The State of Web3 with Trent Barnes and Bartholomew Meyer of MaxStealth

In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Trent Barnes, Principal at Zerocap and Principal at MaxStealth, and Bartholomew (Bart) Meyer, Partner at Zerocap and Principal at MaxStealth. MaxStealth gives investors early and exclusive access to the leading edge of Web3 investments through allocations into pre-seed/seed opportunities in Outlier Ventures’ 2022 Accelerator program. Trent and Bart share their thoughts on the state of Web3 by discussing how MaxStealth has expanded their offerings. They talk about why it’s important to build a community before a product and educate about the Web3 space.

 

About Guests

Trent Barnes is the Principal at Zerocap and Principal at MaxStealth. He is also the advisor and co-founder at CircuIT Recruitment Group and previously served as a board member at the Blockchain Association of Australia. Trent was the founder at Raw Kaya Organics and Co-Founder at Swhish. He was previously the Principal Consultant and Manager of Technology at Interpro Australia.

Bart Meyer is Partner at Zerocap and Principal at MaxStealth. He is also a Venture Partner at Future Now Ventures. Bart previously worked as Portfolio Manager at Future Now Capital and Head of Consultancy and Business Development Manager at Miller Gold Technology Solutions.

 

You’ll learn about:

• How MaxStealth expanded their offerings to bridge the gap between the asset class and business model
• Best utility cases for NFT projects
• Three things Trent looks for in pitches
• Why it’s important to build a community before building a product
• Trent’s and Bart’s thoughts on how to educate people on Web3 and where we’re going with the proposed metaverse
• The future of blockchain gaming and the rise of gaming guilds 
• Trent’s advice to emerging entrepreneurs in the Web3 space

 

Resources: 

Connect with Trent Barnes: LinkedIn | Email

Connect with Bart Meyer: LinkedIn | Email

Connect with yWhales: Website | BitClout | Twitter

MaxStealth: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Medium

 

Timestamps

[01:59] Intro to Bart

[05:08] Intro to Trent

[08:52] MaxStealth’s expansion of offerings

[12:18] Indicators of change for good

[15:29] The necessity of NFT utility

[19:32] Point in the adoption cycle

[20:27] MaxStealth’s expertise in executing due diligence

[27:04] The importance of community and collaboration in Web3

[32:29] Measuring success

[36:52] Managing risk and educating

[42:08] Two problems to solve in Web3: bridges and wallets

[45:39] The proposed open metaverse

[49:45] Investing in the future of gaming

[56:49] Advice for emerging entrepreneurs in the Web3 space

[01:01:22] How to contact Bart and Trent