The Culture Economy
By Flex Chapman
The revolution will not be televised...
The Culture EconomySep 30, 2021
07 | Justin Boreta - Exploring generative art and music & inspiration through new mediums
Justin Boreta is a grammy-nominated music producer and one-third of the world renowned Glitch Mob. More recently, Justin has been pushing the boundaries of artistic expression with new digital mediums. His latest generative art project, RITUALS, explores the combination of ambient music and NFTs, with a unique minting process that combines digital and IRL experiences. Boreta has the ability to be one of the most profoundly impactful artists in the Web3 Space.
The best artists are curious.
- Exploring music through technology & vice versa
- getting pilled by beeple
- approaching art differently in the web3 era
- Web3 advancements we're excited for
06 | Jen Lee - The evolution of the creator economy, launching with user experience in mind, & how to build strong communities
The Culture Economy | 06 - Jen Lee
Jen is a longtime creator and community builder. She's heavily involved with the 'Means of Creation' community which currently features over 2,000+ members. Jen is currently working closely with Justin Kan (co-founder Twitch) and creating content and launching NFTs.
We discuss:
- How the creator economy has evolved over the past decade
- Why the creator economy and web3 have closely aligned incentives
- Thinking about NFT or Token launches with empathy and experience in mind
- Some hot takes around the future of community and social tokens
- Parallels between product management and community building
🔎 Where to find Jen
twitter - https://twitter.com/BackseatVC
📚 Other resources
Means of Creation
https://every.to/means-of-creation
https://www.youtube.com/c/meansofcreation
🎉 Shoutouts
Justin Kan - https://twitter.com/justinkan
05 | Annika Lewis - Collectivizing finance and the future of venture capital
Annika is venture capitalist at Vanedge Capital and the co-author of 'Collectivizing Finance'. In the piece, she covers investment DAOs, multiplayer investment models, and tokenization enabling collectivization. Annika has brilliant insights on the future of private investing and this episode is a must listen!
We discuss:
- The genesis of 'Collectivizing Finance'
- Why the future of investing may be more multiplayer
- How higher liquidity will effect private markets
- Why Decentralization is not binary
🔎 Where to find Annika
twitter - https://twitter.com/AnnikaSays
mirror - https://annika.mirror.xyz/
medium - https://annikalewis.medium.com/
📚 Other resources
Collectivizing Finance - https://annika.mirror.xyz/Pj8N16OdD2MW6s8lE_Ex8TC7WLHJSRiLOp3Gz-lHZPg
Decentralization is not binary - https://annikalewis.medium.com/decentralization-is-not-binary-45bbb9946fad
🎉 Shoutouts
David Phelps (co-author of 'Collectivizing Finance') - https://twitter.com/divine_economy
Sari Azout (creator of Ghost Knowledge) - https://twitter.com/sariazout
04 | Matt Lockyer - Web3 development, unbundling Facebook and Creator Economy predictions that came true
The Culture Economy | 04 - Matt Lockyer
Matt Lockyer half engineer half fortune teller. I stumbled upon an article written by Matt that predicted user and creator owned brands from back in 2018. 2018! Since then, Matt has built projects in the Web3 space for NEAR protocol, and more recently, Satori which is a creator economy studio. This episode fantastic and goes deep.
We discuss:
- Experience from building NEAR protocol
- Writing about creator and user owned decentralized brands back in 2018!
- Mental models and frameworks for entry points in the Creator Economy
- Unbundling of Facebook
Connect with Matt
twitter - https://twitter.com/mattdlockyer
Other resources
NEAR protocol - https://squiggledao.com/
Limited Edition Tokens - https://hackernoon.com/limited-edition-tokens-ed00891c18aa
Winning Models for the Creator Economy - https://mattlockyer.medium.com/winning-models-for-the-creator-economy-ce3d0f1284ce
03 | Ben Jacobs - Contributing to DAOs, transitioning audiences from web2 to web3, and generative squiggles?
The Culture Economy | 03 - Ben Jacobs
Ben Jacobs is a rising talent in the Web3 space. He's a full-time facilitator for Seed Club, a fundraiser at Scenius Capital, and an author of Benny For My Thoughts. Ben is making a name for himself by rolling up the sleeves and contributing to huge projects. This episode is a can't miss for anyone trying to break into DAOs as a contributor.
We discuss:
- Ways to position yourself as a DAO contributor
- Pain points that exist in DAOs today
- Difference between web2 audience and web3 audience
- Creator/Community Projects to watch out for!
Connect with Ben
twitter - https://twitter.com/bennypjacobs
Seed Club - http://discord.gg/WT2fHy4
Benny for my Thoughts - https://benjacobs.substack.com/
Other resources
Squiggle DAO - https://squiggledao.com/
02 | Jihad Esmail - Future of Web3 Communities and Squad Wealth
The Culture Economy - 02 | Jihad Esmail
Jihad Esmail was one of the first few people I came across when I started getting involved in web3 communities. He has been involved in the creator economy for several years, helping YouTube creators better monetize their channel through advanced data analysis. He's been a huge contributor in Forefront, a fast growing web3 community that covers social and community tokens.
We discuss:
- How Jihad first started getting interested in crypto
- His contributions to Forefront
- Gardening v Architecture
- Web3's impact on online communities
- Squad Wealth
Connect with Jihad
Jihad twitter - https://twitter.com/jaesmail
Forefront Community - https://discord.com/invite/9tfgWCQn6m
Other resources
Forefront community newsletter - https://forefront.market/newsletter
Squad wealth article - https://otherinter.net/research/squad-wealth/
The Other Internet Blog - https://otherinter.net/
01 | Flex Chapman - Genesis
creators + community + crypto // the culture economy