Founder Fridays

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The Twitter Space Founder Fridays hosted by kloss_xyz. Founder Fridays delved into the intricate world of NFTs and the Metaverse, emphasizing scalability, user education, AI integration, and blockchain interoperability. The discussions highlighted the immense potential of the Metaverse for immersive experiences, the significance of innovative projects in shaping the NFT landscape, and the pivotal role of gaming in driving adoption. Security and bridging digital and physical assets were also key topics. Community engagement emerged as a cornerstone for trust and sustainability within NFT ecosystems, paving the way for a vibrant and evolving market.

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Questions

Q: How important is NFT scalability for mainstream adoption?
A: Scalability is vital to handle the growing demand for NFTs and ensure smooth transactions.

Q: What role does user education play in the NFT space?
A: Educating users about NFTs increases understanding, trust, and participation.

Q: How does AI impact the landscape of NFTs?
A: AI enhances content creation, authentication, and personalized experiences in the NFT market.

Q: Why is blockchain interoperability crucial for NFT growth?
A: Interoperability allows seamless transfer of assets across different blockchain networks, expanding utility.

Q: What opportunities does the Metaverse offer for NFTs?
A: The Metaverse provides immersive environments for unique NFT interactions and experiences.

Q: How do innovative projects contribute to the NFT ecosystem?
A: Innovative projects push boundaries, introduce new concepts, and attract diverse audiences to NFTs.

Q: Why is gaming a significant factor in NFT adoption?
A: Gaming drives user engagement, token utility, and innovative use cases within the NFT sector.

Q: What security measures are essential for NFT asset protection?
A: Implementing robust security protocols safeguards assets and prevents unauthorized access or fraudulent activities.

Q: How can NFTs bridge digital and physical assets?
A: Enabling NFT representation of real-world assets creates unique investment opportunities and asset tokenization.

Q: Why is community engagement crucial for NFT ecosystems?
A: Engaging with the community builds trust, fosters sustainability, and drives value creation in NFT environments.

Highlights

Time: 00:15:40
DeFi Integration in NFTs Exploring the intersection of decentralized finance and NFTs for enhanced utility.

Time: 00:25:12
Innovative NFT Projects Showcase Showcasing cutting-edge projects driving innovation and creativity in the NFT space.

Time: 00:35:59
Gaming Trends and NFT Integration Discussing the latest trends in gaming and how NFTs are reshaping the industry.

Time: 00:45:21
AI Impact on NFT Market Analyzing the role of artificial intelligence in revolutionizing NFT creation and curation.

Time: 00:55:47
Security Measures in NFT Ecosystem Highlighting the importance of cybersecurity in protecting NFT assets and transactions.

Key Takeaways

• NFT scalability is a critical factor for mass adoption.
• User education plays a key role in enhancing NFT acceptance.
• AI integration in NFTs opens new possibilities for creators and collectors.
• Blockchain interoperability is essential for the growth and utility of NFTs.
• The Metaverse offers vast opportunities for immersive NFT experiences.
• Innovative projects drive creativity and value within the NFT space.
• Gaming continues to be a significant driver of NFT adoption and innovation.
• Security measures are crucial to protect assets in the NFT ecosystem.
• The future of NFTs lies in bridging digital and physical assets.
• Community engagement fosters trust and sustainability in NFT ecosystems.

Behind the Mic

Introduction and Greetings

Mister close, Mister Gambler. How we doing? How are we? I'm good, I'm good. Happy Friday, Trent. What's going on, gang? Happy Friday. Excited to chat today. Been a long week. I've been busy.

Discussion of Workload and Projects

What, you've been up to class? Lots of work, brother. Just planning stuff for the next few months. Some partnerships, some events, some of them still under wraps, but yeah. How do you manage? You said just what? Oh, go ahead. We're gonna say. I was gonna say, how do you get work done and still just, like, over the timeline with psychedelics anonymous content.

Reflections on Productivity

To be honest, I've been kind of slacking this week. I'm being honest with myself. I was a lot more focused on meetings versus the timeline. But to be honest with you, it just comes, you know, some days or some weeks, I'm just like an engine with ideas that I want to tweet, and they just, like, flow out of me. And other weeks, I have to think about it and, like, prepare some content and see, like, what might be a good idea to leverage. But, I mean, if you're passionate about something, it's not really that hard to make content about it.

Content Creation Strategies

I could post, you know, about PA multiple times a day, but I do think if we're talking about, like, organic growth funnel, like, organic growth funnels, the best content is not you shilling your product. It's like you showing your community or your relationships or your skills or your expertise to the right audience, and then that translates over into business. But I mean, I just. Personally, I feel like after three years, everyone obviously expects you to show your own bags. But, like, if you're only showing the same thing over and over again, it can get a little bit, I would say, diminished.

Engagement in Diverse Content

So I like to try and cover different content. I mean, that's an example of why we're doing, like, founder Fridays. You know, different content that attracts different types of people. That adds to my community. Brother, if you get bored of shilling your own bags, you can show my bags anytime. I show all of my friends bags, too. I show bags I don't even own. I'm just a team player. More people should do that. I don't know why there's so PvP out here. It's just like, let everybody win.

Collaboration and Community

It's like, oh, that's a good ticker, too. Even if I don't hold it, you know, people should act. We don't. We don't all have pockets as deep as Ozarke. No, you know what it is, Klaus? It's the same thing that it is in the real world, it's insecurity of their own bags. It's definitely that. The one thing I've noticed about people that are most bitter are that they generally have not taken any accountability over the last few years in crypto.

Personal Accountability in Crypto

And they just constantly blame everyone but themselves. And it's like, you can get better at crypto. It just takes a lot of work. And, I mean, the right people around you definitely helps. Yeah. And that's one of those lessons of crypto that just happens to apply to life as well. Right. Once you take a step back, you're like, oh, shit, people are just like this. And including myself, right.

Self-Reflection and Growth

We have to check ourselves, right. We have to acknowledge that about ourselves if we want to work against it. But anyway, yeah. Happy founder Friday. This is my first founder Friday coming up, brother. I'm excited to be here. Really happy to be here with you all. Yeah, excited.

Beginning the Event

Cool. You got close. You got any music you want to play for a few minutes while we let everybody. While I send the links out in a few places? Honestly, I kind of feel in the small talk, let's just catch up. It's been a while. There's just plenty of topics around the timeline we can talk about in the meantime.

Current Events and Fun Conversations

I mean, we could talk about Murad and his $24 million in meme coins on chain. That's pretty wild. Peanuts. Let's say hi to JD and nifty, Miss Nifty as well. Yeah, I mean, you definitely feel like a small fish when you see someone like that and you see his bags are just absolutely massive.

Connecting People with Technology

So for me, I think connecting people with tech, you know, building experiences that kind of transcend normal, like, the normal, like, surface level, you know, changing lives through, you know, different partnerships or resources or experiences, and then, I don't know, ultimately making an impact, because I think when I was younger, I didn't really necessarily care as much as I do these days about, like, making a difference or having, like, an impact on the world. Whereas when you get older, like, you care about a lot more of those things, like. Like leaving a good place for children or families or, you know, but other people behind and ultimately trying to, like, make the world a better place because the world is a chaotic clusterfuck, if we're being honest. Like, we can objectively say that, look at the news, look at the last few years like, the world is, you know, while there's a lot of good going on, there's also a lot of chaos. And without, you know, creating within that chaos, sometimes it can get lost within the sauce, I think.

Authentic Self as a Founder

There's definitely a lot of, you know, being able to be yourself, being able to create. Oh, that's such a good point that I didn't even bring up. But being your authentic self is a founder. So much more fun than being a pawn in a system where you just, like, have to obey everyone's rules. But your true self, brother, you do. Know that deep down, all men want to be told what to do. That's why we get married. I don't know if I agree with that, bro. My wife tells me what to do every single day. I'm not allowed to do anything I want. Sounds like coke, Paul. Sounds like she wears the pants. Paul, bro, just wait. Wait till these two get married. Miss Nifty. Don't tell me that shit. You're miss Nifty right now. Wait till you become misses nifty. Then you'll find out, like. Your husband's. Gonna be called Mister Nifty.

Surname Adoption Debate

Sorry, my husband is not gonna be called Mister Nifty. You do know he's adopting. I know he's gonna be adopting your surname. Don't worry about it. I'm not. I'm not getting into that battle. But he's not gonna be adopting my surname. I promise. Paul. To your point, though, I mean, I kind of disagree with that. I think, you know, husbands, well, they ultimately do need to have a healthy relationship and one that, you know, builds upon, like, their life with the right partner. I think if you don't have your, like, you know, solo time or your bros time or things for you to, like, independently create, you know, by yourself, when we need that time, then, I mean, it may be harder at times. Would you agree?

