High School Dropout to Pudgy Penguins Viral Success – Peter Lobanov's Story

High School Dropout to Pudgy Penguins Viral Success – Peter Lobanov's Story

I sit down with Peter Labanov to learn about his journey from quitting high school at 15, to starting his first company, to building Pudgy Penguins. Peter Labanov, is the Cofounder & Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of Pudgy Penguins and Igloo Inc. Pudgy Penguins originated as a popular digital art collection in 2021 and quickly became one of the fastest growing IPs in the world. On this podcast, Peter talks about: ▪️Pudgy Penguins creative process ▪️Dropping out of school at 15 ▪️Starting companies at a young age ▪️Advice for finding your passion Follow Peter Lobanov: X - https://x.com/chefgoyardi Learn more about Pudgy Penguins: Website - https://www.pudgypenguins.com/ Follow Chinsanity: X - https://x.com/chinsanity Timestamps: (00:57) Peter's work at Pudgy Penguins (04:49) Instagram Reels (06:10) Giphys (09:22) Psychology behind Pudgy Penguins (19:03) Vegas Sphere (27:10) Sleeping in a U-haul (32:12) Dropping out of school (34:03) Starting a company at 17 (37:56) "I didn't have a childhood" (41:20) Pain = Success? (44:50) Peter's current motivations (47:39) End goal for Pudgy Penguins (50:10) Advice for anyone feeling lost (53:49) Finding your passion

I've lived in Dubai for 20+ years - Here's the Honest Truth | Rahim Mahtab

Is Dubai still a safe place to live? Here's a local perspective about Dubai. Rahim Mahtab is widely known as “Mr. Dubai” in the crypto community. Having grown up in the city, he has witnessed Dubai’s remarkable transformation into a global business and crypto hub over the past 20 years. Rahim talks about: ▪️Dubai Culture ▪️Working in Dubai ▪️His Career Journey ▪️Arts Dao, a crypto soho house Follow Rahim Mahtab: X - https://x.com/Rahim_mahtab Learn more about Arts Dao: Website - https://x.com/arts_dao Follow Chinsanity: X - https://x.com/chinsanity Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:39) Dubai's Culture (05:04) History of Crypto in Dubai (07:35) Dubai Criticism's (10:32) Definition of Freedom (14:01) Arts Dao (20:16) Rahim's background (25:13) IRL vs online events (27:50) Crypto building cults (29:32) Getting a BAYC Tattoo (33:32) Prediction markets (35:14) Community (38:31) What's Next? (40:20) Arts Dao is better than Tinder

What I Learned From Building Game Companies for 20+ Years | Gabby Dizon

How do you turn your passion into a million dollar company? Here's how Gabby Dizon did it. Gabby Dizon, is the Cofounder of Yield Guild Games (YGG). YGG is the world's largest and one of the first crypto gaming guilds. It focuses on play-to-earn (P2E) and blockchain-based games, helping players discover games, build communities, and earn rewards together. Gabby talks about: ▪️Having the founder mentality ▪️What it takes to become a founder ▪️Needing to embrace uncertainty ▪️Why games need crypto and the blockchain Follow Gabby Dizon: X - https://x.com/gabusch Learn more about Yield Guild Games: Website - https://www.yieldguild.io/ Follow Chinsanity: X - https://x.com/chinsanity Timestamp: (01:38) What is YGG (04:25) Axie Infinity (07:27) Gabby's background (14:15) Founder mentality (17:00) YGG & AI (24:53) The end goal for YGG (27:56) Roblox (31:05) GTA 6 & crypto (36:58) Abstract blockchain (41:07) Metaverse/VR (45:22) Lessons from being a founder (47:13) YGG outlook for the future

Life of a CEO with Nenter Chow, BitMart Global CEO

Is being a CEO of a company really that glamorous? Here's how a CEO actually lives. Nenter Chow is the Global CEO of BitMart, a crypto exchange platform that sees over $10 billion in daily trading volume serving users from over 180+ different countries. He grew up in a typical asian household in America and started his finance career in New York around the time of the 2008 recession. He later led teams in Asia and then moved to Hong Kong to work for Animoca Ventures prior to becoming the Global CEO of Bitmart. Nenter explains: ▪️What it takes to become a CEO of a global company. ▪️How it was like working in Finance during the 2008 recession. ▪️Finding what you are passionate about. ▪️Need to be self motivated to make up the career ladder. ▪️Why the current financial system is broken and how crypto fixes that. ▪️Leaning how to manage people from around the world. Follow Nenter Chow: X - https://x.com/50Nent Learn more about BitMart: Website - https://www.bitmart.com/ Follow Chinsanity: X - https://x.com/chinsanity Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:07) Being the Global CEO of Bitmart (06:46) Growing up in an Asian household (09:21) 2008 Financial Crisis (12:03) Discovering Crypto (15:11) Wife buying NFTs (17:37) Finance in China post 2008 (21:15) TradFi only benefits the few (26:40) Building Successful Business Skills (29:32) Find what you enjoy doing (32:47) Becoming a CEO of a company (35:36) Misconceptions of being a CEO (41:23) Crypto exchanges (44:52) Career Advice

How I Overcame Low Self-Esteem to Help Companies Make Millions

Full Podcast with Vi Powils, CEO of World of Women. World of Women is an OG NFT collection from 2021 which was invested by celebrities like Reese Weatherspoon and Eva Longoria. We chat about her journey from selling Lord of the Ring merch as a kid, to helping Pudgy Penguins make their first million, to becoming CEO of World of Women. FOLLOW VI POWILS 👇 X: https://x.com/ViPowow LEARN MORE ABOUT WORLD OF WOMEN👇 Website: https://www.worldofwomen.xyz/ FOLLOW ME👇 X: https://x.com/chinsanity Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:08 Life of a NFT CEO 05:16 Relationship with Twitter/X 10:56 Gary Vee & NFTs 14:09 Web3 needs to disappear 16:16 Polymarket 17:00 New direction for World of Women 23:38 Web3 gaming is a sh*t show 30:35 Becoming CEO of World of Women 37:20 Working at Pudgy Penguins 41:22 Your network is your networth 46:18 Building in a down market 48:18 We didn't have food sometimes 50:17 Vi's first business at 2nd grade 52:48 How to build confidence 55:47 Women in crypto