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Today I sit down with the creators of The Wizard’s Hat: Goldy, Jarrod, and Monique. The Wizard’s Hat is a short film funded by a Nouns DAO proposal, and this episode goes over it in as much detail as possible. We break down what it was like to make it from start to finish.

Noun O' Talk is the podcast all about NounsDAO. The host, Christian, interviews members of the DAO and project builders in the ecosystem. We hear about how they came to Nouns, what they're working on, and what they see for the future of Nouns. You can listen to past episodes at nounotalk.com. The cover art is by Messhup of Nounsense.

Relevant links:
Noun Stories on Twitter: @nouns_stories
Goldy: @Goldypix
Jarrod: @Jarrod__Prince
Mon: @MoniqueMulcahy
Christian on Twitter: @cdt_eth
Listen to past episodes: nounotalk.com
To learn more about Nouns: nouns.center

Credits:
Hosted by Christian (cdt_eth)
Cover art by Messhup
Music by Oh Jeremiah

Today I sit down with brkfstsndwch, a longtime builder in the Nouns ecosystem. We go through his history as a photographer, coming to Nouns, and working on one of the first ten proposals. We even talk about his latest project, Nouns Coffee, and he gives us his recommended coffee set up.

Noun O' Talk is the podcast all about NounsDAO. The host, Christian, interviews members of the DAO and project builders in the ecosystem. We hear about how they came to Nouns, what they're working on, and what they see for the future of Nouns. You can listen to past episodes at nounotalk.com. Noun O' Talk is produced by brileigh.eth & matthewbrooks.eth and the cover art is by Messhup of Nounsense.

Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:05 Welcome
00:01:28 Brkfstsndwch’s role as a team builder
00:02:21 Brkfstsndwch's background
00:05:16 Brkfstsndwch’s relationship to photography
00:11:37 Brkfstsndwch’s favourite film camera
00:13:18 Brkfstsndwch shares a story from his agency travel days
00:16:20 Where the name brkfstsndwch comes from
00:18:45 Transitioning to web3 with pseudonyms
00:22:22 How brkfstsndwch got into crypto & what is Yat
00:25:45 How brkfstsndwch discovered NounsDAO
00:29:22 The story of Proposal #9 the POAP project
00:33:42 Brkfstsndwch on writing his first proposal for Nouns
00:39:42 Brkfstsndwch's advice on how to write a good proposal
00:42:45 Learnings from POAP v1 and making v2
00:47:35 Brkfstsndwch first coffee drop and making Nouns Coffee
00:51:26 How brkfstsndwch developed Nouns Coffee
00:57:51 Building the brand identity for Nouns Coffee
01:04:55 Brkfstsndwch's advice for someone getting into coffee
01:09:15 Reflecting on Nouns Coffee and upcoming partnerships
01:1727 Long term vision for Nouns Coffee
01:21:07 What is brkfst studio
01:24:17 How to get connected with brkfst studio

Topics Discussed:
Analog photography
Leica M6
Yat
Rinkeby Noun 39
Nouns proposal #9: Nouns Bidder POAP
Nouns Coffee
Nouns proposal #84: Nouns Coffee
Blue Bottle Coffee
Stumptown
Hario V60
Rubber Hose Animation
Brkfst World
Brkfst Studio

Relevant links:
Brkfstsndwch on Twitter: @thebrkfstsndwch
Christian on Twitter: @cdt_eth
Listen to past episodes: nounotalk.com
To learn more about Nouns: nouns.center

Credits:
Hosted by Christian (cdt_eth)
Produced by brileigh.eth and matthewbrooks.eth
Cover art by Messhup
Music by Oh Jeremiah

Today I sit down with Tyson, the CTO of Zora. With the launch of Nouns Builder, the create-your-own-DAO tool built by the Zora team, I wanted to get Tyson's insights on the project as well as get to know him and his story. We walk through his path from architecture to software engineering and crypto, how Zora came to be, and even how you can get started learning Solidity.

Noun O' Talk is the podcast all about NounsDAO. The host, Christian, interviews members of the DAO and project builders in the ecosystem. We hear about how they came to Nouns, what they're working on, and what they see for the future of Nouns. You can listen to past episodes at nounotalk.com. Noun O' Talk is produced by brileigh.eth & matthewbrooks.eth and the cover art is by Messhup of Nounsense.

Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:59 Welcome
00:01:20 Tyson's path to working in tech
00:03:35 Deep learning and machine learning
00:04:28 Software engineering and the value of quick iteration
00:05:31 Tyson's interest in generative art
00:07:50 Why reading is important to Tyson
00:08:39 Haruki Murakami
00:09:25 The role of reading for Tyson
00:11:23 The parallels between Uber and crypto
00:12:32 Innovation and novel solutions to problems
00:13:37 Tyson's path to smart contract development
00:14:55 Tyson's advice for learning Solidity
00:17:03 Simpson's TV script generator
00:18:24 Hackathon project at Coinbase
00:20:18 Why Tyson wanted to work at Coinbase
00:21:32 Tyson's personal growth while at Coinbase
00:23:59 Meeting the co-founders of Zora
00:26:19 How Jacob convinced Tyson to leave Coinbase and help start Zora
00:30:53 Overview of the Zora ecosystem and tools
00:35:30 The bigger picture for Zora
00:36:18 Zora brand and culture
00:38:54 Zora engineering team
00:39:38 Tyson's role at Zora and managing teams
00:40:45 Tyson's transition from dev to manager
00:43:07 The importance of keeping code readable
00:44:19 The Zora Auction House contract and Tyson's introduction to Nouns
00:47:56 Tyson's favourite part of the Nouns ecosystem
00:50:32 What is Nouns Builder?
00:56:00 What does success look like for Nouns Builder?
00:58:14 Wrap-up

Topics Discussed:
Deep learning and machine learning
Tyson's website (tbts.tl)
Generative art
Haruki Murakami
Solidity
Cryptozombies
Coinbase
Zora
Zora API
Zora ZDK
Zora Engineering
Zora Auction House contract
Nouns Builder

Relevant links:
Follow Christian on Twitter @cdt_eth
Listen to past episodes: nounotalk.com
To learn more about Nouns: nouns center

Credits:
Hosted by Christian (cdt_eth)
Produced by brileigh.eth and matthewbrooks.eth
Cover art by Messhup
Music by Oh Jeremiah

Today I sit down with Hab and W1nt3r. This dev and designer pair won a Prop House round and shipped an alternative frontend to the Nouns auction site that they dubbed the Nouns Terminal. We chat about what it’s like working in crypto vs. big tech, their love for generative art, why the details matter, and what we can expect from them in the future.

Noun O' Talk is the podcast all about NounsDAO. The host, Christian, interviews members of the DAO and project builders in the ecosystem. We hear about how they came to Nouns, what they're working on, and what they see for the future of Nouns. You can listen to past episodes at nounotalk.com. The cover art is by Messhup of Nounsense and the Lost Nouns team is cdt_eth, 12bnoun, and Messhup.

Chapters:
00:01:29 W1nt3r and Hab’s background
00:02:44 How W1nt3r got into crypto
00:03:58 How Hab got into crypto and working together with W1nt3r
00:04:57 How Hab became a founding designer at Discord
00:06:31 Hab’s relationship to gaming
00:07:25 Working together on Code Makes Art
00:09:37 Quasars and how Code Makes Art evolved
00:12:36 Building Hot Chain SVG for Watchfaces.World and use cases
00:16:02 Hab transitioning from dev to design work
00:19:30 W1nt3r’s ABI tool for unverified contracts
00:22:08 The story behind W1nt3r and Hab’s pseudonyms
00:24:18 Hab’s relationship to generative art
00:24:35 Breaking down how generative art is made
00:26:26 Hab discovering FX Hash and how people can get involved with generative art
00:28:02 Hab and W1nt3r’s next generative art collection and QQL
00:34:39 Hab’s “taste the rainbow” styling in the RainbowKit docs and the value of adding small details
00:40:20 The transition from big tech to web3
00:44:19 Hab and W1nt3r finding Nouns, Prop House, and building Nouns.sh
00:53:49 Working with Prop House rounds vs. the structure of working in big tech
01:00:16 W1nt3r’s experience joining Solidity Guild and future plans

Topics discussed:
Discord
Meta
Code Makes Art
watchfaces.world
Hot Chain SVG
W1nt3r’s ABI tool
Rainbow wallet
RainbowKit
Developer DAO
The Coding Train
QQL
Nouns Terminal
Prop House
Solidity Guild

Relevant links:
Follow Christian on Twitter @cdt_eth
Listen to past episodes: nounotalk.com
To learn more about Nouns: nouns.wtf

Credits:
Hosted by Christian (cdt_eth)
Produced by brileigh.eth and matthewbrooks.eth
Cover art by Messhup
Music by Oh Jeremiah

Today I sit down with Brian Flynn, the CEO and co-founder of RabbitHole. In this episode we discuss on-chain identity and reputation, how DAOs can coordinate better, and then we deep dive into Nouns. We talk about experimenting with governance, lessons learned from Prop House, and much more.

Noun O' Talk is the podcast all about NounsDAO. The host, Christian, interviews members of the DAO and project builders in the ecosystem. We hear about how they came to Nouns, what they're working on, and what they see for the future of Nouns. You can listen to past episodes at nounotalk.com. The cover art is by Messhup of Nounsense and the Lost Nouns team is cdt_eth, 12bnoun, and Messhup.