Loneliness of Being a Founder

No, it definitely is hard. And in fact, that's one of the lessons I've learned in the last ten years is it's really hard to find the right people to talk to all the time. You know, it's being a founder, being an owner, it's a very enjoyable. Right. Time is the loneliest job in the world, you know. The loneliest for sure. 100%. Yeah. I mean, one of my friends was asking me yesterday, in fact, one of my two things, I'll tell you guys, one is a friend of mine who came over and, you know, he said, I want to lock in. I want to make money. How are you doing it? And I just said, so I told him straight to his face, I said, dude, you're not ready.

Finding Passion versus Stability at Work

He's like, what do you mean? I was like, where have you just come from? Is that the pub? I was like, okay, well, what have I been doing for the last 2 hours? Working. And I was like, exactly like, you haven't got it in you to make the sacrifice that you need to do this. And that comes from the set to the second part of the story where actually it applied to him, one of my colleagues as well, who was asking me, you know, that he was sort of thinking about what he wants to do and what his future lies in and where, you know, what his job is in the future. And he said, I really like what I do today, though. I said, okay, let me ask you a question. When you wake up in the morning and you go out on a Saturday with your friends, and your friends turn around and they introduce you to a stranger, and the stranger says to you, sir Richard, what do you do?

Pride in Work and Career Satisfaction

Are you proud to say that you're a recruiter, you're a headhunter? And he stuttered. And I was like, there you go. This ain't the right job for you because when we love a job, we do, it's not a job because it's a passion. We love talking about it. We love waking up for it. We love doing all of these things. And I don't know, how do you guys feel when you wake up? Now, I'm guessing you guys are doing your dream jobs right now. I mean, thrilled. I mean, it's stressful as hell, though, Miss Nifty said, and I think we'd be obnoxious to ignore that fact, that it is stressful. And, you know, did you have to sacrifice certain things? And it is lonely, like you said. And I read a quote the other day that was saying something along the lines of, like, work during the weekend, so you can, sorry, work during the week.

The Importance of Balance in Life and Work

So you can enjoy your weekends rather than work during the week, so you can escape on the weekends, which I thought was a pretty, like, powerful quote in terms of, like, do what you do to make you money or enjoy life, but make sure that you're not, like, using that money to escape the void that is your life. That means you're unhappy and in the wrong kind of place, which I found pretty profound. But I also think, you know, to your point, there are objectively, really hard times right now in the economy and in the world. So I think there's always going to be people that work jobs that maybe they don't necessarily enjoy, because not every job is necessarily enjoyable or fun. And sometimes you got to make a, you know, money. And ultimately, some people will do that.

Career Progression and Finding Happiness

They'll spend a few years making good money and then shift to something that makes them a bit happier. But it's a tough balance, for sure. JD, Miss Nifty about. Yes, same. Same thing to you guys. Like, yeah, sorry, gone. Balance. Balance is the key in all of it. And when I talk about balance, which I talk about often, especially with founders, is you have a bucket. You have a part of you that is a founder, you have a part of you that is a husband, partner, and maybe a father, a parent. Right? You also are yourself. And oftentimes, as a founder, we sacrifice one for the other, and sometimes losing our families for our business or losing our business families.

Nurturing Different Aspects of Life

And so it's imperative that we fuel, we energize these various buckets in our lives so that we're able to provide and we're able to sustain a healthier, well balanced life. So we are able to give and we are able to be and just live. So don't forget about you as an individual first, right. Because if you as an individual is unhealthy or not fueled or not happy, you can't give to your business, you can't give to your family and your partner. So that is first. But it is imperative that every bucket is fueled. You're gassed up by something, whatever that may be. And when it comes to, you know, doing the work that you love and feeling like you've never worked a day of your life, like it's all relative, right?

Finding the Right Environment

Like a cactus is gonna survive and thrive in the desert, but, you know, that peach tree may not, right? So what is it that you're doing with your life? And where are you planted? What is the surroundings? And when I talk about surroundings, I'm not just talking about the city that you live in or the climate that you have, but who are the people surrounding in your circle? You in your circle? And is that. And are they fueling your fire? Right? Are you getting ignited by the conversations that you're having within your community? Because those conversations will lead you to be excited to come home at 11:00 and be like, fuck, I got this new idea.

Circle of Influence

Yeah, I'm about to do this. I'm not ready to go to bed yet because I just gassed you up. That gave you that fuel to go that extra mile or do something else that you may have never thought about doing before. So that circle that you keep is really important. And I think that as we grow older, we start to acknowledge that. And I really hope that some younger founders are able to take some of the wisdom that we may have to say, hey, I'm a 20 year old. I'm an 18 year old founder. Well, shit, when I hang out with the homies, sometimes I feel like this and I don't even feel like working.

Change in Trajectory

I want to go to the bar or I want to go to the club, or I. I'm just gonna, you know, be online on social media. But if you change a few of those figures in your circle, your whole trajectory will change. The ideas that come into your head will change. Your motivation for what it is that you're passionate about will change. It won't come second. And so imperative. And if I, you know, could say anything to some of the younger founders, it would be your environment, your circle, for sure. Because we make sacrifices thinking that we're going to be a good friend. We have friends in need, and we sacrifice our own selves for that, not realizing the longer term impact of that.

The Work We Avoid

Thousand percent. I just want to add on just because it made me think of two things. There's a quote I pinned up top from Chris Williamson, who's a more famous podcaster these days, but he's been one of my favorites for years because of some of his content. But the quote, the magic you're looking for is still in the work you're avoiding. I mean, he also has another one without the word still in it, but it's pretty on point, just in terms of, like, regardless of what it is, if you want to get some outcome done, there will be probably some sacrifices along the way, stuff you don't want to do. Shittier days. But I could not agree more that, like, the balance of and your surroundings.

Structure and Habits

So, like, the other thing I thought of was a book that really, I would say, changed the way I structurally think about life, which was atomic habits. And I mean, whether we realize it or not, and even if we're aware of it and miss nifty hit on it. Like, your surroundings are so impactful for your habits. Like, where you sleep, where you live, the people you hang out with, where you go day to day, what you do, all of that impacts, like, how much you get done on a day to day basis. And some of us have really good environments, and some of us have really toxic environments, or, you know, we also have, you know, different channels that can add positivity or toxic or sorry toxicity to, like, our daily lives.

Social Media's Influence

Like, for example, social media. Like, there are some days where social media can be an absolute distraction for what you need to get done. Other days where it can be an inspiration for you to get more done. So I think it's. It's all kind of in moderation. Like you said, balance. And without that, I mean, you can teeter off and crash out pretty quickly. 100%. Just before we carry on, let's do a quick room reset, guys. If you're listening, would appreciate a quick, like a retweet, a bit of a thumbs up to see whether you're enjoying the conversation. If there's any questions you've got you want to ask anyone, put it in the comments.

Welcoming a New Guest

We will invite you guys up. We also had King Ball join us, which I know he, I believe is one of our speakers. So excited. Yeah, I was going to intro him next. Mister King ball, welcome. Thanks for taking time out from your event. Hey, thank you guys so much for having me, for inviting me. Gambler, big love. Much appreciate to you. Everybody on stage is Chads. Really appreciate that. Apologize for my tardiness. I'm at permissionless in Salt Lake City right now. So were just cooking up some podcasts at the podcast booth, and we just ran a little bit long, but yeah, thank you guys so much for having me.

The Enjoyment of Founder Fridays

I love that you guys do these founder Fridays. It's been a while since I've been one, I believe, but happy to be here. Happy to talk. What's the good word? What are we all talking about today? What is going on, bro? Look, don't apologize. Thank you so much for taking some time out. I need a gambler soundboard after that. Dude, you know, I need to get on with the Twitter soundboard. It's actually ridiculous that I don't know how to use it yet, but I. Am also, I'm getting a caster, but I don't even have one. I've been just raw dogging it with the phone for the last three years.

Community Engagement and Connection

And then some people are, hey, you need some good live music and an actual stream machine. And I was like, all right, you're right. I'll do it. So that's coming soon. Yeah, my listeners gotta just deal with the. What they got. Sometimes I'm playing music straight out of my janky little laptop, and they still love me for it. King Bora, you say they love you. This is why our listeners have been falling in gambler and geek and block focus, right? They're actually going up. They're actually stats. They're actually going up.

