144 - Unicorn Status! Unstoppable Domains' Series A Funding Announcement with Paul Veradittakit at Pantera Capital

08/02/22 • 48 min

In this episode we’re joined by our CEO Matt Gould and Paul Veradittakit. Paul is an investor and Partner at Pantera Capital, who is now investing in Unstoppable Domains as our lead Series A investor.

Paul talks about the path that led him into investing from being an economic consultant. We discuss uncertainty in the markets and the tendency of crypto to bounce back, and Paul shares the types of crypto investments he’s gravitating towards. How important is the “Unicorn” status when investing in startups?

Matt talks about the early days of the Unstoppable Domains project and the challenges he faced. Then Paul talks about the value of community in Web3 and what specifically excites him about the Unstoppable Domains business model.

Finally, we discuss mass adoption of crypto and what it will take to get there, the value of allowing a single login across multiple Web3 platforms, and what Paul hopes to see in the future with Unstoppable Domains.

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143 - The 2022 NFT Strategy for Brands and Creators with Avery Akkineni of Vayner3

Welcome to the latest episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, where we’re talking to Avery Akkineni. Avery is President of Vayner3, a company focused on building long-term, strategic NFT projects for brands, celebrities, and organizations.

Avery talks about how she entered the world of NFTs, lessons she has learned from Gary V over the past year, the importance of brands having a digital ownership strategy for their intellectual property, and how brands are giving consumers digital property to own.

We talk about how brands are changing the way they do things in response to Web3, how closely brand loyalty with NFTs is tied to price fluctuations, and Avery talks about the different types of content creators she has worked with and how this has changed over time.

Is it more important to focus on Web3 creators or communities, or are they both equally important? Avery dives into this and also shares some pieces of digital property that excite her right now. We also talk about the long-term outlook for the Web3 space when it comes to IP owners.

Finally, Avery shares some key pieces of advice for physical business owners and how they can start using NFTs.

You can follow Josh on Twitter, Avery on Twitter, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.

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145 - How to Build the Biggest Game on the Blockchain with Jiho from Axie Infinity

In today’s episode, we’re talking to Jiho, Co-Founder of Axie Infinity, an NFT-based video game.

Jiho talks about his early experiences with NFT projects like CryptoKitties and how this converged with his love for gaming. We discuss how collectors might be more drawn to NFTs and Web3, and Jiho explains how Axie was developed.

We delve into the game Infinity and how it works. We talk about the importance of user experience and onboarding people with no experience with blockchain games. Jiho describes the fast early growth of Infinity and tells us how he expects the trend to develop in the future.

We go on to talk about some of the problems with the current Web3 gaming infrastructure, and the significance of ownership when it comes to Web3 in-game assets. We also discuss the idea of identity in the games. Jiho shares interesting ways in which reputation and identity have evolved within Axie Infinity.

Finally, we chat about the importance of regulation in Web3 games and address the qualities of a good Web3 leader. Jiho also answers some questions from the community.

You can follow Josh on Twitter, Jiho on Twitter, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.

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