A Mall in New Jersey is The Best Place in The World

Tom McLeod from Arkive is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We discuss the objects that serve as milestone-markers throughout childhood and his formative memories around gaming. (Well actually, Tom playing games and me eating popcorn watching other people play games.) There’s definitely a Slap Bracelet Entrepreneur to Tech Founder pipeline.

You’ll learn why pop culture will move the needle toward mass adoption in web3, how Beethoven was really just the Drake of his time, which piece of pop culture memorabilia I finally bought off eBay, and why one day, 80s-90s ‘Grandma Names’ will become cool once again.

We explore the maps ➡️ Mapquest ➡️ physical GPS ➡️ smartphone GPS timeline and work together to wrap our heads around the fact that we are further from Y2K now than we were then from the creation of the internet. Are the malls in New Jersey superior? As Tri-state area natives, we say yes.

About our Guest
Tom McLeod is a 5x serial entrepreneur. Currently he is building Arkive; unlocking the value of Smithsonian-like museum treasuries by letting members curate a distributed collection of offline valuable cultural artifacts brought on chain. Along with a passion for tech and the arts, Tom has a dedicated interest in service and supporting diverse communities. He sits on the board of the investment platform Firma and Camelback Ventures as well as advising numerous founders and startups.

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Special Thanks 💖
Artwork by @hmdraws_
Music by @egmusicnyc
Video by @valentinareyes9

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Episode Transcript

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