Web3 Wavesβ’οΈ: Recent Episodes
Michael Gaizutis, Emery Bishop
On Web3 Waves Podcast with Michael Gaizutis, we interview the most insightful entrepreneurs and investors in the next age of the digital world. Get to know the pioneers and visionaries of Web3 and hear about their experiences, latest projects, and professional insights.
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ποΈ Today, Michael & Emery talks with our brilliant guest - Johannes Castner. Johannes is a data scientist, data engineer and AI practitioner with expertise in modern (scalable) deep learning, data pipelines, knowledge graphs and reasoning systems.
He has a broad background in Anthropology, Economics and Computational Social Science and I'm keen to apply my skills to societally relevant problems.
π― Topics covered in this episode:
- Johannes' fascinating origin story.
- Artificial Intelligence OR Augmented Intelligence.
- Advancements and potential applications of AI and Machine Learning.
- Potential of AI/ML to influence blockchain technology.
- Cross sections of AI and web3.
- Can AI be decentralized? (hint: decentralize the data!)
- Johannes' exclusive AI learning course.
π Guest Links:
- Be sure to connect with Johannes on LinkedIn and check out his website: JohannesCastner.com to learn about his amazing work!
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ποΈ Today, Michael & Emery talks with our brilliant guest - Samy Fodil. Samy is a serial tech entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Taubyte. He started coding when he was 10, fostering his love for computers and software since!
Samy holds an engineering degree in computer science and a PhD in computer systems and networks. Samy founded Taubyte to reinvent the Cloud into an enabler of true distributed web.
Taubyte is an 'uber service' for software at the Edge. Through their Smart Computing Platform, they provide abstractions (the drivers) and on-demand computing resources (the cars) allocation, eliminating infrastructure investment and considerably reducing cost of ownership.
π― Topics covered in this episode:
- What web3 is and what it isn't?
- What is true decentralization?
- Decentralization from 3 distinct perspectives.
- How to position web3 in the sea of uncertainty.
- What is Taubyte & How is it making waves in web3?
- Achieving true decentralization.
- Samy's origin story.
- What people miss when looking at web3 during turmoil.
- On the bright future of web3
π Guest Links:
- Be sure to follow Samy on LinkedIn!
- Be sure to check out Taubyte to learn more!
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ποΈ Today, Michael & Emery talks with our special guest, Scott Page. Scott Page is a musician, technologist, entrepreneur. He is widely recognized in rock circles as the saxophonist/guitarist for Pink Floyd, Supertramp, and Toto.
Scott is an active participant in the Web3 ecosystem. A blockchain evangelist, he is also involved in crypto ventures including FutureShape360, ThinkNFT, Opus Labs, and is an active speaker in the space, often describing a world beneficially influenced by decentralized technology that drives the power back to the people.
He continues to invest, speak at web3 events and conferences, and embrace new technologies, all the while giving back to the communities he entertains. He joins us to discuss his upcoming RockMoney Collectionβ’ tour, celebrating the intersection of art and blockchain technology. A distinguished musician, Page also continues to record and play live performances.
π― Topics covered in this episode:
- Scott's journey from being a legend in Rock music to early tech and now web3.
- What fascinated Scott to jump into web3.
- Evolution of tech startups since the early days.
- True Power of NFTs.
- Scott's web3 project - Think:EXP NFTs.
- Scott's advice for young and budding artists to make waves in web3.
- Importance of both sides of the coin when it comes to web3.
π Guest Links:
- Be sure to follow Scott on Twitter & Instagram!
- Be sure to check out Scott's latest web3 project:
Think:EXP NFTs | Collections of never before seen, unique classic rock pop culture artifacts, offer a backstage and beyond glimpse into the lives of rockβs greatest musicians, artists, and performers. Featuring collaborative elements from widely renowned contemporary artists, each collection exhibits a distinct style while celebrating the reveal of these dynamic moments from rock history.
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ποΈ Today, Michael & Emery talks with our special guest, Nelli Orlova. Nelli is founder of InnMind (the leading European platform for web3 startups and VC deals). She is also a VC Investor in early stage web3 & crypto startups - Partner at InnMind Capital.
Since co-founding InnMind.com in 2015, Nelli has worked with hundreds of startup teams, consulted and helped them to improve the business model and present their projects to investors.
