Hello Investors!
I have some fun things to share:
I finally started the new podcast with Marcus.
Shareholders Jona and Claire of YACHT are presenting a videomix with Museum of Home Video.
Iām still waiting for the release of my TEDx talk, but Andi Schmiedās talk was just released and itās one of my favorites from the event.
1ļøā£ New Podcast! Experimental Garden Group
For the last year Marcus1 and I have been working out an idea for a podcast. We both love alternative investments (hot sauce companies, farm land, video games, etc.) and we wanted to find a way talk about all it in a compelling way.
So welcome to Experimental Garden Group, a podcast best described as if personal finance had a baby with alternative investments and crypto was the midwife. Okay, maybe that isnāt the best way to describe itā¦
In the first episode which went secretly live last week we asked āHow DAO is this?ā and decided to make a DAO together. Coming up next we will ask listeners if theyād like to join us. (special thanks to Tom Carroll and Shadowbanned Inc. for helping make this first episode better and more fun!)
2ļøā£ DREK, presented by YACHT for Museum of Home Video
Shareholder Jona and Claire of the band YACHT are hosting the weekly show Museum of Home Video next Tuesday, February 15th.
YACHT describes it as āan hourlong video mix of trash clips, regional childrenās television, unhinged commercials, doctored film cut-ups, and other found favoritesā and it will all stream on Twitch at 7:30pm pacific.
š“ If youāre in Los Angeles let me know if youād like to attend a little viewing party!
3ļøā£ How I faked being a billionaire so you could see NYCās best views
While Iām still waiting for my TEDx talk to be released2 I was excited to get to watch the talk from Andi Schmied about her Gabriella persona and explorations of New Yorkās exclusive properties:
4ļøā£ Secret Bonus: Free $COA Tokens from Norberto
Norberto Rodriguez was the first new friends I made when I moved to Los Angeles (special thanks to Kriss who introduced us) and we quickly began trying to corrupt each other. He wanted to turn me into an artist and I wanted to turn him into a business. After many years, I think I may have wonā¦
Norberto just minted a social token with Roll, the company where I work, and he agreed to let me send out some free tokens on the mailing list. They are first come first serve:
$COA, or Certificate of Authenticity, is a token that represents the value of Norbertoās community, which is also a work of art. He is currently pre-launch, so youāll be getting these tokens before anyone else. Thanks Norberto!
ā Shareholder Asks
In thinking about my TEDx talk coming out the one thing I would love to happen is to be flown around to give more talks. With that in mind I tried to make Mike-Merrill.com a website that would encourage someone to book me for a talk. Itās very hard to write about oneself, and I donāt know what people want to see with this sort of thing, so any feedback on the site (positive or negative) would be great!
Things have been going really great. Work is keeping me busy and I am enjoying it so much. I took on the job of hosting the company podcast last week, so in addition to meeting amazing creators I now also get to interview them.
Iāve been perfecting my work-from-home set up and itās a return to the concept of āSuperDeskā which is when you try to get as many monitors as possible in front of your face.
I bought myself a present: a mechanical keyboard that is designed to look a bit like a Bloomberg Terminal.
Iāve been so busy that Iām biking less and I didnāt post a February challenge vote yet!
But we have been keeping up with 3 Minute Review, a daily podcast co-hosted with Kathryn. And there are still weekly Shareholder Poker Games and the KmikeyM Slack.
Oh, and for work I have a Calendly account. If youāre in the crypto space, crypto curious, or have questions/ideas about social tokens, you can just book some of my time! I announced these open Office Hours in the last company email and have already had some great conversations.
Profitably Yours,
-K. Mike Merrill
Marcus: long time shareholder, project collaborator, and one time business partner.
If youāre into the idea of seeing me cry, youāre gonna love my TEDx talk!