The Outlier Ventures Podcast

Underthrowing Power Structures with Technological Decentralization, with Max Borders

In this episode of the Metaverse Podcast, our host Jamie Burke engages in a deep discussion with Max Borders, author of The Social Singularity: A Decentralist Manifesto and Founder of Social Evolution.

 

If you're interested in any of these topics, tune in!

• Decentralization, subversive innovation, underthrowing power

• Pluralism in governance experiments, local systems

• Unifying network state through consent, shared values

• Decentralized cooperation through 1000 protocol experiments

• Concerns over political capture of cryptocurrency

• Potential global debt collapse, need for resilience

• Web3 and AI intersection, challenges of monolithic systems

• Decentralizing internet through proximity networks, open source

If you're a founder, our Call for Builders is out! Learn more 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:

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Watch the video version of this episode on Youtube.

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!

"AI must be decentralized", with Marcello Mari of SingularityDAO

In this episode of the Metaverse Podcast, our host Jamie Burke welcomes Marcello Mari, Founder & CEO at SingularityDAO, and part of the founding team at SingularityNET.

 

This conversation is a deep dive into decentralized AI.

 

If you're interested in any of these topics, tune in!

• Decentralized AI and its potential impact
• AI, AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), and ASI (Artificial Super-Intelligence)
• AI development, infrastructure, and tokenization
• Autonomous Economic Agents (AEAs)
• Decentralized AI in the Middle East, potential for growth and challenges
• Outlier Ventures' Riyadh Base Camp

If you're a founder, apply to one of our active Base Camp accelerator programs.

#AI #AGI #ASI

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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

Watch the video version of this episode on Youtube.

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!

How Generative AI and Web3 are Shaping the Future of 3D Content, with Matera Protocol

In this episode of the Metaverse Podcast, our host Jamie Burke welcomes Samuel Huber, Founder & CEO at Matera Protocol and Landvault.

 

With over a decade of experience building virtual worlds and digital experiences, Samuel has built pioneering companies in the metaverse space based in Dubai. 

 

If you're interested in any of these topics, tune in!

• Mobile gaming challenges: inefficient advertising monetization
• Pivoting company strategy to align with metaverse opportunities
• Building digital twins for GCC infrastructure project
• Leveraging AI for faster 3D content creation
• Potential for IP monetization in virtual contexts  
• Rewarding creators on social networks

If you're a founder building the Open Metaverse, apply to one of our active Base Camp accelerator programs.

#metaverse #generativeAI

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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

Watch the video version of this episode on Youtube.

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!

Building Real World Applications to Solve Real World Problems, with Celo Ecosystem

In this special episode of the Metaverse Podcast, we’re excited to introduce our new partners for the upcoming RWA Base Camp accelerator, the Celo ecosystem. Tune in to hear how they will be supporting the founders, while staying true to their mission.

 

Join the conversation with:

• John Goldschmidt, our Head of Partnerships
• Katie Lundie, Program Manager for RWA Base Camp
• Freddie Lassados, our Investment Manager
• Isha Varshney, Head of Ecosystem Strategy at Celo Foundation
• Juan Diego, Co-founder at Capa (formerly Alcancia)
• Mauricio Gutiérrez, Co-founder at Tropykus

 

If you’re a founder eager to accelerate your vision, today is the last day you can apply for our RWA Base Camp accelerator program.

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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!

"We're not building the Metaverse; you are", with Futureverse

In this special episode of the Metaverse Podcast, we’re excited to introduce the Futureverse Base Camp cohort. Tune in to hear firsthand experiences directly from the founders as they discuss their journey in the Outlier Ventures accelerator.

Join the conversation with Aaron McDonald, co-founder of Futureverse and Born Ready, and Blake Lezenski, Partner Program Director at Outlier Ventures.

 

Meet the innovative teams shaping the future:

• Intraverse
• Lifelike Digital / Gym Vibe
• MintPass
• Nucanon
• Plurality Network
• REKT
• Spark

Witness the collaboration within and between these dynamic teams, and learn how Futureverse and Outlier Ventures have provided a rewarding accelerator experience.

If you’re a founder eager to accelerate your vision, apply to one of our active Base Camp accelerator programs.

 

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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!

AI x Crypto Webinar - Founder Lessons, with Fetch.ai, Ocean Protocol & DIA

In this special edition of the Metaverse Podcast, our host Jamie Burke hosts a pivotal webinar with 3 proeminent founders, all pioneers in the AI x Web3 vertical.

 

Gain valuable founder insights from:

• Humayun Sheikh, CEO & Founder - Fetch.ai
• Bruce Pon, Co-Founder - Ocean Protocol 
• Paul Claudius - Co-founder, DIA

Fetch.ai, Ocean Protocol and DIA are official Portfolio Ambassadors for the upcoming AI x Crypto Base Camp accelerator program, eager to support the selected teams.

 

If you're interested in any of these topics, tune in!

