Andrew Asks How

Andrew Asks How

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"Anime.com was being offered for 10 Million Dollars"

Episode 35 With Zagabond the Founder of Azuki "It was listed for 10 Million Dollars. When I first saw it I thought it was crazy. But, in the right hands a domain like that could be so valuable" Timetstamps: 0:00:07 Intro 0:01:33 Conferences and brand building 0:08:06 "Building the open Anime universe" 0:15:17 How the Idea Maze impacted ZAGABOND life and helped form Azuki 0:22:29 The big bets that Azuki is making 0:27:40 High overlap with anime fans and collecting 0:32:00 "Be careful about what you pretend to be" 0:39:39 How Anime dot com happened 0:43:42 Value proposition of Anime chain with @arbitrum 0:48:01 Would Azuki be successful without NFTs? 0:53:58 "People just want stories" Targeting anime lovers 0:56:22 Outlasting competition 0:58:24 What is next? Anime coin and more

The Future of Education: Decentralization, Tokenization, and Open Campus Vision

We spoke about the growth of the education industry. Private and decentralized educational verticals are increasingly becoming popular There will always be a market for education 00:06 Coming up 02:21 IRL events upside + downside 06:20 Non native attendees 08:07 Education x Entertainment 10:15 Journey and experinece of a community member 15:39 Having a blockchain strategy is like having a social media strategy 16:44 Power of touch points. Founder to Founder 19:41 Where are web2 founders consuming crypto content? 24:33 Tokenized Education 27:27 Traditional education system 31:54 Allow learners to prove that they have learned 33:40 Open Campus vision for the next decade 40:27 Law of Focus 43:20 Education is forced to iterate 49:42 What's next

Inside Skale: Marketing, Chain Identity, and the Power of Influence with Andrew Saunders

Episode 33 With Andrew Saunders the Chief Marketing and Growth Officer at Skale Network Andrew was the former Global Head of Entertainment + Culture At Amazon HQ. Driving many campaigns across all areas of entertainment and pop culture including television, streaming, movies, podcasts, sports, gaming, celebrity talent and more 00:07 Coming up 02:09 What is Skale? 07:33 Chains are only as good as their products 09:33 Meeting consumers where they are. Data matching 12:07 Modern marketing tactics 16:47 Industry decisions are made in a vacuum 19:30 Chain identity 25:33 What is Skale's identity 3 1:15 Is influencer spend worth it? Campaign with Justin Bieber 40:40 Politics involvement with crypto

"Disney Will Buy Us Or We Will Buy Disney" - CEO of Successful Start-Up Explains Origin Story

Intro to the team Transferable skills from web2 Idea to reality Early stage product + found something special First early stage problem + the unknowns Which leverage to build? Social media numbers? Brand and IP shelf life Digital twins + pairing products Identity lags reality by 1-2 years Gameloft partnership + the why? Law of focus. Words to describe the brand. If the brand stopped creating content and product would the IP continue to proliferate

From Startup to Powerhouse: The Rise of Animoca, Scaling, and $6 Billion Success

We talk the origin story and early days of Animoca, scaling a successful business, deploying capital efficiently, what's next and much more 00:07 Intro 01:20 Robbys life before crypto 03:11 The 4 year business pivot 06:27 Failing in business 08:13 Learning curve and technological familiarity 10:50 $75 Million to $6 Billion 12:29 Three pieces of advice to entrepreneurs 15:01 What is Animoca Brands? 16:50 $500 Million deployed as investments 18:08 Investing fundamentals (Not Investment Advice) 21:57 "You always feel like you're too late, when in fact a lot of us are too early" 25:19 Growth of third-party IP. Cardinal Rule? 29:40 Downside of IP. When it goes wrong 31:37 "Businesses don't die of starvation, they die of indigestion" 33:12 Will bitcoin always dominate micro conditions?

From Cash App To New Tech Startup: Working 100 Hours A Week

Subscribe: / @andrewaskshow Follow Us On X: https://x.com/AndrewAsksHow All Episodes: https://andrewaskshow.com 0:00:02 Coming up 0:01:44 "Pizza Maxi" 0:02:39 Adams brand 0:03:47 How Adam got in to crypto 0:08:14 Early crypto days with Silicon Valley and Jack Dorsey 0:10:55 Cash App in the early days 0:19:27 Startup culture back then and now 0:22:40 Pirate Nation and their thoughts of a saturated market 0:25:09 How does the team view competition 0:29:15 Why shouldn't brands wait for retail or adoption 0:32:03 Why bet on this team? 0:35:00 Gaining competitive advantage 0:39:26 Communities the next decade 0:49:38 Multi-chain is the future + launching the second chain 1:00:15 What's next?

"Is Our Personal Data Being Stolen?" I Asked A Vice President Of A Giant Tech Company

Subscribe: https://t.co/dbbHEbHPSu All Episodes: https://andrewaskshow.com Stay Up To Date: https://youtube.com/@andrewaskshow Follow Us On X: https://x.com/AndrewAsksHow Timestamps: 00:03 Intro 01:40 How did Luke join brave? 04:21 Vision of BrendanEich 09:06 Do end users care about their data being mined? 11:30 Why Web3? User-first principle 18:48 The North Star. Main focus 23:02 What is BAT? We can earn it 26:33 Community diversity 45:00 Global adoption 48:27 Importance of community feedback loop 53:55 Learn more about Brave and Lukes podcast

Creative Director Of A Billion Dollar Business Shares His Story: Challenges, Successes, Priorities

All Episodes: https://andrewaskshow.com Stay Up To Date: https://youtube.com/@andrewaskshow Follow Us On X: https://x.com/AndrewAsksHow 0:00:03 Coming up 0:02:18 Who is Jeff Nicholas? 0:04:12 Most memorable moment in crypto 0:07:09 How did Jeff join BAYC? 0:10:20 Day-to-day as a Creative Director 0:12:50 Internal culture shift from CEO change + current blindspots 0:22:35 BAYC biggest mistakes 0:29:02 How does the team prioritize what to focus on? 0:31:06 Status of Otherside 0:33:00 Community expectations 0:38:03 Litmus test of products being shippe

ARE NFTs DEAD?

Wale is the largest nft influencer in the market. He understands the market at a depth level many dont. Today we spoke about the overall nft market, where he sees the crypto space going and what the future looks like for him (00:02) Coming up (01:40) Are nfts dead? (03:09) Nft brands further ahead today than last year? (05:05) Does Wale want to be known for his work? (09:11) How will the next nft cycle be different? (11:00) Who is the face of nfts? 17:04 What is next for Wale? (24:17) Identify long term and short term trends 29:45 Hype train + top signal (32:29) Social trends vs On-chain trends (35:57) When will Wale dox? (40:33) What is missing in the nft space? (42:08) Are memecoins a net positive for crypto? (47:47) Past, present and future versions of Wale

Former Billboard President Julian Holguin Discusses New Business Partnerships With Crocs And Adidas

Julian Holguin is the former President of Billboard and now is the CEO of Doodles. Doodles is a new IP brand that has currently partnered with Crocs and Adidas. Doodles is focused on creating culture around the IP X: https://x.com/AndrewAsksHow Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewAsksHow

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