William Channer Podcast: Recent Episodes
William Channer
I’m interviewing the brightest founders and investors building Web3. I'll be going behind the scenes. I’ll be asking the big, challenging, and personal questions to uncover what's going on in the world of Crypto, NFTs, DeFi, and the Metaverse. I'll be revealing how they got started and why they think their project is the next big thing. Each week, you'll learn about the best crypto projects through honest and relatable conversations. Stay informed, inspired and ahead.
Donnie Dinch is the CEO of Bitski. Bitski mission is to make web3 more accessible by enabling users to build and explore the metaverse with their wallet and developer tools. Users can now easily create, sell and share NFTs with their custom storefront. They’ve raised $20.8 million from the likes of A16Z, Kindred ventures, Jay-Z's Marcy Ventures and many more.
In this episode, we talk about the importance of building wallets with great user experience, the ever-evolving nature of NFTs and why he thinks digital fashion in games will be the next big NFT wave.
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Doug Petkanics is the co-founder and CEO at Livepeer which was founded in 2017. Livepeer is a decentralized video streaming network built on the Ethereum blockchain. It's a scalable Platform as a Service for developers who want to add a live or on-demand video to their project. They've raised a Series B, with total funding reaching $51 million from the likes of Tiger Global Management, DCG, Coinbase Ventures and more.
In this episode, we talk about token economics, why the next TikTok will be built on blockchain and the best way to get active in the crypto community.
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Douglas Bakkum is the co-founder and CEO of Shift Crypto. Since 2015, Douglas and his team have been building and selling BitBox hardware wallets to safely store and manage your crypto. Forbes calls the BitBox02 one of the simplest hardware wallets for beginners.
In this episode, we talk about how he stumbled upon bitcoin, why he built a hardware wallet scratch and why he’s excited about the future of DeFi.
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Ryan Gill is the co-founder & CEO of Crucible and the Open Meta DAO. Crucible aims to create an open metaverse that ensures user sovereignty. Crucible is working to create the open infrastructure that joins the worlds of many talented game developers, web developers and artists without the walled garden. They’ve raised $5million from Polygon, Dapper, Outlier Ventures and more.
In this episode, we talk about the future of the Metaverse, the realities of being an innovator and why you should always stick to your vision.
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Yubo Ruan is the founder and CEO of Parallel, which was founded in 2021. Parallels' mission is to bring DeFi to the mainstream by creating the most secure and easy-to-use decentralized platform. They've raised $22m from Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Lightspeed Ventures, Polychain Capital, Slow Ventures and more.
In this episode, we talk about the future of DeFi, why you should make data-informed decisions and the importance of listening to the user.
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Adrian Brink is the founder of Anoma. Anoma, a layer one blockchain wants to undefine money in the long term. Anoma aims to bring privacy to blockchain interoperability and facilitate large-scale coordination like trading digital assets. They've raised $32.8 million in funding from Polychain Capital, Electric Capital, Maven 11 capital and others.
In this episode, we talk about the potential of blockchain, their fundraising process and how they built a company remotely.
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Sean Li is the co-founder and CEO at Magic. Magic's vision is to build the passport of the internet to safeguard the trust between users and internet services. Magic makes it plug and play for developers to add secure, passwordless login, which is also natively compatible with any blockchain-based app such as NFT games & marketplaces. Magic has raised $27 million in Series A funding from the likes of Tiger Global, Social Capital, Northzone, and Naval Ravikant.
In this episode, we talk about finding the right startup idea to work on and why it begins with having an abundance mindset.
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Matt Luongo is the CEO at Thesis. Thesis is the venture builder behind some of the most impactful projects in crypto. Its portfolio includes Fold, Keep, tBTC, Saddle and Tally. Thesis has raised $28.7 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, Draper Associates and more.
In this episode, we talk about launching multiple projects, the importance of self-awareness and navigating the crypto landscape.
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I’m William Channer and I’m interviewing the brightest founders and investors building Web3. I'll be going behind the scenes. I’ll be asking the big, challenging, and personal questions to uncover what's going on in the world of crypto, NFTs, DeFi, and the Metaverse. I'll be revealing how they got started and why they think their project is the next big thing.
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