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Navigating the Crypto Storm with Asset Protection and Recovery | Roger Ying | CryptoLock

In this episode, Jay speaks with Roger Ying, Co-Founder of PolicyDock.com and CEO of CryptoLock, a membership program that can help individuals save up to 90% of compliance and recovery expenses in the event of a breach. Roger discusses the topic of self-custody and its associated risks for those who are inexperienced in taking responsibility for their assets. He shares how safety and security can be maintained through the use of services and adherence to regulatory requirements and stresses the importance of collaboration among business leaders, enthusiasts, and veterans to overcome challenges in the blockchain and crypto industry. Roger also emphasizes the significance of education and safety in the context of self-custody. 
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Guest Social Links:
Roger Ying’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerying/
About Guest
 
Roger Ying is the CEO of CryptoLock and co-founder of PolicyDock.com. Prior to founding PolicyDock.com, Roger was a fintech entrepreneur and investor in the Chinese Internet Finance space based in Beijing where he had first-hand experience in an industry that grew from 30M RMB/year to ~$250Bn/year, where he started NYSE: YRD, the first Chinese fintech lending platform to go public and founded Pandai, one of the earliest fintech platforms, which he led through VC financing and JV with one of China's earliest private wealth management firms. He has been quoted in numerous media and publications, both global and domestic (Caixin, CGTN, CNBC, FT, World Economic Forum, Credit Suisse, and others) and has been a sought after paid consultant for top-tier investment banks, private equity firms, insurance companies, and expert networks on the topics of fintech, micro-finance, China wealth management, and financial regulation.
 
Roger has previous experience in venture capital, consulting for Fortune 500's, has a BS in Electrical engineering, specializing in telecommunication theory, a MS in MS&E from Stanford University, specializing in finance, product design, and entrepreneurship, where he was also a teaching assistant at the Stanford d.School in its first cross-cultural design class in collaboration with Peking University, China.
 
You’ll learn about:
The education CryptoLock is providing 
How CryptoLock works to proactively prevent crypto loss or theft
The impacts of crypto losses
Timestamps
0:37 Jay’s intro
2:18 Roger’s background 
6:25 Early successes
9:37 What is CryptoLock?
11:27 Biggest misconceptions
16:50 Prevention crypto loss best practices
20:44 Successes and learning opportunities
26:11 On diversifying custody
33:10 The impact of crypto loss 
36:30 If you think you’ve been attacked
39:44 Use cases
43:36 What will it take for mass adoption?
50:10 How to contact Roger
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allows for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.

The Future of E-Commerce: Immersive and Metaverse Centered | Michael Toner | Threedium

In this episode, Jay speaks with Michael Toner, CMO of Threedium, a 3D/AR company specializing in creating the most engaging and interactive online shopping experiences through lightweight & lightning-fast formats that can be applied across any digital channel. Michael shares how Threedium is building the backbone of the 3D internet through the development of its own AI technology and how it is furthering intellectual property ownership in the metaverse. Michael also discusses what is necessary to move today’s brands to web3 and how to achieve interoperability between web3 and web2. 
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Guest Social Links:
Michael Toner’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeToner 
Michael Toner’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toner/ 
About Guest
 
Michael Toner is the Chief Marketing Officer of Threedium, an 3D and AR company shaping the future of the 3D Internet. The company helps global brands to create and distribute 3D and AR experiences across their e-commerce, and web3 commerce channels— helping improve the way people buy and sell products across the 3D web. Toner spent more than a decade running B2B digital marketing for fortune 500 brands and global financial institutions before joining Threedium in early 2021. He has his MBA from Drexel and lives with his wife and two boys in Washington, D.C.
 
 
You’ll learn about:
ETH Denver and Bitcoin update
Threedium’s proprietary 3D engine and how it is making modularity accessible
What it will take to move brands to web3
How to get web3 to understand and work with web2  
Timestamps
0:36 Jay’s Intro
1:58 About Mike
14:29 Web3 Modularity
19:14 Threedium & how it applies to the market
35:19 How to convert assets to 3D/how they manage it
37:58 Threedium’s big successes
48:27 Future immersive tech/AR
53:40 Where to learn more about Threedium
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How to Use Your Phone Number as a Web3 Wallet & Get Rewarded | Toby Rush | Redeem

