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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 & Chairman Jamie Burke where he introduces you to the founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and the policymakers that are shaping Web3, the Open Metaverse, and the future of digital interaction.
Episodes
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Founder Insights on Web3 Gaming, with Tobias Batton of Ex Populus
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Tune in to:
- Learn about the gaming industry trends and Tobias' experience building multiple gaming startups over 20+ years
- Understand the challenges of deploying blockchain games and how Ex Populus worked to solve them through technologies like layer 3 scaling
- Discover how the XAI network testnet saw massive adoption through reduced friction and account abstraction
- Get an overview of the partnerships, games, and deal flow for the XAI ecosystem post-mainnet launch
- Gain advice for founders on bootstrapping effectively, focusing on customers over VCs, and achieving consistent success
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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:
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For further Open Metaverse content:
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Thanks for listening!
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Bringing the Physical World On Chain, with Outlier Ventures
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
In this special edition episode of the Metaverse Podcast, we welcome three Outliers:
- Katie Lundie, Program Manager RWA Base Camp
- Jasper de Maere, Research Lead
- Dimi Chatzianagnostou, Head of Investments and Cryptoeconomics
to dive into the details of our newly launched RWA Base Camp accelerator program.
Tune in to:
- Find out how we support founders building infrastructure and applications to advance tokenized Real World Assets
- Learn how startups building in this space can join the program
- Explore the reasons Outlier Ventures sees tokenization of Real World Assets as a major opportunity to bring the benefits of blockchain like transparency and immutability to physical assets
- Discover what projects we are looking for, such as startups focused on financialization of assets, infrastructure, intangible assets, and physical assets
For more details and to apply, click here.
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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
For further Open Metaverse content:
Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Autonomous Economic Agents in Web3, with Humayun Sheikh of Fetch.ai
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Today, we're excited to revisit our most popular episode from the past year, one that resonated deeply with our listeners.
In this special re-airing, join us as we dive into a fascinating conversation with Humayun Sheikh, the visionary co-founder of Fetch.ai. Fetch.ai is at the forefront of integrating automation and AI capabilities into peer-to-peer applications, with a keen focus on harnessing the power of blockchain technology.
- Discover how decentralized Web3 infrastructure can facilitate value exchange with existing Web2 infrastructure;
- Delve into the concepts of autonomous economic agents that can interact and form marketplaces to complete tasks on behalf of users.
- Learn about the benefits of the open economic framework;
- Explore the power of task automation;
- Find out why sovereign agents might be the future of virtual assistants, as opposed to current limitations with products like Alexa.
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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
More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122
For further Open Metaverse content:Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
- Explore how leading global brands are actively embracing the Web3 space, experimenting with technologies and recognizing the potential for enhanced consumer engagement.
- Explore the four main Web3 consumer brand verticals: tokenization/NFTs, loyalty/rewards, community/immersive commerce, and data/analytics and learn how brands are venturing into these areas to create innovative and meaningful experiences.
- Discover how brands are using NFT-based loyalty experiences to engage their core customer base, unlocking perks and paving the way for future activations.
- Learn about the rise of community-led brands, where NFT-based communities actively contribute to brand building, fostering loyalty, advocacy, and product development and cultural impact.
- Understand the challenge of on-chain data transparency in Web3. Explore how brands navigate this issue, focusing on potential solutions and privacy-centric approaches.
- Explore macro trends like omni-channel experiences, gamification, and improved infrastructure, shaping the future of brand activations in the Web3 space.
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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
For further Open Metaverse content:
Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
In this episode of the Metaverse Podcast, our host Jamie Burke welcomes:
- Justin Banon, co-founder of Boson Protocol
- Jason Potts, Director of Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT University,
to dive deeper into Real World Assets (RWAs) tokenization, based on their new research paper 'Digital institutions create wealth by increasing economic computational complexity'.
Tune in to:
- Get up to date with the lates Boson Protocol developments (check out Justin's previous episode on The Metaverse Podcast)
- Gain insight into the emergence of a digital economy revolutionizing traditional economic structures.
- Explore the reasons for economists' resistance to crypto, focusing on misinterpretation and the need for open-mindedness towards innovative economic technologies.
- Discover how a fully digitized economy can enhance efficiency and connectivity by integrating all components through a digital, trust-based framework.
- Learn about the integration of real-world assets into blockchain technology, focusing on trust and verifiability challenges and innovative solutions.
- Explore Boson Protocol's method for ensuring secure decommerce transactions, focusing on escrow, NFT-based assurance, and decentralized dispute resolution.
- Learn how digital innovations like crypto and AI drive economic complexity, fostering exponential wealth growth and reshaping global economic and political landscapes.
- Discover how emerging digital protocols enable diverse, interconnected economic systems, promoting individual sovereignty and reshaping traditional global economic models.
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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
For further Open Metaverse content:
Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Tune in to:
- Learn about a decentralized alternative to traditional Bitcoin mining. The focus on peer-to-peer, low-cost decentralized marketplace aims to address centralization concerns in the crypto space.