Numbers say more than words: today InnMind is the largest community of tech startups in Europe with over 26,000 qualified tech startups and 800+ VC, angel and CVC investors.
In this episode, Nelli provides InnMind's take on web3 startups when it comes to investing and what VCs are looking out for in this space.
π― Topics covered in this episode:
- How InnMind is making waves in the web3 VC scene.
- Differences b/w VC investing in web2 vs web3 space.
- Why invest in web3 over web2.
- Are investors looking for real utility in web3 OR to make a quick buck.
- What type of web3 startups investors are really looking for.
- Nelli's outlook on web3 traction moving into 2023
- Future of community driven VCs
- Geographic dynamics of web3 startups
π Guest Links:
- You can connect with Nelli on LinkedIn and follow her on Twitter.
- Be sure to check out InnMind and InnMind Capital.
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ποΈ Today, Michael & Emery talks with our special guest, Tony Drummond. Tony is a Founder & President at Moonbound Consulting. Prior to his current venture, Tony co-founded and grew MicroPets from $550K to over $200MM in three short weeks, a nearly 400X return. He joined InfluX to leverage his experience and position InfluX as a premier market leader in the space. Tony brings a deep network within the crypto space, paired with a very diverse 20-year business career.
From concept development to community outreach, Tonyβs startup efforts were as much about building a structurally-sound foundation as they were about scaling. In the end, MicroPets attracted nearly 70K investors, many of whom remain long-term holders.
Inspired to help new and established startup founders, Tony went on to found Moonbound Consulting as an extension of his hands-on crypto experience and consulting background. With an in-depth understanding of Web3 as well as the tenets behind success as a founder, Tony bridges the gap between ideas and meaningful action for his clients.
In this episode, Tony puts a spotlight on his secrets to avoid common pitfalls web3 founders could very well find themselves in.
π― Topics covered in this episode:
- Tony's exposure to blockchain and his professional background.
- How Tony is making waves in web3 space.
- How not to kill your web3 project before starting it!
- How web3 founders should position their venture.
- Are web3 founders in this space for a quick buck or to make waves?
- Tony's war story on his first web3 venture which scaled exponentially!
- Secret to building a fun community where members keep coming back.
- Emphasizing on diversifying your knowledge base to move much faster in the space.
π Guest Links:
- You can connect with Tony on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter.
- Be sure to check out Moonbound Consulting.
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ποΈ Today, Michael & Emery talks with our special guest, Andrew Brick. Andrew got started in the Blockchain and Crypto space over 10 years ago, prior to earning his Master's in Electrical Engineering. Since then, he has worked on cybersecurity and DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology) with companies of all sizes and at all levels of the stack.
Some examples of his work include:
- Architecting an airline miles securities exchange for the NASDAQ
- Developing Web3 solutions for energy credits and ESG markets
- Building a peer-to-peer product exchange for the developing world, and more.
Along with his cofounder at Notoros.io, Andrew is now focused on closing the zero trust gaps for institutions across all industries in both the public and private sectors.
In this episode, Lorne helps us understand current traction in the metaverse space, and how users are paving the way for mass adoption.
π― Topics covered in this episode:
- Guest's background in web3 and energy industry.
- True meaning of 'Zero Trust' at Notoros.
- How Notoros is making waves in Web3.
- Leveraging 'Zero Trust' for consumer level applications.
- Unlocking brand new business models from blockchain.
- State of security in web3.
- Fresh perspective on energy consumption by blockchain.
- What sets Notoros ecosystem apart from traditional blockchain databases.
- Web3 and energy tech as it stands today.
π Guest Links:
- You can connect with Andrew on LinkedIn
- Be sure to check out Notoros at https://notoros.io/
- Follow Notoros on Twitter and LinkedIn
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ποΈ Today, Michael & Emery talks with our special guest, Lorne Sugarman. He is a seasoned senior executive with diverse experience across direct C-level operating experience, investment banking and principal investing.
Lorne is CEO and Director of the Metaverse Group. Prior to the Metaverse Group, Lorne was previously the CEO of Wellpoint Health Services for 9 years where he grew the business to over 250 employees, completed and integrated seven acquisitions and ultimately was sold to CloudMD (TSX: CMD).
