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Mint Season 7 Episode 20 welcomes Matt Medved and Sam Hysell, the Co-Founders of nftnow, an award-winning web3 media platform on a mission to empower creators and bring NFTs from niche to mainstream. In this episode, we explore their revamped vision of building a web3 media outlet centered around tokenized media, the future of digital advertising, the potential of NFTs to revolutionize the media industry, their journey since our last episode in November 2021 and so much more.

I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
02:23 - Update on nftnow Since November 9th, 2021
05:41 - The Next Phase of nftnow
12:42 - Exploring Why NFTs Enable Greater Media Depth
15:18 - Thoughts on the Future of Digital Advertising
26:06 - The Vision of Creating Content Worth Collecting Through Tokenized Media
31:26 - Challenges in Building a Web3 Media Outlet Centered Around Tokenized Media
34:30 - Operational Challenges Faced in Building nftnow's New Division
37:48 - The Future of Publishing in Web3
46:08 - Plans for the Future of Tokenized Media on the Now Network
49:58 - Outro

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