 

• Shared thesis for Crypto x AI
• Founders' learning and advice
• ASI token merger initiative
• Building Web3 ecosystems
• Commercializing AI and Web3 tech
• Innovation opportunities in the space
• Industry trends & applications
• AI x Crypto Base Camp

If you're a founder building AI's trust layer, apply to our AI x Crypto Base Camp accelerator program.

#AI #founder #Web3

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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!

"DePIN summer is just getting started", with Leonard Dorlöchter of peaq

In this episode of the Metaverse Podcast, our host Jamie Burke welcomes Leonard Dorlöchter, Co-Founder at peaq.

 

peaq is the home of DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks), enabling builders to build DePINs for mobility, connectivity, energy, and more.

 

If you're interested in any of these topics, tune in!

 

• Decentralized infrastructure for IoT
• Leo's founder journey
• Challenges fundraising for blockchain
• Evolution of blockchain adoption
• German industrial blockchain adoption
• peaq's technology stack
• Decentralized backend for machines
• AI agents for data verification
• peaq's network launch and growth
• DePIN Base Camp accelerator program

If you're a founder transforming the platform economy, apply to our DePIN Base Camp accelerator program.

#DePIN #IoT #blockchain

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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!

Establishing Trust in a Digital Age through Verifiable AI, with Fraser Edwards of Cheqd

In this episode of the Metaverse Podcast, our host Jamie Burke welcomes Fraser Edwards, Co-Founder and CEO at Cheqd.

 

Cheqd is building the payment infrastructure and the trust layer that enables the creation of marketplaces for Trusted Data.

 

> Can digital identities be truly self-sovereign?

 

If you're interested in any of these topics, tune in!

 

• Fraser's background
• Cheqd's mission statement
• Self-sovereign identity
• Deep fakes and trust
• Biometrics databases dangers
• Diffuse social signals
• AI training data bias
• Artisanal AI content value
• Decentralized identity management
• Reputation systems importance
• Agent based systems promise
• Hyper personalization potential
• Commercial participation drivers
• Regulation shaping conditions
• Digital identity wallets
• EU ID initiative impact
• Cheqd's roadmap
• Partnering for solutions
• Proof of personhood integration

 

#AI #data #identity

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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!

Applications of Zero-Knowledge Proofs in Blockchain, with Brian Fu of zkLend

In this episode of the Metaverse Podcast, Jamie dives deep into the world of DeFi with Brian Fu, co-founder of zkLend, next generation lending protocol built on Starknet leveraging zk-rollup technology.

 

Tune in to:

• Learn about the innovative approach of zkLend in combining scalability, speed, and security within the DeFi space.
• Gain insights into Brian's journey from traditional finance to becoming an early pioneer in ZK technology.
• Understand the significance of Layer 2 solutions like Starknet in addressing Ethereum's scalability challenges.
• Explore zkLend’s commitment to sustainable growth and modular lending solutions while navigating the complexities of innovation.
• Discover the potential for institutional adoption in DeFi driven by the need for capital efficiency and improved payment rails.
• Delve into the excitement surrounding ZK technology for its scalability and privacy-enhancing capabilities, especially in managing data availability for larger transaction volumes and institutional use cases.

#zk #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
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!

The Future of Digital Ownership, with Ian Rogers of Ledger

In this episode of the Metaverse Podcast, our host Jamie Burke welcomes Ian Rogers, Chief Experience Officer and board member at Ledger, a leading provider of cryptocurrency security solutions.

 

Embarking on a journey that predates the web, Ian Rogers has held positions such as CEO of Beats Music and Chief Digital Officer at LVMH, among others (Yahoo, Apple, Lyst, Dr. Martnes, etc.).

 

Ian delves into various aspects of Web3 technology, digital ownership, and the intersection of AI and blockchain and much more.

 

Tune in to:

• Gain insights into value capture dynamics in digital ownership and the Web3 space.
• Understand the importance of self-custody and decentralization in blockchain technology.
• Explore cautious optimism surrounding crypto's potential for wealth redistribution.
• Learn about the significance of ownership in the context of blockchain protocols and internet fundamentals.
• Discover the current state of crypto adoption and the challenges of securely managing digital assets.
• Reflect on the implications of self-custody for identity and asset ownership.
• Consider the implications of the battle between state and user sovereignty in the financial landscape.
• Understand the historical precedents when forecasting the future of finance.

Mentioned books:

> Broken Money by Lyn Alden - About the history of value and money and why Bitcoin is a perfect form of money.

> World War 3.0 by Ken Auletta - A history of the late 1990s tech industry through the lens of companies like AOL, Microsoft, and Cisco.

> The Quest by Daniel Yergin - About the history of energy on the planet.

> The End of the World is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihan - A book by someone who is skeptical of Bitcoin that offers clues about the unique time in history.

 

#bitcoin #ledger #ownership #web

 

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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!