A chill podcast about web3 from 2 normie friends.
Normie #1 is Raghu Mohan aka CHAD Buidler, the co-founder of BuidlersTribe, a Web3 Incubator.
Normie #2 is Prashanth Swaminathan aka Big Brain VC, a Partner at Woodstock Fund, a web3 investment fund.
Raghu brings the bottom-up trends of web3 founders, and Prashanth brings the top-down thesis of an investor.
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In this video, the normies discuss the latest news and trends in the cryptocurrency space, with a focus on exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
The normies discuss:
• Will banks adopt it if approved?
• Is the crypto ETF a net good for crypto?
• How could the ETF impact crypto exchanges?
PLUS: Why is investment moving away from the US?
Timestamps:
0:00-2:45: Prashanth's opinion on the market
3:38-7:33: What's up with the Crypto's macro space
7:34-14:28: Gary Gensler's controversial opinions
14:28-16:48: a16z moving to UK
16:49-25:50: Everything about the ETF
25:51- 28:56: ETF for Ethereum?
28:57-31:50: Crypto Organizations, DAO, Networking & more about the ETF
31:51-37:28: With the ETF, what happens to the BIG exchanges
37:30-38:50: Banks adopting the ETF
38:51-39:55: Bitcoin ETF net good or net bad?
14 Jun 2023
From Gaming to Crypto & AI : A Wild Ride with Aakash, principal Matrix Partners
Crypto and AI. Everyone is talking about it. But do you know what connects crypto with AI? We'll give you a hint, we've all played this as kids.
(stop thinking of dirty things)
We're talking about – G A M I N G.
The normies chat about:
• Is Web3 Gaming all hype or is there some potential?
• Can Web3 gaming ever look as cool as Web2 gaming?
• How does a crypto founder go from 0-1, and from 10-100?
PLUS: Prashanth talks about his trip to London to watch Arsenal win the Premier League. Oh, wait...
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Chapters:
0:00-7:33 Intro: Who is Aakash and what is Matrix
7:34-10:43 Difference between a founder's phases
10:44-12:40 What kinda founder/CEO does Aakash look for
12:41-16:55 How did Aakash get started in crypto
16:56- 21:30 Verticals Aakash looks at in Matrix
21:31-33:18 What is Web3 gaming?
33:19- 35:30 Are blockchains tamper-proof?
35:31- 46:55 How to make Web3 game look more Web3 and not Web2
46:56-53:42 The AI Wave and how it's going
53:43- 1:05:17 Who wins in AI?
1:05:19-1:07:22 How will the government regulate AI
1:07:50- 1:16:49 AI and Crypto Intersection
1:16:50-1:18:15 Outro
3 Jun 2023
#18: Building in Web3, Overcoming Challenges, and Future Plans w/ Harsh from Push Protocol
What kinda workout do you do? Push, pull, legs? That's too basic bro.
This dude just does PUSH. Meet Harsh Rajat, the founder of Push Protocol.
The normies talk to Harsh about why he started a push notification service for Web3 products, and why Push Protocol is so much more than a notification service.
• the genesis of Push Protocol
• how Harsh got Polygon to invest
• the next steps for Push Protocol
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0:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=0s)-5:14 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=314s): How Harsh started Push Protocol
5:15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=315s)-13:01 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=781s): Story until the start of Push Protocol
13:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=782s)-20:59 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=1259s): Things Harsh had to unlearn from web2
21:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=1260s)-29:36 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=1776s): Growth and different phases of the team
29:37 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=1777s)-31:58 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=1918s): People Harsh looks up to in Web3
31:50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=1910s)-38:43 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=2323s): Polygon investing story
38:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=2325s)- 42:22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=2542s): Harsh’s struggles & challenges
42:24 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=2544s)- 44:55 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=2695s): What’s next for Push
44:56 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=2696s)-47:15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVe34xtfFXI&t=2835s): Final Thoughts
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