He spent over 20 years in advisory services with over 15+ years at GMP Securities, most recently as MD / Head of Technology Group, and spent almost 4 years as Principal at KES7 Capital Inc. Lorne started his career with Deloitte Consulting and Deloitte & Touche providing advice to clients in North America. He also holds a BA from Western University and an MBA from the Rotman School at the University of Toronto.
In this episode, Lorne helps us understand current traction in the metaverse space, and how users are paving the way for mass adoption.
π― Topics covered in this episode:
- Lorne's backstory about getting into web3 and the Metaverse Group.
- How Metaverse Group is making waves in web3.
- Experience of buying and renting digital real estate.
- Different metaverse experiences driving adoption every day.
- Current traction and emerging applications of metaverses.
- Things businesses need to think before purchasing their first digital land.
- Blending real world experiences into the virtual world.
- How web2 users can easily try out any metaverse.
- How far away are we from mass adoption (not decades out).
- Users paving the way for better metaverse experiences.
- Interoperability amongst future decentralized and centralized metaverses.
- What is ecomm3 at the Metaverse Group?
π Guest Links:
- You can reach out to Lorne on LinkedIn and Twitter for any questions relevant to the Metaverse Group.
- Learn more about the Metaverse Group here.
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ποΈ Today, Michael & Emery talks with our special guest, Oly Sylvan to uncover the side of web3 that enables the global community of artists and performers to resonate with their audience on a deeper level unlike via web2 platforms.
Oly is a musician, writer, gamer and founder focusing on onboarding artists into live metaverse performances in Somnium Space VR, writes science fiction, and has released music worldwide with dance labels like Armada, Spinnin' Records, NCS, and Trap Nation. She was part of the largest music NFT in history, Blau's Ultraviolet album, with their song "Close". In her spare time, she plays guitar, cooks and explores nature. At the age of 16, she was featured on the Oprah Show with her sister, Anora, singing a song theyβd written together.
π― Topics covered in this episode:
- Oly's journey in music - from traditional to Web3
- Oly's first performance in the metaverse.
- Growing realism in the metaverse.
- Breaking barriers for artists to leverage web3.
- Basic gear needed to perform in the metaverse.
- 6 years old story behind Oly's new song - 'No Way'
- How web3 is pushing human connection forward.
- Oly's most memorable metaverse experience.
- When Oly's metaverse performance broke down the server.
- Bridging the gap between reality and virtual world with AR/VR.
π Guest Links:
- Check out all her Web2 and Web3 projects here
- Check out today's guest on olysounds.com
- Listen her newest single 'No Way' here
- Check her performances in the metaverse - Somnium Space VR metaverse
βοΈ All gear Oly referenced in this episode
- VR Headset setup
- Sound gear setup
- 3D printed VR goggles
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ποΈ Today, Michael & Emery talks with our special guest, Neeraj Kashyap (CEO & Founder of Moonstream) to uncover key differentiating factors involved in an on-going evolution of gaming in web3!
Neeraj Kashyap is a mathematician and holds a Ph.D. in Number Theory from Indiana University. Spent his late twenties in Japan, using mathematics and Machine Learning to build algorithms to diagnose Parkinsonβs disease and other similar disorders. This work made him realize the importance of building large-scale knowledge graphs, and he moved to Silicon Valley to focus on this work. He has worked at Google on TensorFlow and has built knowledge graphs that are being used actively by major US healthcare organizations.
Neeraj has been a blockhead since 2015, with a focus on building software to connect blockchains to centralized services as well as to other blockchains.
Moonstream is a software company that helps build, scale, and monitor web3 games providing tools to add on-chain game mechanics. You can use Moonstreamβs technical blockchain infrastructure to add on-chain game mechanics. Moonstream DAO makes tools that help you build, scale, and monitor your blockchain economy. Learn more at moonstream.to
π― Topics covered in this episode:
- How Moonstream is revolutionizing blockchain gaming with over $4B transaction volume under their belt.
- Blockchain vs traditional games.
- Blockchain gaming engine and decentralized economies.
- Gaming culture - web2 vs web3.
- Effects of culture on web3 gaming adoption.
- User experience in web3 games.
- Impact of guilds on in-game web3 economies.
- How exactly Moonstream works.
- Crypto winter effects on Web3 gaming.
- Importance of Ethereum over other blockchains for web3 gaming.
π Guest Links:
- Find today's guests Neeraj Kshyap on LinkedIn
- Learn more about Moonstream.to
- Talk with Moonstream community directly!
