54 min

#230: Liam Herbst, Growth at Stealth NFT Startup, on NFTs, $BLUR, and $PEPE CryptoNews Podcast

    • Investing

Liam is leading the go-to-market strategy for a new NFT company currently in stealth mode. He previously worked with BasedAF, Blur, and DeSo, and his NFT trading journey began in January 2021 with NBA Top Shot.

Before getting into NFTs, Liam worked at a startup accelerator called On Deck. He graduated from the Ivey School of Business at Western University and played four years of professional junior hockey.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Why NFT business models are broken
- The long-term bull case for NFTs
- How to get a job in NFTs
- NFT perps
- $BLUR
- The history of Pepe and the power of memes
- The importance of L2s
- How Polygon is killing it with early NFT partnerships
- Not training and running a marathon in sub 4hrs
- Liam’s hockey career + injury
- Career transition into business and crypto

Liam Herbst
Twitter: @liamherbst_

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This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.
 
PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. 
Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.
  
PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. 
After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.
 
Code: CRYPTONEWS50
 
This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:
 
PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
 

Liam is leading the go-to-market strategy for a new NFT company currently in stealth mode. He previously worked with BasedAF, Blur, and DeSo, and his NFT trading journey began in January 2021 with NBA Top Shot.

Before getting into NFTs, Liam worked at a startup accelerator called On Deck. He graduated from the Ivey School of Business at Western University and played four years of professional junior hockey.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Why NFT business models are broken
- The long-term bull case for NFTs
- How to get a job in NFTs
- NFT perps
- $BLUR
- The history of Pepe and the power of memes
- The importance of L2s
- How Polygon is killing it with early NFT partnerships
- Not training and running a marathon in sub 4hrs
- Liam’s hockey career + injury
- Career transition into business and crypto

Liam Herbst
Twitter: @liamherbst_

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.
 
PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. 
Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.
  
PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. 
After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.
 
Code: CRYPTONEWS50
 
This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:
 
PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
 

54 min