Sneakers to the Metaverse Ryan David Mullins

Ryan Mullins and Jacques Slade wax philosophical about the origins of Jacques' career in music, media and sneakers. 

Ryan poses some questions about the state of the sneaker union: Where are we right now? Why are there so many retros? What's this constant fascination with the past do to us when we're also looking for new sneakers to celebrate? 

Seems like we've reached a plateau in terms of the growth and hype of sneakers, so what's next? Virgil Abloh said recently that streetwear is dead. If so, what resurrects it? What's next in this ever-evolving, innovative sub-culture that's not so sub- anymore? 

We discuss too "the metaverse" "NFTs" gaming, AR, VR, etc. 

It's good fun with a smart dude. Think you'll dig it! 

We continue our explorations with Ben Cousens of Lakestar Ventures. 

In this episode, Ben and I explore our history with BTC and the many ways in which Bitcoin can not only integrate into Games but how BTC is the money of "onlife." We discuss a number of cool games and companies that have integrated BTC into their games and virtual worlds and where the space can go from here. 

Hope you enjoy! 

Here are some references from the show: 

Nik Bhatia's book Layered Money: https://www.amazon.com/Layered-Money-Dollars-Bitcoin-Currencies/dp/1736110527/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Layered+Money&qid=1617638337&sr=8-1

Zebedee: https://zebedee.io

Here's the Bitcoin Whitepaper for those of you new to the space: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

Lightning Network was also mentioned many times: http://lightning.network

We talked a lot about Petrodollars and these particular articles are exceptional reads from Lyn Alden

https://www.lynalden.com/ethereum-analysis/

https://www.lynalden.com/fraying-petrodollar-system/



Ryan 

Ben Cousens is an investor at Lakestar Ventures. He follows the worlds of gaming and crypto very closely and has backed a number of very exciting companies working at the intersection of the two. 

In this episode, we touch on a number of threads: Investing Framework, Gaming, Crypto, Aglet, , Cloud Computing, Hardware for the Metaverse, and Books. 

Ben is a top-rate thinker with some very compelling views to share about the future of innovation. 

Don't miss this one! 

In this week’s episode Ryan interviews Ryan Mullins to discuss the Philosophy of Abloh. It’s an improvised love letter to Virgil Abloh. Discussion ranges from Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” urinal submission to an art exhibit in 1917; “ready made” art from Duchamp and Warhol; what counts as “art”; Virgil Abloh and “Virgil Abloh”; Modernism/Postmodernism/Metamodernism; what’s next in streetwear?; onlife world; next generation content and design platforms; etc. So, wide ranging and all influenced by the enigma that is Virgil. 

Tune into episode 2 of the Aglet community podcast! 

Our hosts Lucy Crivelli & MikeVWal dive into a conversation with Discord friends Will & Zee on their sneakers of the year & more. 

Take a listen to Azeem speaking to a true sneaker OG in Nick Engvall. You get a chance to listen how Nick got to where he is today, his thoughts on things at this time, and where he sees them going in the future. Enjoy!