Some people are born with an entrepreneurial spirit - Nick is one of those people, having been both a creator and builder of business since his teenage years.
Now the co-founder of Gamma, a Bitcoin NFT marketplace powered by Stacks, Nick started his first business back in his teenage years before moving onto work in sales and marketing before finding himself in web3. Driven by curiosity and a passion for enabling creators to try things they may never have been compelled to try (without needing to devote valuable time to first understanding code), Nick is clear on his mission to go all in on what matters most: putting creators and artists first in the fast moving, technically complex NFT space whilst also delivering a trustless, safe to use marketplace for collectors.
What we unraveled —
5:32 - Nick speaks about his career journey, from having an entrepreneurial spirit from a very young age to working in sales and marketing, to web3 and co-founding Gamma
11:27 - The advice Nick would give to people starting out with a new venture
12:53 - Why he’s grateful that he took the plunge into web3 full time
19:00 - Nick explains what Gamma is
21:57 - Nick’s take on inscriptions and ordinals, and why he’s excited about the recent functional changes with Bitcoin L1
28:32 - Why Nick believes the Bitcoin Maxi mentality comes from a good place even when it stifles even positive, legitimate innovation in the space
34:35 - How Gamma is supportive of creators (even non-technical ones) engaging with NFTs as priority
38:50 - Why Nick is most excited to see what creators are making in the web3 and NFT space
42:35 - Why Nick believes that onboarding and infrastructure are the key areas of growth to keep an eye on
Unravel Further —
Links Mentioned in this Episode -
Gamma on the web
Gamma on Twitter
Gamma on Instagram
Gamma Co-Founder Jamil (also take a listen to Jamil's insights in Episode 4)
Stacks
Bitcoin White Paper
Ethereum
OpenSea
GitHub
Casey Rodamor
Vitalik Buterin
Hiro
Fundraising by Ryan Breslow
More of Nick -
Nick Sainato is building on #Bitcoin at Gamma.io, a hub for the world’s social identity, centered around NFTs.
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