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Welcome to BlockTalk, a biweekly web3 podcast that focuses on anything and everything on the blockchain. We are dedicated to chatting with entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, builders and visionaries that are shaping web3! Our goal is to educate the web3 community on all things blockchain. We are providing easily digestible, long form content where individuals can tell their stories, talk about their businesses and provide their insights. We do a Twitter Space with our guest the day after every podc ...
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Pacific Business Podcast

Fanaika Faagau Consulting LLC

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Join small business owners as they talk about Pasifika issues, business, and economic development. This show is based in the United States, but from time to time you'll hear from Pasifika leaders in other parts of the world. For assistance in business development, contracts analysis, and entertainment management, contact Fanaika Fa'agau Consulting, LLC. Visit: https://fanaikafaagauconsulting.weebly.com/ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanaika-faagau/support
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Before the break, we talked about my trip to Oahu, and specifically visiting the Dole Pineapple plantation. It got me thinking about my grandpa’s taro farm in the kingdom of Tonga. I think there’s some interesting comparisons and contrasts we can make between the big business vs the small business. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti…
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Aaron has had a big passion for technology ever since his curiosity was piqued by online gaming, where he made a career for himself. The complex ecosystem of games got him interested, and he pivoted to dedicate himself to growth and strategy. Now, he stands at Osmosis Labs, the core team responsible for developing Osmosis, an appchain that serves a…
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Jeff is an artist who has been experimenting with tech for more than a decade. For him, exploring and getting into NFTs was a natural progression. He dived in, learned, and eventually got invited to join Artblocks to shape the boundaries and concepts of art and generative art in the blockchain and the world. Time Stamps 00:00 to 08:00 - Who’s Jeff …
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Dave is an attorney specialized in security and intellectual property law. He works in the cannabis and psychedelics field. It was only after he was approached by a friend with questions about ICOs that he discovered the blockchain and its gray areas. From then on, Dave saw an opportunity to dive deep into one of the newest and most challenging fie…
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Always mixing business and education, Khori has major experience managing for-profits and non-profits, with a big love for tech and always being an early adopter. Developing an interest in distributed ledger tech, and being passionate about decentralized inclusion and identity, he joined the ENS team to help on their mission to facilitate giving id…
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Charlie is a true Bitcoin OG, operating a mining business with a deep love for the BTC ethos. Although he has an orange heart, he is also very open-minded and eager to learn everything that resonates with fun. With that in mind, he participated in the first Ordinals and BRC-20 discussions, having a front seat to what is now considered the Bitcoin S…
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Trevor is a successful entrepreneur who has educated, taught, and coached several major companies in the traditional industry. Although he had contact with Bitcoin before, it was only after reaching out to Stacks and starting to build and invest in their ecosystem that he went full-on crypto, becoming one of the key public figures to speak daily ab…
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Danny and Mike share the same ethos that great things are only accomplished alongside thoughtful people. Danny is a crypto OG and a natural founder, having created everything from the Stanford Bitcoin Meetup to the largest exchange in Taiwan and On-Chain Monkeys. Mike began as a community member, finding the true meaning of community inside OCM and…
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Omran is a tech-savvy with a background in software architecture for more than 15 years, having worked in big companies such as Google and Intel. Max, on the other hand, even without a tech background, has always been curious about innovation and technology, using business models on the blockchain as his Master's thesis. Both have joined Cartesi, a…
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Z3th carved his way through crypto cycles, winning and losing but always learning. His knowledge made him aware of the Ordinals and BRC-20 waves in a way that he could position himself to make his mark by inscribing a whole gaming ecosystem into Bitcoin. Z3th also brings to the table valuable insights into Asian markets with also much love for meme…
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It all started for Elena when she attended a dining event where the only topic was ETH. As an experienced engineer, not knowing what was being discussed got her interested, which led to her first ETH hackathon where she had her first contact with some big names broadening her horizons. From then on, being a blockchain evangelist, her interest in pr…
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Michael is a die-hard enthusiast of the crypto space. With a background in traditional finance and communications, he dove headfirst into the industry by connecting the dots for companies and projects. From educating and hosting his podcast to organizing speaker for large events such as NFT LA (now Outer Edge), his passion has led him to become the…
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Nikhil entered the crypto space motivated by the idea of financial inclusion and bypassing traditional financial institutions. With a background in economic consulting and a strong social consciousness, he was drawn to the Celo blockchain. Celo is the first mobile layer 1 carbon-negative chain, with the goal of building a new digital regenerative e…
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Maika is a Forbes Under 30 jack-of-all-trades who first discovered Bitcoin back in 2013 while working as an acrobat for Cirque Du Soleil. She then pivoted to tech and the intersection between philosophy, founding Webacy, a solution to make self-custody more secure and protect against the unexpected. Time Stamps 00:00 to 07:10 - Who’s Maika and Weba…