Chapters:
00:01:14 Brian’s past life as a professional gamer
00:05:11 The value of seeking truth in Brian’s life
00:06:10 Brian’s relationship to writing
00:10:54 Employee #1 at OpenSea
00:11:52 What an average day looks like for Brian
00:13:47 Dapper Labs and early days of RabbitHole
00:16:59 What is RabbitHole
00:18:46 How protocols get involved with RabbitHole
00:21:21 Earning tokens and learning web3 skills with RabbitHole
00:23:33 Keeping up with everything happening in crypto
00:27:00 The issues with reputation and identity today
00:31:03 Demonstration of knowledge with on-chain reputation
00:34:20 Payments and other types of on-chain reputation
00:35:25 Advantages of being doxxed vs pseudonymous
00:37:45 Deciphering what on-chain data is useful to parse for reputation
00:39:25 DAO structure, coordination, and contributor models
00:43:01 How DAOs should attract builders for incentives beyond financial
00:44:47 Prop House, mandate rounds, and other structures for contributors to get initial funding
00:55:25 What is Prop Lot
00:57:22: Brian’s takeaways from Lil Nouns and Nouns proposals
01:01:11 What Brian thinks needs to be built for NounsDAO
01:02:25 NounsDAO and funding public goods
01:05:35 Governance fatigue and delegation
01:11:45 Zero-knowledge proofs and NounsDAO

Topics discussed:
Counterstrike
OpenSea
Rabbithole
Prop House
Nouns Mandates
Prop Lot
Lil Nouns
Nounlets

Relevant links:
Follow Christian on Twitter @cdt_eth
Listen to past episodes: nounotalk.com
To learn more about Nouns: nouns.wtf

Credits:
Hosted by Christian (cdt_eth)
Produced by brileigh.eth and matthewbrooks.eth
Cover art by Messhup
Music by Oh Jeremiah

Today I sit down with the TheHeroShep and Honk Diddly, the team behind the Roko project. We get into their past experiences with crypto, they explain how to get started with AI and machine learning, and we even dive deeper into what Roko means for the future success of Nouns. We get into all the specifics about what the Roko project is setting out to accomplish and what challenges lie ahead.

Noun O' Talk is the podcast all about NounsDAO. The host, Christian, interviews members of the DAO and project builders in the ecosystem. We hear about how they came to Nouns, what they're working on, and what they see for the future of Nouns. You can listen to past episodes at nouns.center/podcast. The cover art is by Messhup of Nounsense and the Lost Nouns team is cdt_eth, 12bnoun, and Messhup.

Chapters:
00:01:06 Honk Diddly’s background
00:02:03 TheHeroShep’s background
00:04:13 The story behind the username “TheHeroShep”
00:05:46 Where the name “Honk Diddly” comes from and how Honk got involved with crypto
00:10:15 Honk’s reflections on Ethereum, consulting, VCs, and early applications being built
00:16:00 Shep’s relationship to education and building an AI camp for kids to learn how to code, use AI and crypto
00:22:26 Shep’s advice for people who want to learn AI
00:25:05 Honk’s advice for people joining crypto
00:29:01 What the merge means for Honk
00:34:07 Honk getting involved with Nouns and experience as a DAO member
00:37:33 How Shep got involved in Nouns and the Roko project
00:42:47 What is Roko and how it’s using GPT-3 to help summarize proposals
00:47:24 Training the Roko AI model
00:48:39 Honk’s thoughts on the pitfalls of current DAO governance
00:50:10 How Roko summarizes information, use cases, and addressing AI concerns
00:59:40 Shep’s residency at NounsDAO
01:00:03 Honk’s reflection on the Roko project and long term vision for what Roko can enable
01:06:39 Shep’s thoughts on the real power of Roko
01:12:00 The challenges of building Roko
01:16:00 What is prompt engineering
01:20:00 The value of funding Roko & Honk’s reflection on Nouns growth over the last 2 years
01:23:35 Shep’s favourite aspect of Nouns
01:24:39 Compose network, NFT Fight Club and other projects Honk is working on
01:31:22 Shep’s personal projects and Keyo.AI

Topics discussed:
Roko
Interstella 5555
Keyo.AI
AI Camp
Machine vision
Natural language processing
OpenAI API
Using GPT-3 to augment human intelligence
OpenZeppelin
Reentrancy attacks and The DAO hack
The Merge
Lido
Forefront
Nouns Esports
Prompt engineering
NFT Fight Club
Compose Network

Relevant links:
Follow Christian on Twitter @cdt_eth
Listen to past episodes: nounotalk.com
To learn more about Nouns: nouns.wtf

Credits:
Hosted by Christian (cdt_eth)
Produced by brileigh.eth and matthewbrooks.eth
Cover art by Messhup
Music by Oh Jeremiah