Web3 Unlocked
26 Sept 2022
Sandeep Nailwal, CoFounder of Polygon, on setbacks, community building, and rebranding
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In this episode of Web3 Unlocked, Kenzi Wang and Diksha Dutta speak to Sandeep Nailwal on his entire journey with Polygon so far. He discusses how he got into Crypto, his commitment to the developer community, and what the future looks like for Web3 today.
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6 Mar 2023
Building a Web3 Unicorn without a token: Matthew Gould, CEO and CoFounder, Unstoppable Domains
In this episode of Web3 Unlocked, Kenzi Wang, Sachi Kamiya, and Diksha Dutta speak to Matthew Gould, the CEO of Unstoppable Domains. He discusses building a digital identity-focused Web3 company, what founders need to focus on for fundraising, and why he thinks token funding may be harmful to protocols. Here is a deep dive into the conversation, featuring edited excerpts from the podcast.
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1:21 to 2:08: On what excites Matthew the most about Web3
2:09 to 4:27: How Matthew got into Web3
4:42 to 8:03: The founding of Unstoppable Domains
8:04 to 9:24: On how founders can distinguish good and bad ideas
9:28 to 13:14: On the biggest differences between Web2 and Web3
13:15 to 18:24: On being an atypical founder
18:47 to 29:06: On making decisions to survive downturns
29:40 to 34:00: On raising equity instead of doing token rounds for funding
34:01 to 35:57: On building a community without tokens
35.58 to 41:03: On what Web3 adds to digital identities that Web2 does not
42:39 to 46:52: On reaching a $1 billion valuation
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10 Jan 2023
Harsh Rajat, Founder of Push Protocol on the Web3 market sentiment, raising funds & L1 wars
In this episode of Web3 Unlocked, Kenzi Wang, Diksha Dutta, and Sachi Kamiya speak to Harsh Rajat, Founder of Push Protocol. Push Protocol is the communication protocol of web3. It enables cross-chain notifications and messaging for dapps, wallets, and services tied to wallet addresses. In a chat with us, he discusses how they approached Ethereum Foundation for funding, their learnings in community building, mentors in the crypto ecosystem, and more.
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28 Nov 2022
Jack Lu, CoFounder of Magic Eden on going multi-chain, building for Web3 and the future of NFTs
In this episode of Web3 Unlocked, Kenzi Wang, Diksha Dutta and Sachi Kamiya speak to Jack Lu, CEO and one of the four co-founders of Magic Eden. Before co-founding Magic Eden, Jack worked at FTX, Google, and Boston Consulting Group. Magic Eden is an NFT marketplace launched in September 2021 and serves as a home base for SOL NFT collections. Initially launched on the Solana blockchain, it has since become multi-chain by integrating Ethereum-based NFT collections. In November 2022, Magic Eden added Polygon as their third supported chain, committing steadfastly to their vision of a multi-chain future. Since it was launched, Magic Eden has been lauded for its creator and community-focused tools, and was one of the first NFT marketplaces to offer the Launchpad feature to its users, which makes it easier for creators to create, mint, market, and successfully launch products.
Jack speaks to Kenzi, Diksha, and Sachi about getting into the cryptocurrency world, Magic Eden’s journey from its conception to today, the challenges of running a Web3 startup, and how Web2 and Web3 have more similarities than we realize.
Here is a list of the selected time stamps on the different topics discussed during the podcast.
01:30 to 03:55: How Jack got into Web3 and Crypto
04:18 to 07:34: How Magic Eden was born
07:35 to 12:38: Breaking into the ‘NFT marketplace’ market
12:39 to 16:57: Failures and mistakes in the early days of Magic Eden
17:15 to 22:13: Differences in Web2 and Web3 work cultures
22:14 to 27:27: Similarities and differences between a Web2 and Web3 founder
27:28 to 30:12: Qualities of a successful Web3 founder
30:15 to 33:36: Getting users to adopt a Web3 product
33:37 to 36:46: Community building in Web3 and increasing network value
36:47 to 38:11: Hiring for Web3
38:14 to 40:46: Raising capital in Web3
40:47 to 45:48: The future of NFTs
45:49 to 48:00: Navigating the bear market
48:01 to 52:33: Solana community vs Ethereum community and going multi-chain
52:43 to 53:52: Magic Eden as a destination
55:51 to 57:09: How Web3 and Web2 are not that different
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