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The Seed – The Startup Journey

The Seed – The Startup Journey

By: Rick Liu
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Welcome to The Seed-The Startup Journey – THE Entrepreneurship Podcast sharing origin stories of amazing founders and their companies in less than 20 minutes. This podcast is made for YOU, the curious student, talented innovator, and aspiring entrepreneur! Throughout this series, we will explore various startup journeys by discovering the genesis story behind these startups and gathering advice. Through our conversations, we hope to inspire and plant the seed of innovation in the minds of our listeners. Let's grow together! 🌱 http://start.seedstartupjourney.com/ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-seed-startup-journey/supportRick Liu Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
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  • Building The Sandbox Metaverse – Sebastien Borget, Co-Founder & COO
    Jan 17 2022

    What if there’s a world where YOU can hang out with The Smurfs, chill with Snoop Dogg, become a Rollercoaster Tycoon, AND fight off The Walking Dead? A world where you can build anything you want, play games, build games, and at the same time... make money?

    Today we’ll be chatting with the Co-Founder of The Sandbox, Sebastien Borget, who’s building a blockchain-based gaming world alongside some incredible partners. Even Adidas recently bought land in The Sandbox and will begin to build their own experience within the metaverse.

    How did they start, and where are they headed? Let's explore Sebastien's startup journey!

    Check out The Sandbox here:

    https://www.sandbox.game/

    Interested in learning more about NFTs? Check out our previous video with the Founder of The Metakey NFT Project: https://youtu.be/coNFcDmhZWg


    Magic Portal:

    (00:00) – Intro

    (00:49) – Sandbox & Spending $10,000+ on virtual land?

    (06:24) – Becoming an entrepreneur

    (09:43) – How did you get started?

    (11:52) – Hardest challenges along your journey

    (13:07) – What does the future look like?

    (17:22) – Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs

    (19:30) – This or That!

    (20:58) – Learn more about NFTs!

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    21 mins
  • Corporate vs. Startup – Allan Chow, CTO at Bucket Listers
    Dec 13 2021

    If you’re a student like me who's interested in startups, you might have this question… What do I do after graduation?

    Should I start my own company right away, or get some experience at a larger company? Or maybe I should work at a startup?


    Well, today we’ll be chatting with Allan Chow. Allan has worked at a large corporation – Boeing, was at Grubhub when it was transitioning to a public company, and was also one of the first few employees at Chowbus.

    Now, Allan is the CTO at Bucket Listers. I hope that through exploring his journey, you can derive some insights as to what you might wish to do with your career!

    Watch this episode on YouTube

    For highlights & takeaways, check out our Instagram!


    Magic Portal:

    (00:52) – Deciding on a career path fresh out of college

    (03:40) – Making websites for restaurants in exchange for food

    (05:18) – Scaling making websites into a venture?

    (06:05) – Joining Grubhub

    (06:51) – Joining Chowbus & Launching it in St. Louis

    (08:12) – Challenging moments at a startup

    (10:03) – Work at a Corporate vs. Startup?

    (12:58) – What attracts you to a company?

    (15:33) – Goal in 5-10 years

    (17:09) – This or That!

    (20:44) – Best Advice Ever Received

    (22:24) – Takeaways

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    23 mins
  • The KEY To The Metaverse – Matty, Founder of The Metakey (NFT Project)
    Nov 15 2021

    NFTs? The Metaverse? MILLION-dollar sales of ape pictures??

    You've probably wondered... WHY? Are these people crazy??

    Well, today we’ll be chatting with the founder of a popular NFT project – Matty, also known as DCL Blogger, and hopefully our conversation will answer some of your questions.

    Matty is the Founder of The Metakey, an NFT project that gives you the key to the metaverse. The Metakey is ONE token that can be used across multiple platforms to transform into avatars, game items, exclusive game perks, course material, virtual land access, activate discounts, and much more!

    Check out this episode on YouTube to see what the keys look like!

    For more explanation on what the metaverse is, follow our Instagram!


    Magic Portal:

    (01:00) – What are NFTs??

    (02:30) – Why are people spending millions on ape pictures?

    (04:20) – Crypto to the moon & crashing back – Matty's venture into NFTs

    (06:58) – What is The Metakey?

    (09:06) – Conception of The Metakey

    (11:17) – From Civil Engineering to Building the Metaverse

    (13:15) – Lessons from starting The Metakey

    (15:04) – Building a following

    (16:31) – How do you identify good NFT projects?

    (18:17) – Where are we headed? The future of NFTs

    (20:01) – Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs

    (21:38) – This or That?

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    24 mins
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