episodes

Web 3, Open Metaverse, Social Annie Zhang 3/2/22 Web 3, Open Metaverse, Social Annie Zhang 3/2/22

Phillip Wang: Making the Metaverse Open and Accessible

Phillip Wang is the CEO and Co-Founder of Gather. Prior, he spent time building technologies to support more fulfilling relationships across distances at The Siempre Collective, ranging from wearables, audio/video apps, to VR. Before that, he spent time at Facebook, Cruise, Microsoft, and as a researcher in deep learning at CMU. Phillip graduated from Carnegie Mellon with a degree in Computer Science.

Design, Product, Social Annie Zhang 2/9/22 Design, Product, Social Annie Zhang 2/9/22

Morgan Tucker: Designing for the Metaverse

Morgan Tucker is the Head of Product, Social at Roblox, where he has spearheaded new Metaverse experiences such as the Lil Nas X concert, the Gucci Garden experience, and the In the Heights movie launch party. Previously, he was the VP of Product at imvu where he built social avatar experiences.

Web 3, DAOs, Social Annie Zhang 12/21/21 Web 3, DAOs, Social Annie Zhang 12/21/21

Gaby Goldberg: Web 3 and DAOs

Gaby Goldberg is an investor at TCG Crypto, where she focuses on the firm's investments at the intersection of consumer and crypto. She previously invested in early-stage consumer and internet businesses at Bessemer Venture Partners3ww and Chapter One.

You can find her writing on culture, identity, and ownership in web3 at https://gaby.mirror.xyz

Gaming, VC, Social Annie Zhang 9/21/21 Gaming, VC, Social Annie Zhang 9/21/21

Jon Lai: Why Gaming is Becoming Mainstream

Jon Lai is a partner on the consumer investing team at Andreessen Horowitz, focusing on games, next-gen social, and the creator economy. Before a16z, Jon led the North America business development & investments team at Tencent. Prior, Jon was a product manager at Riot Games, the developers of League of Legends, before the company was acquired by Tencent.