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Reeve Collins is a visionary entrepreneur and investor who has been at the forefront of digital marketing and blockchain innovation. He is the co-founder of Tether, the world’s first and most widely used stablecoin, which has revolutionized the crypto industry. He is also the co-founder of BLOCKv, a cutting-edge platform that enables anyone to create and distribute NFTs with rich interactivity and utility. His latest venture is Smart Media Technologies, an enterprise-grade Web3 platform that empowers businesses to leverage blockchain technology for digital transformation.

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► Talking Points

0:00 Introduction to Reeve Collins' first job at AVIA Media.

1:58 The pivotal moment in Reeve Collins' life that set him on his path.

7:47 Lessons learned from working in a startup when nobody understood what they were doing.

10:54 The biggest mistakes Reeve Collins learned from his first company.

16:47 Why the blockchain is not a viable solution.

25:34 The importance of marketing in the cryptocurrency industry.

28:50 The difference between a good and a bad job.

37:43 The definition of decentralized vs. centralized.

43:19 Defining a digital wallet and whether it is centralized or decentralized.

50:04 Facebook's strategy for competing with Amazon.

54:28 Metaverse 1.0 and how it compares to other platforms.

58:36 The experience of building an enterprise-sales software company.

1:03:30 How to participate in the future of Web 3.

1:14:27 Speculating on the timeline for restoring confidence in cryptocurrency.