Engagement with King Ball

But listen, I want to ask ball our first question. Our first thing that I asked everybody, I want to know from him too. King Ball, what do you enjoy about being a founder? About, you know, having your own thing working for yourself? Yeah, great question. So the thing about being a founder, and I'm really kind of finding out more of it just for a quick how I've been here. So I'm a founder of an NFT project on, say, network. We're called Kunks. We're like, oh, come on, spawn. No, honestly, I'm okay with that. I need a couple more booze.

Community Building and Content Creation

If I can get some thumbs down from the listeners, I would really appreciate that. We are accident. My finger slip. I did not mean that. Sorry, guys. No, let it flip again. Honestly, I'm okay with that. If we want. If we could just get thumbs down. Like, I'm not. I'm not okay with that. We, like, I thought that was gambler, but continue, King. Oh, that's okay. No, I welcome. I welcome all fud. Give me all the smoke, I will eat that shit up and I'll blow it right back in your face.

Perspective on Being a Founder

But you guys are genuinely. If I come back on next Friday, I think you guys are going to have a completely different opinion of, say, think what you want. So just. I'll answer the question about founders, but what we're doing, we're at permissionless right now. Literally, like boots on the ground community activation type shit. Say has been talking about speeds and feeds, and I'm sure that's all you guys know about them and why you think it's just a bunch of nerds talking numbers and shit.

Community Impact and Fun Discussions

So literally, we all just got on say's dollar, flown out to Salt Lake City to literally just cook up with people that were there and, you know, put a, put a cool idea. You know, we're dropping vlogs. We're like, I mean, if you go on my profile or I think Roy Lopez is in the comments, we're just dropping shit. I mean, easily put over 50 videos out already between, like, four or five guys. If you go to Roy Lopez's page, he literally just dropped a new post of something we just did. But we're cooking.

Engaging with the Community at Events

We were hanging out with the d gods last night. They loved all of us. They had a golf event. And, yeah, people are just really coming around to say, and they like the vibe that we're setting. So I think that's changing. But back to the main points. Being a founder, something that I'm kind of learning more and really getting into is, like, when you think of founders, you think these people, like, have the ideas, and it's like a plan that's been written out since time started.

The Founder's Journey

And, like, a lot of people are just, you know, trying to figure out what the next best step is and kind of moving with that and throwing shit at the wall and seeing that what sticks. And to me, that's like, the fun, refreshing part of this. There is no one way to the top or one way to do this. And that's the coolest thing about web three is 50 million people have 50 million solutions for doing the same thing, which is trying to build a brand or build a community or a product or whatever.

Creativity in Problem Solving

And being a founder is just so cool. I mean, obviously you have money and holders and maybe investors and shit like that, but you literally get to do what you want. And if it doesn't work, that's up to you. You can keep trying tool one thing or scrap it and just move on to the next thing. So it's really fun just kind of trying to be creative and figure out the solutions to the problems in your own way. And I think that the people who are doing that in their own way and not just looking at like, okay, what did bored apes do?

Authenticity in Founding

What did Azuki do? Let's just fucking recopy that. Like, you need to put your own spin on that, and nobody's gonna do anything better than you. Nobody's gonna do what you do better than you. Stop trying to do other shit, like be your most authentic self. That was such a long winded answer, but that's what I'm loving, being a founder right now. I was just gonna say, would you mind repeating that quickly? I'm just gonna say, do you? Do you.

Celebrating Founders

Guys better stop giving my boy up here a hard time, all right? He is, like, a few feet away from partying it up in permissionless right now, and he's on his spaces with the homies. And we like say, by the way, I can tell none of you all check the chart in a minute because say is looking good. And the fact that these MFRs are even still here, rocking on the timeline louder than some of your own communities, is because they just refuse to quit. And Kunks is one of those communities that I really love ever since they minted.

Community Loyalty and Engagement

I was a lot more involved in, say, a few months ago than I am now. I mean, I was. I'm not involved now, besides the friendships and the connections that I still have, like king bald communities like that. But you can't. They're hard to fucking ignore, man. And those are some of the communities that I'm just the most bullish on. They just refuse to quit. You know, I think psychedelics Anonymous comes to mind. Not gonna lie, just that.

The Challenges Faced in Community Building

That grit of, like, we're gonna be here every day whether you see us or not or pretend to not see us or not. Miss Nifty, too, right? It's not easy doing what you do where you have to bring resources together, not always in the form of money. Even that alone is hard, but people and time and venues and things that need to come together, which we don't even consider. So I'm rambling a little bit, bro. You know what I just realized?

Realization and Community Bonds

I own some kunks. There you go. Holy shit. So everybody knows how to use the sound board except for me. Is that what that's worth we're doing today? Apparently. I don't know what's going on here, but it's fun, I guess. Do you know what the worst thing is? I didn't even know there was a sound board on Twitter. That's how bad I am. Oh, yeah, there is a sound board.

Reflecting on the Sound Board Experience

I think I abused it the first few months it came out, and all of my friends are sick of me, so I just stopped using it completely. Yeah. I always tend to hit the wrong. One, but I think it's really. No, if you're. If you're a speaker, you get access to the. I think it's the magic wand, right? Yeah. And then you just. This must be a lot less productive.

The Upbeat Nature of Conversations

You guys are child. Literally all of crypto Twitter went through this, like, six months ago. Let's simmer down. It was fun for a few moments. Everyone. Sorry, everyone. Oh, God. Static radio on was pretty bad. You just muted everybody. We just had a segment about what people like about being a founder, and everybody eluded to doing what the fuck I want when I want.

Reminding the Community

And Paul follows by muting all of your members. Just to remind you, I mean, they. Were all astounder boats. They were hitting the soundboard like, they were all just 110% founder mode. I'll allow it for a moment. That founders, deep down, are just a bunch of fucking kids that just, like, doing whatever the hell we want. They're the degenerates, dude. But, yes, you know, I think that's a good shift, because we just talked about, like, enjoyment.

The Dialogue on Founders' Challenges

Should we talk a little bit more about challenges and, you know, some takeaways? I think if I was going to ask, I would say yeah, I mean, since your inception as a founder till now, like, if there was anything you could do differently, as well as, like, maybe some stories or lessons along the way, maybe shape the way your job today, I think I'd love to hear those.

Lessons Learned in Being a Founder

So, first of all, I don't know. How to get out of this. Sorry. Ladies first. Ladies first. Ladies first. Oh, you gotta just click the magic wand again. You said to hit the wand again. It disappears. It's like magic when you hit the wand. Welcome to the. This is what happens when you get Gen Z on a fucking phone call. Okay, I'm good now.

Reflections on Being a Founder

I got it. I got it. Klaus, do you want to just repeat that? I think we. From a challenges standpoint, you know, what would be some lessons you've learned along the way since your inception as a founder, as well as maybe some stories or things that maybe shaped your views or, you know, the way you view your job today versus when you started. You know, the biggest lesson I've learned is people are gonna keep thinking you're crazy until you become successful.

Success Amidst Doubts

Right. Every idea you try, everything you try, they're going to call you nuts. They're like, you're dumb. You don't know what you're doing. And I just say to them, I listen to them, and deep down, all I'm saying is, dude, I know that we can't do this together, but it just means that I can't do it with you, but I'm doing it anyway, so just shut up, you know, but you've got to listen to them anyway. But that's the biggest thing I've learned, is that you have to learn to handle the fact that most people out there, 95% of the people, especially your friends and your family, are going to think you're freaking crazy until you're rich.

The Shift in Perception

And then they're going to think you're a genius. I agree. Let's hand it over to miss Nifty or JD or king ball. Or if anyone else wants to chime in, feel free. So for me, I'll jump in. No, ladies. Chris, please go ahead. It's okay. King. Ma, I'm sorry. It's like twice we're doing that. No, please go ahead. You're all good. You know, we're in alignment. We're in alignment.

The Realization of Support

So I want to say a couple of things. One, when you first start, you really believe not only in yourself, but in your friends and your family and your community as your support system and your supporters, your strongest supporters. Like, I know these people, I have these friends. There's no way I can lose. And the reality check is, no, they are not your biggest supporters. They're not your biggest fans. And that is really painful when you first experience that as a founder.

Managing Expectations

You know, I think that when you're just your friends and your family and you support other people's businesses, you think that same is going to be reciprocated. And that's not the case. So manage those expectations.

Setting Expectations

In fact, don't have those expectations. The strangers are going to be your greatest supporters. Quite frankly, I have never. I mean, I can't say that I've seen where your friends and your family are the ones that made your business really blow up. Next to that, it would be how you're leading your team. And I was just talking about this with a friend of mine the other day.

Building Team Culture

I've built various teams in various industries that have all become family. And that is due to the culture that we create within the team. But there's a very fine line between being friends, friendly family, like with your employees or with the people on your team that work for you, because they start to feel. Tend to start to feel like they have a lot of leeway.

