Jesse Walden - A Primer on NFTs - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 218]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest today is Jesse Walden, the founder of Variant, an early-stage venture firm investing in crypto networks and platforms building the ownership economy.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With all the hype surrounding NFTs, I wanted to talk to Jesse about them, given his background in the music industry and his focus on the creator and ownership economy. The conversation did not disappoint. We discuss the basics of what an NFT is, what new creative paradigms they might unlock, and where we are in the NFT hype cycle.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is the first in what will likely become its own show we are calling Primers. Our goal for primers is to bring investors and operators from a zero to a seven understanding of a topic, concept, or industry. The goal here is for the education around these topics to be fast and entertaining. I hope you enjoy this discussion with Jesse Walden and hopefully the first of many Primers to come.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page</span> <a href= "http://joincolossus.com/episodes/5917632/walden-a-primer-on-nfts"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by <a href= "https://www.tegus.co/patrick">Tegus</a>. Tegus has built the most extensive primary information platform available for investors.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>With Tegus, you can learn everything you’d want to know about a company in an on-demand digital platform. Investors share their expert calls, allowing others to instantly access more than 10,000 calls on Affirm, Teladoc, Roblox, or almost any company of interest. All you have to do is log in. Visit <a href= "https://www.tegus.co/patrick">tegus.co/patrick</a> to learn more.</strong></p> <p><span style="font-