Building the Open Web

Alex Shalash has 25 years of software experience and has worked at previous companies like Accenture with an MSc in Physics and MBA from London Business School. In this episode Alex talks with Sasha about: • Growing up in Ukraine• How web3 is an enabling technology like credit cards• Solving the chicken and egg problem in web3 adoption• Building large-scale experiences with MetaEngine• Why the metaverse will be more like Wikipedia than FacebookEpisode links: Alex Shalash: https://twitter.com/alexshalashMetaEngine: https://www.metaengine.ggAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Sergey Zasorin is founder of Realis Network, a platform for launching mobile games using blockchain for a mainstream audience. Helping bridge traditional gaming ideas with the integration of blockchain, NFTs, and DeFi. In this episode Sasha talks with Sergey about: • Being a professional poker player in South Korea• What is the target retention rate for a mobile game• Creating a gaming economy that exists outside of the game• Prioritizing action over research • Keeping the marketing and user experience development in-house• Working efficiently in programming pairs Episode links: Realis Network: https://realis.network/Sergey Zasorin: https://twitter.com/exleadLegends Of Listeria: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.game.moba.realis.battle.royaleCrypto Dragons: https://dragonmerge.page.link/cryptodragonsCrypto Cats: http://mergecat.page.link/cryptocatsAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Andreas Kobal is CTO and Valentin Sotov is Product Owner at Ailand, a decentralized platform that allows users to create and sell games, and virtual goods, communicate and play with other users, and own their virtual property. In this episode they talk with Sasha about: • Integrating AI chat into virtual worlds• NEAR vs Ethereum  ecosystem• Pivoting to an AI-focused virtual world• Finding your metric for success• Advice for other web3 founders Episode links: Ailand: https://ailand.appAndreas Kobal: https://twitter.com/AndreasKobalValentin Sotov: https://twitter.com/InfinityNear Aliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Ben Kurrekis is co-founder of Keypom, a tool to help onboard users through a simple user experience. Previously he was co-founder at Fayyr, a digital marketplace for artists to support social impact through their work. In this episode Sasha talks with Ben about: • The first business he started in university • The importance of hackathons• Balancing coding with biz dev and marketing for your product• Access keys as NFTs• Building Keypom as a public good• Advice for founders in web3Episode links:Keypom: https://keypom.xyzBen Kurrek: https://twitter.com/ben_kurrekAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Eugene Kitkin is founder of Bearverse, a free-to-play multiplayer competitive game. He was previously the founder of a cryptocurrency mining company, and digital producer. In this episode he talks with Sasha about:• The importance of iterative shipping every month• Extending your company's runway• The three types of apps the Google Play features• Using AI tools to build games• How to get feedback from users• Building a game with day one retention rate of 82%• Creating your own opportunities as a founderEpisode links:Bearverse: https://bearverse.comBearverse Discord: https://discord.gg/5VX2hFXmJ5Eugene Kitkin: https://twitter.com/e_kitkinAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Jonathan Myburgh and Edward Chew are creators of Meteor Wallet. They met through Tinker Union. Edward also previously worked at one of the largest e-wallet companies in Asia. In this episode Sasha talks with Jonathon and Edward about: • Difference in people who use a wallet for coins versus applications• Making tasks less boring to do in a wallet• Conveying trust to users in web3• What is Tinker Union? • Go-to market strategy for a wallet• Advice for foundersEpisode links: Meteor Wallet: https://meteorwallet.appJonathan Myburgh: https://twitter.com/yohjonoEdward Chew: https://twitter.com/r3ktdegenAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Neil Haran returns as a guest to talk about his new project Rep, a web3 social network for gamers on NEAR Protocol. Rep allows games and apps to engage with their community through NFTs they find in AR via airdrops or scavenger hunts. He is also the CEO of Rawbots, an online sandbox game where players can build and enhance their own robots as they explore the online universe. In this episode Neil talks with Sasha about: • Why NFTs and AR are a perfect combination• Allowing game developers to connect with gamers and their community to engage back with them• How Rep can increase the visibility of games in the NEAR Ecosystem• The best web2 gaming concepts to bring to web3• Advice for new gaming foundersEpisode links: Rep: https://rep.runNeil Haran: https://twitter.com/realneilharanRawbots: https://www.rawbots.org/Aliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Petr Volnov is co-founder and CEO of HERE wallet, one of the most user-friendly wallets on NEAR Protocol. HERE wallet is a mobile non-custodial wallet for NEAR Protocol with non-blocking staking.  Petr graduated from ITMO University, one of the top universities in Russia. In this episode Sasha talks with Petr about: • What started him into entrepreneurship • How to make it easy to onboard users• The biggest challenge in creating a crypto wallet• How he found his co-founders• His favorite hackathons• State of fundraising in Fall of 2022Episode links:HERE Wallet: https://herewallet.app/HERE Wallet discord: https://discord.gg/8Q3gw3gsD2HERE Wallet iOS App: https://appstore.herewallet.app/siteAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io 