Managing Responsibilities

It is no longer. These are my job responsibilities and they need to be executed in a specific timeline. With these specific quality results, those start to waver. And unfortunately, you have to come back and be in the position of like, hey, my. The work is work, we're cool, but work is work. And so I've had to adjust. You know, I no longer am inviting, you know, some of my team to my house for Sunday dinners because I was just a little too close for comfort and too much of a friendly environment.

Establishing Boundaries

And I didn't really like that. I wanted to be that leader where were family. And that's okay to an extent, but you definitely have to have some boundaries with that so that people don't feel like they're just your friend and you're paying them. No matter what the result is and no matter what it is that they do, they're always going to be there. And that's not the case. There's a greater.

Realizing the Bigger Picture

For me anyway. There's a hole, right? And the things that I'm doing and what it is that I'm doing is not about me. And so if I don't have and run a tighter ship than that, then I'm sacrificing the future of hundreds of thousands, if not millions of other people in the future. Oh, I want to add one more. Can I add one more, please? No.

The Importance of Sharing

Shilling. A lot of people are not shilling their shit because they'll be viewed a certain way. Like, oh, you know, you just want to talk about your project or what it is that you do. And I come from a space of, like, I never really talked about what it is that I did. And then I realized, I think it was when Prince died. Prince supported so many nonprofit initiatives, millions and millions of dollars that the public never knew about because he didn't want to make himself look some type of way.

Impact of Visibility

Right. I did this. I did that. But at the end of the day, the impact that his awareness about his support for these organizations would have raised millions of more support dollars for these organizations and his causes had they known what he was backing, because his name and his support would have raised that much more awareness. So I took that to be like, oh, bitch, what am I doing?

Self-Recognition and Contribution

Like, I'm doing this. If people don't know what I'm doing, there's no way they could possibly support me. There's no way that they could possibly support the things that I care about, because it's not me. I'm not saying come and support me personally. Right? I'm saying come and support what I'm fighting for, which is a greater good. And so I have to be more outspoken and share and let people know what is going on, or I'm not doing a service to the causes that I care about.

Challenges of Founders

Okay, now I'm done. Thank you. King Bol, over to you. Yeah, I'll keep this on the quicker side because I got to get out of here. We're going to be heading to karate combat soon. But I would say that my biggest problem or biggest challenge, I would say, is as a founder trying to. I'm getting better at it, knowing my lane and knowing what I do best and kind of try, instead of trying to do everything, be like a project manager, because I feel like, especially with a lot of founders, they try to be that master puppeteer and have their hands in everything, which you do.

The Role of a CEO

But also if you look at it not as like an NFT project, but as a business, the CEO is not doing everything. The CEO has a fucking cracked team of executives under him that roll everything up to him and he or she has the final approval. And I'm trying to more align myself that way of knowing, you know, I do. For me personally, I am a Twitter. I'm a keyboard warrior. I'm like, in the trenches on Twitter, and I do content very well. That's what I know.

Empowering Team Members

And everything else, I'm a little bit. I mean, I understand everything else, but I'm not good at it or that's not my best skill. So trying to empower people who want to work with us or my team, empowering them to do the things that I can't better. So then we're all linked up, doing the thing, like one chain of everybody doing their best thing. How can you guys fail like that? It might be one month, it might be one year, it might be ten years. But if we're all working on our best thing and moving forward, that's what we're going to do.

Future Mindset

So I've been trying to move more towards that kind of mindset about looking at my project and the future of kind of what we're trying to move on. But I do have to get going. So thank you guys so much again for having me up here. I really, truly appreciate it. I am going to do something really cool just because I fuck with gambler and I love these kind of things.

Engaging the Community

So the first five people who send me a DM with either a say wallet. Yeah, you have to send me a say wallet because we're going to make some activation. Or you actually, fuck it, send me an ox wallet. I'll give you some instructions. If you do that, to set up, say, in your metamask or whatever fucking. EvM, make them set up the wallet. I mean, we're here to onboard.

Collaboration and Support

Don't let them get away with being lazy. First five people that send me their ox wallet and do the instructions I send, after that, I'll send you a conk. So I want to do that for you guys. I really fuck with you guys and appreciate that. And I got to onboard some people, you know, what else am I here for? I got to bring people to my community and we're going to drive all this shit together.

Networking and Building Relationships

But I'm always trying to help people, if you need anything, hit me up. Let's collab. I fuck with soul, I fuck with pooks. Let's do some shit. I'm trying to cross collaborate. Now that I know I've got a cox. I'll be in this in the discord. Don't worry. I appreciate. You're a legend, brother. Thanks. Much love, man. Again, five first DM's. I got to go. Thank you so much, guys.

Reflections on Motivation

Much appreciated. Appreciated. King Ball. Let's third over to Jd. Yo. So, yeah, just to answer that question, I think King Bo nailed it. That's something that I been transitioning to Morris. I've been before. I dip my feet into almost everything that the company was doing. And now it's just basically playing more of a people's management role still obviously doing work.

Transitioning Roles

You know, the day to day stuff like drawing and all that stuff still going on. But I'm taking more of like a, I guess a CEO position. And that's something that I've been transitioning to as well as having. And another thing to add is having people knowing your own strength and then whatever your weaknesses, don't be afraid to kind of spend money and hire people to fill that.

Hiring for Strengths

Right. Instead of you learning how to do it, just find people who are already good at it and then taking over that role. And then you kind of take that. That step of just managing and overseeing all these executive positions. And I think that's the main thing that. I don't want to use the word struggle, but I wish I learned sooner, but I didn't.

Learning and Growing

So I think that's something where, yeah, we're really focused on now, or at least for me at the CEO position, is really hiring people who are going to be, well, one, what I'm weak at or what the team needs and what the organization needs. And then, number two is finding people who are just very talented within the community and already loved the company, loved our mission, and then kind of go from there.

Reflections on Progress

So that's. I guess that is the quick way I can answer your question there. but, yeah, there's, you know, as the thing is, like we. I don't really regret too much because then without those lessons and without these things, I don't think we would be able to be where we are and realize these things.

The Journey of Business

So I think, you know, regret is not really the word, but more so, I guess it's just maybe something we could have done better earlier, but soon enough. I think with all businesses, we all go through the same thing. We all go through the same ups, the same downs, and then we all somehow figure it out and then, yeah, move forward.

Overcoming Challenges

That's the only way when we do these things, because, you know, no one can provide a solution to our problems except ourselves. Love it. 100% anything he just said. I think, Paul, I'm going to hit this from my own lens because I've been now approaching month six of being a psychedelics anonymous owner.

Lessons Learned

So I can tell you my lessons along the way, but I think very much aligned with what was said here just across the panel of hosts, where, first off, I think the majority of founders try and be a jack of all trades because you have to be lean and nimble, but as you grow, or as more, I would say, goals align, you have to delegate, you have to hire and bring in the right people and be more of a manager and a leader versus just be involved in literally everything or be incredibly hands on.

Finding Balance

You could still be involved, but I think that was one of the first things I learned. And now leaning on more and more people within the community, as well as people that want to take on roles or, you know, be potential owners in the future or co owners that I've been chatting with and looking at. And I think that's an interesting kind of narrative.

Personal Challenges

But, you know, from a founder side, it's hard. You know, I think I touched on this earlier, but the side of balance, like, there's some days where I will just work, like, 18 hours and, like, I won't even recognize that I didn't get up and, like, you know, take care of myself enough that day where there's other days where I'll have a really good day, go to the gym and everything.

The Importance of Resiliency

And it's just like, I feel like I didn't get enough done. So it's a constant, you know, tweaking and, like, you know, pushing and pulling of getting the right kind of Goldilocks formula because, I mean, there is no such thing as perfection, but, I mean, you can continuously strive to get better each day. So I think learning to also take it easy on myself because there will be frustrations or things that don't always go your way.

Staying Motivated

And, I mean, you and I talked about this, Paul. I think week one where I was like, yeah, pretty stressed, and, I think you said, control the things you can control. And, I mean, obviously that's a quote I'm aware of, but it was powerful in that, you know, particular moment. And I think, you know, for all founders, like, things are not always going to go your way, there's going to be delays, there's going to be timelines, there might be pivots.

The Reality of Building

I mean, that's just the reality of this space. But having the resiliency, like, you know, you kind of touched on earlier, and I think Miss nifty hit on that, too. But the resiliency to get up every day and be excited to come back to work or to get more shit done or to try a different approach is what I think makes or breaks you as a founder. I'm particularly bullish on any founder that doesn't give up.