In this episode, Jay speaks with Toby Rush, CEO of Redeem, a web3 wallet where a user's phone number can become their digital wallet. Dynamic, personalized rewards called “dots” live in the wallets and can be redeemed as you check out instead of a promo code. The dots are NFTs whose business logic is defined by smart contracts. Toby talks about his background in software engineering and what led him to invest in the crypto world and create Redeem. He shares how Redeem is solving human-related problems with technology and establishing trust through the user experience. Toby also discusses the evolution of marketing and how web3 can unlock an authentic customer journey. 
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Redeem’s Social Links:
Redeem’s Website: https://www.redeem.xyz/
Redeem’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/redeemtechnologies/
Redeem’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Redeem_xyz 
 
Toby’s Socials:
Toby Rush’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiasrush/
Toby Rush’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TobiasRush
About Guest
Toby’s passion is building exceptional teams, products, companies, and an occasional piece of woodworking. His expertise lies in leading companies to scale by creating growth strategies, building out the leadership team, raising capital, and executing. As a founder of two high-tech startups with successful exits, he has raised capital from Angel investors, VCs, and PE companies. He has experience in executing roll-up strategies post-acquisition and operating internationally.
Though operating is his core focus, he has extensive experience investing as an angel and as a part of Alibaba’s Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) team. He serves on several boards of startups, VC funds & operating companies. 
You’ll learn about:
How Redeem is using rewards and loyalty to help brands connect with consumers
The importance of data ownership and open source building in web3
The 3 most important aspects of successful NFTs: convenience, creativity, and control
Timestamps
0:35 Jay’s Intro
1:04 Toby’s background
8:20 About Redeem
14:35 The modular internet
24:50 Marketing in web3
29:10 How Redeem works
35:05 Early adoption stages
38:35 Outlook on the future of web3
43:34 Contact
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allows for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.

Fireblocks: How MultiSig & MPC Works and Digital Asset Solutions | Omer Amsel Head of Web3

In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Omer Amsel, Head of Web3 Products at Fireblocks, an easy to use all-in-one platform for building your digital business, creating new blockchain based products, and securing trillions in digital assets every month. Omar shares how Fireblocks has already facilitated over $4 trillion worth of digital asset transfers and talks about the need for robust security and UX when it comes to incorporating crypto assets into corporate businesses. He also discusses Fireblock’s mission to provide a collaborative and confidential community centered around cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology and shares tips for those wanting to dip their toes into the web3 space.
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Guest Social Links:
Omer Amsel’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmerAmsel
Omer Amsel’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omeramsel/?originalSubdomain=il
About Guest
 
Omer Amsel is Fireblocks’ Head of Web3 and Director of Product Management. As Head of Web3, Omer is responsible for the strategy and product development enabling access and building of the emerging digital economy, including DeFi, NFTs, and GameFi, via the Fireblocks platform. For over a decade, Omer has been adapting cutting edge technologies, such as blockchain, solar energy, machine learning, and computer vision, to create products that solve real-world challenges. Prior to Fireblocks, Omer led product at UVeye, which developed automated inspection systems for vehicles, working with the firm’s most high-profile clients including a Fortune 5 company. He also co-founded Slice RE, a blockchain-based real estate equity crowdfunding platform focused on high-growth, large-scale urban real estate developments. Omer met Fireblocks’ Co-founder & CTO Idan Ofrat at Generaytor, a solar energy community created to accelerate solar adoption through the sharing economy model, where he worked with Idan to bring the product to market. 
 
Omer graduated with a BA in Computer Science from IDC Herzliya (formerly Reichman University).
 
You’ll learn about:
The history of Fireblocks: evolution from crypto native focus to banking
How multi sig and MPC works
Why the past successes and failures of deFi can apply to non-financial applications
Timestamps
0:36 Jay’s intro
2:06 Clifton’s intro
3:20 Omer’s background
6:03 Tokenized security vs security token
13:34 The evolution of crypto custody
22:22 Fireblocks’ intensive onboarding process
26:44 Fireblocks for enterprises
34:26 Marketing in Web3
38:06 How Fireblocks’ security works
45:06 Use case
51:42 Clifton’s takeaways
55:57 Where is the web3 space headed?
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allows for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
 
#ywhales #web3 #blockchain #fireblocks #buidl #defi #crypto #cryptowallet #cryptocustody #blockchaintechnology #digitalasset #cryptoexchanges #cryptoassets #stablecoins #bitcoin #ethereum #tokenization #NFTs #gamefi

