Momin Ahmad - Chasing MOments, The power of neighbor vigilantes and solving problems

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07/27/22 • 70 min

Sky King's Mental Playground (FREE VERSION)

Welcome to the Sky King’s Mental Playground Polkadot, Kusama, Web3, & NFT edition. I am releasing public episodes from Sky King’s Mental Playground private feed because I am on a quest to find a technical co-founder. We are building a new business model of media, and we need those who want to realize the vision of Web3 to join us on this journey. If this tickles your curiosity, learn more here: https://bit.ly/SKMPOFS

Momin is a creative force to be reckoned with. He is a connector, an operator, a musician, and a really fun dude. I wanted him on this podcast to understand how you go from no coding to writing smart contracts in three months, why on earth he decided to create a music festival in fuck-all Texas, and more insight into how we should raise money for Stoa.

Favorite quotes and ideas from the podcast.

"How to go from No-code to writing smart contracts in 3 months."

Have a strong "why." Look, it's a fucking cliche, but it's also true like many. Mo saw that software was eating the world. He knew he didn't want to be an appetizer, so he set out to learn more.
Find your Yoda - Mo met his co-founder Neil who showed him what was possible when combining creativity and coding. Neil also offered up a challenge CTND
Mo realized that he wanted to build something with Neil. To join, Neil said, go write a smart contract.
Mo now had a deep why and a challenge to overcome. But, like any hero on a journey, the story was beginning.
He took a three-month coding boot-camp course that taught him a bunch of useless stuff, but the valuable thing it gave him was an understanding of logic.
Use the terminal - try and do everything you normally do, but from the terminal.
Find a problem you want to solve and solve it.

"How to understand risk as we move into a more volatile world."

"In crypto, you need to adjust your mindset. First, you have to look at the worst thing that can happen. Then, multiply it by ten and assume that it will happen 4x per year."

"Smart people with data, make smart decisions" - Mo.

"People don't understand how difficult it is to translate data off the blockchain. Understanding, consuming, and processing data from the blockchain is not as easy as it sounds because you have to rely on a human being to translate it for you before consuming it. That's why we're making Credmark. The way we solve it is open source.

"Understanding money gives you an understanding of human behavior" - Mo.

References, links, and time stamps.

Credmark - https://credmark.com/

Momin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mostarz93

Momin on Medium - https://mostarz93.medium.com/

Mofest IG - https://www.instagram.com/mo.fest/

Texas String Assembly - https://www.instagram.com/texas_string_assembly/

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Favorite quotes and ideas from the podcast.

"How to go from No-code to writing smart contracts in 3 months."

Have a strong "why." Look, it's a fucking cliche, but it's also true like many. Mo saw that software was eating the world. He knew he didn't want to be an appetizer, so he set out to learn more.
Find your Yoda - Mo met his co-founder Neil who showed him what was possible when combining creativity and coding. Neil also offered up a challenge CTND
Mo realized that he wanted to build something with Neil. To join, Neil said, go write a smart contract.
Mo now had a deep why and a challenge to overcome. But, like any hero on a journey, the story was beginning.
He took a three-month coding boot-camp course that taught him a bunch of useless stuff, but the valuable thing it gave him was an understanding of logic.
Use the terminal - try and do everything you normally do, but from the terminal.
Find a problem you want to solve and solve it.

"How to understand risk as we move into a more volatile world."

"In crypto, you need to adjust your mindset. First, you have to look at the worst thing that can happen. Then, multiply it by ten and assume that it will happen 4x per year."

"Smart people with data, make smart decisions" - Mo.

"Understanding money gives you an understanding of human behavior" - Mo.

References, links, and time stamps.

Credmark - https://credmark.com/

Momin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mostarz93

Momin on Medium - https://mostarz93.medium.com/

Mofest IG - https://www.instagram.com/mo.fest/

Texas String Assembly - https://www.instagram.com/texas_string_assembly/

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Books and articles mentioned:

The Other Path - Hernando De Soto

From 3rd world to 1st world - Lee Kuan Yew

Critical Path - Buckminster Fuller

Confronting Modernity Means Overcoming Humanism

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