Nov 29, 2022Interview with Jack Lu (Magic Eden)The Creator-Focused, Multi-Chain NFT Marketplace — On the latest Crypto Driven, I got to sit down with Jack Lu, Co-Founder and CEO of Magic Eden. Magic Eden is the leading NFT marketplace on Solana. Since launching in September 2021, Magic Eden has grown quickly to about 10M unique user sessions per month. To date, Magic Eden’s…Nft2 min readNft2 min read
Oct 12, 2022Interview with Ian Lee (Syndicate)Democratizing Investing with Web3 Technology — On the latest Crypto Driven, I got to sit down with Ian Lee, Co-Founder of Syndicate. Syndicate is a decentralized investing protocol and social network. Syndicate’s first product, Investment Clubs, transforms any Ethereum wallet into a powerful investing DAO. In less than a year since launching Investment Clubs, Syndicate has…Investing2 min readInvesting2 min read
Sep 13, 2022Interview with Chris Madden (Floor)NFTs: Past, Present, and Future — On the latest Crypto Driven, I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Maddern, co-founder and CEO of Floor. Floor is a mobile app that aims to make NFTs more accessible and understandable. …Nft2 min readNft2 min read
Aug 17, 2022Interview with Evin McMullen (Disco)Decentralized Identity and Reputation — I had so much fun sitting down with Evin McMullen to chat about her Web3 startup, Disco. Disco is building a trustless and portable identity and reputation system with decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials — like a personal data backpack that travels with you across Web3. Disco has raised venture…Cryptocurrency1 min readCryptocurrency1 min read
Aug 2, 2022Interview with Bradley Miles (Roll)The Future of Social Tokens — I recently had the chance to interview Bradley Miles, Co-founder and CEO of Roll. Roll is a social token infrastructure platform that enables creators to mint, send, and use social tokens to build their communities. Roll launched in 2019 and has since grown to 500+ creators on the platform and…Social Tokens1 min readSocial Tokens1 min read
Jun 15, 2022Interview with Mike Wen (Gallery)Building the Social Layer for NFTs — I recently had the chance to interview Mike Wen, Co-founder and CEO of Gallery. Gallery is the premier gallery experience for NFTs, enabling users to curate and share their NFTs through an on-chain social platform. Gallery launched just last year, but has already attracted top NFT collectors and artists to…Crypto2 min readCrypto2 min read
May 25, 2022Summer 2022: NFT Winter?Last year, NFTs took the world by storm. Trading volume of NFTs topped $13 billion in 2021 — an enormous 43,000% increase compared to year before. We saw a dizzying pace of adoption from consumers, creators, brands, and even governments. Like many other NFT enthusiasts, I was captivated by NFTs…Crypto8 min readCrypto8 min read
May 24, 2022Interview with Roneil Rumburg (Audius)Crypto-Powered Music Streaming — I recently had the chance to interview Roneil Rumburg, Co-founder and CEO of Audius. Audius is a decentralized music streaming platform that is democratizing the music industry by giving more control and ownership back to artists and their communities. Audius launched in 2019 and has since grown to 7M+ users…Crypto1 min readCrypto1 min read
May 18, 2022Interview with Tina He (Station)Building Web3 Talent Infrastructure — I recently had the chance to interview Tina He, Co-founder and CEO of Station. Station is a startup building the talent marketplace and infrastructure for Web3 and has raised venture capital from top investors, including Union Square Ventures, Pace Capital, TCG Crypto, Archetype, and BoxGroup. We covered a bunch of…Crypto1 min readCrypto1 min read
Nov 10, 2021DAOs: Communities of the FutureSome thoughts on community evolution from Web2 to Web3 — To say that there has been a lot of excitement around Web3 lately would be an understatement. If you live in New York like I do, you may have noticed that the city was absolutely buzzing with activity (read: parties) last week around NFT.NYC. …Dao7 min readDao7 min read
