Savannah Kunovsky, Partner at IDEO, explores how emotional intelligence, speculative design, and Gen Z’s messy preferences are shaping the next wave of tech. From teaching companies to talk to customers again to designing AI that connects, Savannah explains how sci-fi, art, and qualitative research are fueling enterprise innovation. Learn why emotional resonance—not optimization—might be the killer feature in tomorrow’s AI. A must-listen for truly futuristic tech designers.
Video Tag: Web3
What if Blockchain Wasn’t Built for Humans—but for AI? w/Gerald Heydenreich (EtherMail)
Gerald Heydenreich, CEO of EtherMail, shares how wallet-to-wallet email is redefining brand communication in Web3. From the failure of Discord for luxury brands to wallet-based email as the “new cookie,” this episode explores how blockchain enables privacy-first messaging, monetized inboxes, and infrastructure for AI agents to operate independently online. Gerald offers bold insights into the future of identity, token drops, user metrics, and mass adoption in decentralized networks.
The Future of Capital: How Web3 Makes Us All Investors | Yat Siu
Yat Siu explores the forces fueling today’s crypto bull run, from politics, tariffs, and media to the rise of NFTs, gaming, and DeFi’s potential to disrupt the $3T student loan market. He reveals why Web3’s greatest strength lies in financial literacy and democratized access to capital, offering a glimpse into how this shift could redefine opportunity, reshape economic systems, and empower the next generation of entrepreneurs.
The Creator Economy Is Broken in Asia—Can Decentralization Fix It? w/Feng Chiu (Wazcher)
Feng Chiu, CEO of Wazcher, is building a Web3 “watch-to-earn” video platform redefining content ownership, monetization, and viewer rewards. In this episode, we explore NFTs for channel ownership, patented in-video e-commerce already generating $100M+, and how Wazcher’s tech is beating TikTok on latency and compression. Feng unpacks the economics behind empowering Asian influencers, how viewers earn crypto, and why mindset—not infrastructure—is the real limit for many founders.
How “Bad Games” Became Big Business on Facebook in the 2010s w/ Vanessa Larco
Vanessa Larco, former NEA partner and product leader at Box, Twilio, and Microsoft, shares her journey from Miami hustler to Silicon Valley insider. She dives into spotting true consumer disruption, the GenAI startup boom, and the pros and cons of Big Tech vs startups. Hear her insights on gaming’s evolution, building diverse tech communities, and how behavioral shifts spark innovation. If you want to build or invest in great products, this episode is packed with insight.
Short Academia
In this AI-generated podcast, the digital twins of Tim and Adam Draper rally behind “Short Academia, Long DeSci.” They explore the collapse of bloated institutions and the rise of programmable biology, AI scientists, DAOs, and crypto as tools for rebel innovators. From curing aging to human enhancement, they show how decentralization frees creators from outdated systems to build the future at unprecedented speed.
How are we going to put trillions of dollars of transactions on-chain? (w/ Sheldon Hunt @ Sundial Protocol)
Sheldon Hunt of Sundial Protocol dives deep into Cardano’s origins, its contrast with Ethereum, and why fixed token supply, decentralization, and uptime matter for Web3’s trillion-dollar future. He shares behind-the-scenes stories of Vitalik’s early Ethereum pitch, Charles Hoskinson’s business-first vision, and how Cardano’s structure and governance evolved. Expect insight into privacy, mass adoption, and why Cardano’s never-down record could be its biggest asset.
Propy: Powering the OnChain Real Estate Revolution
At Bitcoin Vegas 2025, we explore how Propy is reshaping real estate with Eric Cruz. From the first Bitcoin-backed home sale to crypto-powered purchases without selling, Propy proves property rights can live fully on-chain. This shift eliminates title insurance costs, prevents wire fraud, enables 24/7 AI escrow, and unlocks fractional ownership. Propy’s roadmap reveals how on-chain real estate could redefine U.S. markets and spark a global revolution in property ownership.
Pioneering Play-to-Earn & the double-edged sword of Web3 Capital Formation w/Gabby Dizon (Yield Guild Games)
Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games, breaks down how smart contracts and community-first thinking fueled the rise of play-to-earn. From discovering Ethereum in 2017 to enabling millions in the Philippines to earn through gaming, Gabby shares how gamified work, AI, and Web3 are changing access to opportunity. He explains why crypto liquidity is a double-edged sword and how true ownership can reshape the future of work globally.
Building Trust at Scale: The Zyphe Identity Revolution
In this episode with Zyphe Co-Founder, Charlene Wang, we explore how Zyphe is solving one of Web3’s most urgent and costly problems: identity. With data breaches costing companies $5 million on average — including high-profile cases like the Coinbase leak — Zyphe offers a decentralized, privacy-first alternative to outdated KYC systems. Through reusable, user-controlled identity vaults, Zyphe enables one-click onboarding with zero centralized storage — and full compliance. This isn’t just about preventing the next breach. It’s about building the foundational infrastructure for a safer, more scalable Web3.