Persistence in Entrepreneurship

I think ultimately that's what a lot of life is. Most people do not finish what they start. And so if you can continuously get better while doing more and more things over time and accomplishing them and finishing them out, then, I mean, power to you. I think the people that kind of shit on builders, regardless of whether or not you're a fan of them, are pretty cringe, to be honest.

Building in Hard Times

It's incredibly hard to build in a space. And I think we all know where the attention is right now in terms of coins. And so, I mean, just from seeing and talking to a lot of founders, I mean, this is a very hard time to build where no matter what they do, even if it's like revolutionary, there's going to be less attention versus some of the more fun kind of profitable stuff in the market.

Motivation during Trying Times

Paul would love to hear what you have to say. Well, no, I was going to ask you know, you touched on something there about, you know, getting up every morning and doing the things when time is tough. And it's, I think it's one of the things that separates founders from other people is the getting up in the morning with, you know, when things are tough and just motivating yourself to keep going.

Daily Motivation

How do you guys, you know, every day, especially when things are tough, how do you wake up and keep yourself motivated? You want me to go first or one of the. Yeah, go for it. To be honest with you just have to have your passion and like a love for the game. You know, that. I think we touched on this a little bit earlier, but if you're not really passionate about what you're doing, I mean, you could be fully energized.

The Role of Passion

But if your head's not in the game or if you're distracted, then, I mean, how are you going to be motivated to do something? And to be honest with you, I think motivation in some senses is, you know, kind of a fool's errand. In our world. Like, if you look at, like, some of the greatest amounts of content just on platforms right now, a lot of them are, like, motivational speeches or, like, super trendy, like, motivational quotes.

Execution vs. Motivation

And it's because people love motivation, but they don't love execution and resiliency as much. Like, people love being told, like, oh, you can do this, but, like, how many people actually get it done? And I think that, to your point, that's what separates the doers from, like, the believers. And, I mean, it's not always easy. I mean, there's some days I wake up and I'm just tired, but, I mean, dude, I fucking love it.

The Drive to Succeed

That's why I do it. So, I mean, I would say passion and a love for what you're doing. Otherwise, eventually you'll burn out. I think I've seen that across careers and plenty of friends and, you know, as well as just people within different industries or places, maybe they didn't necessarily belong. And then once they find their groove and they're, you know, something they really, you know, I think, have a purpose for, or, you know, adds purpose to their life.

Finding Purpose

It really just, you know, takes away that complexity because it's like, Paul, let me ask you this. Do your children, on any day in particular, ever make you more tired than you would like to be? Every day? Yeah. And are you still gonna hang out with them and do what you gotta do because you love them? Yeah, absolutely. I was gonna say, my wife looks after them, so it's all good.

The Balance of Responsibility

I can. I can walk off and go smoke a joint, but, yeah, no, I wouldn't do it. This is why you listen to your wife call. Yeah, this is why I started doing crypto love. Like, she now thinks I'm sitting in the office doing chores and work. I mean, anybody does, nobody knows what they do.

Perceptions of Work

Yeah. Paul, you better be sweeping floors if you say you're, you know, they're doing chores in the office, so go sweep some floors while you're at it, please. You know, my office is cleaner than her. Some fries in the bag as well, gambler. The fries stay in the bag, and they're always warm, baby, you don't got to worry about it.

Motivation in Routine

I know JD was about to say something as well. Yeah, let me. Let me try to remember what I was thinking. Something to do with motivation, right. I think. How did you keep yourself motivated in the morning? Like, especially when the chips are down?

Focusing on the Mission

Yeah, I think, you know, with. With the kind of work we don't get that instant gratification. As, you know, I want. I don't want to use the word regular job, but like, just like a regular or just an everyday job, right. You. You go to work, you do a certain amount of quota, and then you get paid and.

The Struggles of Constant Efforts

Or you get a certain amount of reward. Like, for us, it's not really like that. Right. We don't really get that instant gratification, instant reward that everyone does. So I understand, you know, how everyone up here feels. Like some days, like, you know, there were a couple months wherever were just so stuck on certain ideas.

Navigating the Challenges

Nothing were, nothing was. Seemed like it was moving. And I think the main thing is just focus on the mission. As hard as it is, I think that's the best thing that we can do, is just remember the mission, remind ourselves that we're working towards that mission right there in that vision, and that is the thing that we're chasing.

The Ongoing Journey

And that thing is really never ending. I think with a. With a mission of most companies, it's never going to be ending. And that's why I think instead of just saying, hey, what? You wake up today and, you know, are you motivated or not? It's just, you go, you wake up, there's a mission ahead of you, there's a vision, and you just start working towards it.

Enjoying the Process

And every day is going to be different. And if you don't do what you do, that mission is never going to get achieved. And if you're really passionate about that thing that you're working towards, I think it's easy for us to just get up and work and just enjoy. Enjoy the process of getting there.

The Value of Small Wins

I think that's the main thing for us, too, is like, we don't really care about the destination no more because it's never ending. Right. I think it's mainly. It's in the journey. Yeah, exactly. It's really the journey. Like, I learned to just enjoy that. You know, we have this thing in our company where it's like, you know, enjoy the small wins, but.

Continuing Progress

But it's never going to end. So no matter what, we're going to keep enjoying our little milestones. But that's not the end of all things. So that's why we say it here, is just enjoy the small things and enjoy the small wins. Yeah.

Finding Motivation Within a Team

No, JD, that was on point. And to Paul's point, I would cut the tagline, what makes you motivated? And I would just ask, are you resilient or are you a quitter? Or are you a winner? If you ask yourself, those types of questions.

Self-Inspiration

I mean, that will generally kick a fire in your ass. but, I mean, it is dependent on if you love what you're doing or not. Like, like I said, if you're passionate about it and if you're resilient, like, I don't see why you wouldn't get there if you have a system in place and you keep working at it.

Adapting to Change

So I agree with JD. It's a lot more about the journey because, I mean, the destination can change. I mean, you could be in the car and, I mean, you could build a product, and then the product could be different, you know, a year down the line and you may end up in, you know, Panama versus, you know, New York.

Creating Impact

I mean, who the fuck knows that's just also part of the journey of being a founder. Yeah, I think as founders, one of the things that I realized over the last couple of years, especially since we started employing more people, is, you know, sometimes we go, everybody in their whole life, and I'm sure everybody has said this, at some point, I want to change lives, you know, and I think 99% of the people in the world, you know, they go through their whole life without actually having the chance to change a life.

The Power of Founders

And we as founders, yes, you know, it's enjoyable. We get to create, we get to be passionate about what we do. But I think the biggest thing that brings me enjoyment and keeps me motivated is that here I can actually change lives. You know, there are people that are going home and are able to feed their families because we pay their salaries, you know, we pay their bills.

Making a Difference

We. There are people, you know, I know, miss nifty at the start, you were saying, you know, as a joke, that, you know, all founders should take their teams out. And we did that, you know, at the. A month ago. And I came back from there fully motivated, because there in our team, there was at least five people who had never set foot on a plane before, let alone gone on a holiday.

Experiencing New Opportunities

Right. There were a number of people there who had been on a plane but had never left their country. On one of the days, we took everybody on a yacht, and I can tell you now that probably 25 people out of the 30 had never been on a yacht, let alone been out on the sea to have some fun for the whole day or whatever.

Creating Lasting Memories

So it's these little firsts that we create that, you know, other people just don't get. Get that chance. And we as founders, have that chance to make that difference, little difference in everybody's lives. And that's what keeps me motivated.

Finding Purpose in Daily Work

In the morning, you know, I wake up and even when the chips are down, I know that day, I'm still going to make difference every single day. As CEO of my business, I give at least one person hope. And, you know, we sometimes go through life wanting to give people hope, and we can't.

Empowering Others

And as founders, we have the chance to do that. I like that. Absolutely, go ahead. No, absolutely. I love that, Paul. And a part of also when you're doing that, you're giving your team a chance to learn a little bit more about each other.

Fostering Team Bonds

You know, that's the team building, the compassion and the empathy that they have for each other because they're working all over the world. You know, we're in this space where, like you said, most people have never even stepped foot on a plane before or, and have never even met each other before.

Importance of Team Experiences

And so it's really important. So I'm happy to hear that is what you are doing and that is what you did for your team. You know, Kosh, you said something else. You said it's about the journey, right? On LinkedIn the other day, I actually wrote a small post which was, is it about the pursuit of happiness or is it about the happiness of the pursuit?

Personal Reflections

You know, for me it's not about the journey or the destination at all. It's about who I become while I continue on the way. That's the journey, my friend. Yeah, exactly. That's the journey. You know, it's who I want to become.

