Episode description

Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/ZNFxICgbkuY

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This is an experimental episode w/ Trung Phan & Jack Butcher discussing the latest in business, technology & memes.

Expect a raw & uncut convo, mostly filled with silly, fun banter.

You'll hear us discuss:

• behind the scenes look at Jack's recent NFT success & crowdsourced Figma experiment
• Balaji's convo w/ Tim Ferriss
• The Future Of Online identity:  pseudonymous vs anonymous vs real names
• Coinbase going public
• WeWork documentary
• Difference between Fyre Fest + Tesla
• Potential for decentralized social networks + Bitclout
• The mechanics of memes + what it's like to write a daily newsletter to 1.7mil people
• Why Jack dubbed Trung "Fiat Phan"

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Snippet + What We Cover
• 0:03:08 - Start
• 0:03:25 - Intros - Trung, Jack + Bilal
• 0:04:53 - ROI On Jack’s Tweets
• 0:06:26 - Inside Look At Jack’s NFTs
• 0:16:48 - NFTs Explained - Visualize Value
• 0:18:06 - Meme Mechanics + The Roast Of Jack Butcher
• 0:19:49 - Selling An NFT For $150k
• 0:20:49 - Trung’s Theory
• 0:23:03 - Jack’s Opinion On NFTs
• 0:29:13 - From Nations To Nodes
• 0:30:16 - Crowdsourcing Creativity On Figma
• 0:32:24 - What Goes Into Writing A Daily Email To 1.7mil People?
• 0:34:53 - “Give Me That Dopamine Son!”
• 0:37:26 - Ideas From Balaji’s Tim Ferriss Podcast
• 0:38:38 - “2020 is the year the internet starts”
• 0:40:23 - Pseudonymity + The Future Of Identity Online
• 0:49:03 - Bitclout + Moving Beyond Rented Platforms
• 0:51:59 - “Can I Get A Dollar Son”
• 0:54:58 - Bitclout, legit or scam?
• 0:56:15 - “Not Financial Advice”
• 0:58:36 - Fiat Phan
• 1:01:33 - US, China + Bitcoin
• 1:05:40 - Coinbase Going Public
• 1:12:04 - WeWork Documentary
• 1:15:57 - Reality Distortion Field
• 1:20:49 - Difference Between Fyre Fest + Tesla