The Block Coffee

A virtual coffee house for Blockchain & Web3 enthusiasts, investors and builders to hang out and share their industry insights, investment strategies and the exciting stuff they are building.

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Episodes

Exploring Blockchain Data Analytics, Career in Web3 w/ MetricsDAO's GJ and Helix

In this episode of Block Coffee Chat, Brian is joined by GJ and Helix from MetricsDAO to dive into the world of DAO-Powered Web3 data analytics: (00:00) Episode Intro (01:20) NFA (01:46) Guest Intro | GJ and Helix's journey to Web3 (05:02) GJ on History of MetricsDAO | What challenges is MetricsDAO trying to solve? (06:32) DAO vs. Company (07:10) Helix on What challenges is MetricsDAO trying to solve? (08:40) Why do projects partner with MetricsDAO for their data needs? (11:52) Deep Dive: How do...

Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 5 min

From Pro MMA Fighter to Y Combinator-Backed Startup Founder w/ Odiggo's Ahmed Omar | Block Coffee Chat with Founders

In this episode of Block Coffee Chat with Web3 Founders, Brian is joined by Ahmed Omar, CEO and co-founder of Odiggo to discuss his journey from fighting professionally to building a YC-backed startup, the smart glasses market, mixed martial arts, and more: (00:00) Episode Intro (01:55) Guest Intro | Omar's journey from Fighting in MMA to Building in Tech (09:41) MMA talk: was Omar more of a striker or grappler? | Favorite MMA fighter? (10:58) The journey of building Odiggo | Omar's co-founder |...

Jan 22, 2023•51 min

Crowdsourcing Ambassador Marketing in a Web3 Way w/ Grand Time's Rafael Zeitunian | Block Coffee Chat with Founders

In this episode of Block Coffee Chat with Web3 Founders, Brian is joined by Rafael Zeitunian, CEO and co-founder of GRAND TIME to discuss how companies can crowdsource micro tasks such as ambassador marketing with less cost and higher quality via a decentralized crowdsourcing marketplace: (01:54) Guest Intro| Rafael's startup & web3 journey (05:13) How Rafael came up with the ambassador marketplace business idea & what Grand Time is? (12:07) How do users monetize their ambassador gigs? |...

Jan 07, 2023•48 min

Gamifying New User Onboarding & Education w/ Stemmy's Khurram | Block Coffee Chat with Founders

In this episode of Block Coffee Chat with Web3 Founders, Brian is joined by Khurram P., CEO of Stemmy to discuss how gamification can help solve the major problems in new user onboarding and education: (01:41) Guest Intro| Khurram's background & startup journey (10:58) Meeting with the STEPN team and learning about X to Learn (15:06) SDK & Gamification 101 (20:35) Adtech in gaming (24:35) Why moving away from a token model & risks of having a token? (27:47) When would be necessary to...

Dec 22, 2022•45 min

When Wine Industry Meets NFTs w/ Libation Labs' Andrew Allison | Block Coffee Chat with Founders

In this episode of Block Coffee Chat with Founders, Brian is joined by Andrew Allison, CEO and Founder of Libation Labs to discuss the wine business and NFTs: (00:49) Guest Intro (01:31) Andrew's background in Wine and how he got into the Wine NFT venture (03:50) Why the wine industry needs blockchain and NFTs? (08:05) What benefits do Web3 and NFTs bring to the table for wine tasting experiences? (09:47) What's in it for the wineries? (13:14) What does the wine NFT experience look like for cons...

Dec 12, 2022•31 min

How Can NFTs Help Artists and Creators with Monetization w/ Etcheve's Patti Pan | Block Coffee Chat with Founders

In this episode of Block Coffee Chat with Founders, Brian is joined by Patti Pan, Co-Founder and CEO of Etcheve to discuss the monetization issues that creators and traditional gallery artists face and how NFTs can help solve the problem: (00:00) Episode Intro (02:26) Patti's background, how did she get into the art industry and blockchain & NFT (13:15) Why would an artist ever need to interact with web3 or NFT when they already have social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube,...

Nov 30, 2022•58 min

Is DeFi Broken? | What Wall Street Journal Got Wrong About DeFi w/ Brian

In this episode of The Block Coffee, Brian reflected on what had caused the market crash back in May&June 2022, which led to the key question: Is DeFi (Decentralized Finance) broken, dead or worked just fine? What mainstream media like WSJ got wrong about DeFi? What problems does Defi need to solve in order to get to the next level of adoption? -- Timestamps (00:00) Introduction & FTX Insolvency (02:26) Recap on what happened in May&June this year that led to Bitcoin dropping from ov...

Nov 09, 2022•25 min

Crypto Tax Chat - Ethereum Merge tax implication, How to get less REKT in market downturn using simple tax tactics w/ Zora

Brian had a coffee chat with Zora, a blockchain and cryptocurrency tax consultant to discussed some recent and upcoming events in Web3 and their tax implications - this episode covers: #1. Why crypto start ups and investors should care about tax? #2. Upcoming Ethereum Merge and potential tax implications for different stakeholders. #3. What simple tax tactics can investors use to get less REKT in this bear market? #4. Zora's thoughts on crypto regulation. *Episode recorded at the end of July If ...

Aug 22, 2022•48 min

The Rise and Fall of Axie Infinity Pt.2: Key Takeaways from the Biggest Crypto Hack, Why has Axie Infinity's Growth Slowed Down Substantially, Industry Outlook | Web3 Investing Case Study

Young and Brian continued their discussion on the rise and fall of one of the largest Web3 games, Axie Infinity - they went more in-depth in this second part of the episode to cover: #1. How did the Largest Crypto Hack ($625M) happen to Axie Infinity? #2. What are the Key Lessons that we can Learn from this hacking event? #3. What caused the Substantial Slow Down of Axie Infinity's Growth since its Peak? #4. Drawbacks of the Play-to-Earn Model #5. Web 3 Gaming Industry Outlook If you would like ...

Jun 01, 2022•36 min

The Rise and Fall of Axie Infinity Pt.1: Life of a Crypto Gaming Landlord, Play-to-Earn Economy Explained w/ YoungGe | Web3 Investing Case Study

In this Block Coffee episode, Young joined your host Brian to discuss the rise and fall of one of the largest Web3 games, Axie Infinity. The first part of this episode covered: #1. Web 3 Gaming Overview #2. The Rise of Axie Infinity and the Play-to-Earn Economy #3. Young's Journey of becoming a "Crypto Gaming Landlord" via Axie Infinity's Scholarship Program If you would like us to discuss any other Web3 related topics or have any feedback/thoughts in general for the pod, please don't hesitate t...

Jun 01, 2022•36 min

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