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Zeneca at ZenLabs

Hi, it’s Dana. Writing to let you know about our newest podcast episode, available today on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

How DO people learn Web3? And what would it take to help educate the next billion users (and more)?

This week’s episode is the first show in a two-episode series with Zeneca, one of the leading builders, influencers, and educators in Web3.

On this week's show, we have an in-depth, behind-the-scenes interview exploring Zeneca’s personal journey into Web3, his success as a content creator and project founder, and how he’s now transforming his organically built community into a full-blown company called ZenLabs. He’s aiming to build, as he calls it, the “McKinsey of Web3,” helping to educate and onboard billions of new users into Web3 through a broad portfolio of ventures.

Next week will be a special educational episode where “Zeneca explains it all.” I'll ask Zeneca to help define and explain a series of terms -- everything from what are NFTs, to what is the blockchain, to what is Web3, and more. It’s perfect for anyone new to the space trying to learn -- and it’s great for experts seeking simple-to-use language to describe this all to others.

Here’s a clip from this week's episode about the various content that Zeneca and his team produce -- including a new FREE 30 Days of NFTs email course. Nothing says Web 2.5 quite like an email course about NFTs 😉.

Show Notes:

0:00 Two-episode series overview

1:30 Show intro

3:00 Zeneca’s intro, his 1st career as a professional poker player, buying his first crypto

6:23 Zeneca's early interest in NFTs & owning digital assets

7:40 Zeneca’s first NFTs

8:38 Feeling lost and confused buying his first NFTs (just like the rest of us!)

9:49 Leaving poker behind for NFTs

10:57 Beginning to write

11:57 Creating content & the origins of his NFT-enabled community ZenAcademy

15:37 How to foster community with a broad range of expertise in the community & the tier structure of ZenAcademy going forward

17:58 What makes a successful community

19:23 What is ZenMedia and who is Zeneca trying to reach and with what message

21:04 What content is resonating on each social media platform

22:50 Advisory services and who reaches out and when does he say yes

24:00 Consulting and a vision for building the "McKinsey of Web3"

25:59 What NFTs does Zeneca collect and why

27:40 What is generative art

30:29 Why will ZenLabs be successful (among others) in onboarding the next billion users into Web3

32:43 Is Zeneca surprised by his success and growth plus the benefits of delegating to his team

34:31 Leadership lessons in scaling his company

36:06 Zeneca's values

37:57 A conversation on bringing goodness into the industry

39:49 A question not often asked -- what are the downsides to all of this

41:34 The Web 2.5 world view plus planning for the worst & hoping for the best

43:31 A slogan to live by -- “Good people + Good technology + Good intentions => Good outcomes”

44:15 Shilling ZenAcademy, 30 Days of NFTs

45:25 Closing

Resources:

Zeneca on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zeneca_33

ZenAcademy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZenAcademy_

Zeneca's Website: https://zeneca.xyz/

ZenAcademy’s Website: https://zenacademy.gitbook.io/the-castle/

Free Email Course from ZenAcademy: https://30daysofnfts.com/

DISCLAIMER: This show is strictly educational. None of this is financial, tax, or investment advice — and not a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. Please always do your own research.