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Rhys was already living the startup life, working in marketing for Y Combinator when he received an invitation to go down the Web3 rabbit hole with a former boss. Intrigued, he joined the Commonwealth team, an all-in-one DAO governance platform. They offer Ethereum snapshot voting and a user interface for on-chain proposals, voting and funding new …
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Rebecca is a forward thinker who has always been at the forefront of innovation and technology. From working with AI before it was a trend to staying on top of financial and political vision, the importance of technology for the future always made sense to her. As soon as she learned about cryptocurrency, she delved deep, going from DeFi co-foundin…
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Kyler has a broad background story, from being a former professional snowboarder to working in banking, but as soon as he learned about Bitcoin, it clicked for him. A crypto OG, he has experienced both bears and bulls, with a great passion and interest for blockchain technology and gaming. Understanding the culture and the value proposition for col…
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Theo has a background in mathematics, which led him to the financial markets. He gained experience working with hedge funds and derivatives trading. With his solid financial knowledge and understanding of institutional weight, he and his co-founders are creating the first regulated derivatives exchange for institutions. Time Stamps 00:00 to 03:29 -…
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Batz is no stranger to digital arts, having worked on and refined his Generalist skills for over a decade. A big Pepe and internet culture lover, he found his tribe in the Smols community, where he not only found a community but also a way to express himself through Modern Memeism. Time Stamps 00:00 to 09:05 - Who’s Batz 09:05 to 12:37 - Through Li…
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Chaim started learning about blockchain in his early university years, where his curiosity and vision led to opportunities from internships to academic discussions. The combination of economics and tech opened doors to work with banks. After seeing the DeFi summer and recognizing some of its pain points, he had the idea of bringing credit and inves…
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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…
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Marina is a computer scientist with a passion for technology. While she was learning her way through web3, she found a place as Product Manager at DexGuru. DexGuru is an aggregator exchange with real-time data that provides market insights for better trading decisions. Time Stamps 00:00 to 10:02 - Who’s Marina 10:02 to 12:28 - DexGuru 12:28 to 14:2…
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Tommy plunged into web3 by joining Nifty Gateway in its early days, even though he didn't fully understand the technology at first. Onboarding many artists to their first NFT collection he realized not only the power of the tech, but the potential for building bridges. Taking another leap of faith, he then became Head of Partnerships at Manifold, t…
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Kris is a professional photographer who saw in web3 a new space to connect, share, and create his art. With a different vision not only on how to approach the blockchain but how to network and collab with other artist, Kris manage to spread his art among other hands, in a powerful cross-collab of his work “By Way of Water”. Time Stamps 0:00 to 05:5…
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Nick is a software engineer and a true crypto OG doing his first iterations since 2010. But was after having his first contact with a subjective consensus protocol that a new path unfold. That was the birth of Upshot, a protocol that today gives deep insight and appraisals into NFT markets for DeFi, a new intersection of possibilities. Time Stamps …
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Jason is a computer scientist and musician who bumped into blockchain while searching for an honors project, resonating with Ethereum ethos immediately. As he learned more about protocols, DeFi stood out from him, where after hard lessons he decided to start and co-found an interesting and bold endeavor: a protocol to leverage without liquidations …
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Joe made a huge leap of faith, quitting his job to attend a networking party he was invited to due to his Crypto Twitter presence as an enthusiast and P2E gamer. Having the “Degen Hero Arc” as he called it, he not only met his co-founder for Forum3, but also crossed paths with Adam Brotman, CDO of Starbucks at the time, where it began the plan to b…
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Leonidas is a degen that understood the inherent value of historical NFTs even though we are early. Quitting his previous job to dive deep into web3 he curates and educates about NFTs, recently covering all the importance of the Ordinals protocol. Time Stamps 0:00 - 6:30 - Who is Leonidas? 6:30 - 11:00 - What is Historic NFTs 11:01 - 19:53 - Ordina…
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Despite traditional education telling Camol he wouldn't excel in marketing, he trusted on his unique personality and community-focused vision to succeed in Web3. He eventually caught the attention of the Sappy Seals team and worked his way up to become the Director of Partnerships and Marketing Co-Lead at both Sappy Seals and Pixel Labs. Time Stamp…
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Keatly and Margaret from Dequency.io join us to talk about on-chain music licensing. Keatly is a lifelong musician with an academic background in electrical engineering. Margaret is a startup devotee and crypto enthusiast. Keatly and Margaret are creating an on-chain solution for audio licensing focusing on Web3. Time Stamps 00:00 - 28:35 Who’s Kea…
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Neil is a data scientist who is a sports fan since ever. Discovered to love playing poker with friends in middle school where he kept playing until regulation policies led him into crypto poker later on, having a breakthrough moment seeing the trustlessness of the blockchain and how he could take the betting model to the next level with what today …
