17: Genius of Virgil Abloh, Tom Sachs Rocket Factory, Luxury + Scarcity in Internet Culture

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/oD8yaKdj_MsListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niadeskTimestamps:0:00:00 – Intro + Challenges of Philanthropy0:06:41 – Preview + Meme of The Week0:15:45 – Tom Sachs’ Rocket Factory NFT0:21:13 – How It Works0:25:00 – Bored Ape vs Janky Heist vs Rocket Factory0:26:29 – Secondary Market Analysis0:32:03 – The Genius of Virgil Abloh0:41:06 – Kanye West + Running Virgil’s Brand Through WhatsApp0:48:12 – Luxury, Scarcity + Why You Should Care0:54:24 – Matthew Principle + Virgil’s 3% Design Rule1:03:24 – Creativity Resurgence1:05:33 – Summary of Design Language Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.