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Ricardo de Zoete got his start in the NFT space by receiving an invite from a friend on Dribbble to join Foundation. He released pieces on Foundation with moderate success but it all really clicked when he decided to do his first series, Suicidal Hamster, on OpenSea. Hear Ricardo share his NFT origin story and how he was inspired by The Book of Bunny Suicides by Andy Riley to create his own similar series. Soon, Ricardo started to be known as Hammy around his Discord and Twitter so he adopted the name and began planning theHammysproject that would include 1,000 hand-drawn hamsters. Artists like Ricardo, who release hand-drawn pieces, often build very loyal communities. Listen to Ricardo share what it has been like to see his community grow and to take input from them as he slowly began to expand the Hammyverse.

NFTs are the hot topic of 2021, but NFT archeologists have found projects dating back to 2017 and earlier. 2017 is a famous year for NFTs because that is when CryptoPunks was originally released. Lunar Token Moon Plots were also released in 2017 and I had the honor of interviewing the creator of that project, Lunar, to chat about what it was like to build this historic project. With only 400 Moon Plots available, this project is unique in its limited supply compared to the current standard of 10,000 mints. Hear all about the project from Lunar and what it was like to wake up on an August morning in 2021 to find his project had been rediscovered and collectors were scrambling to get their piece of history. A Discord community formed organically from collectors, a community member built a wrapper so the Moon Plots could be traded on OpenSea, and Lunar was welcomed to his revived community with a whole new set of passionate collectors.

Evantanis a fascinating collector. Someone who has been around the block and learned how to balance being a dad and being incredibly profitable in NFTs. His story is one that many can relate to with NBA Top Shot being the bridge that lead him deeper into the NFT space. Evan and I have come to be great friends and I was so happy he agreed to do this episode and share his knowledge and experience. Not every trade you make will be a winner, but if you learn from your mistakes and learn from people like Evan, you are bound to start trending in the right direction.

If you don't know about David Horvath, you should. With an extensive history in the toy industry, all started by designing characters and making plush dolls with his wife Sun-Min Kim, David has been on a wild ride. From toys to TV shows, books, and movies, David shares his knowledge from the past 20+ years of being in the industry and what excites him so much about NFTs. Now with more NFT collections and ideas than you can fathom, you will begin to see this unbelievable world David is forming. You don't want to miss this episode! This recording was done via a live Twitter Spaces.

Super Nfty is a Dutch artist and creator who is most well-known for his Super Nfty Floating Heads collection released on OpenSea. The collection consists of 264 3D floating heads that were crafted in virtual reality (VR). Typically releasing 5-6 heads per week since March, the collection recently sold the last floating head to ever be made, thus concluding the collection. In this episode we chat about the inspiration behind the collection, what comes next for Super Nfty, and what his growth as an artist and creator has been like over the past 7 months.