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Chris Comrie Show

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This is a podcast made by Chris Comrie (Twitter: @christafarious) (Lens: @chriscomrie) (Farcaster: @chriscomrie) about Web3 Decentralized Social Media, Crypto, NFTs, DeFi, Health & Wellness, Travel and Digital Nomads. And anything else I find interesting :)
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#4 Nilesh Founder of Orb on Building Lens App, Future of Web3 Social Media, New Features

Chris Comrie ShowJun 15, 2023

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#4 Nilesh Founder of Orb on Building Lens App, Future of Web3 Social Media, New Features

#4 Nilesh Founder of Orb on Building Lens App, Future of Web3 Social Media, New Features

In this episode we chat with Nilesh, founder of Orb App. Orb is a mobile app built on Lens Protocol where you can interact with Web3 Social Media from anywhere. We chat about what needs to happen for Web3 Social Media to go mainstream and how Orb wants to lead the way. Collect this limited edition episode here: https://chriscomrie.com/4-nilesh

0:23 Who is Nilesh? What is ORB?

1:13 What is Web3 Decentralized social?

5:33 What is the Web3 social in that “killer“ application? Is Orb that “killer“ application?

7:19 What surprised Nilesh about building apps on top of Web3 social? 

9:03 Why did Orb decide to focus only on the Lens ecosystem? 

11:44 Where does value accrue between a protocol layer and app layer? 

14:13 What opportunities do you see for creators? 

19:47 How do you think the advertising or distribution model is different in Web3?

22:57 Thoughts on apps releasing tokens

25:28 What are Orb plans? Any new features? 

31:03 What are your thoughts on bugs and what is the solution to that? 

33:34 What other topics are you most interested in or excited about? 

35:10 Why do you think “communities” could be a big deal? 

36:58 What are the things you would like to see as a creator? (question to Chris) 37:48 How to learn more about Orb? 

Learn more about Orb at https://orb.ac/

Jun 15, 202338:26
#3 Huddle01 Founder Ayush Ranjan on Building Web3 Communication Layer, Creator Economy and Bullish Indian Crypto

#3 Huddle01 Founder Ayush Ranjan on Building Web3 Communication Layer, Creator Economy and Bullish Indian Crypto

Collect this episode as an NFT: https://chriscomrie.com/3-ayush-ranjan

This episode is sponsored by Huddle01

Huddle01 is helping build the Web3 communication layer. In this interview I chat with founder and CEO Ayush about creating Huddle01. Which is a dApp and SDK that other apps can use to power their apps with Decentralized audio and video. In addition we talk about how the ecosystem is evolving, how creators can benefit and areas he expects Web3 and Crypto to grow.

You can check out Huddle01 at https://huddle01.com/ or follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/huddle01com. Find Ayush on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ranjan3118.

0:55 What is Huddle01 and why do we need it?

3:23 What are the specific use cases for Huddle01? 

5:41 Early traction 

7:35 How does Huddle01 fit in with other Web3 projects ?

9:19 Internal apps

13:13 Partnering with Lens Protocol ecosystem apps 15:00 Thoughts on the creator economy17:11 Other Huddle01 use cases

21:44 VR, AR, AI, Crypto? 

23:10 State of VC Crypto fundraising market 28:19 AI with Crypto

29:48 Other areas Ayush is interested in32:00 How is the Crypto scene in India?36:22 Indian roots in Web3 gaming 38:33 Other random topics 

40:11 Where people can learn more about Huddle01 and connect with Ayush?

Jun 07, 202342:22
#2 Shane Mac on XMTP Web3 Messaging Layer, WhatsApp Security Flaw, Hat Giveaway

#2 Shane Mac on XMTP Web3 Messaging Layer, WhatsApp Security Flaw, Hat Giveaway

Collect this limited edition collectible podcast NFT here: https://chriscomrie.com/2-shane-mac

Shane Mac is cofounder of XMTP which is powering the Web3 Messaging Layer, technology entrepreneur and crypto OG (originally involved with Bitcoin in 2011.) In this episode we discuss Web3 Decentralized Social and Messaging, New XMTP powered app Converse, why the world needs to own their messaging like they own their assets and why WhatsApp may not be as secure as you think...