Chlo is founder of Carv, a company building ID infrastructure focused on gaming allowing you to take all your moments in one place. Chlo has worked on games like PUBG Mobile, Apex Legends and has worked with streamers like PewDiePie. In this episode Chlo talks with Sasha about:• Growing up with a family of entrepreneurs• Who is the typical gamer in web3• Creating a gaming identity you can bring to any game• Building a indie game versus a large budget game• Advice for fundraising during a down marketEpisode links:Carv: https://carv.io/homeCarv Discord: https://discord.gg/KCtjhUpXn2Carv Twitter: https://twitter.com/carv_officialAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Serge Faguet is a serial tech entrepreneur and a prominent thinker in the Web3 space. To date he has personally raised more than $100m of capital, and has co-founded numerous breakthrough tech companies including TokBox, Emerging Travel Group and more. In this episode he talks with Sasha about: • Building the first video chat program in the browser• Creating a startup in the US versus Russia in early 2010s• What identity means in web3  and why it's a big opportunity for entrepreneurs • Solving the cold start problem in Web3• Advice for entrepreneurs Episode links:Identix: https://identix.space/Serge Faguet: https://twitter.com/sergew1Medium articles: https://medium.com/@sergefaguetTelegram channel (in Russian): https://t.me/FaguetAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

 Andrey Alekhin and Danil Krivoruchko are co-creators of the dynamic NFT collection Life in Our Minds. Danil Krivoruchko is an Emmy-nominated artist who was worked on projects such as Apple TV's Foundation, See, and Intel. Andrey Alekhin is co-founder of Snark Art, a technology studio exploring the limits of blockchain technology. In this episode they talk with Sasha about: • How digital art is changing in web3• Partnering with DAOS like Moonbirds, Flamnigo DAO, PROOF Collective• Art communities on NEAR Protocol, Tezos, and Solana • Advice for new NFT artists • The difference between digital art and NFTsEpisode links:Life in Our Minds: https://og-web-dev.vercel.app/collections/liom/Danil Krivoruchko: https://twitter.com/myshli_comAndy Alekhin: https://twitter.com/alehin77Aliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Chris Gale is co-founder of Few and Far, a next-generation community-first NFT marketplace on NEAR Protocol with rewards for participating. In this episode Sasha talks with the Chris about: • Running a venture studio• What Magic Eden and OpenSea have done right• What unique things Few and Far is bringing to the table• How will the NFT space evolve• What attracted him to build on NEAR Protocol• Navigating a down-market • Advice for foundersEpisode links:Few and Far: https://fewfar.com/Metaedge Venture Studio: https://www.metaedgeventures.com/Aliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Fred Fournier is CEO and Michael Kelly is CPO at Open Forest Protocol, a trusted open-source Protocol based on a public blockchain platform for communal verification and reporting of forest data. In this episode Sasha talks with the OFP team about:• How traditional reforestation is done• Apply blockchain as a tool• How they can make deforestation more transparent and verifiable• Why they decided to build a protocol instead of a Dapp• Advice for entrepreneurs Episode links:Open Forest Protocol: https://www.openforestprotocol.orgFred Fournier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fournierfred/Michael Kelly: https://twitter.com/ozymandius_Aliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Alex Smaga is co-founder of Arhead, a Value-Generating Metaverse Ecosystem.  Alex represents the architectural side of the Metaverse spaces building in Arhead. As Arhead's CEO he's working with brands, companies and cultural institutions such as Museum of The Future, Hermitage Museum, Dubai Culture, Gotbit, DEIP, Benhoode Foundation, Foundry among others. He graduated with a master's degree in architecture from London Metropolitan University and has participated as a speaker at the Innovation Summit Dubai 2021, Web Summit Lisbon 2019, 2021, and Blockchain Week Summit Paris 2022. In this episode Alex talks with Sasha about: • Creating real-world use-cases for the metaverse• Building on DEIP, a creator economy protocol• How do property rights look like in a digital space?• Removing gatekeepers for creators in the metaverse• Finding collaborators • Advice for other architects and creators thinking of jumping into the web3 spaceEpisode links:Arhead: https://arhead.ioMetaverse Congress: https://www.metaverseglobalcongress.comAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Chloe Lewis is founder of the Marma J Foundation, a non-profit supporting social good initiatives in the Web3 space. They're also the adoption lead at the NEAR Foundation. In this episode Sasha talks with Chloe about: • Being a student athlete, studying sports psychology, and moving into web3• Similarities between sports teams and DAOs• The future of community-owned sports teams• How to avoid burnout• Why you should build in the openEpisode links:Chloe Lewis: https://twitter.com/chloethedevMarma J Foundation: https://marmaj.orgMintbase: https://www.mintbase.io3XR: https://www.3xr.spacePixeldapps: https://www.pixeldapps.coAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Quick update for the summer! We're recording new podcast episodes however we're switching to a two-week release schedule for the summer. Stay