S1E4 - Jonas Lamis a Visionary & DAO Founder

Ep004 of the podcast features Jonas Lamis. Jonas is currently leading PlayLayer.xyz, an app that allows creators and brands to publish 3D assets and share them via augmented reality.

He is a member of the top DAOs and communities in the space: Flamingo, Neon, Neptune, Proof, Quantum and SquiggleDAO.

In this episode we talk about Jonas' family history in traditional art (which even connects with Snowfro), his vision for the future of web3/DAOs/Squiggles, how Jonas bought a house with Squiggles, and some advice to keep your head up in this space.

This episode is also available in video format on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/ag6UQDQJ21c

Guest
Jonas Lamis: https://twitter.com/jonaslamis

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/

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:35 Family history of traditional art
• 4:43 How Jonas got into crypto
• 7:33 Why get involved in DAOs so early?
• 10:50 The discovery of Squiggles
• 12:56 Why start SquiggleDAO?
• 20:07 Jonas’ favorite Squiggle memory
• 22:15 The future of NFTs and Squiggles
• 30:56 Buying a house with Squiggles
• 33:22 The top qualities of Snowfro
• 38:11 What is Snowfro’s legacy?
• 41:03 The grail that got away
• 42:19 What physical art do you have at home?
• 44:09 What motivates Jonas in his career
• 45:21 What is your vision for the future of web3?
• 47:41 The definition of success and how it changes
• 49:43 The best advice you’ve been given in web3
• 50:45 Outro