.--   Links: gmoney on Twitter  Admit One  9dcc