0:51 Who is Shane Mac? WHat is XMTP?

3:24 How XMTP started 

6:11 How does encryption work? How do you know that XMTP is encrypted?

8:41Is Whatsapp encrypted?

9:18 How is Converse different? 

10:56 Could I build and host my own app on my own device with XMTP?

11:42 How has it been so far? Is this what you expected? 

15:34 Lens Partnership

17:57 Ideas to be built on XMTP

21:39 What will it take for XMTP and Lens, Web3 social, decentralized social, decentralized messaging, to break through?

24:48 What can we expect from the future of XMTP?

27:17 How can XMTP stop spam? 

36:46 Does Shane predict a super app like a WeChat or different siloed apps?



May 30, 202338:40
#1 Stani Kulechov, Aave’s new stable coin $GHO and becoming a Dad

#1 Stani Kulechov, Aave’s new stable coin $GHO and becoming a Dad

Collect this NFT collectible here!: https://chriscomrie.com/1-stani-kulechov-AEga

Stani Kulechov is an innovator in the Web3/ Crypto space and Founder of Aave Protocol and Lens Protocol. 

In this collectible podcast episode we touch on things such as:

- What is Lens Protocol (the decentralized social graph and identity layer)

- What is GHO, Aave's new stable coin

- Stani's most degen purchase

- Why he's excited about becoming a Dad

- Rapid fire questions! (including how he takes his coffee and his hockey history)

0:36 What is Lens Protocol?

3:13 Why is ownership such an important aspect? 

6:03 What will it take for web3 social to succeed and how would you know when it has succeeded?

9:11 What has surprised you about building Lens protocol?

15:18 What is the vision for the Lens ecosystem beyond social media, and what potential opportunities exist for developers interested in building apps on Lens?

21:46 What is GHO and why do we need another stable coin?

24:01 Is Balaji correct about Bitcoin going to $1m

25:16 Rapid fire questions

26:35 Most underrated Lens creator?

27:41 How to define social capital? 

29:34 Stani’s hockey history

30:54 Most degen purchases

31:30 One thing not many people know about you

32:21 Becoming a Dad

May 24, 202335:19
HOW WEB3 SOCIAL WILL THRIVE, AI AND MORE WITH YUP FOUNDER NIR

HOW WEB3 SOCIAL WILL THRIVE, AI AND MORE WITH YUP FOUNDER NIR

HOW WEB3 SOCIAL WILL THRIVE, AI AND MORE WITH  yup_io.lens founder  nirnir.lens  
0:22 A quick prediction
2:09 How did you get involved and interested in (Web3) social? How did that turn in (Yup)? 
3:37 How would you describe the differences in social networks?
6:30 Why did you decide to aggregate ideas behind the app? 
11:04 What are your plans about making money as an app?
13:03 How do you think that model differs from (Web2) to (Web3)? 
16:59 What are your thoughts about (Chat GPT)? What perspective does it have? 
22:11 Can you explain (LMM)?
24:21 How to use and take advantage of AI?
28:08 How do you think NFT‘s, Brands of Blockchain will evolve?
34:39 How can (Web2) companies enter (Web3)?
38:41 Do you think that Web 2 social media companies can pivot into a web 3 social media company?
41:54 Nir’s “hot-take” on Elon as Twitter CEO 
45:18 What if anything is the solution to bots? 
54:21 Final thoughts 

May 23, 202355:34
How to Be an Aavegotchi Master and Take Over The Metaverse with Zombie Sheperd and 0xZFi

How to Be an Aavegotchi Master and Take Over The Metaverse with Zombie Sheperd and 0xZFi