tuned next week for a new episode. Thank you for listening and subscribing! Sasha will also be in Austin, TX and then NYC later this June. Reach out to him on Twitter if you'd like to meet up! We'll see you next week!Sasha Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Zeitwarp is a semi-pseudonymous [De]Gen X 'Garage Artist' and 'Music Hacker' based in Cambridge, UK, releasing “conceptual cryptoart” exclusively on the NEAR blockchain. His work has been featured at a number of exhibitions both in the physical and virtual world, including a solo wall gallery at the NEAR NFT Lounge at Bitcoin Miami in June 2021. In this episode Sasha talks with Zeitwarp about:• How in crypto art, there's no one saying you can't do something• Why he chose NEAR Protocol versus other chains• The potential utopia of community DAOs• Small decisions that made a big difference in his career• Getting inspired by David Bowie Episode links:Zeitwarp Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeitwarpZeitwarp: https://www.zeitwarp.comSamtoshi artist: https://twitter.com/Samtoshi_F_BabyChloe the Dev: https://mobile.twitter.com/chloethedevAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Alex Shkor is co-creator of DEIP, a creator economy protocol the helps enable the discovery, evaluation, licensing, and exchange of intangible assets like art, music, patents, research, movie scripts, human capital, and more. In this episode Sasha talks with Alex about:• What's wrong with the current world today for creators• What artists can do with DEIP that hasn't been possible before• How to bridge the web2 economy with web3 infrastructure • Building a decentralized "bank" and allowing creators to use their music/art/IP for a loan• Why distrubuted systems is the most complex topic in Computer ScienceEpisode links:Alex Shkor: https://twitter.com/alexshkorDEIP: https://deip.worldAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Nabi Klover is Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at DePocket, an Integrated DeFi Platform, to better manage and invest your assets across Multichain & Multiwallet assetts. In this episode Sasha talks with Nabi about:• The NEAR Protocol community in Vietnam• The best marketing channel for web3• How to bring more developers to the DePocket platform• The main mistakes people make in web3 marketing• How marketing differs in web2 versus web3Episode links:Nabi Klover: https://twitter.com/NabidepocketDePocket: https://depocket.comAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Kim Zhao Wei is Head of Marketing for Atocha Protocol, a decentralized protocol that enables people to create or solve puzzles and riddles. In this episode Kim talks with Sasha about: • Leveling up from community mod to Head of Marketing for Atocha Protocol• How the current game ecosystem work in web3• Why decentralization is important for creators• Appchain versus decentralized app• Expanding to different game verticals• Rewarding creativity for puzzle buildersEpisode links:Kim Zhao Wei: https://twitter.com/zhaoweikAtocha Protocol: https://atocha.ioAtocha Discord: https://discord.gg/UJN6EJEE4EAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Alejandro V. Betancourt (AVB) is co-creator of NEAR Misfits, a generative pfp project on NEAR Protocol launched in collaboration with TENKBay. In this episode Alejandro talks with Sasha about: • What makes a successful successful NFT PFP project• Studying law at university• How NEAR Misfits has evolved• How the value of an NFT isn't just in the "JPEG"• One thing people don't think about with their NFT project• Advice for creators thinking of launching their own NFT PFPEpisode links:Alejandro (AVB): https://twitter.com/AlejandroVBeta1NEAR Misfits: https://nearmisfits.com/TENKBay: https://tenkbay.com/Wild User Interviews Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/243F5C7ESNgjjf9mr6y4a4?si=O9T3YNVgSeGQ_fRMMcl38w&nd=1Balaji's The Network State: https://balajis.com/the-network-state-book-a-crosspost/Zeitwarp artist: https://twitter.com/zeitwarp/

Orrin Campbell is founder of QSTN, an emerging Web3 data platform looking to disrupt the advertising industry by giving individuals power and control over their data. In this episode Orrin talks with Sasha about: • Going on Doctor Phil as a cyborg from the future• What Neil Degrasse Tyson had to say about web3• How he discovered and joined the NEAR Protocol ecosystem• Why Web3 is a technological revolution in the same sense the internet was in the 90s• Wanting to be an architect growing up• Best entry points for people new to #web3Episode links:Orrin: https://twitter.com/realorrinQSTN: https://qstn.usNeil deGrasse Tyson interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImdmYU6ykCoOrrin Interview with Mintbase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3YhSJZJoTQ Coin Bureau NEAR Protocol overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r61UszUFwNYSasha Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Eric Benz is a contributor to CannaDAO, a decentralized, member-governed platform for cannabis growing and operations. He was formerly CEO of Changelly,  a non-custodial instant cryptocurrency exchange. In this episode Eric talks with Sasha about: • What are the problem within the cannabis industry • How people started associating negativity with cannabis • Web3 DAO tooling• Education within the industry• Navigating legal issues with web3 and cannabisEpisode links:Eric Benz: https://twitter.com/cryptobenz420CannaDAO: https://www.cannadao.org 

