Welcome to the Metaverse

Luke Franks
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Welcome to the Metaverse

The Welcome to the Metaverse podcast is the no.1 place to learn about the metaverse and AI quickly and to stay ahead, with interviews from top industry leaders and the brightest minds in the space. This podcast breaks it down simply so you can understand web3, crypto, NFTs, blockchain, ai, the metaverse and everything in-between. Come and join the community and learn how to position yourself for the future.

  1. FEB 1

    The Story of the Dogecoin Millionaire + Money in the Internet Age - Conversation with Chris Temple - Director of the hit documentary - THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE

    You may have seen the headlines back in 2021 about a guy who put all of his money into Dogecoin and became a millionaire...but then...well I'll let Chris tell you the story. THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE is a documentary film that has had brilliant reviews across the board (no.3 on Apple TV) and premiered at Tribeca 2023. In this conversation we talk about the film, which follows the personal stories of this generation's approach to money in the age of the internet. We also talk about the bigger themes going on at the moment - the cost of living, why the younger generations feel almost forced to take more risk, fear and greed, fomo and where we go next. This was an awesome chat, so thank you Chris for coming on. I can wholeheartedly recommend this film whether you're in this world or not, it is a brilliant (and at times harrowing) watch. Check out THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE at https://www.tinfafilm.com/ - it's available in lots of great places including Apple TV and Amazon Prime too And make sure you give Chris Temple a follow on X too Luke - ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠ Robin - ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ As always nothing on this show is financial or investment advice Thanks for listening. If you'd like to suggest a guest, sponsor the show or talk about consulting services - you can reach out to me on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or LinkedIn : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-franks-b8b509118/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    43 min

  2. 12/22/2023

    24 Predictions and Trends for 2024 - Across Immersive Technology, AI, Cryptocurrency, Web3, Gaming & More Happy Holidays!

    Luke and Robin lay out their predictions and trends for 2024, which no doubt will be a wild year. We cover Immersive Technology, AI, Cryptocurrency, Web3, Gaming and more. Do you agree and what did we miss? Say hello over on X : Luke - ⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠ Robin - ⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you for your support on the show this year, much appreciated and Happy Holidays! As always nothing on this show is financial or investment advice Thanks for listening. If you'd like to suggest a guest, sponsor the show or talk about consulting services - you can reach out to me on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or LinkedIn : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-franks-b8b509118/⁠⁠⁠⁠ And Robin on Twitter here : ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠⁠ Links : Channel 1 AI News : https://www.channel1.ai/

    57 min

  3. 12/13/2023

    A Business Guide to Roblox - Monetisation, Marketing and More with Stephen Dypiangco of Metaverse Marcom

    Roblox recently hit 70 million Daily Active Users and the top experiences on the platform have had over 30 billion visits. This week we cover the business side of the hottest metaverse platform of all. Stephen Dypiangco runs Metaverse Marcom - an advisory and consultancy firm that specialises in Roblox. He helps clients understand how to develop, build, scale and monetise in the Roblox ecosystem. In this episode we cover : - What really is Roblox? - Visits and engagement time - How Roblox has grown and misconceptions - The different categories and types of experience - Advertising, monetisation, marketing on Roblox and more - The Robux economy and creator/developer/platform splits - Avatar self expression and UGC fashion - Hello Kitty Case Study Links : Stephen Dypiangco Twitter : https://x.com/Dypiangco?s=20 LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephendypiangco/ Metaverse Marcom Twitter : https://twitter.com/metaversemarcom LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/metaverse-marcom/ Website & Newsletter : https://www.metaversemarcom.io/ Case Study : https://www.metaversemarcom.io/product-page/my-hello-kitty-cafe-game-teardown-case-study As always nothing on this show is financial or investment advice Thanks for listening. If you'd like to suggest a guest, sponsor the show or talk about consulting services - you can reach out to me on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠⁠⁠ or LinkedIn : ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-franks-b8b509118/⁠⁠⁠ And Robin on Twitter here : ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠

    50 min

  4. 12/07/2023

    How to Consistently Spot Future Trends and Opportunities with Co-founder of Tether & WAX Blockchain - William Quigley

    William Quigley is the co-founder of Tether aka the first fiat-backed stablecoin and most traded cryptocurrency to date and the co-founder of WAX - one of the most used blockchains in the world with over 10 million active users and 20 million transactions per day.  Before that he was the first institutional investor in Paypal, a very early supporter of Ethereum, worked for Disney and was CEO of the world’s largest marketplace for video game virtual items. His career and ability to consistently predict and execute on the next major trends is really incredible and this episode is full of some really brilliant insights.  We talk about his career, how he spots these trends and what the future looks like for blockchain gaming amongst other things. It was an absolute pleasure recording this a few weeks back, so thank you William for coming on the show! As always nothing on this show is financial or investment advice Thanks for listening. If you'd like to suggest a guest, sponsor the show or talk about consulting services - you can reach out to me on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠⁠ or LinkedIn : ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-franks-b8b509118/⁠⁠ And Robin on Twitter here : ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠ William Quigley Links : LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamedwardquigley/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/williamequigley WAX Blockchain : https://www.wax.io/ Tether Stablecoin : https://tether.to/en/

