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Jan 2022

52m 53s

#239 – A New Golden Age for Creatives an...

Courtland Allen and Channing Allen

About this episode

Today I'm talking to Li Jin (@ljin18). She's here to talk about the passion economy, DAOs, and why she's so optimistic about the future of tech.

Follow Li on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ljin18
Check out Variant: https://variant.fund/
Subscribe to Li's newsletter: https://li.substack.com/

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