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Show Notes

[00:02:10] - [First question] - His opinion on the power and drawbacks of pseudonymity

[00:03:59] - The doxxing of the founders of the Bored Ape Yacht Club

[00:05:27] - How separate his avatar/NFT life is from his personal one

[00:08:12] - Buying Jenkins from a secondary market and the first story he wrote

[00:11:41] - Was Jenkins a business from the beginning or did it happen naturally?

[00:15:34] - What Jenkins the Valet is and its role in the larger scope of this project

[00:19:17] - The writer room structure and NFTs for participating in it

[00:22:16] - Pros and cons of IP ownership and licensing for creating content

[00:25:38] - Economic structure of their NFTs and participating without an avatar

[00:28:25] - Believing in the ownership of commercial rights in the community

[00:30:28] - How comfortable he is with living both on and off chain

[00:34:17] - Signing with a professional talent agency and trying to explain the project to traditional publishing outlets

[00:38:12] - Were there multiple authors wanting to get in before Neil Strauss?

[00:39:51] - Whether or not the Bored Ape Yacht Club founders reached out as this project continued to build momentum

[00:41:50] - His thoughts on where and how value accrues

[00:42:28] - How much money was raised via NFT sales and outside investments

[00:46:04] - The level of participation rates in community decisions for the writers room

[00:47:31] - Which group has showcased the most interest to be featured in the second book

[00:48:34] - Who is Mutant Jenkins and who runs the account

[00:50:11] - What he’s most excited to see built over the next six months and six years