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Juan Gabriel and Lex go head-to-head with Bowser's Castle and Mario Circuit while discussing the nature of crypto, tokenomics and social dynamics. Lex is a futurist and entrepreneur working on the next generation of financial services. He is the Head Economist and Global Fintech Co-Head at ConsenSys, a blockchain technology company building the infrastructure and applications that enable a decentralized world. Lex focuses on protocol crypto-economics, digital assets, public and private blockchains, and decentralized finance and autonomous organizations. What You Will Learn - How to manufacture your own credibility - Fundamentals of token design and crypto projects - Social Phenomena in the creation of the Metaverse - What is and how to appreciate generative artIf you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to like, comment and subscribe. It will help us get all sorts of guests on the showOutline (YouTube timestamps)0:00 - Introduction4:48 - Collecting Gold Stars & Manufacturing Credibility12:26 - Tokenomics and Token Design22:45 - Social Economics and the Metaverse27:35 - Explain that Tweet: A crypto investment frameworkLex: https://twitter.com/LexSokolinSocial Links

Juan Gabriel and Juan Medina take on the Mario Kart CPU while discussing remembrance, "death-tech" and the state of Latino entrepreneurship.Juan Medina is the founder and CEO of Lalo, a new app that enables remembrance and celebration of loved ones through the collection of content such as images, voice texts and more. Before founding Lalo, Juan earned his chops running consumer and consumer facing operations at Amazon, where he spent 8 years across the companies online arm. What You Will Learn - How to design a product to honor the memory of loved ones  - How to use Twitter to raise your first round of capital  - The struggles and opportunities for Latinx entrepreneursIf you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review! It will help us get all sorts of guests on the show.Outline (YouTube timestamps)0:00 - Introduction2:25 - The Origins of Lalo 6:50 - Designing for Legacy15:30 - Explain that Tweet20:15 - Latinx EntrepreneurshipJuan: https://twitter.com/AtJuanMedinaSocial Links

Juan Gabriel and Wiza Jalakasi (mostly) survive a barrage of disasters on Roblox while discussing pan-Africanism, the potential for crypto in emerging markets and entrepreneurship. Wiza is a successful founder and currently the VP of Developer Relations at Chipper Cash, on of Africa's largest payment technology companies. Wiza has embedded himself as a crucial junction in African tech ecosystem: first as entrepreneur at 16, later as an operator for some of the region's largest fintech companies and more recently as a Venture Partner for multiple Africa-focused funds, including Rally Cap Ventures.What You Will Learn - How Pan-Africanism can help unlock new solutions - How to balance incentives between investors, operators and founders  - The real use cases of crypto in Africa - How African companies are going globalIf you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review! It will help us get all sorts of guests on the show.Outline (YouTube timestamps)0:00 - Introduction2:52 - Pan-Africanism: Building for a Continent11:27 - Resilience in Entrepreneurship16:58 - Managing Incentives with Investors21:40 - Crypto x Africa24:42 - From Africa, for the WorldWiza: https://twitter.com/wizajSocial Links

Juan Gabriel and Sara Mauskopf team up in an attempt to survive a barrage of natural disasters on Roblox while discussing how to fix childcare. Sara is the CEO and Co-Founder of Winnie the largest childcare marketplace in the US. Winnie helps connect millions of parents with high quality and vetted childcare.  Sara's career has spanned a suite of big tech companies including Google, and Twitter before launching her own startup centered on pain points and experiences as a new parent. What You Will LearnWhy childcare should be considered essential infrastructure How to build from a place of lived experience to achieve founder-market fitThe importance of large networks early in your careerHow to establish a supportive culture by leading through exampleIf you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review on Apple Podcasts! It will help us get all sorts of guests on the show. Outline*YouTube timestamps*0:00 - Introduction1:40 - From Big Tech to Small Tech4:30 - Building from Lived Experience6:30 - Why Childcare is Broken10:59 - Creating a Supportive Culture13:41 - Crypto x Parenting17:00 - Explain that Tweet! 18:40 - Vices - $$ on Childcare20:35 - Investor Update Emails22:15 - Childcare as Essential Infrastructure Social

Sheel Mohnot is the cofounder of Better Tomorrow Ventures, a fintech focused fund that invests globally in making financial services...better for tomorrow. He is the former head of the 500 Startups  fintech fund and accelerator and has invested in companies you may recognize such as Albert, Chippercash, Unit and Flexport. Before investing and founding two companies, Sheel also launched his own podcast "The Pitch" centered on evaluating new startups à la Shark Tank. Sheel's twitter presence is a treat. As we survived natural disasters we discuss:1. 'Hacking' growth and cutting through vanity metrics as an investor2. How staying 'top of mind' helps winning deals and creating opportunities3. The struggle of investing in and maintaining price discipline in the current investment landscape4. Doing well by doing good: working on hard problems, working in emerging markets and writing about those accomplishments