18: Infrastructure Bill's Impact On Crypto, Axie Infinity, Vail Resorts + Chris Dixon's Web 2 to Web 3 Shift

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08/19/21 • 82 min

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro + NYC linkup
0:03:22 – Vail Resorts + Subscription Businesses
0:10:23 – Choppers + Travel Stories
0:20:48 – Preview + NFT Investment Update
0:25:50 – Barbell Investing, Community + Infrastructure Bill
0:37:43 – Crypto Controversy in Infrastructure Bill
0:45:19 – Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake
0:47:15 – Edge Of The Internet: Digital Art, Charity + Party Bid
0:54:51 – NFTs + blockchain for charity
1:02:14 – Brian Armstrong’s POV
1:07:34 – Axie Infinity
1:09:29 – Chris Dixon’s Web 2 to Web 3 Opportunity
1:18:37 – Wrap Up + Preview of Next Week

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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/vCQYrmeAGJg

Listen into our group chat on Telegram:

https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice

Let us know what you think on Twitter:

Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro + NYC linkup
0:03:22 – Vail Resorts + Subscription Businesses
0:10:23 – Choppers + Travel Stories
0:20:48 – Preview + NFT Investment Update
0:25:50 – Barbell Investing, Community + Infrastructure Bill
0:37:43 – Crypto Controversy in Infrastructure Bill
0:45:19 – Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake
0:47:15 – Edge Of The Internet: Digital Art, Charity + Party Bid
0:54:51 – NFTs + blockchain for charity
1:02:14 – Brian Armstrong’s POV
1:07:34 – Axie Infinity
1:09:29 – Chris Dixon’s Web 2 to Web 3 Opportunity
1:18:37 – Wrap Up + Preview of Next Week

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Previous Episode

17: Genius of Virgil Abloh, Tom Sachs Rocket Factory, Luxury + Scarcity in Internet Culture

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro + Challenges of Philanthropy
0:06:41 – Preview + Meme of The Week
0:15:45 – Tom Sachs’ Rocket Factory NFT
0:21:13 – How It Works
0:25:00 – Bored Ape vs Janky Heist vs Rocket Factory
0:26:29 – Secondary Market Analysis
0:32:03 – The Genius of Virgil Abloh
0:41:06 – Kanye West + Running Virgil’s Brand Through WhatsApp
0:48:12 – Luxury, Scarcity + Why You Should Care
0:54:24 – Matthew Principle + Virgil’s 3% Design Rule
1:03:24 – Creativity Resurgence
1:05:33 – Summary of Design Language

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Next Episode

19: Future of Retail, How To Compete With Amazon, Ethereum Sign-in + Messi Football Analytics

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – How To Compete With Amazon
0:10:26 – Amazon vs Shopify + Future of Retail
0:13:55 - "The Margin Is In The Story"
0:17:02 – Walmart + In-Store Retail
0:21:21 – Challenges for Traditional Retail
0:25:21 – Amazon Employee or Artist
0:27:29 – Lionel Messi + Football Analytics
0:39:35 – Is Lionel Messi Lazy?
0:43:03 – Trung’s Favorite LeBron James Meme
0:44:07 – Sign-in with Ethereum vs SSO
0:52:20 – Decentralized Security Models

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