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A new web is emerging that goes well beyond just Bitcoin, Ethereum, and money, but promises an entirely new computing paradigm, and data economy. The Metaverse Podcast is a series hosted by Outlier Ventures Founder & CEO Jamie Burke where he introduces you to the founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and the policymakers that are shaping Web 3, the Open Metaverse, and the future of digital interaction.
Episodes

2 days ago
2 days ago
Tune in to:
- Discover the pivotal role mentors play in our Web3 accelerator programs and how their guidance shapes the trajectory of early-stage projects.
- Journey through the evolution of the internet with Andy, from its early days to the current Web3 era.
- Gain a deep understanding of the current challenges and exciting opportunities in AI infrastructure, GPU farms, and blockchain convergence.
- Delve into the core shift from centralized to decentralized models in Web3, emphasizing the need for startups to solve real-world problems and seamlessly integrate into decentralized frameworks.
- Learn from Andy's mentoring focus areas, including the art of messaging/positioning and effective storytelling.
- Uncover the secrets to developing a brand narrative that resonates and pitching strategies that captivate both investors and the broader market.
- Explore the unique global nature of Web3 startups and understand the advantages accelerator programs can provide.
- Find out what mentors actually get out of closely working and providing value to dozens of Web3 startups.
#Web3startup #startupadvice #pitching #vc
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Monday Nov 27, 2023
”Bitcoin is the most important asset in this space”, with Dan Held
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Tune in to:
- Gain insights into how ordinals and Layer 2 solutions are changing the game for Bitcoin transactions.
- Learn about the growing interest of institutional investors in Bitcoin and the impact of Bitcoin ETFs.
- Dive into the details of Bitcoin's security model, including the implications of innovations like ordinals.
- Gain clarity on the differences and benefits of Proof of Work versus Proof of Stake in the context of Bitcoin.
- Gain perspective on Bitcoin's robustness, having survived multiple market cycles over a decade
- Learn about Outlier’s Bitcoin Base Camp program, with a focus on accelerating companies exploring and building applications that cater to user demands, particularly in DeFi.
- Uncover the opportunities in DeFi applications in the Bitcoin ecosystem, leveraging its substantial liquidity, user base, and potential Total Value Locked (TVL).
This episode is a must-listen for Web3 founders, blockchain investors, and crypto enthusiasts eager to understand the depth and breadth of Bitcoin's influence and future potential.
#Bitcoin #DeFi #Ethereum #DanHeld
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Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Tune in to:
- Understand Daniel's background, including his tech leadership at YouTube, and explore how Superlinked evolved from after their time in our accelerator program to a Web3 adjacent startup.
- Uncover the bottleneck in unlocking the true value of data due to the scarcity of skilled machine learning engineers and data scientists.
- Understand the concept of turning data into vectors, akin to points in multi-dimensional space, and how this process becomes the native language of machine learning models.
- Explore the application of vectorization in addressing challenges with open-ended user interactions, such as chatbots, and balancing control and relevance.
- Gain insights into broader industry trends, including the rise of language models like GPT, and the role of vectorization in enhancing machine learning workloads.
- Learn about Superlinked's position as a computational framework bridging the gap between raw data and vectorized data, simplifying the complex process of creating and managing vectors.
VectorHub is a free and open-sourced learning hub for people interested in adding vector retrieval to their ML stack.
#search #vectorops #machinelearning #personalization #data
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Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth.
Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122
Questions?
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For further Open Metaverse content:
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Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Tune in to:
- Discover the Bitcoin flywheel's emphasis on scalability and composability, delving into Lightning Network and key side chains like Stack, Rootstock, and Liquid.
- Gain insights into Bitcoin's growth by drawing parallels with Ethereum's evolution, providing a roadmap for the Bitcoin ecosystem's development.
- Delve into Outlier Ventures' Bitcoin accelerator program, targeting DeFi solutions, infrastructure development, decentralized applications, and mining-related innovations.
- Understand the significance of integrating Bitcoin into the broader Web3 stack, exploring EVM compatibility bridges for seamless interoperability.
Applications for Bitcoin Base Camp accelerator are now open. Apply here.
#Bitcoin #accelerator #Bitcoinnetwork #founder #defi
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Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth.
Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122
Questions?
Join our community:
Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122
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More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122
For further Open Metaverse content:
Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122
Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!

Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Tune in to:
- Understand the concept of hyperreality and how our perception of reality is influenced by media and technology.
- Contemplate the idea of simulation theory and its implications on our understanding of reality and the possibility of our existence being in a higher simulation.
- Gain insights into generative AI and its role in creating realistic digital content, potentially blurring the lines between simulation and reality.
- Understand the potential of emerging technologies, especially in the hands of young people, to shape a positive future, where the Metaverse is seen as a space for creativity and imagination.
#ai #metaverse #technology #futurist
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Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth.
Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122
Questions?
Join our community:
Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122
LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122
Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122
Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122
More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122
For further Open Metaverse content:
Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122
Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!

Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
- Dive into large language models, neuroscience, and decentralized networks and explore the potential of these innovations to reshape industries and societies.
- Gain valuable insights into the practical applications of large language models, like AI-generated content creation, and how they’re driving significant changes across various sectors, including media and entertainment.
- Gain a compelling perspective on how privacy-enhancing technologies could reshape the way we handle data and unlock associated investment opportunities.
- Venture into futuristic ideas, such as whole brain emulation, which could fundamentally change our understanding of human consciousness and artificial intelligence.
- Discover the latest advancements in silicon and hardware innovations that are crucial for AI and crypto technologies, including robot chiplets, high-bandwidth memory, optical computing, analog computing, and quantum computing.
- Gain insights into the current state of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and how they are evolving with the integration of massive trained models.
#ai #wholebrainemulation #technology #vc
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Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth.
Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122
Questions?
Join our community:
Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122
LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122
Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122
Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122
More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122
For further Open Metaverse content:
Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122
Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!

Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
In today's episode of The Metaverse Podcast, Jamie is joined by two exceptional founders, both portfolio companies, to delve into the realm of Real World Assets (RWAs):
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Jitendra Jaitawat of Helix, an accredited marketplace using blockchain technology to provide access to off-chain private credit in emerging markets.
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Dave Sutter of Open Trade, providing treasurers, fintechs, and institutions access to on-chain structured financial products backed by investment grade financial assets.
If you're a Web3 founder, investor, or DeFi enthusiast, this episode is essential listening. You will:
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Explore the evolution and challenges of scaling in the crypto and RWA industry, focusing on advancements in technology and regulatory clarity.
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Learn about the complex layers of the RWA ecosystem, concentrating on standards, infrastructure, and asset specialization, and how these elements interface with regulations to propel the industry.
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Understand the modernized methods replacing traditional practices in managing counterparty risk, with a spotlight on progress in interoperability, legal alignment, and identity verification.
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Gain insights into diverse go-to-market strategies for achieving product-market fit in the DeFi sector, with particular focus on balancing supply and demand for liquidity and yield products.
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Find out what's still missing to scale asset classes in the crypto space, dissecting the technical, regulatory, and financial barriers that lie ahead.
#RWAs #RealWorldAssets #defi #cryptoregulation
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Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth.
Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122
Questions?
Join our community:
Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122
LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122
Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122
Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122
More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122
For further Open Metaverse content:
Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122
Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!

Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
In today's episode of The Metaverse Podcast, we chat with Andrew Ciaccia of Interlock, a company focused on blockchain-based security solutions and threat intelligence for DeFi.
Andrew joins host Jamie Burke to discuss the untold challenges and strategies for launching and scaling a Web3 startup.
If you're a Web3 founder, community builder, or simply into DeFi, this episode is a must-listen. You'll:
- Learn ways to fend off phishing and social engineering threats in Web3 to better protect your assets.
- Find out how rewarding everyday users can boost your cybersecurity and threat awareness in a Web3 environment.
- Understand the critical role of strategic messaging and goal alignment for a successful Web3 startup launch.
- Gain key insights into the unique challenges and opportunities of community-building when moving from Web2 to Web3.
- Discover how transparency and public interaction in Web3 can both strengthen and challenge your community.
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Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth.
Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122
Questions?
Join our community:
Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122
LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122
Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122
Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122
More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122
For further Open Metaverse content:
Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122
Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!

Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
In today's episode of The Metaverse Podcast, we talk to Vera Wu of Numbers Protocol, with the mission to ensure provenance for all types of creative works created by humans & AI.
Vera is joined by our host and founder, Jamie Burke, discussing the future of digital media provenance and blockchain integration.
If you are a content creator, enterprise leader, or blockchain enthusiast, this episode is for you. You will:
- Gain insights into combating misinformation and verifying digital media through blockchain technology to build trust and attribution.
- Learn about the integration of blockchain in business for transparent, efficient stakeholder interactions and community-driven digital standards.
- Discover how community-driven blockchain protocols empower users to contribute to and verify digital media indexing and provenance.
- Learn about Numbers' flexible go-to-market strategy focusing on both individual creators and larger enterprises for network growth.
- Discover how the company collaborates with news media and content platforms to archive and protect digital media for various applications.
- Learn how Numbers Protocol integrates with creative tools to automatically capture and store metadata and usage history on a blockchain.
#media #blockchain #creators #ai #content #provenance #digitalmedia
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Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth.
Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122
Questions?
Join our community:
Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122
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Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122
Telegram - https://ov.click/pddssotgq122
More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122
For further Open Metaverse content:
Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
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Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!

Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
In today's episode of The Metaverse Podcast, we talk to Shara Senderoff, co-founder of Futureverse, with the mission to empower developers to create the worlds they imagine through their comprehensive technology platform.
Shara is joined by our host and founder, Jamie Burke, discussing the evolving landscape of the metaverse, Web3, and technology entrepreneurship.
If you are a Web3 founder, tech founder, or simply curious about metaverse technologies, this episode is for you. You will:
- Gain insights into Shara's journey from the entertainment industry to Web3, highlighting the importance of audience understanding and data in shaping the future of content and technology.
- Explore the transformative potential of the metaverse and AI, focusing on the convergence of separate digital elements like finance, media, and social commerce.
- Gain insights into Futureverse as a multifaceted tech stack designed to empower developers and accelerate business, featuring blockchain, protocols, tools, and content.
- Discover the value of Ripple's focus on human interaction and long-term vision for interoperability in blockchain tech, offering an asset and solution-driven approach to development.
- Explore the philosophy that the Open Metaverse will be a collective effort, highlighting the need for entrepreneurial innovation and experimentation to solve real-world problems, not just create games.
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Gain insights into the challenges and opportunities in activating unused intellectual property (IP) and the importance of product-market fit in tech entrepreneurship.
Applications for Futureverse Base Camp are open!
Are you building on The Root Network?
> Apply here.
#web3 #metaverse #openmetaverse #ai #NFTs #ripple
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Whether you’re a founder, investor, developer, or just have an interest in the future of the Open Metaverse, we invite you to hear from the people supporting its growth.
Outlier Ventures is the Open Metaverse accelerator, helping over 100 Web3 startups a year. You can apply for startup funding here - https://ov.click/pddsbcq122
Questions?
Join our community:
Discord - https://ov.click/pddssodcq122
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Twitter - https://ov.click/pddssotwq122
LinkedIn - https://ov.click/pddssoliq122
More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122
For further Open Metaverse content:
Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
Sign up for our quarterly live events at - https://ov.click/pddsdfq122
Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!