Episode 27 Wall Street Trader Turned Creator

Episode 27: Wall Street Trader Turned Creator

Episode 27

Wall Street Trader Turned Creator

OSF is the co-founder of Canary Labs and rektguy. We cover the commonalities between fixed income and NFT trading, how to revive a failing PFP project, and the feeling when Snoop Dogg bought his artwork.

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[00:02:16] - [First question] - The different types of Web3 IP, how Goblintown and Rekt Guy have evolved, and how a creator can give the IP to the community

[00:05:12] - Whether or not a lack of scarcity is unwinding the value accrual behind the original approach to NFTs 

[00:06:14] - Not having a roadmap and the advantage to being more freeform 

[00:09:35] - His take on the difference between a failed project versus a rugpull 

[00:12:50] - Finding out that Snoop Dogg bought a Rekt Guy and made it his profile picture 

[00:14:11] - What he was doing before stepping into the NFT space

[00:15:09] - Similarities and differences between trading assets on TradFi and DeFi markets 

[00:17:24] - How he approaches measuring illiquidity in the NFT market

[00:19:37] - YOLO trading and minting and selling a ton of Bored Apes

[00:24:21] - The thesis of the Canary fund and thoughts on investing the money now

[00:25:23] - How he thinks about where value accrues in NFTs as an investor

[00:29:07] - When he started drawing and the road leading up to his NFTs

[00:33:22] - Lessons for newer artists coming up and building an audience

[00:35:36] - Working with Flips Finance and how he spends his days

[00:37:20] - What he’s most excited to see built over the next six months and six years

Wall Street Trader Turned Creator

Introduction

Eric
This is Eric Golden and my guest today is Ovie Faruq, or as I know him, OSF. Ovie spent Fthe best part of nine years at Barclays as a distressed credit trader before moving into Web3 as a builder, investor and artist. Given his wide range of experiences both in TradeFi and Crypto, we cover a lot of ground. We discussed the commonalities between fixed income and NFT trading, how to revive a failing PFP project and what it felt like when he found out Snoop Dogg bought his artwork. Please enjoy this conversation with OSF.

'No Copyright' NFTs Unlocking a New Paradigm

Eric
Today I'm joined by OSF. He's been docs, his name's Ovie, but I'll always call him OSF, because that's just how I know him. OSF is the creator of Degens, Regens, Rektguy and many other art pieces, as well as the founder of Canary Collection, Flips Finance and a host on Rug Radio, probably one of the longest bios of someone in Web3. So, OSF, thank you for joining me today.

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