In season 1, we launched 9 collabs that explore the potential of web3 & decentralization. Builders, crypto thinkers, creators, let's chat.
Meet the season 1 cast.
Cofounder. Bart built 25 #1 App Store hits and ran smartphone games for Disney. He cofounded the Mozilla Builders incubator and headed marketing and business affairs for Firefox 1.0. He has a long track record in open source, community work and activism (including as an Echoing Green fellow). Occasional angel investor (MUBI, Hooked). B::B 2021, 2022.
Cofounder. Mark was previously Chief Product Officer for Mozilla and steward of Firefox for the Quantum launch. He served as CTO for cloud computing pioneer Joyent (containers, Node.js), and has been the technical cofounder at multiple early startups. B::B 2021, 2022.
Entrepreneur In Residence. Carly is the host of Overpriced JPEGs, a BanklessHQ podcast about NFTs and the Metaverse. She also produces and co-hosts Between 2 Layers with Immutable X. Carly spent two years as national finance director for Andrew Yang’s 2020 presidential campaign and is a Washington Post contributor, former co-host of the Yang Speaks podcast, and has been featured by Bloomberg News. B::B 2021, 2022.
LTV > TXNs. Bijan is an entrepreneur and startup coach with 8 exits (incl. to LinkedIn, Yahoo and others), more than a dozen financings, and university IP spinouts. Bijan is a builder and has worked with many repeat founders who enjoy his sense of humor, ability to develop + phase product strategies while bringing out their A-game. B::B 2021, 2022.
Lover of content and aesthetics, Chels is your favorite internet girl, art director, and resident NFT hype girl by night. By day, she builds web3 communities — she's part of Super Geisha, Galverse, PSSSD, as well as other notable projects in the space. A designer by trade since 2011, she previously lead the brand design team at Acorns, as well as doing art direction for companies such as American Express and Sakara Life. B::B 2022.
Creative Director. Luke has spent the last 20 years working as a creative at Wunderman, McCann, MRM, Publicis, and Digitas LBi, among other advertising giants. He was fortunate to spend two of those years traveling the world with Hyper Island, training advertising agencies on building agile management teams that solve for constant digital and social change. B::B 2021.
Developer. Neo took a gap year from the University of Central Florida, where he studied computer science, to work with Block::Block. He's super excited about the new possibilities enabled by crypto. Neo is now working on Internet Friends with Alex, a friend he made on Discord. They are building software in crypto. YC S22. B::B 2021, 2022.
Technical Advisor. Ryan is an engineer. A recovered hackathon addict with 10+ wins, Ryan has been a finalist at 3 ETHGlobal events and operated in and built blockchain apps for the biggest companies in Canada. He is currently working on iyk.app, a company bridging the physical & digital worlds by building innovative consumer experiences through blockchain-enabled apparel. B::B 2021, 2022.
Josh comes from a consumer fintech background, where he worked on building loyalty programs & lead crypto exploration efforts at Capital One Labs. He previously lead engineering at B::B, working on NFT & DAO platforms. Josh is now a co-founder at Passage Protocol, where they are building the crypto stack for the new membership economy. B::B 2021.
Mateo founded his first company at age 16 and believes the blockchain is the biggest thing since the internet. Mateo funded and runs Mantial, a platform to acquire and engage users through tasks that pay rewards in crypto and NFTs. B::B 2021, 2022.
Zach is a Computer Science graduate and has a long history of leadership roles throughout his academic career. He has served as Community/Marketing Lead for Savage Droids, Super Geisha, mxtter and more while also regularly setting up project Discords and providing security audits/advisement. With a deep interest in the mass adoption of blockchain technologies, Zach is using his community skills and knowledge of the industry to build toward that future. He is currently Project Lead for Super Geisha and a Community Manager at dpop studios. B::B 2021, 2022.
Danny Greene is the General Manager of the MeebitsDAO. He has been in web3 since early 2021 and has been at the intersection of technology & entertainment for 15 years. Danny has an MBA from UCLA Anderson and an undergraduate degree from Stanford University. B::B 2022.
Miss Purple is a moderator, writer & podcast host. Her mission is to tell stories & challenge perspectives. Miss Purple’s years of experience in radio have given her an ear for journalism & a general curiosity for new knowledge. B::B 2022.
Fellow. Jon is a brand leader with 20+ years of experience in entertainment, CPG and web3. He was the founding executive and global head of live-action franchise development for Walt Disney Studios. Prior to Disney, Jon was a member of Star Wars brand marketing team at Lucasfilm where he managed theatrical campaigns, brand partnerships and retail marketing. Earlier in his career Jon Rogers was a strategy consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton. B::B 2022.
Tech Advisor. tpae is a fullstack software engineer with an entrepreneurial streak. He's worked on numerous web3 projects, incl. many B::B projects, building backend systems, web3 integrations and smart contracts. B::B 2021, 2022.
Computer Scientist. Mathieu is currently entering his final year in computer science at EPITA in France, where he specializes in AI and algorithms. He enjoys challenges and exploring new and complex problems. Mathieu spends his free time learning and hacking new blockchain and crypto projects. B::B 2021.
Technical Advisor & Partner. Patrick is the founder & CEO of Quantfive, a (web3) product development firm. Patrick previously worked for Apple as a software engineer and was a YCombinator Fellow. He's built out apps full stack using React, Node, Django, and Java. Patrick is an expert at building products from 0 to MVP and then from MVP to scale, fast and without losing sight of quality. B::B 2021, 2022.
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