- Gain an insider's perspective into the current trends in the crypto industry and predictions for its future development.
- Learn about the challenges faced by users in traditional mining pools.
- Uncover the need for decentralized solutions to maintain censorship resistance across various applications.
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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
For further Open Metaverse content:
Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Emerging trends shaping crypto in 2024, with Ioana Surpateanu of CryptoUK
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Tune in to:
- Discover Ioana's pivotal role in championing small-scale crypto projects and shaping CryptoUK's stance in regulatory conversations.
- Unpack 2023's significant events in crypto, from high-profile trials to industry recoveries. Explore how these developments have reshaped the landscape.
- Gain insights into the nuanced regulatory environments in the EU, UK, Asia, and the US, with emphasis on MiCA regulation and the anticipation of UK legislation.
- Understand the expectations for crypto adoption and regulation in central South America, the US, the EU, and China, and the need for crypto experts in regulatory decisions.
- Explore the intersection of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi), covering tokenization of real-world assets, decentralized commerce, and the potential impact of ETFs entering the crypto market.
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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
For further Open Metaverse content:
Listen to The Metaverse Podcast - https://ov.click/pddsmcq122
Check out our portfolio - https://ov.click/pddspfq122
Thanks for listening!
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
In this episode of The Metaverse Podcast, we're delighted to welcome Charlie Shrem, a renowned Bitcoin advocate and founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation.
Charlie is an official mentor of our upcoming Bitcoin Base Camp and will support teams within the accelerator program.
Tune in to:
- Learn more about Charlie's background as an early Bitcoin entrepreneur and his role in founding the Bitcoin Foundation.
- Dive into the early days of the Bitcoin community and ecosystem in 2011-2012 and compare it to today.
- Find out more about the new venture capital fund, Druid Ventures, and their investment thesis.
- Explore the current state of the Bitcoin and crypto industries and regulations in the US versus Europe.
- Get some valuable advice for founders on navigating the Bitcoin ecosystem and community.
- Explore opportunities for innovation across the Bitcoin stack from core development to middleware to applications.
- Gain optimism for the future of Bitcoin and crypto going into 2024.
Apply to our Bitcoin Base Camp accelerator program by the end of Dec 2023.
#Bitcoin #vc #crypto #startup
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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 Dec 18, 2023
What to expect from Web3 in 2024, with Outlier Ventures
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
On this special edition episode of The Metaverse Podcast, our host Jamie Burke sits down with industry leaders in the Outlier network to discuss the key developments in Web3 over the past year and their predictions for 2024.
Our guest speakers analyze the growth of real-world asset tokenization, institutional adoption, and regulatory changes in 2023. They also explore trends that could drive the next crypto bull run.
Find out what we've learnt from 2023 and what to expect from 2024:
- What were the most significant developments in the Web3 space in the past year?
- Based on the trends observed this year, what are your predictions for the Web3 space in the coming year?
- How has the user adoption of Web3 technologies progressed? What are some key obstacles/opportunities for mass-adoption?
- How have regulatory changes affected the Web3 space in the past year? How can we expect these to progress?
- What trends and projects do you see spearheading the next bull run?
Hear from:
- Justin Banon, Co-founder, Boson Protocol
- Marc Baumann, Founder, FiftyOne Ventures
- Rumi Morales, Partner & Board Member, Outlier Ventures
- Laura Cunningham, General Manager, NEAR Foundation
- Ioana Surpateanu, NED, CryptoUK
- Thomas Issa, NFT Strategy, Outlier Ventures
- Gabriele Teodoro, Senior Legal Associate, Outlier Ventures
- Jasper de Maere, Research Lead, Outlier Ventures
- Ruth Galvin, Program Manager, Outlier Ventures
- Robert Mullins, Token Design, Outlier Ventures
- Eunika Sot, Marketing Advisory Manager, Outlier Ventures
- Karim Halabi, Token Design, Outlier Ventures
#2024predictions #StateOfWeb3 #Web3market #vc
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More - https://ov.click/pddslkq122
For further Open Metaverse content:
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Thanks for listening!
Monday Dec 11, 2023
The Intersection of Blockchain and Digital Assets, with Aly Madhavji
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Tune in to:
- Gain insight on the current state of blockchain investments, highlighting increased activity, particularly in the recent quarter.
- Understand the current challenges for startups and founders, emphasizing the importance of showcasing growth metrics in a competitive market.
- Uncover market cycles, including a shift of later-stage funds entering earlier stages, intensifying competition at seed and pre-seed levels.
- Gain perspective on Outlier Ventures investment thesis and what areas of interest is being explored.
- Learn about the evolving landscape of tokenomics, expressing a preference for investments offering exposure to both tokens and equity for flexibility and optionality.
- Listen to a discussion on the institutionalization of the blockchain industry and the coexistence of institutional and decentralized elements.