Pandu Sastrowardoyo is Founder of RealityChain, CEO of DeBio Network,  and Initiator of Myriad Social. Reality Chain is a Metaverse-as-a-Service platform, helping you manage your metaverse and allowing you to integrate with a host of different blockchains. Pandu talks with Sasha about:• Fighting for the legalization of crypto in Indonesia• Making more experiments in web3 outside of defi• Why the metaverse should focus on social immersion and shouldn't replace your real life• Losing her land in Second Life• How web3 social projects can cross into the mainstreamEpisode links:Pandu Sastrowardoyo: https://twitter.com/decentricityReality Chain: https://www.realitychain.ioMyriad Social concept doc: https://myriad-social.github.ioSoftware Architecture Conference Talk on Architecting Genomic Blockchain:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARd8EqGfp88Tour of PicoVista Museum of Computing @ Second Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Swa5X3jZASomnium Space: https://somniumspace.comCrypto Voxels: https://www.cryptovoxels.com

Kenny Yeglinski is founder of Drawstring, an NFT launch platform and secondary marketplace built on NEAR Protocol. In this episode Kenny talks with Sasha about: • Building his first multi-million dollar business with a trampoline park• Working with artists Snoop Dogg and DMX • Getting introduced to NEAR Protocol• NFTs being a new way to create fanbases for artists and creators• How to shift the negative sentiment around NFTs• NFTs being your gateway into the web3 world/metaverseEpisode links:Drawstring: https://drawstring.ioDrawstring Twitter: https://twitter.com/drawstring_nftAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Jean-Daniel (Danny) Gauthier is CEO and co-founder of Myriad Social, Myriad is a decentralized social platform, where you can browse native content or content coming from mainstream social media. Myriad bridges Web 2 and Web 3, and does it through incentives, rewards, and monetization for all creators. In this episode Danny talks with Sasha about: • Growing up broke• Why it's inevitable that social data and web3 will mingle together• Having a soverign digital identity and inventory• The future of social in web3• Letting community decide what to show instead of an algorithm• Will websites & the metaverse be fragmented like today's social networks?Episode links:Myriad Social: https://www.myriad.socialMyriad Social Github: https://github.com/myriadsocialProduct Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwXF1p9ednoHuman Guild: https://humanguild.ioAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrH

Stipe Plejić (CEO) and Milan Mašanović (COO) are creating Endemic, a new NFT marketplace "with a soul." They want to provide exquisite art to the crypto world but also to give real world artists exposure to this newly opened market by building online and offline community while curating unique art. In they talk with Sasha about: • Why social components are important in an NFT marketplace• How the world's best art galleries take 60% from an artist and why Endemic isn't doing that• Attracting more artists to NEAR Protocol who've only used Ethereum marketplaces• How do you build for artists versus NFT and art collectors• The importance of digital ownership for the future• How Discord & Telegram channels are early beginnings of the metaverseEpisode links:Stipe Plejić: https://twitter.com/stipeplejicMilan Mašanović: https://twitter.com/miki_maliEndemic App: https://endemic.appEndemic blog: https://endemic-app.medium.comCroatian Blockchain Association: https://twitter.com/stoneblock_hrAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrH

Clarian North is a musician-producer and founder of Tamago, a decentralized music streaming platform built on NEAR Protocol. Clarian has also worked as a head engineer for major brands and indies alike from the ground up, including Universal, Redbull, FOF, along with Grammy nominated and Award winning productions over the past decade. In this episode he talks with Sasha about: • Being obsessed with recreating the sound of records• What is the role of a music label• Why the monetization model of current streaming services drives incentives away from artists• How do musicians currently make money • Sovereignty of finance and how communities can decide what is promoted on a platform• How music, blockchain, and cyberpunk belong closer together than most people realizeEpisode links:Clarion North: https://twitter.com/clarianmusicTamago: http://tamastream.infoTamago Twitter: https://twitter.com/tamago_streamTamago Telegram: https://t.me/tamago_officialHuman Guild: https://humanguild.ioAliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrH

Tabea and Nuno are founders of Muti Collective, a collective to support creatives by providing resources, funding, and community to help them keep making their art. They also help creatives navigate their entry into Web3 from Web2. In this episode they talk with Sasha about: • Working directly with artists to empower the local economy in Portugal • Streaming live music and events in the Metaverse• How you can build a community that is more transparent and collaborative• How you don't need to have money to get started in Web3• Is sentiment changing around Web3 with artists• The connection between art, creativity, and web3Episode links:Muti Collective: https://linktr.ee/muti.collectiveMuti Collective in Cryptovoxels: https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=NE@763E,112N,12UBom Beijo live music event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO6gdBbZX-wNuno: https://linktr.ee/smokedfalmonMuti on Mintbase: https://www.mintbase.io/store/muti.mintbase1.near