Creating Meaning

I got you. I actually pinned a post up top, though, because you were saying changing lives. And I, you know, I have had a lot of people ask me why I acquired psychedelics Anonymous when nfts aren't the hottest narrative or when, you know, it's a multiple, you know, year old project or brand.

Lasting Impact

And I generally believe it's changed lives. And I've been a part of that, you know, experience myself as well as I've seen others within our community. And so I just want to, you know, perpetuate that, as a brand, you know, more and more.

The Power of Community

And obviously that'll come in time and with different experiences. But I think if we can hit home with that, where, you know, there's millions of people that know about psychedelics all around the world and it's just about making sure they have a resource and a community they can resonate with and, you know, feel at home with and then, you know, get the right resources or education or you know, even meet friends or know, colleagues that may potentially change their life with business or with resources or other ways.

The Core of Web Three

I think profoundly, communities are very much the core of web three. I mean, you see, even in meme coins where, sure, there's monetary attachment to it, but people all around the world are lonely, and they are looking for different communities, different fun activities, different things to get into.

Social Connections

I mean, why do you think we join sports teams, play video games, you know, join a wine club, join fraternity sororities? I mean, all the same kind of logic behind it. And, I mean, I think communities inherently are, you know, what we're building brands with. Without a community, you don't really have a brand.

Brand vs. Company

You just have a company. Absolutely. Sorry, go on, Miss Nifty. I think that maintaining my clear head and motivation and ability to execute heavily depends on my clarity and being able to.

Daily Routine

For me, I start my day off with morning meditation, and that comes with hot yoga and or working out. So I feel like any thoughts, any energy, anything residual that may be from outside sources, I'm kind of cleansing out of my system, if you will, and it gives me a really good reset and where I can step out and be like, okay, I shed whatever that was, and I have a clear mind, and I'm back at, you know, ready to start at the starting line.

Support System

Something that I also do is two things I want to refer to. One, I have a group of about 15 people that I have in my phone with, like, the number, literally one through 15. And they're a group of people that if I'm ever feeling insecure, if I'm ever feeling unsure or wavering on where it is that I stand on my mission and questioning myself, that I know I can and I will be gassed up.

Finding Encouragement

I don't need to say anything, but I know that their energy, I know that their words, even though they may not even know where it is that I'm standing in this moment, but just that shared space, whether it be on a phone call or a FaceTime or in person, any of those ways, what I receive from them will help me be like, bitch, you got this.

Cultivating Connections

Or, yes, this. You know what I mean? Like, because they may be a founder, right? They're going through these struggles and these things, like myself, but maybe they're just simply talking about how they're processing and dealing with a problem they're facing. It could be somebody who's a stay at home mom, but some of the things that she's facing, I can actually relate to in the business world, because we're in various industries, it doesn't mean we don't face the same issues just in a different packaging, if you will.

Sharing Experiences

And so I think that group of people is really important and something that I learned about and started doing very recently right when I was gearing up for the United nations speech, was, damn, what did this person call it? It was like, I don't know. I don't remember what she called it. But now, today, it's a Google Doc.

Tracking Achievements

And every time I reach a milestone or I accomplish something or I achieve something that I should be about, I type it in this doc, I add it in, because I find that as an entrepreneur, I achieve so many things, and I don't often sit with it or even remember that I've accomplished these things because I have so many more steps to get to where I want to go.

Reflection and Growth

And I don't believe it will ever end. I think that as soon as I reach one thing, I'm going to want to do another. And so it's really easy to lose sight of all of the things that you've actually done. And some days you need to sit back and reflect on that and be like, damn, I did this.

Recognizing Accomplishments

I did this and this, like, okay. And so that may help you to look at some days when you're not motivated the way that you think that you should or you feel like you need that extra push, just be reminded of who you are.

Seeking Help

That brings us on to a good point, actually, I was good, because I was going to ask you guys, if there was one thing that you can get help with now, and, you know, what would it be and who would you guys turn to? Who's going to take this one first?

Continuing the Conversation

Are we talking industry specific? Like, let's say you're building a business, right? So what's your plan to go from a small to mid sized business? You know, who do you turn to for advice on anything, whether it's ideas, whether it's business, whether it's succession planning or set up, what operational, what anything.

Building Relationships

I turn to those 15 people, literally, that I have because each one of them are in very different backgrounds and career paths, if even a career, if not retired. And you can't buy conversations with a lot of these people, like the wisdom, the opportunity to share space and time.

Value of Conversations

The conversations that come up, you can't plan for. And so you get a lot of the stories and examples that can help you, that they don't necessarily share with everybody else. So having downtime conversations just to say, hey, so and so, I just called to check on you and see what's going on? What's your update? This is my update.

Cultivating Connections

You'll be surprised at the things that come up. So don't just call people when you need something from them. Call them just to tap in and see where that goes. And you're also cultivating a stronger connection with them as well.

Impact of Relationships

They care more about what it is that you're doing and the impact that you're making and the success, because now they play a role in that. I could not agree more with that one. And I think that's something we learn more and more as we get older is.

The Importance of Genuine Connections

And then there's plenty of charts that show this. But like the number of, I guess, friends or close people in your life drastically reduce over time, especially with different categories like friends, family, colleagues, but I don't know, go the extra mile and like, form relationships that aren't just purely based off of like quid pro quo or like you need something like just have relationships with people.

Building Authentic Relationships

Because getting to know people and actually being their friend will get you a lot further than just only using people for an outcome, which ive seen a whole lot of people do in various industries. And that never ends well. I mean, nobody wants to feel that way.

Lessons Learned from Experience

Ultimately people, and I know this being someone that worked in sales for ten years, but some of my biggest contracts were people that I literally just sat down with, shot the shit with, talked about life, went and grabbed drinks, maybe grabbed food, saw a concert or something, and then hit me up later asking to do a deal.

The Power of Authentic Connections

But I mean, and you spoke about the hard shell. That's why I was saying earlier, like, you can always be bullish on yourself and like, show your own bags, but if you're constantly only showing your own bags versus like educating your community or helping them learn about different aspects, it's just like, it's a different approach, you know, like actually get to know the people and try and help them versus just trying to sell them shit constantly because it's just a way more organic way to form a relationship.

The Importance of Diverse Perspectives

JD will let you. I think. Yeah, my team is the one that I go to the most. And then another group of people that we're actually creating is a group of advisors. So like Miss Nifty says, having people with different backgrounds in different places, just so that you're not in your own echo chamber, I know that the, you know, if you're going to get a bunch of people that are super like minded, it's going to be, you know, you're going to turn to groupthink and all those things. So it's nice to have different people. And that's the beauty with web three too, is there's so many people from all over the world, that just have different views and perspectives on just the space and then everything else related to it. So I think it's a beautiful blend. And yeah, I think that's the main people I talk to when it comes to kind of like work advice. And I guess personal advice is just friends and family.

Work-Life Balance Challenges

and, you know, with the line of work we do, it's hard to find a balance sometimes. Like, you know, I forget to eat, sometimes I forget to get my ass up, just because I'm just so into the things that I do. So it's nice to always have a balance as well on that side of things. So, yeah, two sort of vice, personal and work advice. But yeah, I do read a lot. Well, I guess. Do you? Those, those books nowadays don't, you don't really have to read, you just have to listen. But yeah, I do listen to a lot of books. Read a lot of different founders and different creators, perspective on pods, on how they share their stories.

Shared Struggles Among Founders

And just those things help a lot too because it reassures that we're the all going through the same struggles one way or another. just because they made it there doesn't mean they didn't go through what we did, or what we are going through. So it's just good reassurance there to see people have gone through the same thing there as well. hopefully that answered the question. I think. I think I did. Hopefully. Yeah, absolutely. Exactly what we're asking. what do you guys want to ask? Yeah, the closing remarks or comments, I guess, to round us out for the next few minutes. Any, I guess, questions from you guys as founders?

Questions and Observations About Founders

I have a question. Why? Why, why is gambler here. He's not a founder. For real? Why is Gambler here? Thank you for asking for me, JD. Go ahead. I got you. What do you mean, brother? Look at his fucking profile picture. He's a CEO and I believe he has his. Don't you have anniversary show coming up? We do. Yeah, we do. We do. Miss Misty knows. Miss Leafy knows, as a matter of fact, and as a matter of fact, I actually am the founder and, well, we'll leave it. The founder of not a gambler web three services, for your information. Hit me up for your community management spaces.

