Richard Chen on Venture Capital and Data-Driven Community Building

Mint Season 6 episode 15 welcomes Richard Chen, general partner at 1Confirmation and a dune top wizard. For the next half hour we discuss all things venture investing, where data meets the creator economy, music NFTs, building a successful community, and so much more.I hope you guys enjoy our conversation.  Time Stamps00:08 - Intro02:05 - Crypto Startups at Universities05:26 - Balancing Data and Privacy06:29 - How a VC Can Use On-Chain Data For Investments08:14 - Understanding the Web3 Creator Economy09:33 - A Crypto-Enabled Music Industry12:01 - Whats Preventing Music NFTs From Getting to that Next Phase?13:31 - A Breakthrough Artist in Web315:45 - The Overlap Between On-Chain Data and the Creator Economy as a Whole17:18 - Metrics to Measure the Success of a Community18:04 - Things to Look For When Collecting an NFT20:21 - Data Products’ Role in Web321:09 - Richard’s Investing History23:12 - Building a Successful Community24:36 - Debatable Thoughts in the World of Crypto26:37 - Thoughts on Web3 Social Applications, New Social Graphs, Etc.28:10 - Web2 Social Versus Web3 Social32:25 - OutroAdditional ResourcesRichards TwitterEpisode Timestamps and Transcripts---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim Season 6 NFThttps://adamlevy.io/nft/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 6's NFT Sponsors🌿Lens ProtocolLens 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. Learn more by visiting: https://lens.xyz/(🍄,🔍) 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