Isaac Sixtus Chizaram is a full-time desinger at Hovercast, a toolset for streamers, broadcasters, and brands creating interactive live streams. He's also worked on the Human Guild brand refresh and is involved with other open-source design communities. In this episode he talks with Sasha about: • Balancing time in doing both Web2 and Web3 work• Communities he'd recommend joining• Getting out of creative blocks• The state of Web3 in Nigeria• Advice on dealing with rejection• Value of community in-person eventsEpisode links:Isaac Zara: https://twitter.com/isaaczara_Web3 Designers: https://www.web3designers.orgHuman Guild: https://humanguild.io

Ed Farage is creator of Crypto Hero, a 2D blockchain game focused on PvE with a P2E raid system inspired by Diablo and World of Warcraft. It features looting, trading and forging items as well as fighting dungeon bosses with friends. It quickly became one of the most active contracts on NEAR Protocol since it launched. In this episode Ed talks with Sasha about: • Living in Brazil and his first jobs as a kitchen chef and later a psychoanalyst• Balancing new features and compromises when prototyping games in Web2 and Web3• How to get valuable feedback from beta testers• The experience of launching a game from testnet to mainnet • What drives him through his career as an indie game dev• What the most exciting part of Crypto Hero is• Advice for other indie game developersEpisode links:Ed Farage: https://twitter.com/edfarageCrypto Hero: https://ecosystem.pixeldapps.co/?page=cryptoheroCrytpo Hero Discord: https://discord.com/invite/xFAAa8Db6fPixel Party: https://ecosystem.pixeldapps.co/?page=pixelparty

We'll be back next week with new episodes. In the meantime join us and other creators and founders in our Discord at https://humanguild.ioGabby Dizon is co-founder of Yield Guild Games, a play-to-earn gaming guild. They invest in yield producing NFTs in games and virtual worlds and organize a player community from around the world to earn an income from playing these games. Yield Guild Games recently raised 4.6 million dollar round from the highly competitive Andreessen Horowitz venture fund. In this episode Gabby talks with Sasha bout:• How Axie Infinity has an unheard of 90% 30 day retention for players• What drove Axie Infinity and Yield Guild Games' growth to go vertical in 2021• Raising $4.6M from VC firm Andreessen Horowitz  • What's unique about play-to-earn games• Thinking about how to get to 5 or even 10 million Yield Guild Scholars• Why having an open economy actually brings more value for players and the studio versus closed economies in Web2 games• Advice and important resources for game developersEpisode links:Gabby Dizon: https://twitter.com/gabuschYield Guild Games: https://yieldguild.io[BLOG POST] YGG Raises $4.6M Led By a16z to Accelerate Play-to-Earn: https://medium.com/yield-guild-games/ygg-raises-4-6m-from-a16z-to-accelerate-play-to-earn-gaming-7f5cbccce657Yield Guild Scholarships: https://medium.com/yield-guild-games/yield-guild-explains-play-to-earn-and-scholarships-bb1e097c2a61Formula 1 Delta Game: https://www.f1deltatime.comSasha Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrH

Justin Aversano is a photographer and curator working within the New York City and Los Angeles art scene. Recently Justin had one of his NFT series selected for Sotheby's auction with total Twin Flames  exceeded $1 million in total resales. His Twin Flames NFT series currently has a floor of 125 Eth. Justin is also the co-founder and creative director of SaveArtSpace, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing community art to public spaces. In this episode he talks with Sasha about:• Discovering NFTs • His Twin Flames photo series, a collection of 100 Twin Portraits• Using new technology tools to achieve his creative goals• Save Art Space, a nonprofit pursuit to bring more art to public spaces ‣ • Books he'd recommend for creatorsEpisode links:Justin Aversano: https://twitter.com/justinaversanoTwin Flames NFT Series: https://opensea.io/collection/twinflamesTwin-lens reflex camera: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin-lens_reflex_cameraCrypto Punks in #Miami: https://decrypt.co/64019/cryptopunks-nft-miami-pixelated[BOOK] The Four Agreements: https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319Sasha Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHNew episodes every week. Listen and subscribe below:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-creators/id1518717692Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6dmrfNGdJEYSOaIL7uxyPH?si=Iq9-zmuuSAWtWzOt7Qv1kA&dl_branch=1Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9xRm54clo3UAThis podcast is part of the Human Guild. Learn more at: https://humanguild.ioJoin the Human Guild Discord: https://discord.gg/bUu2hcdzxW

We're taking a short holiday break but will be back in the New Year with new episodes! In the meantime, join the community of other creators and founders in our discord at https://humanguild.io. Stay safe and see you soon!