The Challenge of Hiring and Leadership

Hosting or discord moderation needs. Thank you very much. And we do have gambler. We do have our 100th episode of Block Focus coming up on Monday, November 4. Miss Nifty. Wait, I'm going. I'm going. Hey, I got the sound. Oh, no, it's over. It's over. You learned how to use the sound board? Yeah, it's gonna be a good time. It's gonna be a good time. But, yeah, I know. I'm here. I'm here to support the homies and learn a thing or two, hopefully along the way. And then also invite my cool, awesome friends like Miss Nifty and JD and Mister King ball to come.

Reflecting on Lessons Learned

Come chop it up with us. I think I'd like to pose a question to everybody to share with all of us in the audience. What was your greatest lesson in the last two years? Let's not make it the whole time, but the last two years of being a founder, what was your greatest lesson and why. You can't be everybody's friend? That's a big one, man. It's tough, too, for me because I was a community member for three years before, or I guess two and a half years before I acquired Pa. So now it's like two and a half years of being everyone's best friend and like one of the, I guess, leading community members now being the founder, where, you know, obviously I want to be everyone's best friend, but I can't be.

Maintaining Professional Relationships

And it puts you in tough spots sometimes, too, because, I mean, ultimately you have to deliver here. I mean, your job is to, you know, deliver, produce, and, you know, get results. Not just talk to people and make them, you know, feel like they're your friend constantly. Because if you do that 24/7 then you won't have any time to actually work and build. But, yeah, it's a tough balance because, I mean, as I said, I went through both experiences and now it's just like a matter of adjusting which is tough in some senses, because I'm, you know, I love people, and obviously I want to make them happy. But you can't be a people pleaser.

The Impact of Leadership Decisions

You got to be a results pleaser. Yeah. You have to become ruthless as well. You have to have a ruthless streak, and you can't. The hardest thing that you come up against is when you start hiring a team and you've had a team member for three, four years, and then they start underperforming and you have to let them go. It's one of the hardest things that you can do. And you just have to have a ruthless streak in you to be able to know that you. I'm actually not looking forward to that because I've only fired one person in my life and not looking forward to the future. People I may have to fire at some point, but hopefully I hire.

The Reality of Hiring in Business

Right. But pretty much any foundation, you will never hire 100% right. It's just a matter of fact. I mean, you will. You will fire three out of four people that you hire. Watch. Oh, that's. That's wonderful. Thanks for telling me that. Oh, fuck you. Last three years, how many people have you. Hey, Paul, do you want a job? Shit, I gotta do the math. What was that, Gambla? I said I gotta do the math. How many folks have you hired? I gotta figure out the percentages on that, where my odds are looking like for the. For the policy.

Assessing Staffing Strategies

Yeah. Were you hired number one or higher? Number four out of a group of four. You gotta know. Yeah. And I think I based those stats on sales teams rather than the overall business. In sales, like, you hire four people and you would be, you're lucky if 50% of them work out beyond three to six months. But. So there, we've got a little bit of churn. But actually, I'm proud to say the rest of the business, we've got a really good hold rate. You know, I think we've only had one person leave in five years out of the. On all the other roles that's important.

Foundational Lessons in Workforce Management

Not that aggressive. Yeah, we're building. We'll see. But, yeah, no, but I mean, I would align with your point to miss Nifty's question. I think that's been probably the biggest lesson thus far. But I think there's been plenty of lessons along the way. I already touched on some, but I think managing and balancing your time. Right. And then also one thing I've tried to learn is, or I guess try to, I already knew it, but I guess enforce it more into my day to day is just because you have ideas for everything does not mean that it needs to be prioritized right now.

Prioritizing Work Tasks Effectively

And I think that's probably the thing that some founders kind of resonate with and probably have some challenges with is you'll have a whole lot of ideas or things you want to accomplish, but not everything is meant to be like in this moment type of thing. Some things are meant to come later. Some things will take longer than you would like or admit to like, and then other things will just pop up randomly and surprise you in your best interest, but can't always predict that. So I think learning how to prioritize what's important right now versus what might be more important in the future.

Leading with Calmness and Logic

Yeah. The two, the biggest thing that you're going to have to develop on as you grow as a leader is when you have, first of all, when you're in a meeting, always be the last person in the room to talk. Never. As a leader, you can never be the first person in the room to talk, especially when you have your team with you, unless you're asking a question. And you also have to be the one person in the business that is the most level headed person, the most emotionless person that, the most logical, decision making person in the whole business.

Handling Stress and Responsibilities

You are going to be under extreme amounts of stress at points. You know, let's say you've got a team of five, for example, you're going to be paying five salaries. Five people's families are going to be dependent on you. You're going to be building a team, you're going to be motivating them. And at times, at the end of the month, you might be wondering, how the fuck am I going to pay these salaries? But you have to be able to stay calm in your regular business day decisions. And that's the, you know, I'm looking at who's going to be the next leader of core team, right, in two, three years.

Identifying Future Leadership

And that's the one key skill that I'm looking for right now is who's the one person that, when the ship hits the fan, is going to stay the calmest, is going to be not necessarily able to make the right decision, but who's going to be able to stay calm and pull the team together to make the right decision. You don't have to make the right decision yourself. Somebody else might make it. But can you, have you got the calmness to bring them together and that's the hardest thing to do. No, that's. I mean, that's huge.

Utilizing Advisory Support

And, I mean, to your point, I like to think I'm pretty level headed. Am I always 100% the best? No, because I'm human. But I also have someone, literally, on my advisory board that is specifically for that role and position. Of course, I trust expertise on everything, but more so, he's the most level headed, like, emotionalist dude in, like, the best way possible. So if I ever have, like, a conflicting thing that's going on in my mind, I'll always ask him, and it'll generally smooth me over.

Self-Awareness in Leadership

But, I mean, I think just have systems in place to keep yourself in check, because I think all of us founders, we have our strengths and we have our weaknesses, so being hyper aware of all of them can be in your best interest. Ultimately, trying to avoid that, I think, is kind of plague like. I mean, you're just ignoring the facts there. So, I mean, that's been one big learning lesson as well for me. JD, did you order out anything or gambler?

The Shift to Team Management

Yeah. I guess you guys nailed it, to be honest. This really just people management, team management, and. And. And just learning how to properly manage that and then going through the obstacles with your team, because, like we mentioned earlier, is that you have to trust your team and you have to build. I guess that I can answer this in another way. It's like, the best thing that I learned is company culture. I think that is. It comes from a leadership position.

Creating an Inclusive Company Culture

It comes from the top. Right. You have to be able to set that culture to everyone that you hire, setting that standard, and making sure that your workplace is a place that people belong and people align to. So not just a place they show up every day to clock in, clock out, but rather, there's a sense of purpose, there's a sense of belonging, there's a sense of wanting to be there. And that comes from you setting that culture, whether that be through meetings, like Paul said, making sure that the team is always going to align with your vision and the company's vision, and making sure that they trust you, who you are as a leader.

Leading by Example

And you got to be able to lead by example. You got to trust them in what they do, and you got to make sure that they feel like what they're doing is very important to the contribution and not just you taking over and doing everything right. So, I guess that's the best way to kind of sum it all up, is company culture. That's the biggest lesson. And I think every company needs to establish that from top down to. In order to succeed internally. On point.

Final Thoughts and Reflections

Paul, we have any closing comments? I know we're approaching an hour and a half here. Now. I think JD's comments were fine. Comments to. I'd love to. I'd love to hear from. From Spawn. Even bridge. Yeah. He's been throwing his hand up. Oh. I wasn't sure if he was waving hello or what. I know. What'S. He doesn't know how to jump in like it's a game of double Dutch or something. He doesn't know what to do.

Community Engagement and Support

What are you doing? How are you? So I'm not a founder, but thank you guys for letting me up here. I just wanted to say, klaus, I am so like proud of you for acquiring this project. I wanted to hear, like, more about it. I'm actually looking at rolling some profits into psychedelics anonymous because I've actually, I've always. That was like one of the first. Projects I seen, that like brought. Me into this place and I was. Like looking at the floor before I had the money.

Evolving into New Opportunities

I was like, yo, I can't even imagine owning one of these. And now I see them like a pretty decent price. And I see when I like on blur. So, yeah, I'm happy to tell you some stuff. So first off, before you buy anything on blur, just know this. We have trait swapping within our collection. And so. So the metadata sometimes on blur does not show up accurately. So just check out either the marketplace kind of on our website or just on opensea metadata just to like double confirm you're getting the right thing there.

Building a Strong Community

But what we're up to, man, I mean we have a incredibly great and strong core with PA. I mean we have over like 7000 wallets across a bunch of different NFT collections. And so the first few months I've just been focused on building culture and community, doing community contests, building out content, refreshing and kind of revamping some old systems that I think were, you know, really got good solid foundations but needed some tweaking. And you know, to your point, what we're focused on, I would say a few things.