    43 min

  5. 11/30/2023

    Have We Discovered AGI...? (Also what is AGI?), Markets Are On A Tear Upwards, Roblox Hits 70 MILLION DAU and More

    Have we discovered Artificial General Intelligence and is that why OpenAI had a freak out? Despite the CZ and Binance news, Bitcoin is up over 130% - what might be coming next? Roblox hits 70 MILLION Daily Active Users and LEGO is coming to Fortnite, plenty to get stuck into this week. As always, nothing in this episode is financial advice. Thanks for listening. If you'd like to suggest a guest, sponsor the show or talk about consulting services - you can reach out to me on Twitter at ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠ or LinkedIn : ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-franks-b8b509118/⁠ And Robin on Twitter here : ⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠ Story Links Pika mindblowing AI video : https://twitter.com/anukaakash/status/1724771069972869229?s=20 Runway Gen 2 is here : https://twitter.com/_VBCJ/status/1727723310295781697?s=20 Possible LEGO x Fortnite Collaboration coming : https://twitter.com/HYPEX/status/1725551358281965727?s=20

    47 min

  6. 11/20/2023

    This Blockchain Game Has Shot to No.1 | The Humane AI Pin - Genius or Trash? | And Robots Have A Sense Of Touch Now...

    If blockchain gaming is lining up to be the next major narrative, then this new game is leading the charge - it's called Pixels and it shot to the top of the charts this week with over 100k daily active users. We explain all. We also put the Humane AI pin under scrutiny - a good step towards a more human relationship with technology or a silicon valley passion project? And a recent study has shown how robots are now able to use a sense of 'touch' - this could have profound impacts for prosthetics and the future of consumer bots in our house. As always, nothing in this episode is financial advice, it is just for informational purposes, always do your own research. Thanks for listening. If you'd like to suggest a guest, sponsor the show or talk about consulting services - you can reach out to me on Twitter at ⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠ or LinkedIn : ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-franks-b8b509118/ And Robin on Twitter here : https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive Story Links Pixels Explainer video : here Pixels game : https://www.pixels.xyz/ Humane AI Pin : https://hu.ma.ne/ Robots Sense of Touch : here Military and the Metaverse : here

    38 min

  7. 11/15/2023

    This Is The Immersive Technology Company That Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount and Universal All Call First - Conversation with Sol Rogers - Global Director of Innovation at Magnopus

    Magnopus are one of Hollywood’s best kept secrets. They are the guys that everyone calls (WB, Paramount, Disney, Pixar, Universal, Amazon Studios) when they need a technology solution for something that’s never been done before.  Their incredible work spans across virtual production for the Lion King, to Real Time Environment buildouts for Westworld, an immersive concert for Maddison Beer, a Blade Runner 2049 VR Experience, the Dubai Expo Cross-Reality Experience - the list is absurdly impressive. It's also rare that you get someone who has so much experience building in this space, with so much foresight for the future AND can also explain it simply if you're new. Sol did exactly that with lots of very helpful actionable and practical advice. It was an absolute pleasure to have him on the show. I would highly recommend you follow him and his team on the following links! Connected Spaces Platform : https://www.magnopus.com/csp Magnopus on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/magnopus/ Sol Rogers on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/solrogers/ Sol Rogers on Twitter : https://twitter.com/SolRogers As always, thanks for listening. You can reach out to me on Twitter https://twitter.com/luke_franks or LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-franks-b8b509118/

    43 min

  8. 10/31/2023

    Are We Lining Up for the Next Bull Market Cycle? | Meta Quest 3 Release, RTFKT x Nike Make Waves, Unreal Fest & A World Record in VR

    Now that we've had the layoffs, SBF's trial and major corrections across the board...we know what happens next. Are we beginning to see crypto and metaverse sentiments gradually turn positive again? This week Luke and Robin take a sense check of the space as a whole, assess what has survived and what is beginning to thrive once more. In this episode we talk about : - The cyclical nature of the crypto and tech markets - The Meta Quest 3 getting in the hands of everyday people and mixed reality making a lot of sense - The NFT projects that survived (RTFKT and Nike releasing sort after sneakers) - The Ryder Ripps / BAYC case coming to a close and what the future looks like for Yuga Labs - Unreal Fest and where Epic Games' focus is for the next few months - Robin's wild Guinness World Record spending the longest time playing a game in VR Luke's Twitter/X : ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/luke_franks⁠⁠⁠⁠ Robin's Twitter/X : ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IamSuperMassive⁠⁠⁠⁠ For speaker/appearance/advisory bookings - please pop a message to lukeelliotfranks@gmail.com

    48 min
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The Welcome to the Metaverse podcast is the no.1 place to learn about the metaverse and AI quickly and to stay ahead, with interviews from top industry leaders and the brightest minds in the space. This podcast breaks it down simply so you can understand web3, crypto, NFTs, blockchain, ai, the metaverse and everything in-between. Come and join the community and learn how to position yourself for the future.

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  • Creator
    Luke Franks
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    149
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Luke Franks
  • Show Website
    Welcome to the Metaverse

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