#dMar: How to Own & Monetize your Data in Web3 | Snickerdoodle Labs

In this episode, Jay speaks with Jonathan Padilla, CEO and Co-Founder of Snickerdoodle Labs, and Alex McComb, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Snickerdoodle Labs. Snickerdoodle Labs is a  #dMar (decentralized marketing) platform for creators to own and equitably monetize their content. Jonathan and Alex share their backgrounds and how their paths merged together in web3. They recount how they built Snickerdoodle Labs and their desire for people to own their data and have privacy, offering them a better way to do business. Jonathan and Alex also discuss why web3 firms need to show data-driven metrics and, following the FTX fiasco, seek to understand how governments work in order to create good relationships with regulators and support decision-making. 
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Snickerdoodle Lab’s Social Links:
Snickerdoodle Lab’s website: https://snickerdoodlelabs.io/ 
Snickerdoodle Lab’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/YoSnickerdoodle
Snickerdoodle Lab’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/snickerdoodlelabs
Snickerdoodle Lab’s Medium: https://medium.com/snickerdoodle-digest
Guest Social Links:
Jonathan Padilla’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JPadillaCA
Jonathan Padilla’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpadillaca/
Alex McComb’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexmccomb9/
About Guests
Jonathan M. Padilla is a native of the Great State of California. He is currently Head of Blockchain Strategy at PayPal and the Deputy Director at Stanford’s Future of Digital Currency Initiative. He has served in a number of diverse positions ranging from time in the White House during the first term of President Obama to time at Google where he worked on clean energy at Google.org to working in venture capital outfits in California and in East Africa. He has additionally run political campaigns and operations at the U.S. federal, state, and local levels. He formerly served as a member of the Democratic National Committee. Jonathan graduated from Harvard College with a degree in government and from Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government with a Masters of Public Policy. He was a 2018 Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University where he studied economics and business.
Alex McComb is the Chief Product Officer at Snickerdoodle Labs. Before his involvement in web3, he spent time in fintech, blockchain, entrepreneurship, and minerals. He is a UN-recognized blockchain expert in the minerals sector and has consulted on DLT technology and development strategy for governments, startups, and Fortune 500s. Alex is a Schwarzman Scholar and earned his Master’s in Policy and Management from Tsinghua University. He earned his BA from Virginia Wesleyan University.
 
 
You’ll learn about:
Why chief aggregators are the most valuable
The need for data-driven metrics to support decision-making in web3
How protecting the consumer can prove to the government web3 is safe
 
Timestamps
0:36 Jay’s intro
1:45 Jonathan’s background 
6:29 Alex’s background
10:18 Building Snickerdoodle
24:08 Snickerdoodle’s success with clients
28:14 How did Snickerdoodle choose specific projects to attack first?
30:32 How valuable holding your own data is
34:22 Who is Snickerdoodle’s ideal client today?
35:51 AI/Bots & Data Integration 
41:14 Is the government prepared to educate themselves on these topics on web3? 
49:50 Jonathan’s time at PayPal/Compromise of mass adoption
53:40 Where we see trends and asset class moving
1:02:47 How to reach Snickerdoodle
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allows for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
 
#ywhales #web3 #blockchain #snickerdoodle #snickerdoodlelabs #blockchaintechnology #decentralization #dMar #regulation #web3education #dataprivacy #content #monetization #marketing #analytics #web3platform #web3marketing #ai

Crypto Solutions & Global Frictionless Transactions | Navin Gupta | Ripple #XRP

In this episode, Jay speaks with Navin Gupta, Managing Director for South East Asia and MENA at Ripple, a blockchain technology that enables global financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers to move, manage and tokenize value. Navin discusses the unnecessary friction in bank transactions today, how the lack of blockchain education is impeding mainstream adoption, and how Ripple is educating users, regulators and financial institutions. He also shares how Ripple is using the XRP ledger as a bridge for transactions and increasing global access to blockchain.
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Ripple’s Website: https://ripple.com/ 
Ripple’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ripple
Ripple’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rippleofficial
Ripple’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjok1uTSBUgvRYQaASz6YWw
Ripple’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rippleofficial
Guest Social Links:
Navin Gupta’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/navinblockchain
Navin Gupta’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/navingupta2/ 
About Guest
Navin Gupta is the Managing Director, for South Asia and MENA at Ripple. Navin has over two decades of extensive experience in global transaction banking, payments and cash management, and strategy planning. He has previously worked as Vice President for Citigroup, Head of Growth Strategy for HSBC Asia, Amazon, and Nokia. He is a former board member of the National Payments Corporation of India and currently sits on the Board of Maitrayana Charity Foundation, New Delhi, India. He was also a chief architect of HSBC’s global initiative on Working Capital and Liquidity Management and in 2008 was recognized as one of "The 50 Most Promising Young Leaders" in Asia-Pac by The Asian Banker. 
 
