Zero to Three Podcast Zypsy

In this episode, we talk to Amy Jung. She was the Head of Community at MakerDAO and currently DAO Operations and Strategy Consultant at Shared Realities, where she focuses on progressive decentralization execution.

Amy tells us her experience growing and managing DAOs, principles in designing in this space, how open source principles can shape the future of design, and her advice for open network builders looking to start their own projects.

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Links & resources
Follow Amy on Twitter or LinkedIn
Amy’s talk on Progressive Decentralization 2.0 model
Whole Crypto Catalog: Progressive Decentralization
Offscript (for Creatives in Web3)

Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Amy’s background
03:11 Framework for building DAOs
04:27 Why a DAO?
07:51 Progressive decentralization
11:52 Overcome challenges and grow DAO projects
13:19 Designing, creating, and managing DAOs
15:21 Importance of open source in decentralized web
18:00 Advice for your crypto project
18:41 What’s next for Amy?

No more settling for typical VC experiences. Learn about this VC firm that helps supercharge web3 companies through innovative growth playbooks.

In this episode, we talk to Regan Bozman. He is the co-founder of Lattice, an early stage crypto VC. He also co-founded Dove Metrics, which was acquired by Messari this past summer.

Regan tells us the lessons he learned after transitioning from entrepreneur to investor. What he looks for when he invests in web3 companies, and finally his tips for founders just getting started in the space.

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Links & resources
Lattice
Follow Regan on Twitter
The Web3 Growth Playbook

Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
00:52 Regan’s journey
03:09 How Dove Metrics was acquired
03:49 From entrepreneur to investor
06:29 Qualities to look out for in web3 companies
08:03 What gets attention in a bear market
08:47 Building in a bear market
09:42 Advice for just getting started
11:12 Emerging web3 topics
12:35  What’s next for Lattice

Without having prior Twitter experience, Justin Vogel grew his follower count to over 1,000 in a short period of time. How? By summarizing web3 content that other people have already created. 

In this episode, we talk to Justin Vogel. He is the co-founder of Safary, a new powerful attribution system designed to bring web3 to the masses. Also, the number one destination for web3 growth leaders to exchange tactical insights.

Justin discusses his experience growing communities and how Safary became the go-to community for web3 growth leaders. He also discusses how to get accepted to Safary, tips for running a web3 startup, and what's next for Safary.

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Links & resources
Safary
Follow Justin on Twitter
10 lessons from building the top web3 growth community
The Web3 Growth Technology Landscape


Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
01:09 Justin’s background
02:43 Unique web3 opportunities
04:04 Lessons as a first-time founder
05:17 Growing communities 101
06:33 How Safary became successful
09:29 Stories from Safary community members
10:45 Getting accepted into Safary
11:47 Tips for running a web3 startup
13:54 Advice for just getting started
15:02  What’s next for Safary

It took him more than 100 investor pitches before he was able to raise funds for his web3 startup.

In this episode, we talk to Matt Kim. He is the co-founder of Smoothie, a discover-to-earn rewards platform for web3 projects. Smoothie is also known as the Product Hunt for web3.

Matt shares his experience building his web3 startup including unique opportunities that the web3 space presented at the beginning of his project. He also shares his thoughts on on-chain activities, his number one tip for pitching to investors, and his predictions on the future of crypto.


Links & resources
Smoothie awards
A visual storytelling newsletter
19 lessons for crypto fundraising
Follow Matt on Twitter
Justin Kan’s famous quote


Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
01:04 Matt’s background
02:53 Unique web3 opportunities
03:39 Challenges and lessons
05:00 Raising funds for Smoothie
06:06 Matt’s tip for raising funds
07:59 For those just getting started
09:29 Where crypto is headed
11:03 What’s next for Smoothie?