SquiggleDAO Podcast

S2E3 - Aaron Wright Founder, Tribute Labs

April 24, 2024 SquiggleDAO Season 2 Episode 3
S2E3 - Aaron Wright Founder, Tribute Labs
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SquiggleDAO Podcast
S2E3 - Aaron Wright Founder, Tribute Labs
Apr 24, 2024 Season 2 Episode 3
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S2E3 features Aaron Wright who is the co-founder of Tribute Labs, a company that creates and supports DAOs, such as The LAO, Flamingo, and Neon.

The impact of Tribute DAOs speaks volumes: with nearly 90k ETH raised (equivalent to $200M at today's prices), they've collected over 22k NFTs, and invested in almost 700 projects.

Beyond his groundbreaking work in the blockchain space, Aaron is also a published author and a respected law professor, bringing a unique blend of academic insight and real-world experience to his endeavors.

In this episode, Nifty talks with Aaron about his early interest and influence in crypto and DAOs, some insights into the world of building DAOs, and the future of generative art and Squiggles.

Prefer video? Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@squiggledao

The sponsor of this episode is NFTfi. NFTfi is the most battle-tested and secure lending and liquidity protocol for NFTs. Since launching in 2020, NFTfi has had over 60,000 loans with zero security incidents. Try lending today: https://nftfi.com/

Guest
Aaron Wright: https://twitter.com/awrigh01

Hosts
Nifty Fifty: https://twitter.com/NiftyFiftyETH
Jared Poz: https://twitter.com/jared_poz

Editor
Fnkl: https://twitter.com/0xFnkl

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Website: https://www.squiggledao.com/
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S2E3 features Aaron Wright who is the co-founder of Tribute Labs, a company that creates and supports DAOs, such as The LAO, Flamingo, and Neon.

The impact of Tribute DAOs speaks volumes: with nearly 90k ETH raised (equivalent to $200M at today's prices), they've collected over 22k NFTs, and invested in almost 700 projects.

Beyond his groundbreaking work in the blockchain space, Aaron is also a published author and a respected law professor, bringing a unique blend of academic insight and real-world experience to his endeavors.

In this episode, Nifty talks with Aaron about his early interest and influence in crypto and DAOs, some insights into the world of building DAOs, and the future of generative art and Squiggles.

Prefer video? Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@squiggledao

The sponsor of this episode is NFTfi. NFTfi is the most battle-tested and secure lending and liquidity protocol for NFTs. Since launching in 2020, NFTfi has had over 60,000 loans with zero security incidents. Try lending today: https://nftfi.com/

Guest
Aaron Wright: https://twitter.com/awrigh01

Hosts
Nifty Fifty: https://twitter.com/NiftyFiftyETH
Jared Poz: https://twitter.com/jared_poz

Editor
Fnkl: https://twitter.com/0xFnkl

SquiggleDAO
Website: https://www.squiggledao.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/squiggledao
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/squiggleDAO
Membership NFT: https://opensea.io/collection/squiggledao
Newsletter: https://squiggledao1.substack.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squiggledao/

Intro
Aaron’s role in the creation of Ethereum
Discovering Bitcoin early
The early interest in DAOs
The challenges of running DAOs
The issue of DAO liquidity
What the future holds for FlamingoDAO
How DAOs are being created
Why FlamingoDAO is so bullish on Art Blocks & Squiggles
A prediction for the future of generative art
What makes Snowfro special
Describe Snowfro in one word?
Any grails that got away?
Any physical art hanging on your walls?
What is currently capturing your attention?
How do you filter for opportunities?
How do you define success?
What motivates you?
Closing thoughts