Today, we are sharing an episode of Web3 Breakdowns with you. My Invest Like the Best conversation with Gabe Leydon last year was one of my favorites and became one of our most popular. Since that conversation, Gabe has become one of the most interesting builders in web3 that I know so I was excited to have him back to share his views of the space and how it ... Show More
Oct 6
Jesse Zhang - Building Decagon - [Invest Like the Best, EP.443]
My guest today is Jesse Zhang. Jesse is the co-founder and CEO of Decagon, one of the fastest-growing AI customer service companies. Decagon provides a centralized AI engine to auto-resolve issues at any time, in every language, and across every channel. Jesse shares his systemat ... Show More
1h 21m
Sep 26
Rolex: Timeless Excellence - (Invest Like the Best, CLASSICS)
Welcome to this classic episode. Classics are my favorite episodes from the past 10 years, published once a month. These are N of 1 conversations with N of 1 people. This Business Breakdowns on Rolex is a long-time stand out. The founder and executive chairman of Hodinkee, Ben Cl ... Show More
1h 2m
Jul 2023
Gary Coover: Designing a Sustainable Token Economy - [Web3 Breakdowns, EP.79]
This is Eric Golden and my guest today is Gary Coover. Gary spent 8 years building Samsung’s innovation arm, Samsung Next, before he was drawn into the Web3 world. Today, he is the Chief Operating Officer of Superlayer, a venture studio focused on building Crypto startups. We sta ... Show More
45m 24s
Oct 2022
Quarterly Market Recap: Q3 2022 - [Web3 Breakdowns, EP.41]
This is Matt Reustle and it's that time again - our 3Q 2022 quarterly recap. If you listened to our second quarter episode, that was a recap of carnage. A "what the hell just happened" episode. For this go-around, Eric helps assess the damage and signs of light in the market. The ... Show More
55m 48s
Apr 2022
How Crypto Offers 10% Yields - [Web3 Breakdowns, EP. 15]
I’m Eric Golden and my guest today is Matt Ballensweig, Co-Head of Trading and Lending at Genesis where he’s responsible for trading, origination and execution of all digital assets and loans. I got connected with Matt when I started trying to find out how investors are able to g ... Show More
1h 7m
Dec 2021
OpenSea: An Everything Store for Digital Assets - [Founder’s Field Guide, Replay]
Today, we are re-sharing our conversation with Devin Finzer, CEO and co-founder of OpenSea, from October this year. OpenSea is the world’s largest NFT marketplace. In a journey that started like many other founders in the space, Devin went deep down the crypto rabbit hole in 2017 ... Show More
52m 2s
Dec 2021
A Primer on DAOs - [Web3 Breakdowns, EP.03]
Today, we are breaking down DAOs. Our new host Eric Golden is joined by Aaron Wright, a law professor at Cardozo School of Law and founder of Tribute Labs, who literally wrote the book on Blockchain and the Law. There is no better person than Aaron to help explain the purpose and ... Show More
56m 38s
Nov 2021
The Potential of Blockchain Technology - Chris Dixon - [Invest Like the Best, Replay]
Today we are re-sharing our Invest Like the Best episode with Chris Dixon from April 2021. Chris is one of the leading minds in Web3 and a must-follow for anyone in the space. Chris is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and a prolific investor and thinker, having been both ... Show More
1h 13m
Nov 2021
A Primer on NFTs - Jesse Walden - [Invest Like the Best, Replay]
Today we are re-sharing my Invest Like the Best conversation with Jesse Walden from March 2021. Jesse is the founder of Variant, an early-stage venture firm investing in crypto networks and platforms building the ownership economy. With all the hype surrounding NFTs, I wanted to ... Show More
48m 6s