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ποΈ Today, Michael & Emery talks with our guests, Justin Abrams and Mike Rispoli to uncover strategic approaches when it comes to onboarding a web2 client looking to step into web3 scene and much more.
Justin is a dad, Husband, Founder, and Full Stack Marketing Strategist specializing in SEO. He absolutely obsesses over optimization in all of its forms, throughout his personal and professional life, and aims to provide the greatest value to his partners, customers, family and friends. Over a long successful career, He have had the pleasure of consulting on SEO and Cross Channel Digital Strategy for every vertical and industry, supporting literally dozens of the most recognizable logos on the planet.
Mike is a creative technologist, product designer and software engineer with over 15 years of experience. He is also the CTO at Cause of a Kind, where his superpower is taking any idea and helping turn into a powerful MVP that grows and scales. Mike specializes in headless & serverless architectures.
Cause of a Kind solves complex business problems for entrepreneurs, innovators and mission driven organizations with software and web solutions. They bring decades of Web2 talent to a new Web3 world and provide end to end full stack web engineering as a service to customers. Cause of a Kind is equally passionate about environment and climate impact, and are a mission driven business, looking to support other mission driven businesses in their digital evolution!
π― Topics covered in this episode:
- Taking traditional Web2 business to Web3.
- Incorporating Web3 principles into your existing business.
- Utilizing ownership & monetization to your advantage.
- Challenges in finding agencies with the same vision.
- Abundance in Web2 vs scarcity in Web3
- Attract the right client and repel the wrong ones
- Effective altruism
- Bright side of crypto winter
- Role of SEO in Web3 - continuous optimization
π Guest Links:
- Find today's guests:
- Justin Abrams on LinkedIn and Twitter
- Mike Rispoli on LinkedIn and Twitter
- Learn more about Cause of a Kind
- Be sure to check out their exclusive web3 store!
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ποΈ Today, Michael & Emery talks with Sam Kamani to unravel some of the key components of Web3 space and how it is the future. Sam is a technology futurist who predicts the opportunities and the risks from new Technology. He is the founder and host of - "Web3 with Sam Kamani", which consistently ranks as a top 200 technology podcast and a top 20 Web podcast globally. On his podcast, Sam talks about all the opportunities and problems in the world of NFTs, Metaverse, Defi, blockchain, gaming, AI, Crypto, Virtual Reality and all things Web3. Sam currently advises multiple Web3 startups and deliver exponential growth to them. Prior to working in blockchain, Sam has over 15 years of experience in building and growing startups with 2 exits under his belt. He is also the author of the highly acclaimed "The 30 Day Startup" which was on Amazon best seller charts for multiple weeks after it launched. Lots of hot web3 topics with some casual stories to enjoy!
π― Topics covered in this episode:
- State of NFT utility today, how it has transformed.
- What Startups need to build in Web3 to pave the way towards mainstream.
- What's stopping gaming in Web3 to go mainstream.
- Purpose of a True Web3 Communities vs. its Current State.
π Guest Links:
- Find today's guest Sam Kamani on LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok!
- Learn more about Sam Kamani!
- Go listen to Sam's Podcast!
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ποΈ Today, Michael & Emery talks with Trevor Dudeck to decode some of the most critical questions about the future of Web3. Trevor is a seasoned marketer, storyteller, and CEO. He co-founded Lemonade, a full-service ad agency to help brands like Meta, TikTok, IMAX, and a host of Web3 startups to develop their brand and tell better stories at scale. Lots of hot web3 topics with some casual stories to enjoy!
π― Topics covered in this episode:
- Challenges for companies to enter Web3.
- How startups and established brands can position themselves differently in the sea of sameness in Web3.
- Brand-maker's perspective on the bear market and how companies can enter Web3 strategically.
- Future of Meta in Web3.
- Analogy of Suit's character x Meta's gameplay in Web3.
- How big media houses such as IMAX compares to bootstrapped media companies when entering into Web3.
- What's after the NFT hype?!
π Guest Links:
- Find today's guest Trevor Dudeck on LinkedIn and Twitter!
- Check out Lemonade, The Agency!
- Go listen to Trevor's podcast!
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Today, Michael & Emery talks about current state of Web3 in this down-cycle and the strongest players emerging from the storm!
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