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Mar 2023
1h 2m

Building the Future of Web3 w/ Gary

Pineapple Workshop
About this episode

Gary saw an opportunity in web3 to facilitate, optimize, and build bridges between founders and product/market fits. Superlayer is a venture studio that differs from VCs and accelerators by committing to co-founding and shaping great ideas that will define web3 from end to end.

Time Stamps
00:00 to 08:33 - Who’s Gary
08:33 to 12:45 - Venture Studio
12:45 to 19:42 - The Sweet Spot its in the Middle
19:42 to 25:57 - Hotline
25:58 to 29:06 - Creators Are Who Brings People Back
29:06 to 34:45 - Market Makers and Ponzenomics
34:45 to 36:47 - What to Look For
36:47 to 40:07 - Profiling
40:07 to 43:51 - Raising Flow
43:51 to 45:26 - Romanticizing Web3
45:26 to 50:35 - Web3 Future
50:35 to 53:55 - Web3 as a Means to an End
53:55 to 56:23 - New Industries for the Short-Term
56:23 to 59:42 - Creating Solutions for Problems that Doesn’t Exist
59:58 to 1:00:57 - Golden Tip
1:00:57 to 1:04:17 - Rounding Off

Guest Socials
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/c00v
Superlayer Twitter: https://twitter.com/superlayerio
Website: https://www.superlayer.io/

Useful Links Based On Conversation
Forte Gaming: https://www.forte.io/
Hotline: https://www.gethotline.xyz/
Samsung Next: https://www.samsungnext.com/
NBA Topshot: https://nbatopshot.com/
Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/

Glossary

VCs: A VC (venture capitalist) is a person or firm that invests money in startup companies that are believed to have long-term growth potential, in exchange for equity ownership in the company.

Incubators: Incubators are organizations that support the development of new businesses by providing resources such as office space, funding, mentoring, and networking opportunities. They help startups grow and succeed during their early stages.

Accelerator: An accelerator is a program that provides startups with mentorship, resources, and funding over a fixed period of time, typically several months. The goal is to help these companies grow and scale quickly, often culminating in a demo day or pitch event.

Pre-Seed: Pre-Seed typically refers to the very early stage of a startup, when the founding team is working on validating their idea, building a prototype, and getting initial traction. At this stage, startups typically have little to no revenue, and are often seeking initial funding from angel investors, friends and family, or pre-seed venture capital firms.

A-Round: In startup financing, a Series A round is typically the first significant round of investment that a startup will receive from venture capital firms or angel investors, after seed capital. This funding round is usually used to help the company scale up and grow its business.



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