Verse Talks

A conversation with Alejandro Cartagena, competition and collaboration, curating AI Agents and the power of machine artists

Episode 28

01:40 - Embracing Web3's rollercoaster 

03:20 - Navigating the intensity and finding a balance 

07:57 -  Living parallel lives 

10:20 - Understanding new value systems and cultural shifts 

14:14 - Opportunities within a lack of bureaucracy 

18:00 - What denotes importance 

27:00 - Grace's Tweet, competition and platform collaboration 

30:20 - AI curation, Fellowship's north star and laying paths 

36:25 - The reality of targeting a wider audience 

40:30 - Strength in diversity and listening to the artwork 

44:35 - Marketing, engagement and impact 

52:00 - Unpacking keke 

56:00 - Curating and guiding an AI Agent 

01:00:30 - The inherent potential of a machine artist 

01:02:30 - Mixed implementation of process 

01:07:55 - Collector burnout 

01:15:30 - The power of a timeline 

01:18:20 - The evolution of the Daily program 

01:24:20 - The state of the cycle 

01:27:30 - Zora and fractionalisation 

01:34:27 - Artist Highlights 

01:38:00 - Verse Rundown  

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