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Gigi is a skilled software engineer who single-founded her Web3 project. She has been a passionate advocate for minorities on-boarding in tech since the early days of her career. Her project, Crypto Tech Women is a reflection of her drive and commitment to educating and easing the adoption of people into Web3 through a variety of engagement opportu…
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Jake is a Las Vegas native who began early his crypto journey winning big and losing it all. Lived a double life with his successful podcast and his mission to bring crypto awareness and adoption both resolving in his passion for Las Vegas. After an a-ha moment and opportunity in a Sotheby’s auction fully pivoted to historic NFT’s, being a curator,…
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Greg Younger has a background as a financial advisor but decided to turn away to follow his lifelong passion: writing. Going down the web3 rabbit hole he found an untapped sweet spot filled with possibilities merging his passion for books and writing, and the blockchain under his new endeavor: Write3. Time Stamps 00:00 - 23:52 - Who’s Greg, Web3 Wr…
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Nish is a mathematician and cryptographer from Sydney, Australia. He has a background working for startups and big tech. Nish is solving web3 scams with his company Pocket Universe. PocketVerse is a web extension that helps users understand the transactions they are signing with their wallets. The extension displays a visual of what exactly you are…
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Alan is a content creator and meme lover. He worked for Vayner Media, specifically Vayner3, creating content. Alan has since left to pursue his passion of internet culture and memes on a personal basis. Alan recommends working to understand the emotions of people you are attempting to sell to build successful content. Time Stamps 00:00 - 18:30 - Wh…
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David is the cofounder of Hume, the future of music on the blockchain. Hume is a web3 record label creating music driven metastars, virtually created musicians controlled by a web3 community. David was an early bitcoin investor which led to him to investigating the Ethereum blockchain technology. David found a consultancy with a couple of friends. …
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Episode Summary Luc is a self-taught programmer and self-funded entrepreneur. Luke solo developed an RPG game called The Fabled for three years before receiving funding at the end of 2021. As a crypto investor since 2012, Luke believes in the potential of blockchain games. To this day Luke builds the majority of The Fabled’s gameplay himself. The F…
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Randy, is cofounder of Twetch, a Twitter like application on the blockchain that allows user to own and monetize their content and brand. Randy has a graphic design background in the advertising space. He found his way into web3 through finding Crypto All Stars, an NFT marketplace that hosted the trading of CryptoKitties. Following Crypto All Stars…
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1:03 - What Got Sean into web3 5:40 - Non Profit Work 8:00 - CC0 // Open Source 14 min - Working with Obey / Shepard Fairy 18 Min - Getting a Crypto Punk 31 Min - Classic Art World 42 min -RoboPunks2048 53 min - Project with DJ Muggs blog.seanbonner.com https://twitter.com/seanbonner https://twitter.com/robopunks2048 Podcast Host: Bunzy Twitter: ht…
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"The Web3 Digital Renaissance" We talked about His upcoming show on @FiresideChatApp Art Basel Web3 Digital Renaissance Artistry, history, culture, and community @MediciRoyal + so much more https://twitter.com/StarkMinds https://www.starkminds.com/ https://twitter.com/MediciRoyal royalhouseofmedici.com https://twitter.com/songfinch https://twitter.…
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0 - 1 min : Intro 1 min - About Scrilla 4 mins - Releasing an Ablum called SilkRoad in 2012 11 min - Embracing CC0 15 min - Rare Pepe 30 min - Embracing the remix 33 min - No idea is original 42 min - History of Rare Pepe 45 min - NFC chips 54 min - Multiple census on chain ideas 57 min - Why do humans like to collect? https://twitter.com/ScrillaVe…
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0 - 10 Min - Artistic background 20 Min: Intro into web3 30 Min - Joining Phunks 40 Min - Sothebys 45 Min - Sneaking in a Phunk 50 Min - How SoonBirds started 1 hour - The creation of 1/1’s for SoonBirds 1:05 take aways Digivatar: https://twitter.com/Digivatar https://soonbirds.wtf/ Podcast Host: Bunzy Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy BlockTalk…
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Evaluating taro from a business perspective. Is this something worth selling, investing in, researching its profitability? Most likely. Hear why in episode 🌺💲 —> ❤️Favorite this show to stay informed of new episodes. “Pacific Business Podcast” is a product of Fanaika Fa’agau Consulting, LLC which is based in the U.S.A.--- Support this podcast: http…
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0-2 mins : Quick Summary of Pauly 2 mins : How Pauly got into the Phunks 6 mins : what inspires you and the power of memes 15 mins : apps used to make memes 22 mins : ICO movement similar to NFTs 31 mins : social Norms 36 mins : Twitter Question 41 mins : Punks flipping Phunks bet https://twitter.com/Pauly0x https://notlarvalabs.com/ Podcast Host: …
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Season 2 - Episode 4 Console Chris Castig: https://twitter.com/castig Website: https://www.console.xyz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/consoledao Podcast Host: Bunzy Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy BlockTalk || Pineapple Workshop Website: https://pineappleworkshop.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pw Discord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMY…
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Today we have Brandyn Burrnette on the show, who is an accomplished singer / song writer who has not only has a successful independent music career but who has also write song for acts like the Back Street Boys. On todays episode we talk about: Brandyns music journey His introduction into web3 Music NFTs We also explore what CC0 can mean for music …
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https://twitter.com/GeoffreyHuntley https://thenftbay.org/ https://ghuntley.com/linktree/ Podcast Host: Bunzy Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzy BlockTalk || Pineapple Workshop Website: https://pineappleworkshop.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pw Discord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMYsZYBy 0xAlpha
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