The First Mint Podcast

A year ago, I wrote 10x rules for 2022. And two of them were absolutely TERRIBLE. So this year I invited my brother TheReelPhilD to hop on the show and keep me honest as I run through 10x Rules for NFTs in 2023. 

To celebrate the year that was on The First Mint , I’ve put together a short podcast full of memorable clips from some of our best guests .  Featuring: Jess Sloss | Founder of Seed Club Marcus Bianshe | Founder of Rumble Kong League Jayne Peressini | Former GM of Top Shot (I think?) Dave Fedlman | General Manager of NFL ALL DAY Andrew Steinwold | Host of ZimaRed + Angel Investor Mack Flavelle...

Today’s guest refers to himself as a “FOMO Dragon”. Early to both Cryptokitties and NBA Top Shot, Carlini is no stranger to the volatile market of non fungibles. He joins us on the show to share some shocking tales, like how he sold his punks for Top Shot, and dish a slice of humble pie to no one other than himself.

Imagine playing baseball your entire life, finally making it to the MLB, and retiring after just three seasons. Then imagine being broke for two years, painting every single day in your garage, with an absolute conviction that you could make it as an artist. That's what Micah Johnson did, when he left baseball and went all in on his new found talent. Today, he joins us to chat about life as a crea...

A rare special edition of the show: featuring my ACTUAL brother, TheReelPhilD! On today's episode, we have an open, raw, and candid conversation. We talk about his collecting habits, what's wrong with today's sports NFTs, and what motivates the community to be part of this whole scene. We also ask what its gonna take for the current platforms to survive through to the next phase.

Last week, Disney put the entire Metaverse on notice when they brought back Bob Iger, the CEO who led the acquisitions of Pixar, LucasFilm, and Marvel. Now, we don't know if Bob's return signals similar deals in web3, but we do know that Iger spent the last year advising on GENIES, a digital avatar company. So on today's show, we'll look at 12x different companies in the space - including Disney -...

It makes total sense: fantasy sports, but your players come as NFTs. So why aren't more people using the platforms available? And does web3 truly have anything to offer to the sports gambling crowd? The Fantasy Sports industry is set to double in size over the next 5 years, and a big part of that might just be crypto - so on today's show we talk to the experts about the barriers, the opportunities...

The biggest tournament in the world is also the most corrupt organization on the planet. And guess what: the sell NFTs now! On today's show, we look at FIFA's mild swing into crypto, how they've overcome multiple scandals, and more importantly - where they make and spend $7 billion dollars every four years. We welcome Christopher Gaffrey, associate professor at NYU and a specialist on sports gover...

When Tom Brady retired in February 2022, he announced that he would dedicate all his time to his new NFT platform: Autograph. Designed to sell digital collectibles of top tier athletes like Tiger Woods and Wayne Gretzky, the platform burst out of the gate amidst the NFT boom. But in the doldrums of the bear market, the platform is struggling to keep collectors happy, as promises are broken and Bra...

In December 2021, Nike shocked the web3 world when it purchased 2-year old design studio RTFKT. But upon closer inspection, the move makes total sense for both companies as consumers and sneakers hurtle towards the metaverse at an alarming speed. On today's show, we'll look at WHY Nike buys certain companies, and how RTFKT positioned itself to be one of them.

One of the most recognizable sports brands ever is big into NFTs, but not here to maximize profit. Today's pod will look at how the Chicago Bulls manage their brand, their logo, their everlasting success from the 1990s, and how they have approached launching into web3. We'll also look at the revenue streams of the NBA, and how the league is hell bent on maximize each avenue.

Steph Curry is Forbes' #5 highest paid athlete of 2022. But by the time he's done playing, his business moves and crypto investments could make him even richer than Michael Jordan. LG dives into the business of Steph Curry and his mega deals with Under Armor and FTX. 

A message from LG. We are taking time to retool things at The First Mint, and quite frankly the podcast is the first thing I want to change. It needs a refresh. This podcast will return the week of October 17th, with a fresh approach, new stories, and the love of sports we all started with. And maybe, just maybe, a new partner or two.

What do we, as normal people, actually own in web3? Yes, we own the NFTs, but we SHOULD own the network. Today's guest, Jess Sloss, runs The Seed Club: an incubator for web 3 communities and networks. On today’s show, we discuss what we as participants in this network (and our multiple sub networks) should expect from the space, and what it should expect from us.

There’s a golden question in NFTs - Where is it all going? There’s no straight answer here. The NFT boom came out of nowhere, as did its biggest players. So with no predictable origin, it’s challenging to predict a future, or a final act. But today's guest cares less for what the future holds, and more for what creators need right now today. He is a mission-based builder, and develop one of the in...

It's here. The most practical use of sports NFTs has arrived on NFL ALL DAY, and the man behind it all joins us for an in-depth dive into the platform, its future, and his background in sports marketing. Welcome Dave Feldman to the show, the GM of one of the most important products in the space.

We know NFTs have potential, but just how big will they get? We welcome a true OG and podcaster, Andrew Steinwold, host of Zima Red, to break down how NFTs will come to swallow land deeds, international markets, and all forms of commerce. Plus, we get a sneak peek into the early days of the NFT scene.

What if you quit your job to RESEARCH crypto full time and write about it? That's todays guest, Jack Niewold, who has covered the LUNA collapse, the ETH Merge, the Celcius Collapse, and hands out lengthy advice FOR FREE on the internet. We cover his how he got started, his tips for 100x on an altcoin, and what to look for in the future of NFTs. 

What does it take to get 5000 Likes on a single tweet about NFTs? Today's guest, ThreadGuy, can tell you all about it. He started writing threads, but is now a primary player in the meme economy of the crypto world. His secrets to success include capturing timely sentiment, a competitive nature, and an absolutely chaotic approach to making daily content. 

Its coming. The much talk about ETH merge is just a month away, and the price action is heating up. But WHAT exactly is the merge, and how will it affect our NFTs? And more recently...what is this talk of forking? We bring on a legend, 0xQuit, to talk us through one of the most hyped events in crypto history.

Last week, the $Flow token, Dapper Lab's underlying blockchain, surged 40% on the Instagram integration news. A bullish sign for sure. But what do we really know about the token, and what its future holds? And more importantly...how much $Flow are we getting airdropped at the end of this month?

The crypto market can't make up its mind, so we called up one of the best in the biz: Tascha from Tascha Labs, who literally holds a PhD in Macroeconomics and is a well known writer in the crypto space. She shares her insight on the macro, the war, the market, and how this current version of NFTs has zero chance of sticking around.

What drives NFT bull markets? And what will bring on the next one? We've got the co-founder of Dapper Labs, Mack Flavelle, on the show to tell us about how NFTs came about, and how their predecessors were emojis and GIFs. Oh, and he also thinks that Roadmaps are super dumb. 

We've heard this before: “fortunes are made in bear markets”. But what exactly does that mean? We bring on The Wolf Of All Streets to tell how he approaches portfolio building in the crypto space, and discuss lessons from recent hardships.

These brands, they are a changin’. With many fortune 100 brands now entered into the web3 arena, what will this seismic shift mean for the average retail consumer, who will now need to navigate the metaverse to find their fave product? We welcome Adam Brotman, former EVP + CDO of Starbucks, and now advisor to many web3 projects, to talk the brands of web3.