Sammy Flores (Samtoshi F Baby) is a digital artist and creator of the Henry the Elf Comic as well as colorist & letterer for Bob Boom! the first monthly mini digital comic series on the NEAR Protocol blockchain. In this episode he talks with Sasha about:• How the comic book industry works• The shift in the creator economy empowering more digital artists• Getting to know the Web3 and NEAR Protocol community • Being a first-generation immigrant • How to balance work while having a familyEpisode links:Sammy Flores (Samtoshi F Baby): https://twitter.com/Samtoshi_F_Baby[Comic Book] Henry the Elf: https://twitter.com/HenryTheElfCom1[Comic Book] Bob Boom!: https://comic.paras.id/comics/bob-boom/chapter[Comic Book]Freedom Filled Flavorful Faithfully Fierce Fantastic Fear Facing Food Fighters Comic: https://www.indyplanet.com/?s=sammy+floresHumans of the Open Web Sandbox: https://ows-team.medium.com/?p=9110130b6790 

Jordan Gray is founder and managing director at CODAME, an organization building art & tech projects and events. Jordan also runs Astro DAO, a DAO launcher on the NEAR protocol platform. In this episode Jordan talks with Sasha about: • Why someone would want to launch a DAO• His own path to web3 from the Midwest to the Bay Area• How Astro DAO can help groups and organizations • Having the police called on a CODAME event• Making space for play in lifeEpisode links: Jordan Gray: https://twitter.com/starpauseAstro DAO: https://astrodao.comCODAME: https://codame.comKinDAO: https://twitter.com/thekindaoOpen Web Sandbox: https://twitter.com/OpenWebSandboxCreatebase: https://createbase.communityNEAR Community Choice Awards: https://community.astrodao.com[Book] The Tao of Pooh: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48757.The_Tao_of_Pooh

Neil Haran is CEO of Rawbots, an online sandbox game where players can build and enhance their own robots as they explore the online universe. More than that, the game will enable players to learn concepts as they create and figure how to venture out into different planets and environments as a new category of "play-to-learn". In this episode Neil talks with Sasha about: • Originally wanting to be a pilot• Building a game with educational value• The most important thing to focus on when building compelling gaming experiences• Can you build a sandbox game together with a community?• Making education more personalized with web3 gaming• The Unreal engine and the features and capabilities it enables• Words of wisdom he'd give someone who's thinking of joining web3Episode links:Rawbots: https://www.rawbots.org/Neil Haran: https://twitter.com/realneilharanRawbots Discord: https://discord.gg/KZXqDAfDbv[Textbook] Game Programming Gems by Mark DeLoura: https://www.amazon.ca/Game-Programming-Gems-Mark-DeLoura/dp/1584500492[Textbook] Multiplayer Game Programming by Todd Barron: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/multiplayer-game-programming-wcd-prima-techs-game-development_todd-barron/772443/[Textbook] Black Belt C++ by Bruce Eckel: https://www.amazon.ca/Black-Belt-C-Masters-Collection/dp/1558513345

Will Robinson is the Head of Accelerator at DeFi Alliance, a Web3 accelerator working to grow Web3 to 1 billion users. He is also leading their new gaming accelerator. In this episode he talks with Sasha about:• Getting a Ph.D in Game Studies and then working in Web3• Why you should be building in public - no matter your role or background• How to think about good gameplay versus good incentives in a game• Balancing economics in your game• Creating a flywheel in web3 gamingEpisode links: DeFi Alliance Gaming Accelerator: https://www.defialliance.co/gamesWill Robinson: https://twitter.com/DangerWillRobin[Book] How to Do Things With Video Games by Ian Bogost: http://bogost.com/books/how_to_do_things_with_videogam_1/Game Design Workshop Series by Tracy Fullerton: https://www.gamedesignworkshop.comDark Forest: https://zkga.me/CryptoZombies: https://cryptozombies.io

Trevor Clarke is founder of Croncat, a decentralized solution for scheduling blockchain transactions. Essentially allowing you to schedule tasks for any contract. In this episode Trevor talks with Sasha about his inspiration and the vision he sees possible for future applications that are fully automated. They also talk about: • How crypto doesn't have good viral loops and how Croncat can help• Enabling more growth and retention by automating tasks• Building the "Layer Y" of Web3• His background in e-commerce and realizing it should be redone fundamentally• Why he chose to build on NEAR Protocol• Advice for crypto curious peopleEpisode links:Croncat: https://cron.catTrevor Clarke: https://github.com/TrevorJTClarkeCroncat docs: https://docs.cron.cat/docs/Berry Club: https://berryclub.io 

