From Importing Tiles to Creating Art Blocks: This is Erick Calderon

Mint Season 6 episode 6 welcomes Erick Calderon, founder and CEO of Artblocks. In this episode we talk about his transition from importing tiles for 19 years to starting art blocks, putting together the platform’s curation board, his favorite NFTs, how he utilizes on-chain data, NFTs on Tezos, music NFTs and more.I had some microphone issues with the software i use to record, so apologies for the airpods like quality on this episode.I hope you enjoy our conversation. Time Stamps02:27 - Intro13:17 - Learning How to Code and Starting Art Blocks17:25 - Reflecting On Your Journey21:17 - Actions That Made Art Blocks The Brand it is Today33:57 - Creating the Curation Board40:46 - How Often Will the Curation Board Be Changed?44:10 - Understanding Your Creators and Collectors Using On-Chain Data46:58 - What is Your Favorite Curated Collection?48:15 - How Do You Feel About NFT Flippers?51:15 - Thoughts on FXhash and Tezos NFTs54:27 - How Important is Having NFTs Fully On-Chain?57:38 - How Do You Feel About Auto-Generated Music?59:39 - OutroAdditional ResourcesEpisode Timestamps and TranscriptsErick’s TwitterArt Blocks Website---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim Season 6 NFThttps://adamlevy.io/nft/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 6's NFT Sponsors🌿 Claim Lens ProfileLens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social graph, ready for you to build on so you can focus on creating a great experience, not scaling your users.1. RSVP to claim Lens profile: https://lensformintakewl.bubbleapps.io/mint-pod2. Apply secret code: RUG(🍄,🔍) Bello: The #1 for blockchain analytics tool for web3 creatorsBello is the no-code blockchain analytics tool that empowers web3 creators and communities with actionable insights on their collectors through a simple search.🔓 Join private Beta: https://www.bello.lol/join---------------------------------------------------------------------------Subscribe to newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLenster:https://lenster.xyz/u/levychain.lensLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io/mint