Sneakers to the Metaverse

Ryan Mullins and Jacques Slade wax philosophical about the origins of Jacques' career in music, media and sneakers.  Ryan poses some questions about the state of the sneaker union: Where are we right now? Why are there so many retros? What's this constant fascination with the past do to us when we're also looking for new sneakers to celebrate?  Seems like we've reached a plateau in terms of the growth and hype of sneakers, so what's next? Virgil Abloh said recently that streetwear is dead. If so, what resurrects it? What's next in this ever-evolving, innovative sub-culture that's not so sub- anymore?  We discuss too "the metaverse" "NFTs" gaming, AR, VR, etc.  It's good fun with a smart dude. Think you'll dig it! 

We continue our explorations with Ben Cousens of Lakestar Ventures.  In this episode, Ben and I explore our history with BTC and the many ways in which Bitcoin can not only integrate into Games but how BTC is the money of "onlife." We discuss a number of cool games and companies that have integrated BTC into their games and virtual worlds and where the space can go from here.  Hope you enjoy!  Here are some references from the show:  Nik Bhatia's book Layered Money: https://www.amazon.com/Layered-Money-Dollars-Bitcoin-Currencies/dp/1736110527/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Layered+Money&qid=1617638337&sr=8-1 Zebedee: https://zebedee.io Here's the Bitcoin Whitepaper for those of you new to the space: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf Lightning Network was also mentioned many times: http://lightning.network We talked a lot about Petrodollars and these particular articles are exceptional reads from Lyn Alden https://www.lynalden.com/ethereum-analysis/ https://www.lynalden.com/fraying-petrodollar-system/ Ryan 

Ben Cousens is an investor at Lakestar Ventures. He follows the worlds of gaming and crypto very closely and has backed a number of very exciting companies working at the intersection of the two.  In this episode, we touch on a number of threads: Investing Framework, Gaming, Crypto, Aglet, , Cloud Computing, Hardware for the Metaverse, and Books.  Ben is a top-rate thinker with some very compelling views to share about the future of innovation.  Don't miss this one! 

In this week’s episode Ryan interviews Ryan Mullins to discuss the Philosophy of Abloh. It’s an improvised love letter to Virgil Abloh. Discussion ranges from Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” urinal submission to an art exhibit in 1917; “ready made” art from Duchamp and Warhol; what counts as “art”; Virgil Abloh and “Virgil Abloh”; Modernism/Postmodernism/Metamodernism; what’s next in streetwear?; onlife world; next generation content and design platforms; etc. So, wide ranging and all influenced by the enigma that is Virgil. 

Tune into episode 2 of the Aglet community podcast!  Our hosts Lucy Crivelli & MikeVWal dive into a conversation with Discord friends Will & Zee on their sneakers of the year & more. 

Take a listen to Azeem speaking to a true sneaker OG in Nick Engvall. You get a chance to listen how Nick got to where he is today, his thoughts on things at this time, and where he sees them going in the future. Enjoy!

DJ, speaker, and investor Mick Batyske (p/k/a MICK) has his feet planted at the intersection of culture and entrepreneurship. Having spun private parties for the Obamas, Lebron James, Jay Z, Will Smith, and Kanye West, he started dabbling in the startup world making investments and being an advisor. After having gotten his start in music with his first set of turntables that he got in high school by selling his Michael Jordan rookie card, Mick has done quite well for himself. The Mick Show: https://t.co/vqpuQlpowi?amp=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamMICK?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor IG: https://www.instagram.com/mick/?hl=en

Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first 7 years. His most recent book is The Inevitable, which is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. His other books include the best-selling New Rules for the New Economy, the classic Out of Control, and his summary theory of technology in What Technology Wants. From 1984-1990 Kelly was publisher and editor of the Whole Earth Catalogs. He co-founded the Hackers’ Conference, and was involved with the launch of the WELL, a pioneering online service started in 1985. He also founded the popular Cool Tools website in 2003.

Benjamin Charbit is CEO and Co-Founder at Darewise, creator of new open-world game “Life Beyond”. He’s a multi-dimensional thinker, bringing his experience in finance and economics into world building and game design. He served as Creator Director on Assassin’s Creed, among other Creative Direction gigs. Ryan and Benjamin explore Science Fiction and Gaming, Politics and Game Characters, Metaverse, Chicago School Economics in Games, among other interesting topics. Go check out Life Beyond if you’re on a PC. It’s a great game!

Our first Aglet Community episode! 👟 Thank you to Cristian, Ray, & Niall for joining Lucy & Mike on this episode where we break down why we love Aglet! Beat by : DJ Killgxxd