Louis Liu is co-founder of Octopus Network, a brand new multichain network that provides leased security and interoperability to Substrate appchains. In this episode he talks with Sasha about: • How developers can benefit from their new approach• New app use-cases for Octopus Network• Early inspiration on multi-chain versus multi-sharding• How Cosmos, Polkadot, and NEAR Protocol differ• What is the Octopus Relay and how does it work on NEAR Protocol• State of Web3 development in ChinaEpisode links:Louis Liu: https://twitter.com/louisliubjOctopus Network: https://oct.networkUnique One: https://www.unique.one 

Blaze (Henry Tafolla) is creator of Cheddar, a loyalty token and Yield Farm for the NEAR ecosystem of dApps. Cheddar's goal is to help develop and foster dApps on NEAR while rewarding users for their use and loyalty to the NEAR ecosystem. In this episode Blaze talks with Sasha about: • Growing up in Kansas• How developers can benefit from Cheddar• The use cases for a loyalty network• How he decides which idea to work on• Why he decided to build on NEAR• Best launch strategiesEpisode links:Cheddar: https://cheddar.farmBlaze: https://twitter.com/Blaze0x1Open Shards Alliance: https://openshards.ioSasha Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrH

Kris Vaivods is CEO of Vorta Gaming, creators of the much talked about play-to-earn game Hash Rush. Hash Rush is an online sci-fi/fantasy RTS game set in the fictional Hermeian galaxy. In this episode Kris talks with Sasha about: • What exactly is play-to-earn?• Keeping the bar high in blockchain gaming• Getting the economics right in the game marketplace• Gaming genres that do and don't work with the play-to-earn model• Why he decided to work with NEAR Protocol• Advice for aspiring game developersEpisode links:Hash Rush: https://hashrush.comHash Rush Discord: https://discord.com/invite/4YMBHbwVorto Gaming: https://vortogaming.com[Book] Virtual Economies: Design and Analysis: https://www.amazon.com/Virtual-Economies-Design-Analysis-Information-ebook/dp/B08H1914CL[VIDEO] Watch an early Hash Rush gameplay video: https://youtu.be/eBILikSWiVk

Mario Reder is creator of the upcoming play-to-earn web video game built with the NEAR protocol blockchain. In this episode he talks with Sasha about:• Making the jump from software development to game development• How he decided on building Shroom Kingdom versus other ideas he had• Choosing to build for the browser instead of other specific platforms• The tokenomics of Shroom Kingdom• Building community for a play-to-earn game• Single biggest challenge in building a play-to-earn gameEpisode links:Shroom Kingdom: https://shroomkingdom.netSK discord: https://discord.gg/SPZsgSeShroom Kingdom white paper: https://whitepaper.shroomkingdom.net/Mario Reder: https://twitter.com/marior_devSasha Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrH

Lucio Tato & Claudio Cossio are co-founders of Meta Pool, the first liquid staking solution for NEAR protocol (a climate-neutral, high-speed, and low transaction fee Layer-1 Blockchain platform). In this episode they talk with Sasha about:• What is liquid staking?• How to meet other co-founders or collaborators in web3• Specific use cases for liquid staking• Increasing the Nakamoto coefficient of the NEAR ecosystem• Advice for newcomers in the web3 spaceEpisode links:MetaPool: https://metapool.appMetaPool Discord: https://discord.gg/tG4XJzRtdQOpen Shards Collective: https://openshards.io

Gabby Dizon is co-founder of Yield Guild Games, a play-to-earn gaming guild. They invest in yield producing NFTs in games and virtual worlds and organize a player community from around the world to earn an income from playing these games. Yield Guild Games recently raised 4.6 million dollar round from the highly competitive Andreessen Horowitz venture fund. In this episode Gabby talks with Sasha bout:• How Axie Infinity has an unheard of 90% 30 day retention for players• What drove Axie Infinity and Yield Guild Games' growth to go vertical in 2021• Raising $4.6M from VC firm Andreessen Horowitz  • What's unique about play-to-earn games• Thinking about how to get to 5 or even 10 million Yield Guild Scholars• Why having an open economy actually brings more value for players and the studio versus closed economies in Web2 games• Advice and important resources for game developersEpisode links:Gabby Dizon: https://twitter.com/gabuschYield Guild Games: https://yieldguild.io[BLOG POST] YGG Raises $4.6M Led By a16z to Accelerate Play-to-Earn: https://medium.com/yield-guild-games/ygg-raises-4-6m-from-a16z-to-accelerate-play-to-earn-gaming-7f5cbccce657Yield Guild Scholarships: https://medium.com/yield-guild-games/yield-guild-explains-play-to-earn-and-scholarships-bb1e097c2a61Formula 1 Delta Game: https://www.f1deltatime.comSasha Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrH

