Web3

Surfing Early Moves

Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, Devon Seacrest is a tech founder who helps entrepreneurs surf through early moves that test the desirability, feasibly, and profitability of new ideas.

He visiting Des Moines to lead the discussion at a web3dsm gathering, leveled up with an unplanned pinball lesson, and presenting at 1MC Des Moines the next morning. We then hit the studio to talk about ways a minimum viable product (“MVP”) can activate the smallest viable audience and how to support progress with ongoing usability testing.

After a narrated break, Ben and Devon think through digitized consciousness and riff on the entrepreneurial lifestyle. For companies that have technical products, we share how communication patterns help to translate sophisticated concepts in ways that will resonate. These two technologists close by sharing creative ways to find co-founders and encourage us all to enjoy the journey of this magnificent marathon.

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BONUS MATERIALS

https://CodeBuddy.com

CodeBuddy Library

https://youtube.com/@CodeBuddyTV

http://Surfing-Early-Moves.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

Roasted Reflections Break: Early Moves

EP21 – Pinball Wizards 🎙️ Ben Sinclair

https://BenMcDougal.com/linear

http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

http://BENBOT.ai

By Ben McDougal, ago

Technology Soup

Put your laser eyes on as Carl Lippert swings through the studio to brew some technology soup. Together, we compile Carl’s global hackathon tour to hear how such curiosity paired with initiative helped this small town technologist explore the world.

From farming to AI, to blockchain networks, to prototyping, to nomading, to atoms, cryptography, and truth, EP81 is loaded with tactics and innovative energy to optimize your time and environments.

As Ben and Carl discuss, when technology is inherently money, it’s less about jargon and maybe we get back to atoms. Add to this concoction of thought, a dash of skeuomorphism, how AI can be magically expensive, robotics in daily life, and space! Enjoy this remarkable episode with EDM in the background, stay wild, and as Carl generously invites us to do – try anything.

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BONUS MATERIALS

https://CarlLippert.com

https://CarlLippert.com/blog

https://linkedin.com/in/carllippert

https://x.com/carllippert

http://tryanything.xyz

Roasted Reflections Break: Replicants

http://Technology-Soup.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

https://BenMcDougal.com/welcome-to-web3

https://BenMcDougal.com/indexing

http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

EP3 – Blockchain Orgins 🎙️ Jon Woodard

EP6 – Computer Vision(ary) 🎙️ Brad Dwyer

EP8 – Cryptographic Cowboy 🎙️ Kyle Tut

EP39 – Digital Dawn 🎙️ Will Schneller

EP71 – Still United 🎙️ Alex Myers

EP80 – Audacious 🎙️ scottrepreneur

The Anthology of Balaji – The Types of Truth

Carl’s Wardrobe: https://us.carhartt-wip.com

Roasted Reflections on Discord

https://ReadWriteOwn.com

http://BENBOT.ai

By Ben McDougal, ago

Audacious

scottrepreneur is a nerd you need to know.

How does blockchain layering work? What can composability provide? What’s the value of money being mechanized? Can you translate the difference between centralized, protocol, and blockchain networks? Maybe you’re exploring ways to add digital depth to existing products?

So many questions, here are some answers!

After the 10 Commandments of UX are echoed in the break, we talk about how blockchain can support state management and sourcing truth alongside the power of AI. We brew on getting rugged by Big Tech, tokenomics to incentivize contribution, the lasting value of NFTs, user ownership in social media, Hats Protocol, web3 accelerators, Bitcoin halving, burning digital assets, and zero knowledge proofs. Try to keep up, share with a developer, and stay wild with tons of related episodes below. Let’s keep learning and building… together!

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BONUS MATERIALS

https://scottrepreneur.com

https://x.com/scottrepreneur_

https://warpcast.com/scottrepreneur

http://Audacious.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

Roasted Reflections NFT – Audacious 👾 #36

https://BenMcDougal.com/Mechanized-Money

http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

EP3 – Blockchain Orgins 🎙️ Jon Woodard

EP8 – Cryptographic Cowboy 🎙️ Kyle Tut

EP25 – Stablecoins 🎙️ Chase Merlin

EP38 – Tokenomics 🎙️ Joshua Larson

EP39 – Digital Dawn 🎙️ Will Schneller

EP44 – Do What You Love 🎙️ Scotty Russell

EP71 – Still United 🎙️ Alex Myers

Roasted Reflections on Discord

https://ReadWriteOwn.com

http://web3dsm.com

http://BENBOT.ai

By Ben McDougal, ago

Rock & Radio

Max Schaeffer is an Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Inductee jamming on a new kind of mic. EP79 features a professional conversationalist sharing insight from 40+ years in radio!

This influencer is also an award-winning theatrical director, actor, and producer. Ben and Maxwell discuss timely vs. evergreen content, regulations of radio, metrics that matter vs. opinions of estimates, and curating dollowers beyond passive followers. After the break, we explore how to lead by doing, radical ways for radio to remain relevant, and then Max… as he’s done so many times, in so many ways, closes things down in style.

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BONUS MATERIALS

Maxwell’s Iowa CoffeeCast

https://BenMcDougal.com/content-creation

http://Rock-Radio.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

EP48 – Consistency Counts 🎙️ Michael Libbie

EP59 – Agents of Change 🎙️ Amner Martinez

EP69 – Generative Humans 🎙️ Chris Snider

http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

http://CollectorHardbackEdition.com

http://BENBOT.ai

By Ben McDougal, ago

Still United

🥂 Happy New Year 🥂

Alex Myers and Ben McDougal return from the future to refill our mugs and translate nerd into normal. BEN BOT kicks off 2025 with a compelling thought on accelerationism. The humans then chime in on the evolution of AI, nuerotech, and the confluence of human and machines.

After the break that invites openess, we discuss the state of web3, corporate networks vs. blockchain networks, state management, material science, and how society can thrive even with information overload. Alex was featured in EP45 last season, so revist that timeless episode (link below) along with this fresh jolt of innovative energy. Stay curious!

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BONUS MATERIALS

Welcome to Web3

YDTNP – EP45 – United We Are

http://PlayforcePrinciples.com

“Read Write Own” -Chris Dixon

Roasted Reflections Break: Open to Next

http://Still-United.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

http://RoastedReflections.com

http://BENBOT.ai

By Ben McDougal, ago