 
You’ll learn about:
How the lack of education is impeding mainstream adoption
Payroll: How blockchain is improving efficiency and the balance sheet
Who Ripple is for and how it is educating its users 
 
Timestamps
0:35 Jay’s intro
2:06 Navin’s background
7:10 Understanding bank transactions
13:33 Use case: payroll
16:52 Human behavior
18:12 Educating financial institutions
23:10 Eliminating friction in payment systems
26:40 Who is Ripple for
31:54 Regulation and adoption
38:21 Roadmap to educating regulators
44:05 Advice for entering Web3
47:20 Contact Navin and Ripple
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allows for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.

Creating Infrastructure for the Next Generation of Web3 | Brennan Lamey | Kwil

In this episode, Jay speaks with Brennan Lamey, Founder of Kwil, a decentralized solution for storing off-chain data to manage enterprise-scale queries via SQL. Brendan shares what led him into the web3 space and to identifying the problem Kwil is seeking to solve. He discusses how a decentralized database can act as a smart contract, unique use cases he has seen in the community today, and how zero-knowledge proofs are an exciting form of forward thinking and validated ownership in the web3 space.
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Kwil’s Medium: https://medium.com/kwildb
Kwil’s Discord: https://discord.gg/HzRPZ59Kay
Kwil’s GitHub: https://github.com/kwilteam
Guest Social Links:
Brennan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brennan-lamey-84b6b8192/
Brennan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brennan_lamey 
About Guest
Brennan is the founder of Kwil, a decentralized relational database providing data infrastructure to Web3 builders. During the COVID pandemic, Brennan spent time developing a decentralized communication platform called Ecclesia. While developing this platform, Brennan discovered that the data infrastructure that the team was building had applications outside of their own platform. The team pivoted to focus entirely on the data infrastructure, which is now known as Kwil. Brennan has since dropped out of college, and moved to Austin, Texas where the Kwil team is now based.
 
 
You’ll learn about:
How Kwil is utilizing blockchain technology to enable the creation, management, and utilization of a decentralized relational database
Why centralization is necessary
The future of ZK in blockchain
Timestamps
0:36 Jay’s intro
2:54 Adam’s background
7:31 Adam’s path to Fireblocks
9:45 Compliance & regulation for enterprises
10:55 About Fireblocks
15:41 Why choose Fireblocks
21:22 The ecosystem & further advancing technology
24:16 Education
28:20 Web3 modular internet
30:50 Scalability for large enterprises
36:17 Where is Web3 headed
38:08 Consumer Model for FireBlocks
40:38 Gaming
45:17 Where are we on the adoption scale
46:32 How to contact Adam
 
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#ywhales #web3 #blockchain #kwil #blockchain #ZKproof #decentralization #SQL

Fireblocks’ Evolution: Crypto, Banking, Payments & Partnerships | Adam Levine | Fireblocks

In this episode, the yWhales team speaks with Adam Levine, VP and Head of Corporate Strategy at Fireblocks, an easy-to-use platform creating blockchain-based products and managing day-to-day digital asset operations. Adam talks about Fireblocks’ evolution from a crypto native focus to banking, web3, payments, and more. He shares what Fireblocks is pioneering in education and collaboration for the community and discusses how they are developing and maintaining long-term partnerships in an industry that is notoriously fast-paced and fickle.
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Fireblock’s Social Links:
Fireblocks’ Website: https://www.fireblocks.com
Fireblocks’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FireblocksHQ
Fireblocks’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fireblocks
Fireblocks’ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/fireblocks
Fireblocks’ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/FireblocksHQ 
Fireblock’s Demo: https://www.fireblocks.com/request-demo/ 
Guest Social Links:
Adam’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamlevine18/ 
About Guest
Adam joined Fireblocks as VP, Head of Corporate Strategy and is a member of the leadership team. His remit includes leading strategic partnerships, non-crypto digital assets — focusing on central bank and market infrastructure engagement, new ventures, and corporate development. Prior to Fireblocks, Adam was Co-Head of BNY Mellon’s Digital Partnerships. His responsibilities included collaborations with, and strategic investments in, emerging technology companies. Adam also founded BNY Mellon’s Accelerator Program. During this time Adam was a member of FTV Capital’s Strategic Advisory Board and a Board Member of Proxymity. Adam has a bachelor’s in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis and a juris doctor and Masters in Business Administration from Duke University. Adam is admitted to the New York State Bar Association.
 
