YallaNFT Adam Amin and Rana el Kaliouby

In this episode, Adam and I interview Matt Mason who is currently the Chief Content Officer at Palm NFT studio (they recently announced a $27M Series B round). Matt was previously Chief Marketing officer at Kraken, one of the largest U.S.-based crypto exchanges as well as studio head at Sony Pictures. He’s the author of "The Pirate’s Dilemma" on how youth culture has changed capitalism and society.

Matt shared how Palm NFT studio are on a mission to bring the next billion people into NFTs. Last year, they partnered with Warner Brothers for the Space Jam movie, giving away 200,000 NFTs. They also have an ongoing partnership with DC Comics that will bring even more people into NFT.

We discussed how the future of NFTs will be more utility-focused (beyond PFPs) and of course his and Palm NFT Studio’s commitment to diversity.

Welcome to the Megaverse! In this  episode of YallaNFT, we interview Meagan Loyst, an early-stage investor at Lerer Hippeau, Founder of GenZ VCs and a Forbes 30 under 30. We first discovered Meagan when we read her thoughtful piece Metaverse 101, which was shared more than a thousand times on social media, and have become huge fans of her since! 

Meagan shares how she thinks about the metaverse (her parents call it the Megaverse!) - everything from VR, to AR and virtual worlds. She explains how brands, especially in fashion (E.g., Dolce & Gabbana vs. Adidas) are taking different approaches to the metaverse and NFTs, and how she thinks music will lead the way for Web3 going mainstream. 

In this episode, Adam and Rana interview Benyamin Ahmed who is a 12 year old based in London. His NFT project Weird Whales has traded more than 1.83K ETH on opensea and he has mad over $400K selling NFTs. He’s been Featured in BBC, NY Times, Business Insider, TIME magazine and more. Ben talks about how he made his project and what's next for him. 

In this episode, Adam and Rana interview Richard Dulude who is a co-founder and partner at Underscore VC, where he leads the firm's investments in the areas of blockchain, AI/ machine learning, mixed reality, and serverless technologies. Richard shares his journey into crypto investing and where he sees the intersection between AI and Web3.