How to Be an Aavegotchi Master and Take Over The Metaverse
This is a previously recorded live conversation with  
zombieshepherd.lens and  0xzfi.lens  
0:09 Chris prediction
0:45 What name are you gonna buy today?
1:55 How did you jump into the (Lens)? What is your background on that?
6:13 How did you define what other (Aavegotchi) is? 
9:28 What is Aavegotchi to you?
10:28 How has (Aavegotchi) been able to survive? 
18:14 What would you advise them to do?
20:26 When I rented a (Aavegotchi) what action did I have to take to earn money? 
23:43 Using art to get started in Aavegotchi
27:03 What's the most effective investment?
28:44 What's the floor on a parcel of land?
29:37 What is the highest price of (Aavegotchi)?
31:24 Why is a low score good?
32:47 Which steps do you favor recently? 
36:01 Who owns Aavegotchi)?
40:43 What opportunities do you see for creating art?

May 23, 202345:13
How Creators Can Easily Monetize Their Audience on Lens with MadFi

How Creators Can Easily Monetize Their Audience on Lens with MadFi

How Creators Can Easily Monetize Their Audience on Lens with MadFi
This is a live audio recording with  
madfinance.lens founders  carlosbeltran.lens and  natem.lens  
0:53 How did you jump into the Lens ecosystem?
3:58 What even got you excited about Web3 social media? 
8:36 Why do you think we need a protocol or an app to facilitate that? If we have an app like MadFi What extra features and benefits are they applied to both creators in brands?
14:42 You can track the real ROI of hiring an influencer, that creates a very interesting and efficient marketplace
21:27 NFT ticketing examples
23:50 What do you think about the monetization model of an app? How do you think MadFi as an app will make money and keep the lights on?
34:24 What are the things that you think Web3 social needs to do?
37:25 How did you figure out what your audience looks like on (Lens)?  
40:39 Where can we find MadFi?

May 23, 202341:04
Lensdrop founder Jelilat on How to build Lens apps and Win Grants

Lensdrop founder Jelilat on How to build Lens apps and Win Grants

Lensdrop founder Jelilat on How to build Lens apps and Win Grants
This is a live interview recording with  
lensdropxyz.lens founder  tjelailah.lens which originally appeared on Twitter Spaces. Enjoy!
0:58 Chris prediction
1:18 How do you get started on Lensdrop?
3:48 How did Jelilat get involved in Lens in the first place?
4:54 Do you know why (Jelilat) twitter account gets blocked?
5:49 How did you describe the difference between Web2 and Web3? What makes you interested there?
7:08 What Lensdrop is? How does it work? What are the current capabilities that you can do right now?
10:00 What do you think about adding different products in the app features? 
11:25 What‘s the future roadmap of Lens Drop?
13:06 How would you use Lens Drop on the mobile app?
13:30 What does it mean if I use Phaver, Orb or Lens tools?
15:05 Are they using Lensdrops to basically inject those ads in it? 
16:15 So how does the pricing work?
17:35 How is it different from Wave3?
21:46 Can you AirDrop NFTs right now?
24:47 How is the process of Grants? How anyone else is considering trying to find some Grands to find the app could do the same? 
28:04 What else people need to know about Lens Drop or building apps on Lens?
29:41 How does one access the Lensdrop website? 
31:02 Is there an API that you have?

May 23, 202332:35
How to Get Unlimited Mirrors and Comments with Wav3s Founders Interview

How to Get Unlimited Mirrors and Comments with Wav3s Founders Interview

How to Get Unlimited Mirrors and Comments with Wav3s Founders Interview
Enjoy this full interview episode with  
wav3s.lens founders  bvdaniel.lens  cristianvaldivia.lens  gutybv.lens  
0:14 Chris prediction
1:35 What is (Wav3s)?
3:03 How did you find (Lens) in the first place? What value did you see in decentralized (Web3) social media?
6:25 Where did the idea come from? 
13:34 Have you considered allowing the drop to be in another token?
17:47 What token Lens protocol allows users to use on their platform?
18:24 Do you see (Waze) for apps to also pull this functionality and kind of integrate it into their apps? 
21:40 How do you plan to differentiate (Waze) in the future?
23:11 How is (Waze) thinking about advertising in the metaverse? 
23:42 What do you think is gonna happen?
27:03 A mirror from somebody is almost like a stamp of approval. 
30:33 What can you tell about your lens grant and your symmetrical DAO Grant? How does it work? 
36:17 How is the process of building a Lens app?
39:45 Is there anything else people need to understand?