 
You’ll learn about:
Why competition inhibits user friendly experiences
How Fireblocks is providing education and further advancing technology 
How Fireblocks is integrating with gaming companies and combining tokenization with wallets
Timestamps
0:36 Jay’s intro
2:54 Adam’s background
7:31 Adam’s path to Fireblocks
9:45 Compliance & regulation for enterprises
10:55 About Fireblocks
15:41 Why choose Fireblocks
21:22 The ecosystem & further advancing technology
24:16 Education
28:20 Web3 modular internet
30:50 Scalability for large enterprises
36:17 Where is Web3 headed
38:08 Consumer Model for FireBlocks
40:38 Gaming
45:17 Where are we on the adoption scale
46:32 How to contact Adam
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allows for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.

Real Estate’s Transition to Blockchain | Geoff Thompson | Sanjay Raghavan | Roofstock

In this episode, the yWhales team speaks with Geoff Thompson, Chief Blockchain Officer, and Sanjay Raghavan, Head of Web3 Initiatives at Roofstock, a platform that allows everyone from first-time investors to global asset managers to evaluate, purchase and own residential investment properties around the world. Geoff and Sanjay share how Roofstock is breaking down many of the traditional barriers to real estate investing today, why educating realtors is the best way to drive mainstream adoption, and what success Roofstock has found in the marketplace.   
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Roofstock’s Social Links:
Roofstock’s Discord: https://discord.gg/RoofstockOnChain
Roofstock’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/rsonchain
Roofstock’s GitHub: https://github.com/RoofstockOnChain
 
Guest Social Links:
Geoff’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffreythompson/
Geoff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/_gthomps
Sanjay’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjayraghavan/
Sanjay’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/eth_sanjay
About Guests
 
Geoff co-leads Roofstock onChain, the web3 business unit at Roofstock, which is using blockchain to make ownership of single family rental homes radically simple. Before his current role, Geoff practiced law for 15 years in law firms and several general counsel roles at VC-backed companies, including Roofstock.  
Sanjay is a finance, product and operations leader. Before co-leading the web3 initiative, he served as GM of Roofstock One and also led Strategic Finance at Roofstock. Sanjay was previously an investment banker involved in structuring private capital markets transactions and co-founder of a fintech start up focused on analysis and risk assessment of loan portfolios.
 
 
You’ll learn about:
Roofstock’s process and how tokenizing can activate the smart contract
Why legal compliance is important in web3
The need to overcome and accept the transition to blockchain 
How to drive further adoption and educate realtors
Timestamps
 
0:00 Jay’s Intro
2:09 Sanjay’s background
7:51 Geoff’s background
13:45 On competition
16:37 Mike’s real use case
21:07 Roofstock’s process
33:29 Why use Roofstock
37:16 Roofstock’s marketplace
41:23 How do we educate realtors? 
48:57 What will drive further adoption? 
51:09 How to contact Roofstock
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Successfully Launching NFTs and Focusing on Customer Driven Innovation | Olly Jones | Palm NFT Studio

In this episode, Jay speaks with Olly Jones, Head of Business Development at Palm NFT Studio, an ethereum-compatible sidechain, built to serve as the foundation of a new scalable and sustainable ecosystem for NFTs. Olly talks about the Palm Network and how it is over 99.9% more energy efficient than Proof of Work-based blockchain networks. He also shares his passion for democratizing crypto and providing artists and developers with a “green” framework for innovation. Olly also discusses how NFTs can serve as keys to open up greater utility, community, and access, and what he has found it takes to successfully deploy a NFT project.
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Guest Social Links:
Olly’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ollyjones/ 
About Guest
 
Olly Jones is the Head of Business Development for Palm NFT Studio, where he’s responsible for building out an ecosystem to design, create and launch exciting Fan Engagement projects. Olly spent more than a decade in the Fintech payments space, both in Europe and in the US. Before joining Palm NFT Studio, Olly ran an innovation lab for a NYSE listed Tech Company focused on building new ways to mobile communicate with consumers in a post-pandemic world. He also bootstrapped a tech services agency from 6 to 85 employees, building new tech experiences for some of the largest brands in the world.
 
 
 
You’ll learn about:
Utilizing NFTs as keys to open up utility, community, and access
How Palm NFT works and its 2023 focus 
Adapting as a brand to the future of user driven innovation 
Timestamps
 
0:00 Jay’s Intro
2:28 Olly’s background
8:49 Web3 education & adoption 
11:15 What Palm NFT does
14:28 Trial & education before deployment
20:11 Web1 vs Web3
26:24 How Palm NFT works
36:40 Communities
39:04 Use cases
48:10 What it takes to successfully deploy an NFT project
50:16 Contact Palm NFT & Olly
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