17: Genius of Virgil Abloh, Tom Sachs Rocket Factory, Luxury + Scarcity in Internet Culture

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes.

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Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 – Intro + Challenges of Philanthropy
• 0:06:41 – Preview + Meme of The Week
• 0:15:45 – Tom Sachs’ Rocket Factory NFT
• 0:21:13 – How It Works
• 0:25:00 – Bored Ape vs Janky Heist vs Rocket Factory
• 0:26:29 – Secondary Market Analysis
• 0:32:03 – The Genius of Virgil Abloh
• 0:41:06 – Kanye West + Running Virgil’s Brand Through WhatsApp
• 0:48:12 – Luxury, Scarcity + Why You Should Care
• 0:54:24 – Matthew Principle + Virgil’s 3% Design Rule
• 1:03:24 – Creativity Resurgence
• 1:05:33 – Summary of Design Language

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