May 23, 202351:14
Li Jin, Stani Kulechov, Shane Mac, Dragaan, and Marlowe Brett on What's Happening in Decentralized Social With Lens Protocol? LIVE AUDIO RECORDING

Li Jin, Stani Kulechov, Shane Mac, Dragaan, and Marlowe Brett on What's Happening in Decentralized Social With Lens Protocol? LIVE AUDIO RECORDING

This is the full live audio recording from Twitter Spaces with  lijin.lens  stani.lens ,  shanemac.lens ,  dragaan.lens and chriscomrie.lens with other guests including  marsbars.lens on 1-23-23. Enjoy :) 
0:51 Li’s 2023 prediction 
3:28 What is Phaver
4:41 What (Socly) does? 
5:50 How does XMTP fit into the Lens ecosystem and the world of decentralized social? 
6:53 Why did (Stani) create the Lens protocol in the first place? 
10:03 Was there an inspiration to then branch out and build something in a decentralized social space? 
14:59 What does user ownership mean in the Lens context? And why should users care about that ownership when they might already feel like owners in Web 2? 
19:51 What has (Lens) approach been to increase developer adoption versus thinking about leading with your own product potentially? 
26:15 Are brands interested in Lens applications right now? 
29:00 Why did (Stani) decide to create in Lens versus investing in Web 2 platforms? What are the benefits that you‘ve experienced from building your presents online? 
32:15 How does your relationship with your fans or audience actually change in Web 3 vs Web 2 social?
37:28 How does Lens protocol plan to make money? 
37:37 How will Lens based apps plan to make money? 
41:51 Can you imagine a scenario where content is created in one lens app and then consumed or collected elsewhere and the revenue has to be split? 
43:59 When can people get a lens profile and when can they start using it? What approach do you use to attract people? 
53:24 If lens protocol succeeds and grows in adoption to millions of users, what does social network look like in that world? How does it differ from the current social media paradigm we have today?
54:00 Lens fest!

May 23, 202301:05:51
How to not lose $2 million dollars of NFTs like KRO with Kimi from ZenGo Wallet

How to not lose $2 million dollars of NFTs like KRO with Kimi from ZenGo Wallet

How to not lose $2 million dollars of NFTs like KRO with ZenGo Wallet
Full Twitter spaces audio recording with  
crypto_kimi.lens from  zengo.lens recorded on 1-31-23


1:45 What is ZenGo wallet and why do we need it? What are some security tips and misconceptions? 

3:06 What is MPC even stand for? What it is? And how is it different than a seed phrase? 
6:24 So, what is the solution to keep your money on a crypto wallet safe? 
10:38 What is (ZenGo) and how it is work? 
12:15 Everyone who used the Zengo wallet was never hacked? 
14:06 Zengo tool is basically BLUE CHECK for smart contract? 
14:40 What happened with Kevin Rose wallet draining? 
17:35 What is a multiparty computation and how does that work with other people? 
20:04 So currently it is using facial recognition? 
21:08 If an NFT is authorized to withdraw will the remaining asset in the wallet be at risk?
23:15 How do you know if a contract is safe or not? 
24:24 What is the SMURFS partnership? What happened with it? 
26:30 Why should there be a copy of your private key on the Zengo server? 
29:05 So the audit that is being done, does it cover the entire infrastructure or the web wallets alone? 29:17 So what are the features that actually differentiate ZenGo from all the other Web 3 wallets? 
32:06 Is there any source to get back my seed phrase to open my wallet if I lost it? 
36:26 Did smurfs partnership lead to more ZenGo downloads from a business side? 
38:14 Is there a site or resource to find out if the contract is dangerous by placing a contract in it?

