Medium Energy Evan Helda

Alright folks, we’re launching a new addition to the content lineup: ‘The Quarterly Market Update’
Typically, we cover the more philosophical and practical sides of AI, Spatial Computing and Crypto.
Today, we’re exploring how to make money and grow wealth from these innovations.
Towards that end, this new segment will explore the most important things happening in financial markets and in the economy, with the goal of helping you better invest and plan for the future.
The plan is to do this right on the tails of earnings season... after all the most important companies show their financial cards.
To kick off this new series, we're leaning on a good friend and my go-to person for navigating the complexity of today’s market... and that's Hatem Dhiab.
Hatem is a Managing Partner at Gerber Kawasaki: one of the more renowned wealth management firms here in LA area.
Gerber Kawasaki well known for being more on the cutting edge of investing, particularly for being early bulls on Tesla and NVIDIA, placing heavy bets before the consensus rush. They've also trail blazed in giving clients early access to crypto.
So put on your money making cap, and enjoy this wide ranging chat on all things investing & current market conditions.


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Welcome back friends to Medium Energy!
This is another live panel recording from SXSW. It’s also one of my favorite panels to date…
It was titled ‘Redefining Reality’, so as you probably guessed, it’s about all things spatial computing i.e. the full spectrum of immersive, interactive real-time 3D experiences… from 3D on the web, to headsets like the Vision Pro, to simulations on phones/tablets/laptops.
If you’re in search of talk tracks to pitch friends, family, or colleagues on why spatial computing matters, and why its worth investing in, you're going to enjoy this one.
The panel includes a variety of leaders and really great thinkers in the space, representing hardware/software for creating VFX at live events (Disguise, CXO Alex Wills), to Snap and their AR lens creator platform (Snap Global Director of Creative Studio, Resh Sidhu), to one of the top agencies in the world building spatial applications (Arcade XR CEO, John Meggitt)
This array of experience and perspectives allowed us to cover a variety compelling topics, including:
* The real 'so what' behind spatial computing, and the more fundamental & philsophical impact it will have.
* The idea of this not being just spatial computing, but rather 'experiential computing', and why that could change, well… everything.
* We also get practical and a bit technical, exploring the best practices brands need to consider to properly build & take advantage of spatial computing as it matures and transforms... and how to do so beyond just headsets.
I think you'll really enjoy this one, especially if you're trying to incorporate spatial into your company and/or work life. So let me know what you think, and if you do indeed enjoy, please consider sharing with a friend and leaving a review on Apple/Spotify!


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This is a live recording of a panel with Artist & the Machine during a 'Spatial Computing Salon' in LA.
Artist & The Machine is an awesome new event series put on by my friend Dani Van De Sande. She's pulling together an amazing community of builders, brands, and investors to connect in-real life to share ideas, co-create, and meld minds; all with a similar focus as Medium Energy: to champion the elements of tech that make us more human, not less.
This panel featured a very diverse and awesome line up of entrepreneurs within spatial computing.
We had Neha Singh, the founder & CEO of ObsessAR. Obsess is building the future of e-commerce via immersive, virtual retail environments. They’re effectively giving brands a digital 'come inside' button, helping customers better interact with and understand products.
We also had Reza Ali, CEO and Founder of Valence 3D: a 3D modeling app for iPhone, iPad, and eventually VisionPro. Check it out… it’s a really slick 3D creation tool for non-3D experts.
And lastly, Don Allen Stevenson, a prominent influence & creator in this space, educating people on all the ways to use AI and spatial. He also has one of the best nick names I've heard in the content creation realm — “the Bob Ross of the metaverse’...
If you don't know who Bob Ross is, your probably a Gen Z’er… *sigh- Just look him up on YouTube. A true gem of the 80's and 90's public TV era..
During the panel, we hit on all kinds of juicy topics at the heart of Spatial Computing and AI, including:
* How to address people’s fear & skeptcisim about this brave new world
* The impact we’re all seeing from this tech on both business & creativity
* And of course, we wax poetic and get philosophical about the long term implications of this interface for society writ large...
Alright enough preamble, let's dive into the show, and if you enjoy, please do subsribe, give us a rating on Apple/Spotify, and perhaps share with a friend or two!




