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Join Ron and Chris as they explore the metaverse by way of blockchain, digital art, and virtual reality.
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Friday Apr 22, 2022
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Nader is a developer advocate working to help build the decentralized future at Edge and Node. He began his journey when the technology lured him from his web2 roots. Nader discusses his fascination with decentralized infrastructure and the impact it will have on society. He also offers his advice on people wanting to develop the Web3 environment. Ron challenges Chris to do the impossible: explaining web3 in an elevator pitch.
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Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Melty entered the metaverse when Jambo Mambo was born. Jambo Mambo is described as: “A cute and savage world of Jambos: tribal pets who would KILL to bring glory to their owners on the Solana blockchain!” Melty began her world-building obsession in the music festival scene and has turned her gaze to the world of Play and Earn (P&E) in the NFT space. In this episode, Melty takes us deep into the world of Jambo Mambo, a PvP world that really is as cute as it is savage. She goes on to explain how they are looking to revolutionize games in Web3 and makes playful jabs Chris along the way.
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Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
What happens when an NFT is just too good to keep in your crypto wallet? You bring it into the real world. Ethan Righter is a world renown photographer, but lately has been printing blue-chip and elite level NFTs for collectors. Printing NFTs comes with some interesting challenges. Example? If you sell your NFT should you keep the art on your wall? Press play to hear Ethan’s take on this and more.
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Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
In this episode Ron and Chris are joined by Jimini, a professional gamer turned NFT World builder. Jimini takes us to his roots in becoming a pro-gamer and to his work in the ever-popular NFT Worlds -- a Minecraft metaverse token that enables the owner to build a world as they see fit. The trio also get real on the state of metaverse as a whole.
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Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
In this episode, Ron and Chris are joined by the co-founders of Bridgesplit, Mary and Luke, to talk about how they intend to transition the next wave of financial markets onto the digital economy.
Key Takeaways:
01:27 Mary and Luke’s bio
03:48 Unlocking asset classes
05:04 Bridgesplit - the origin story
09:10 Liquidity
11:05 What about indexing?
13:31 Where does the blockchain fit into this?
15:24 Why Solana?
17:41 Web3 funding VS traditional funding
20:01 DOA on the horizon
20:56 Lessons learned
22:24 Education is key!
24:08 The foundation for the future
26:51 Stay in touch with Bridgesplit
Links:
Follow Luke on Twitter
Follow Mary on Twitter
Learn more about Bridgesplit here!
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
In this episode, Ron and Chris are joined by Justin Rhedrick aka, “The Bitcoin Vegan,” a passionate motivational coach and Bitcoin expert. Justin shares how his journey through adversity delivered him the opportunity to learn, invest in, and spread awareness about Bitcoin. The three discuss the development and rise of Bitcoin over time and how it’s currently positioned to go mainstream in the future.
Key Takeaways:
00:41 Bio
01:09 From prison to Bitcoin
02:51 Justin’s epiphany
03:38 The Bitcoin Vegan - the story behind the name
05:17 The ascension of Bitcoin
07:39 Bitcoin predictions - where is this going?
10:10 Spreading awareness through authoring & teaching
13:18 How will Bitcoin transform our lives?
15:40 Stay in touch with Justin!
Follow Justin Rhedrick on Instagram and Twitter
Join Justin’s Clubhouse community here!
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Some companies are opposed to Web3, others are trying to adapt, and then there’s Brave – “The Trendsetter.” Ron and Chris and sit down with Donny Dvorin and Luke Mulks, VP Head of Sales and VP Business Operations at Brave Software, to talk about the future of Web3, Web3 browsing, cryptocurrency, and advertising.
Key takeaways:
00:41 Brief Bio
01:23 Donny’s journey into the metaverse
05:28 Luke’s journey into the metaverse
09:02 Where do Brave and Web3 intersect?
13:57 The future of Web3 advertising
16:29 Privacy, advertisements, and paid browsing
21:47 The shift from “mainstream” advertising
24:50 Crypto isn’t going anywhere!
31:26 Empowerment
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Follow Donny Dvorin on Twitter
Learn more about Brave Software and join their community!
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
In this week’s episode, Ron and Chris are joined by Kayla, a Digital Marketing Manager focused on empowering creators and collectors on the Solana Blockchain. Kay educates the guys on Web2 Vs. Web3 marketing practices, why building a community is an essential marketing tool and how she plans to impact the community by empowering underrepresented communities within the Web3 space.
Key takeaways:
00:53 Bio
01:57 Kay’s journey into the metaverse
03:44 “Old marketing rules” don’t apply
04:47 Web2 Vs. Web3 marketing
07:28 The power of storytelling
09:23 Community is everything
11:12 Web3 podcasters – how to stay relevant
12:21 The future of marketing – job opportunities and pioneering
15:21 Scams, frauds and safety precautions
16:50 The future of the art market
18:18 Women In NFT - empowerment group
21:48 Making an impact
22: 44 Stay in touch!
Kayla – Twitter
Women in NFT – Twitter
Metaversable - Website | LinkedIn | Twitter
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Today, Chris and Ron are joined by Artsy. Artsy is a pioneer of VR lifestyles and is making dreams come to life as a 3D designer and architect in the social VR space. Artsy has built nearly 150 virtual world templates for people to live in and experience within the past 12 months. From dreamscapes to luxury lofts, penthouses and commercial locations to party buses, private islands, private jets and much much more. There are over 2,000 experiences in VR utilizing her environments. She infuses the energy of love, healing, creativity and abundance into these social experiences and they can be experienced in AltspaceVR, an immersive social VR app.
Key Takeaways:
01:32 Bio
02:23 Building rods
03:27 What skills are needed to do what you do?
06:50 Business in VR and the future realism
11:12 Creating experiences
16:27 Barriers of entry
23:39 Starting to explore the metaverse? Start here.
27:23 Get in touch
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Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
This week on Metaversable, Chris and Ron go into the depths of the Kingdom of Dwarves with one if its creators and Art Director, Evan Mayfield. They go over the creative journey of Evan’s past, what he’s involved in now, and what the future is for the Kingdom of Dwarves community and the NFT community as a whole.
Key Takeaways:
01:45 Bio
03:03 Season construct and the animation angle
05:54 The music, composed by Evan
09:30 Show us the dwarves! Creating and building the suspense
12:43 Evan’s senior project: a short film
18:36 Denial and submitting for an Academy Award anyway
23:40 The community and the Future
27:45 Get in Touch with Evan and the Kingdom of Dwarves
Evan Mayfield – LinkedIn | Website | Twitter | IMDb | Discord