In the third episode of Scenius Studio, host, Ben Jacobs, sits down with Steve McKeon of Collab+Currency, an early-stage, crypto-focused venture fund investing into leading projects building the next generation of culture and consumer technology. Steve and the Collab+Currency team have been early to DAOs, NFTs, digital fashion, and several other emerging trends. In this comprehensive conversation, Steve shines a light on his crypto journey and the breadcrumbs of innovation and experimentation that he is most excited about going forward.

Timestamps
1:50 What is your background?
5:01 What about crypto appealed to you?
7:32 What made you focus on ETH in the early days?
11:23 How were you able to filter through opportunities during the 2017 ICO craze?
13:10 What led to the creation of Collab+Currency?
17:05 What were the light bulb moments for NFTs?
23:01 Art Blocks explanation
27:50 How did squiggles become a DAO?
31:44 What is on the roadmap for Collab+Currency?
38:35 What are your thoughts on Crypto entering the fashion industry?
46:03 What is the most contrarian take you have inside the crypto world?
48:01 What is your spiciest take outside of crypto?
48:58 Where can people find out more about you?

Resources Mentioned
Rainbow http://ww25.rainbowtoken.finance/
Crypto Kitties https://www.cryptokitties.co/
Art Blocks https://www.artblocks.io/
Squiggle DAO https://www.squiggledao.com/
The LAO https://www.thelao.io/
You are sleeping on crypto art https://medium.com/collab-currency/youre-sleeping-on-crypto-art-7df920ec038e
IYK apparel https://www.iyk.app/

Connect with the guest
Steve McKeon https://twitter.com/sbmckeon
Collab+Currency https://twitter.com/collab_currency
Collab+Currency on the web https://www.collabcurrency.com/

Disclaimer
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