May 23, 202341:33
HOW JE$$YJEANNE LEVERAGED LENS TO LAUNCH NFTS FROM HER PASSION FRIES! 🍟

HOW JE$$YJEANNE LEVERAGED LENS TO LAUNCH NFTS FROM HER PASSION FRIES! 🍟

HOW JE$$YJEANNE LEVERAGED LENS TO LAUNCH NFTS FROM HER PASSION FRIES! 🍟
In this LIVE audio recording learn 
howjessyjeanne.lens  
- Launched an NFT project off the back of here Lens following and community
- Why does she love fries?
- Her inspiration for art
- Tips and tricks to grow a Lens following and launch a successful NFT project for beginners
- Did she play with barbies as a child? And why she is inspired by them
- A surprise special guest appearance from musician violetta.lens  fromkarmavioletta.lens and why  alohaleila.lens made an NFT of  stani.lens face? 

May 23, 202347:34
BUILDING SUCCESSFUL APPS ON LENS WITH LENSTA FOUNDERS ONDREJ AND ARTURS
May 23, 202301:00:37
TOMMY THOMAS ON NSFW NFT, LEWD FRIENDS, WHITELIST GIVEAWAY

TOMMY THOMAS ON NSFW NFT, LEWD FRIENDS, WHITELIST GIVEAWAY

LIVE RECORDING TOMMY THOMAS 0xtommythomas.lens ON NSFW NFTs, LEWD FRIENDS, WHITELIST GIVEAWAY
In this episode we discuss:
- NSFW (not safe for work) NFT market
- Tommy's new upcoming NSFW NFT minting platform Lewd Friends
- How to get on the whitelist to mint Lewd Friends NFTs. Link here: https://twitter.com/0xTommyThomas/status/1613956914181701666
- How NSFW NFT artists can use Lens to build a following
- All this and more!
Thank you Tommy! Listen live now!

May 23, 202354:23
WEINBAGZ ON HOW TO BE A KICK ASS MUSICIAN ON LENS

WEINBAGZ ON HOW TO BE A KICK ASS MUSICIAN ON LENS

LIVE RECORDING REPLAY weinbagz.lens ON HOW TO BE A KICK ASS MUSICIAN ON LENS
In this episode Weinbagz shares:
- How he got started in music, music NFTs and Lens
- How he sells music NFTs
- Tips on using Lens to grow you audience and succeed as a musician
- Where he thinks the music NFT ecosystem is headed
Thank you Weinbagz, was a blast!

May 23, 202339:03
LIVE RECORDING JUAMPI REPLAY [Behind the scenes]

LIVE RECORDING JUAMPI REPLAY [Behind the scenes]

LIVE RECORDING JUAMPI REPLAY [Behind the scenes]
Watch the behind the scenes raw recording from 
juampi.lens twitter spaces on Jan. 10, 2023 where we discuss how to build a massive Lens following, his new app and what's going on in Crypto in Latin America! We were originally not planning on releasing the full video but thought someone, somewhere might enjoy. I hope that person is you :) 

May 22, 202334:43
HOW TALENTLAYER DEV TOOLS ARE FUELING A WORK PLATFORM BOOM ON LENS

HOW TALENTLAYER DEV TOOLS ARE FUELING A WORK PLATFORM BOOM ON LENS

LIVE AUDIO RECORDING from TalentLayer talentlayer.lens cofounder Kirsten hellokpl.lens where she reveals:
- How you can cash in on the work marketplace app gold rush!
- How new dev tools from TalentLayer are shaping the way you find your next job!
- How their partnership and grant from @lensprotocol will change the Lens Ecosystem for the better!
- And a special guest appearance from Alex who is building Delance to help you find a new gig!
Thank you Kirsten.

May 22, 202337:44
Gm Intro

Gm Intro

Gm Intro this is Chris Comrie and this is my new podcast show. Follow me on Twitter @christafarious and Lens Protocol @chriscomrie and Farcaster @chriscomrie

Apr 19, 202300:32