Ep. 10: Jacob Martin (The NFT Attorney) shows us how to spot the next big NFT project

02/02/22 • 42 min

In Episode 10 of Probably Nothing TZ (@TZhongg) and Alexis (@alexisohanian) bring on the NFT Attorney, Jacob Martin (@thenftattorney). Jacob has had one of the best 2021s in web3 as he turned $5,000 into a sizeable 7-figure portfolio by flipping NFTs and being a part of certain DAOs. Jacob came onto the show to share how a 26-year old lawyer is one of the leading law experts in web3 with only 2 years of traditional law experience, what he looks for in projects, and what he believes 2022 will bring for web3.

Timestamps -

1:47: How did Jacob get into NFTs

4:33: Why Jacob’s startup didn’t work

7:69: Jacob’s crazy 2021

15:51: How being a lawyer helped Jacob find good NFT deals

20:17: America’s renting vs owning culture

22:07: Transitioning from Lawyer to Investor

24:29: Ready Player DAO

24:35: Red DAO

32:06: Experimental DAOs are the future.

34:57: The issues with credentialism

42:12: Which NFT would Jacob take onto his Island?

Mentions -

Ready Player Dao (@ReadyPlayerDao)

Red Dao (@Red__DAO)

Cryptokitties (@CryptoKitties)

Cryptopunks

Veefriends by Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee)

Dapper Labs (@dapperlabs)

Evan Kearst (@evankearst)

Jordan Castro (@poopie)

Scott Martin (@burnttoast)

Meebits

Squiggle (@squiggles)

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Timestamps -

1:47: How did Jacob get into NFTs

4:33: Why Jacob’s startup didn’t work

7:69: Jacob’s crazy 2021

15:51: How being a lawyer helped Jacob find good NFT deals

20:17: America’s renting vs owning culture

22:07: Transitioning from Lawyer to Investor

24:29: Ready Player DAO

24:35: Red DAO

32:06: Experimental DAOs are the future.

34:57: The issues with credentialism

42:12: Which NFT would Jacob take onto his Island?

Mentions -

Ready Player Dao (@ReadyPlayerDao)

Red Dao (@Red__DAO)

Cryptokitties (@CryptoKitties)

Cryptopunks

Veefriends by Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee)

Dapper Labs (@dapperlabs)

Evan Kearst (@evankearst)

Jordan Castro (@poopie)

Scott Martin (@burnttoast)

Meebits

Squiggle (@squiggles)

Come build The Community Platform for web3 with us!

🤝 Islands is hiring if you or anyone you know wants to help build the NFT community platform for the next era of the Internet!

🌊 Join our Discord to chat about the podcast or anything else

🐦 See you on the bird app: follow Islands and 776

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Previous Episode

Ep. 9: Mike Dudas on how to properly build a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization)

In Episode 9 of Probably Nothing TZ (@TZhongg), Alexis (@alexisohanian), and Mike Dudas (@mdudas) talk about how Links DAO (@LinksDAO) was created in 18 days. Links DAO is reimagining the country club by creating a modern-day golf & leisure club. TZ, Alexis, and Mike dive into the specifics of how Links DAO will work, how Links DAO will break down the barriers into the previously exclusive sport of golf, and even dive into the complicated legal side of setting up a DAO.

Timestamps -

0:00: How did Mike get started in NFTs?

7:08: How Links DAO launched in 1 month

9:22: How does Links DAO aim to be inclusive

14:56: How do you decide what decisions are made by “the people” vs the core team?

20:12: How do you build a team that builds a DAO?

22:34: Don’t YOLO the legal side

28:24: How does Links DAO work?

34:29: What NFT would Mike bring on his island?

Mentions -

Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee)

AJ Vaynerchuk (@ajv)

Flyfish club (@flyfishclub)

Links DAO (@LinksDAO)

Bored Ape Yacht Club (@BoredApeYC)

Constitution DAO (@ConstitutionDAO)

Come build The Community Platform for web3 with us!

🤝 Islands is hiring if you or anyone you know wants to help build the NFT community platform for the next era of the Internet!

🌊 Join our Discord to chat about the podcast or anything else

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Next Episode

Ep. 11: Evan Keast (Doodles) breaks down their successful NFT launch

In Episode 11 of Probably Nothing TZ (@TZhongg) and Alexis (@alexisohanian) talk with Evan Keast aka Tulip, who is one of the co-founders of Doodles. Evan has been a part of the NFT community since almost the beginning as he worked at Dapper Labs before starting Doodles with Poopie and Burnt Toast. In this episode, TZ and Alexis dive into Tulip’s story to learn more about how the Doodles team came together, what is coming next for the project, and why Doodles is not CC0 right now.

Timestamps -

1:32: How did Tulip get into NFTs?

4:35: How has the NFT world progressed through multiple crypto winters?

7:17: What is happening as more talent from different backgrounds are moving into web3?

13:34: What about Doodles resonated with so many people and cause it to be successful?

15:22: How did the Doodle team come together?

21:45: Why is Doodles not CC0?

26:38: How much of web2 community and company building is Doodles bringing into web3?

27:35: Where does Tulip see Doodles in 5 years?

29:22: How working at Dapper Labs helped with launching Doodles.

30:58: What Tulip loves about Doodles.

31:54: What projects or communities inspire Tulip?