Joel Lin is founding member of Citadao, a decentralized real estate platform creating an ecosystem of new DeFi primitives. In this episode he talks with Sasha about: • What he learned working in real estate• How he first encountered crypto• The user problems that lead him to focus on Citadao• The metrics he's looking at to grow• Putting new assets on-chainEpisode links:Citadao: https://citadao.ioCitadao Discord: https://discord.gg/JjmDe2QdbJ[BLOG POST] How Citadao Works: A User's Perspective: https://citadao.medium.com/how-citadao-works-a-users-perspective-a20458cdda0d

Miguel Piedrafita recently made the switch to web3 as a developer at Showtime, an NFT social network. In this episode he talks with Sasha about: • Why he made his first project open-source• How NFTs are a new primitive for the internet• Finding a community to grow with• New ways to monetize projects on the web• Advice for others who are thinking of making the switch to web3Episode links:Miguel Piedrafita: https://twitter.com/m1guelpfShowtime: https://tryshowtime.com[Miguel's Blog Post] How to Learn (Crypto): https://m1guelpf.blog/p_PQRfysu4i1RWoIoqGxAiqYXLxnahr3YzV8KPQIzR0OrgManager: https://miguelpiedrafita.com/orgmanagerAuralite: https://auralite.vercel.appDm.link: https://dm.link

Connie Digital is a content creator in the Web3 space. He's written for Cointelegraph, was one of the first to experiment with social tokens with his own token $HUE, and is a musician and artist. In this episode he talks with Sasha about: • Being a writer and a musician in the web3 space• What caused the explosion of NFTs• Being one of the first to experiment with social tokens• Why Cryptovoxels and Decentraland are like the evolutions of personal websites• His three ideas on what's missing in the spaceEpisode links: Connie Digital: https://twitter.com/ConnieDigitalConnie Digital's Website: https://danky.artSeed Club social token incubator: https://seedclub.xyzSotheby's Virtual Gallery in Decentraland: https://www.coindesk.com/sothebys-opens-virtual-replica-london-galleries-decentralandCatalog Works, a music NFT platform: https://beta.catalog.works 

Conlan Rios is founder and CEO of Async Art - a company that allows anyone to create and collect programmable media enabling you to split digital paintings and music into "layers" which let you affect the overall work. In this episode he talks with Sasha about:• Why web3 is the most exciting technology opportunity creators and founders have had in 20 years• His transition from game development to starting Async Art• Leaving school at 17 and cold calling startups • What was behind the explosion of NFTs• Why the Neuromancer and Ready Player One worlds are only possible with blockchainEpisode links:Conlan Rios: https://twitter.com/conlanAsync Art: https://async.artLinkin Park's Mike Shinoda on Async Art: https://async.art/music/master/0xb6dae651468e9593e4581705a09c10a76ac1e0c8-1745Unchained Podcast: https://unchainedpodcast.com[BOOK] The Internet of Money by Andreas M. Antonopoulos: https://aantonop.com/books/ 

Justin Aversano is a photographer and curator working within the New York City and Los Angeles art scene. Recently Justin had one of his NFT series selected for Sotheby's auction with total Twin Flames  exceeded $1 million in total resales. Justin is the co-founder and creative director of SaveArtSpace, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing community art to public spaces. In this episode he talks with Sasha about:• Discovering NFTs • His Twin Flames photo series, a collection of 100 Twin Portraits• Using new technology tools to achieve his creative goals• Save Art Space, a nonprofit pursuit to bring more art to public spaces ‣ • Books he'd recommend for creatorsEpisode links:Justin Aversano: https://twitter.com/justinaversanoTwin Flames NFT Series: https://opensea.io/collection/twinflamesTwin-lens reflex camera: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin-lens_reflex_cameraCrypto Punks in #Miami: https://decrypt.co/64019/cryptopunks-nft-miami-pixelated[BOOK] The Four Agreements: https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319Sasha Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrHNew episodes every Tuesday. Listen and subscribe below:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-creators/id1518717692Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6dmrfNGdJEYSOaIL7uxyPH?si=Iq9-zmuuSAWtWzOt7Qv1kA&dl_branch=1Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9xRm54clo3UAThis podcast is part of the Human Guild. Learn more at: https://humanguild.ioJoin the Human Guild Discord: https://discord.gg/bUu2hcdzxW

Jonathan Dunlap is CEO and founder of MintGate - a company allowing creators to create token-protected pages for any content for their community including events, videos, music, websites, and written blogs. In this episode he talks with Sasha about: • Software shops running as co-ops• Enabling communities with MintGate• The new possibilities of DAOs• How democracy itself is a technology and can evolve• Running the flash runtime team at Adobe• How to think about product-market fit• What he brought to Web3 from working in Silicon Valley Episode links:Jonathan Dunlap: https://twitter.com/jadboxMintGate: https://www.mintgate.ioTwitter NFT drops: https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1410227743636217856MintGate Discord: https://discord.com/invite/9BGwzQwJdtDappCon: https://dappcon.ioEthereum Homestead: https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2