| Length | Tags | Description |
|---|---|---|
0:00 | Introduction | Opening & introductions |
0:24 | Introduction | James’ journey - how he started out and how he became involved in Onfinality and SubQuery |
2:22 | Startups | Who is Onfinality? An infrastructure company that is providing reliable and high-performance access to blockchain networks. |
5:12 | Startups | Who is SubQuery? Sister company to Onfinality. Essentially a cache layer for blockchains to more easily search and retrieve critical data. |
8:57 | Tokens | Economics of tokens and the aforementioned companies stance |
9:17 | Tokens | Why would you need to launch a token? |
9:28 | Decentralisation | Decentralisation as a core concept of Web3 |
11:47 | Tokens | Token requirements to kickstart a liquidity event for founders and token holders - must have utility. cannot simply be a store of value |
14:22 | Tokens | Token generation events - IDEOs and IEOs |
15:49 | Regulation | Recommendations around structuring Web3 entities |
16:40 | Tax | NZ tax regime and existing regulatory landscape. Comparison to Singapore jurisdiction |
20:34 | Structure | Structure of company as a Singaporean foundation contracting to NZ entity |
22:26 | Structure | Web3 is very much an international industry. The fluidity means it will shift as market and regulatory factors dictate. Staff proximity a useful advantage |
24:11 | Staffing | Staffing and resourcing the next generation of Web3 talent |
27:48 | Tokens | The best and worst aspects of token economics in Web3 |
29:28 | Startups | What are the keys to your success and what advice can you provide to others in the current market? |
30:34 | Marketing | Strategy of sales and marketing of Web3 companies and product compared to traditional Web2 initiatives |
31:44 | Community building | Everyone is accessible in a Web3 environment and the tools used to keep in contact and build a community differ from that of a traditional business |
36:48 | Community building | Partnership announcements as a key component of growing the community and attracting new customers through referral and word of mouth |
37:35 | Tokens | Shilling, speculation and trend following - pump and dump schemes of new tokens |
39:11 | Tokens | Economic design, scalability and reward rates of tokens. Staking of tokens to limit volatility |
40:59 | Introduction | Stereotypical day in the life of James Bayly |
44:58 | Startups | Schedule flexibility and maintaining the start-up mentality as the company grows |
47:25 | Social credibility | Three aspects of social credibility - partners/customers, investors, community size - and how it links to reputation |
49:22 | Raising capital | Journey through raising capital in Web3 - faster path to liquidity |
53:34 | Raising capital | SAFT - Simple Agreement for Future Tokens - investment process |
56:31 | Tokens | Acquisition of tokens to participate on the network. Various token exchanges and negotiating where and how to list |
1:00:05 | Blockchain | What advice can you provide to traditional Web2-based companies looking to leverage Web3-based technology? |
1:05:03 | Blockchain | Untapped potential of using blockchain in public good services as a secure source of a trusted and verifiable digital identity |
1:09:08 | NFTs | Expanding the utility of NFTs into access keys |