Full conversation with @umia_finance featuring @fra_mosterts and @nftboi_ during Korea Blockchain Week
00:00 Introducing Umia Co-Founders Francesco and NFT Boi
04:31 Opportunities in the Korean Community
08:25 What Is Umia? From Fundraising to Operations Through Tokens
14:33 Ownership Coins: Connecting Company Value to Tokens
19:09 From Hedge Funds to Umia: Francesco’s Founder Journey
27:53 Futarchy Explained: Making Decisions Through Trading Instead of Voting
33:57 How Umia Selects Projects and Its Selection Committee Works
35:58 SlopCash and Shaw’s New Venture
41:38 Why Umia Is Expanding Beyond Base to the Wider EVM Ecosystem
47:13 Is Crypto Talent Moving to AI?
50:59 Can Companies Outside Web3 Use Ownership Coins?
59:16 Why User Acquisition and Community Matter in the AI Era
01:02:24 Addressing the Korean Community’s Token Allocation Concerns
01:07:08 How Galaxy, Draper, and DCG Got Involved With Umia
01:09:49 FOMO and the Role of Angel Investors
01:13:45 Upcoming Project Launches and Umia’s Growth Plans
01:18:03 Can the Korean Community Join the Selection Committee?
01:20:41 A Community Track Where Anyone Can Help Select Projects
01:23:24 Goals in Korea and Singapore and Future Plans
01:26:37 Umia’s Philosophy and Future Collaboration
Two takeaways from tonight’s Roadster event.
1. It was an engineering flex with no commercial value beyond embarrassing traditional car makers.
2. Elon can’t wait to bring $TSLA and $SPCX together.