In this episode we talk to Daniel Lenikus on how to launch in Web3 as a traditional brand and which pitfalls to avoid.

Daniel Lenikus is the founder of Tokapi, a custodial NFT marketplace.

0:00 Intro
2:23 First experience with NFTs
2:12 What does Tokapi do?
3:00 Custodial vs. Non-custodial
6:17 Challenges for traditional brands in web3
9:40 Brands with a good Web3 entry
15:10 Brands with a bad Web3 entry
20:10 Learnings working with traditional brands
22:21 How does Tokapi help launch NFTs?
25:40 Advice for traditional brands launching in Web3

his video is of the Feb 10, 2023, Free BBO Instant Tournament for members of the Amelia Island Duplicate Bridge Club or anyone else who is interested. As you know, in past videos, I spent most time showing Bergen hand evaluations for our club members. Seems like most of us have that down now. This starts a series complementing the “just declare” daylong event with an emphasis on deal analysis at trick 1 (counting losers, winners, figuring out how many additional tricks you need to establish and how many additional losers — besides 100% certain losers you identified — that you can afford to lose. This is part of the idea I mentioned back in June where I mentioned that I might begin talking about planning play of hand using Eric Rodwell’s tips from his book “Rodwell files: Secrets of a bridge champion” if there is interest.

Reminder any if any emphasis on Bergen Hand Evaluation sounds strange there is a short video on Bergen Hand Evaluation method at the following link: https://youtu.be/P-bD3WK4oPU​ (You can also read about his method in his book “Slam bidding made Easy or in his long series or articles in the ACBL Bulletins during 2019 and 2020). You can also watch a professional player’s thoughts on these hands by viewing Peter Hollands channel on BBO https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterHollandsBridgeVid.

Portions of the materials used are copyrighted works of Bridge Base On Line, LLC (BBO). All rights reserved by BBO. This material is not official and is not endorsed by BBO

First, Haseeb Qureshi was a Texas Hold’em poker player. Then Haseeb learned how to code and worked as a software engineer for Airbnb. He went down the crypto rabbithole and is now the managing partner at Dragonfly Capital, as well as an accomplished writer and coder.

When Haseeb has come on the podcast previously, we covered theses and mental models. Today on Layer Zero, we explore the dynamics of being a venture capitalist in Web3. How does one find a path to becoming a VC?

We dive into what to look for in an internal team and external portfolio companies, as well as proper form for selling investments in a credible and honorable way. Haseeb’s long term approach to Web3 is salient as always, and this episode is must-listen if you are interested in becoming a crypto VC.

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17:15 Positive Sum Games
20:20 How to Add Value
26:22 How to be a Good Investor
32:09 Haseeb’s Pitch to Founders
34:22 How to Sell Tokens
39:45 Fad or Generational Wealth?
45:08 Near Protocols and Alt-L1s
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57:30 How to Take Responsibility
1:02:44 Airdrops
1:09:04 Fulfilling Web3’s Promises

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Resources:

Haseeb on Twitter
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Dragonfly Capital
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Bankless Podcast 103 with Haseeb
https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-103-blockchains-are-cities-haseeb
“Blockchains are Cities”
https://medium.com/dragonfly-research/blockchains-are-cities-564327013f86
“Why Decentralization Isn’t As Important As You Think”
https://haseebq.com/why-decentralization-isnt-as-important-as-you-think/
“I’m Worried No One Will Care About Rollups”
https://medium.com/dragonfly-research/im-worried-nobody-will-care-about-rollups-554bc743d4f1

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