Enhancing Member Experiences

But if I were to break it down, simply experiences. So that could be events, it could be, you know, items that holders are getting. It could be, you know, premium support, prizes. It could also be the way we deliver tech or things we will do with different nfts because we have some burning and burn events going on because we had a pretty complex ecosystem over time. And I'm trying to simplify it down. Another side of that would just benefits, partnerships and resources.

Collaborative Efforts for Growth

Working on a blog with our psychedelics lead, who's a head neurologist in Nevada that does a lot of psychedelic legislation form and is pushing that agenda for us. So working with him on trying to build out different resources so people can get educated around like microdosing around different cultures or just the different types of psychedelics in general as well as we have different partnerships with retreats that are global. So trying to expand that out over the next year or so and then have some more, I guess, lofty goals that are more based around like partnerships or collaborations with some bigger brands both in this space and outside of this space.

Addressing Time and Patience in Development

Some of those take a lot more time to develop, which obviously patience is important in this space. So I'm excited there. And then to your point, it's a hard job, man. I've only been in it for about five and a half months, about to be six, and I love it. But at the same time, there's so many challenges day to day. So it's like we talked about prioritizing the important things first. And right now, because nfts don't have the most spotlight, we're slowly building up on kind of compounding actions like doing things week over week, whether it's town halls or, you know, different community contests to give Genesis back to our community.

Engagement Cultivation Strategies

I personally prefer, you know, giveaways go to people that are actually, you know, engaged and involved in supporting the ecosystem versus someone that just gets it and then randomly will sell it. But that's just my own view. And then from that side, man, I mean, trying to delegate out and grow out, I mean, we have a lot of, I would say, ideas around merch, around events, around different content we want to build as well as social presence that we're starting to kind of bubble up to and kind of work on. But it's a lot, man.

Aligning Community Goals with Development

I mean, it's very exciting. But if I were to simplify it into everything, like, we want to be the crypto psychedelic community. So our goal and mission is just destigmatize psychedelics. Like, I want people to be able to talk about psychedelics without your judgment towards their career or just, you know, be able to talk about it amongst a group of friends without feeling like the odd man out. And, you know, these have been stigmatized in some ways for some people as like recreational drugs that have people losing their minds portrayed by the media.

Promoting Open Conversations

And then there's the other side where it's like, it's a spiritual tool. You know, there's been tribes over hundreds of years as well as people now that are exploring them for exploration of self, but ultimately, like, I'm not the guy. I'm not trying to convince the world that they need to do psychedelics. I'm just trying to find the people that have already done them or that have a history or experiences with them and then help them find our community.

Breaking Down Stigmas

Because I think when you talk about people that have done psychedelics, they have been stigmatized the same way that weed once was back in the day. Like, people would get called, like, lazy or stoner or, you know, a deadbeat just for, you know, smoking a joint back in the day. And as we've learned, you know, there's power in moderation. Definitely. There's some people that smoke too much. I think we'd all be aware of that. And, you know, there's good times to enjoy or dabble with yourself, and there's other times where people are just, you know, too much in their own lane.

Building Resources for the Community

So I think trying to, you know, educate people on the right resources, get them, you know, the people in the community behind them where they can feel a part of that. And then we focus on building what the community wants to see. So, you know, I ultimately have a advantage being here for three years, like, within the same community before I ever owned it. And now, you know, I'm just working on all the things that I, you know, wanted to see when I was a community member.

Community-Driven Progress

So some of that takes some time, but it is starting to grow and compound. And, you know, to your point, prices are pretty great entry wise. But as you can see, if you scroll a little bit, Ford's also pretty damn thin. So you'll see, I think over time, as we deliver, more and more things may escalate, but no one can really control that. Yeah, well, I'll probably stop messing around with this coin because I'm targeting at this chart and buy one later tonight.

Engagement with the Community

So I love it, man. And hit me up if you got any questions. I put out a resource the other week because we have trade swapping. I wanted people to know, like, what are the og kind of collectibles that are more like high tier valued or, you know, collectibles within the community that have, like, I don't know, a strong community backing behind them because there's, like, community favorites. And then I'll also be putting out more content in the future. Just about kind of our tree ecosystem.

Final Wrap Up and Appreciation

Yeah. Cool. Cool. And I know you guys have like. A. I got a wicked one I can sell you for tennis. That is not about to happen. Well, yeah, and I also want to connect, like, I know, like, business wise or not, I know, but I assume, like, business wise, you guys are really good connected and there's different networks of stuff going on. So I definitely, as a superhero, I just want to connect with other people 1000%. And that's partly why I've loved this community.

Building Relationships and Friendships

I've met some of my best friends within it, and that goes across a multitude of ways, whether it's like, I've had the opportunity and pleasure of meeting global musicians that are literally worldwide famous, and I would never have met them without web three and Pa. And I've had, you know, the opportunity to meet doctors or, you know, practitioners or people that are struggling and, you know, actually made a name for themselves or landed different roles or jobs within this space. And I think ultimately, like, community is the backbone of everything we're doing here.

The Essence of Community

And I said it earlier, you can have a company without a community, but you can't have a brand without one. So I'm personally community, always. Guydeh, Paul, any closing comments? No, I think this was, this is a banger space. Yeah, I enjoyed it. Yeah, I learned shitloads, mate. It was definitely more free flowing, but I enjoyed it. Yeah, I think this is what it needs to be like.

Future Collaboration and Discussion

And soundboard may be deaf, though. I picked up, I picked up a few patterns, you know, it's like, I think the space you and I discussed last week about what does founders Friday's future look like, you know, and I think our plan of potentially bringing together and creating a hub for not just founders, not specifically founders, but people that want to build businesses and companies where they can have a group that they can turn to and hang out with.

Open Conversations and Honest Discussions

And I agree. I mean, that was the whole goal for, I guess, anyone that's tuning in for the first time with these is we wanted to have conversations with different founders and builders in the space, and just have, like, honest, real talk. It could be shooting the shit, having fun, but it could also be like, you know, like, what are you struggling with? Or like, what do you want to get through? Or, you know, what have you learned this week? Which I think we can all kind of glean insights from?

The Community Connection

Just powerful, because, I mean, as we all know, being a founder and grinding away can be lonely at times. So having other founders to resonate with or build ideas off of can be so impactful. It was such a pleasure to meet you guys and share the space with you guys and gambler. Thank you for inviting me to this amazing founder Friday. Happy hour is about to begin.

Ending with a Lighthearted Note

I believe it's 05:00 somewhere. Ooh. We might need to start calling this founder Friday Happy Hour. Or maybe the last 20 minutes. Everyone busts out. I'm assuming you drink. You don't need to. Maybe it's another, you know, thing you enjoy out there. Listen, we can do shots of celery juice or tequila. Either way. Oh, there we go.

Thanks and Appreciation

Well, we appreciate you, Miss Nifty. Thanks again for always answering the call. I know how busy you are. Your time is always treasured and appreciated. Go ahead. I'm grateful for all of you guys and sharing the information and for all of you guys here listening. Like, we're all here. We're all available. Accessible. If you guys have any more questions.

Learning and Growing Together

And we learn from each other, you know? Absolutely. Couldn't agree more. And JD goes out to you as well, brother. Thanks again. Always answering the call, taking time out. I know how busy you are. Cooking behind the scenes and in public. Folks are good at that as well. If you're not following, by the way, make sure you're following the snifty.

Nurturing Connections

Make sure you're following JD. Make sure you follow king ball, if you haven't already. And of course, our incredible host, Klaus and Paul. We will be here every other Friday, so same time. So the next one is going to be the 25th. Yup. And don't forget to follow spawn, as well as gambler. And a special shout out to gambler.

Celebrating Founder Contributions

He booked our founders for today that were, you know, having our little chat with. So appreciate your work too, brother. Stronger together, man. As corny as it is, it's true. Every time. Happy Friday, everybody. Go get some sunlight, some tequila, some weeds, psychedelics, whatever your heart desires, obviously.

Encouragement for Safe Enjoyment

Do it safely and in moderation. And I am not going to be the one selling that to you. Nor will I be advocating that you do it. But if you dabble, have a lot of fucking fun. Because I know people that are, and I love everyone of you guys. Appreciate you guys all showing up. I'm gonna have a lot of fucking fun.

Conclusion and Goodbyes

Bye, guys. Much love, everybody. Thank you, Paul. Thanks, Miss Nifty. Thanks, Gambler. Thanks, King ball. Thanks, Spawn. Thanks, JD. And thank you, all of our listeners.