Justin Kan's NFT Marketplace, Fractal is changing the dynamics in Web 3.0 world.
We sat down with Justin to talk about things everything from Metaverse, NTFs,
Hedonic Treadmill, Negative Visualization, Justin's lessons learned along his
journey and some of his book & practice recommendations. Tune in!  

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Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fractalwagmi
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S2E3 - Justin Kan on gaming NFTs, Web 3, hedonic treadmill, negative visualization, life lessons, and more

You've probably heard of the Caveman as an NFT enthusiast. We sat down with the
co-founder of the project, Danny (aka OogaMan), and talked about everything from
misconceptions about NFTs to the future of the Crypto Caveman Club.   

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Tarkan: twitter.com/tarkanlar [//twitter.com/tarkanlar]
Taha: twitter.com/tahakarsli [//twitter.com/tahakarsli]

S2E2 - Digging deeper on NFTs with Danny Povolotski (co-founder of Crypto Caveman Club)

Welcome back everyone!
We're back with the second season. Now, Tarkan joins the podcast as the co-host!
In this episode, Ata Onat (senior associate @ Bravia Capital) joined us to talk
everything about college, education, risks, opportunities and many more. And
we're giving away 10 of a favorite book. Keep an eye on Twitter :) 

Some contents we mentioned during the episode:

The Courage to be Disliked (the book) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XSGNN61/ 
[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XSGNN61/]
Ata's article on college -
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6856465843505758208/

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Ata - https://twitter.com/AtaOnat94
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Taha - https://twitter.com/tahakarsli

S2E1 - Is college worth it? A conversation around education, risks, self-taught careers, opportunities and more. 

If you’re in tech and on Twitter, you’ve probably seen something trending in the
past couple of weeks, which is people moving from Silicon Valley. And one of the
most popular destinations for people in tech, is Miami. In this episode, Miami
Mayor Francis Suarez told me about why people are moving out of Silicon Valley,
why they're preferring Miami, and what are the plans to make the city a tech
hub. Enjoy the episode!

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E26 - Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on building a tech ecosystem in Miami

Sarah is the Head of Growth and Community at Upstream. Upstream helps people to
grow their professional networks via communities and events. Prior to Upstream,
Sarah was at Goldman Sachs for more than 2 years, along with that she founded a
community called Joy Soldier. In this episode, Sarah told me about her story,
why she's excited about Upstream, and more. Enjoy the episode!

Sarah on Twitter: twitter.com/sarah___wood
Sarah on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarahwood313
Download Upstream: upstreamapp.com

E25 - Operators on 415 Stories - Sarah Wood of Upstream on building communities and creating meaningful connections

In this episode, Jose Martins from Hubspot joined me to talk about his story,
how Hubspot helping startups, his advice to the founders creating a company in
2020, and more! Enjoy this episode!

Jose on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/growbetter [//linkedin.com/in/growbetter]
Apply to Hubspot for Startups: hubspot.com/startups [//hubspot.com/startups]

E24 - Operators on 415 Stories - Jose Martins of Hubspot for Startups on helping startups and building a company in 2020

In this episode of the podcast, Dennis Crowley (Co-founder & Executive Chairman
of Foursquare) joined me for a fun chat. Dennis, previously founded Dodgeball,
one of the first location-based mobile social services, which is acquired by
Google in 2005. He founded the Kingston Stockade Football Club, a
semi-professional soccer team. We cover a few topics including Foursquare's new
app Marsbot for Airpods. Enjoy the episode! Folllow Dennis on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/dens Download Marsbot for Airpods:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/marsbot-for-airpods/id1481091266 Foursquare is
hiring: https://www.foursquare.com/jobs Follow 415 Stories on Twitter:
https://www.twitter.com/415stories

E23 - Dennis Crowley (co-founder of Foursquare) on Marsbot for Airpods, creating the future of virtual assistance and more

In this episode of the podcast, I sat down with Sahin Boydas (Founder & CEO of
RemoteTeam.com). He is a serial entrepreneur with three exits from his previous
ventures. Sahin told me about his startup story which started in Istanbul,
Turkey. Shortly after he founded few companies in Turkey, he came to the Bay
Area to find his new pursuit, where all the magic happens in tech. His latest
company is RemoteTeam.com [https://www.remoteteam.com], which is an all-in-one
remote operations software for the companies working remotely. Along with his
story, he shared insights on the future of work and startups. Enjoy the episode!

Sahin on Twitter - twitter.com/sahin [//twitter.com/sahin]
415 Stories on Twitter - twitter.com/415stories [//twitter.com/415stories]

E20 - Sahin Boydas on remote working, creating startups and more

If the topic is Instagram, almost everything is exciting. In this episode, I'm
joined by Robby Stein, the Product Director of Instagram. He told me about what
makes Instagram so engaging, how Instagram releases new features, creators and
influencers on the platform, and many more! Enjoy the episode!

E19 - Robby Stein of Instagram on releasing Reels, creating the future of social media and maintaining a healthy user-platform relationship

Vedika Jain is the Chief of Staff of Weekend Fund. Vedika and Ryan Hoover of
Product Hunt are investing in early-stage startups with check sizes ranging from
$75K to $200K. They also run experiments like Fundraise From Home, Weekend
Pitch, and Weekend Build. In this episode, Vedika told me about her story, their
investment process, her remote working experience, and more. Enjoy the episode!

E18 - Vedika Jain (Weekend Fund) on investing at remote working, audio technologies and tools for creators

Stories by the Bay, listen the founders and investors of San Francisco about how
they founded their ventures and get unique insights about fundraising and
scaling. In 2nd season, we decided to extend podcast's focus and now covering a
variety of topics including philosophy, education, psychology, and many more.

Taha Karsli

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