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Welcome to Part II of our conversation with Vince Kadlubek, co-founder of Meow Wolf, aka the next-gen Disney, or what I like to call the ‘real-world metaverse’.
If you haven't listened to Part I, trust me… Press pause and check out that episode via this link (or the Apple/Spotify links above).
It’s garnered the best + most feedback of any piece of Medium Energy content to date. It also sets important context and provides ideas that underpin this conversation, such as…
* The future of storytelling
* How to tap into/harness imagination
* Balancing spontaneity with control
* Pricesless lesson in entrepreneurship
* How to bring a dream & vision to life out of thin air (e.g. ‘believing the unbelievable’)
Here in Part II, we dive into the future of Meow Wolf and how they’re integrating spatial computing, AI, and crypto.
We also discuss the challenges of leading a company, dealing with failure, and adapting to your own weaknesses.
In the end, we bring things home by getting deep. We discuss…
* Vince’s experience with love and death
* How to incorporate these parts of the human experience into our daily work and lives.
* What questions we need to be asking ourselves as we face this moment of exponential change
I came away from this conversation feeling really optimistic about where technology is taking us… Confident you’ll feel the same… So, let's get started.
Here’s Part II of our talk with Vince Kadlubek.




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This was my favorite conversation of the past year, both on and outside of Medium Energy. It’s a chat with entrepreneur, dreamer, and dear friend: Vince Kadlubek.
Vince is one of the most compelling thinkers I know. He's also the co-founder of Meow Wolf: one of the world's most original and exciting ventures within arts and entertainment.
For those unfamiliar, Meow Wolf is akin to a next-generation Disney, but with a unique twist… catapulting visitors into a vortex of childlike wonder & awe.
More concretely, they transform huge physical spaces into a kaleidoscope of immersive experiences that blur the lines between art gallery, amusement park, and interactive museum.
Here are some examples…

With locations flourishing in Santa Fe, Denver, and Las Vegas—and with more on the horizon—the realms they build look & feel like a real-world ‘metaverse’, transporting visitors into narratives brimming with digital art, sculpture, and an evolving array of technologies like AI, augmented reality, and spatial audio. We also discuss the potential to use cryptocurrency and NFTs… which in my opinion, is where things start to get really interesting…
This convo was too rich and expansive for just one episode, so we’re dividing it into two parts.
In this first installment, we cover:
* The ethos driving Meow Wolf, tracing its origins and exploring a concept that resonates deeply with me: the ability to believe in the unbelievable.
* The evolution of storytelling and its impact on our species, considering how such experiences not only offer healing and growth but can also usher in new avenues for finding purpose and meaning in our lives.
* This idea of ‘religion without religion’, as we navigate a world where traditional religious structures have left a void (of community & places with inspiration + hope)
These themes are not just intellectually stimulating; they touch on something elemental to the human experience… something we’ll explore further into in Part II (which we’ll be releasing as a fast follow later this weekend).
For now, let’s dive into Part I!
I find these topics endlessly fascinating, and upon hearing Vince’s perspective, I think you will too. So without further adieu, I bring you, Vince Kadlubek…




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Welcome back to another episode of Medium Energy! We have a fun and enlightening episode for you all today: a chat with Dani Loftus, the founder and CEO of DRAUP.
Draup  is one of the leading platforms and marketplaces out there for digital  fashion and accessories. Think of them as a blend between E-Bay and  Etsy, but for digital luxury goods. You can also liken them to a  ‘digital fashion house’ of sorts, designing their own items while  cultivating discussion & community around the latest trends.
This  might seem like a rather esoteric topic, but think again… The level of  adoption and revenue from digital fashion and self expression in virtual  worlds is eye popping.
It’s one of the largest, if not the  largest way to make money today in 'the metaverse'. Look no further  than Fortnite, who’s made billions of $$ from digital cosmetic items  (aka ‘skins).
Even if you’re not into fashion, stay tuned…  This conversation expands into a variety of compelling &  fundamental topics. To name a few:
* NFTs:  We dive more broadly into the topic of NFTs, discussing how to extract  real value and utility, and how shes navigated these various bull &  bear cycles
* Identity & Self Expression: We get philosophical and discuss the the future of identity and cultural expression, in this next generation of the internet
* GenAI: Of  course, we’d be remiss to not hit on how AI is going to play a role in  both building her business and digital fashion writ large
* Entrepreneurship: And  for the aspiring entrepreneurs out there, we also cover some of Dani's  personal experiences in building her first business. Her story holds  valuable lessons in having a bias for action, how to just get started,  and how to learn by doing.
I had a blast in this convo with Dani. Confident y'all will enjoy it as well! So without  further adieu, I bring you... Dani Loftus.
Oh! And and if you do indeed enjoy this episode… would beyond appreciate a quick rating of this podcast. Really helps us spread the message and grow :-)


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