Show Notes and Key Topics:
Primary Topic: Lennox Matsinde and Mark Robinsons respective backgrounds and life journeys.
- Lennox's upbringing in Zimbabwe
- His parents' relocation to South Africa and his decision to stay in Zimbabwe for better education
- Lennox's vision of going to America and working towards making it happen
- Convincing his dad to let him go to the US
- Applying to multiple schools and getting a scholarship to study at Minnesota State University in Moorhead
- Moorhead being rated as the coldest college campus in America
Primary Topic: Lennox and Marks Personal Journeys and Values
- Transitioning to the topic of sharing personal stories and addressing Lennox's extensive story
- Lennox mentioning his value of growth in all areas of life and striving to evolve and level up
- Being motivated by the desire to fulfill his potential and be a good steward of life given by God
- Emphasizing the importance of excellence and doing everything well
- Highlighting the significance of faith and his relationship with God as the most important thing in his life
- Marks basketball dreams and realization that it might not be his path after suffering foot injuries
- Attending art school but realizing a desire to be a business person
- Discontinuing education and working in network marketing, health and fitness, and the financial space
- Moving to Seattle, working for a company, and later joining Capital One
- Starting side businesses and wanting to shift careers
- Taking a 50% pay cut to pursue his own venture
- The influence of the parable of casting the net on the other side in making a career change
- Lennox's journey of questioning beliefs and being critical of them
- Mentioning the overwhelming amount of information in the health and fitness realm and blindly following influencers on Instagram
- The speaker's belief in plant-based milks without thorough research
- Attending college in Idaho on a full ride scholarship and studying computer science
- Transitioning to software engineering, day trading, and investing in real estate
- Involvement in the NFT industry, co-founding NFT Seattle, and running NFT conferences
- Mark's idea for a community around NFTs and purchasing the domain NFT Seattle.io
- Attending the grand opening of the world's first NFT museum in Seattle
- The convergence of Lennox and Mark's independent work in technology and NFTs
- Lennox's involvement in house hacking and property development
Primary Topic: Journey into Web Three and NFTs
- The speaker's introduction to crypto in 2017 and hearing about NFTs in 2021
- Visiting an NFT gallery in Soho and meeting the owner, sparking their interest in NFTs
- Being influenced by Tom Bile, who talked about NFTs and became their virtual mentor
- Participating in the Web Three movement and investing in various projects, including the Impact Theory Founders Key
- Starting their own class called Satoshi's Index, a token gated SaaS platform for crypto portfolio management
- Convincing Mark to help with marketing for Satoshi's Index and deepening their relationship
- Having a moment of realization on a flight to an NFT conference and deciding to bring a similar event to Seattle
- Recognizing the intertwining of the speaker's personal stories and journey with Web Three
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