S2E6 - Ryan Zurrer Founder of Dialectic, Vine Ventures, & 1OF1

SquiggleDAO Podcast

S2E6 features Ryan Zurrer Founder of Dialectic, Vine Ventures, & 1OF1.
Previously, Ryan was a very early investor in some of the best performing venture investments of the last decade, was early to crypto, and launched Polychain Capital private investment arm.
In this episode, Nifty & Jared talk with Ryan about some of Ryan’s early investments and what he learned working with such talented and inspiring people in the traditional art world. Ryan reveals some of what goes on behind the scenes when it comes to building relationships with top museums, what they’re looking for, and how to convince them that digital art is the real deal. Of course they also discuss Snowfro, generative art, and the impact and importance of the Chromie Squiggle.
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Ryan Zurrer: https://twitter.com/kukulabanze
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Jared Poz: https://twitter.com/jared_poz
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Fnkl: https://twitter.com/0xFnkl
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Chương

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Advice for people going through their 1st cycle in crypto (00:03:46)

3. What has Ryan learned buying multi-million dollar art? (00:07:12)

4. What catches Ryan’s eye when it comes to art (00:10:04)

5. How to get digital art into top traditional art museums (00:14:35)

6. How to explain digital art to traditional art collectors (00:20:19)

7. What are museums looking for when it comes to digital art? (00:25:28)

8. A big shock is coming for traditional art (00:31:14)

9. The value of the CryptoPunk community (00:33:59)

10. Ryan on Snowfro and the Chromie Squiggle (00:36:22)

11. The grail piece that got away (00:42:57)

12. What has Ryan’s attention currently (00:45:07)

13. What motivates Ryan? (00:45:22)

14. A book recommendation (00:46:01)

15. The best advice you’ve ever received (00:46:52)

16. Closing remarks (00:48:25)