UFO is a place for revolutionary ideas . A podcast where artists, musicians and web3 builders talk about the future. Hosted by Nick Hollins and produced by Apollo.
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Nir Kabessa is the Co-Founder and CEO of Yup, along with Co-Founder Vernon Johnson. Yup is the best of web3, all in one feed. Aggregating the best content of Lens, Farcaster, Mirror, NFTs, and Crypto Twitter. A new way to curate your own feed and post across platforms.
Nir was President of Blockchain at Columbia from 2018 to 2020. Since 2020 he’s been a Mentor at the Columbia IBM Blockchain Accelerator. He’s a speaker and investor, contributing at publications including Forefront, Hacker Noon and Big Think.
Writing topics include EVM Network Effects, NFTs & the Meme Economy, and Curator Economy: Monetizing Taste in Web3.
In this episode we talk about the EVM as a social network. The rapid evolution, growth and experimentation we’re seeing in web3 social. What it means for DAOs and media networks like UFO. And Nir’s early origins in the crypto space, starting way back in 2014 and amping up from 2017.
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Yup is the best of web3 all in one feed. Aggregating content across Lens, Farcaster, Mirror, NFTs, and Crypto Twitter. Search across platforms, customize your feed, and show off your NFTs and POAPS on your profile. Visit yup.io
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