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Sept. 5, 2023

PTW3 001: | WEB3: The Next Frontier - Setting the Stage with Visionary Adryenn Ashley

In our inaugural episode, we explore WEB3 with Adryenn Ashley, founder of Slay Ventures. Discover her innovative approach, including the use of Foolproof Tokens and advancements in AI. We delve into topics such as smart contracts, NFTs, gamification, and the evolving challenges in WEB3. Adryenn shares insights on decentralized technologies and her vision for the future, offering a comprehensive look into her groundbreaking work and predictions for the WEB3 landscape.

As the current evolution of the World Wide Web, WEB3 is the next frontier for almost every transaction and documentation in the world. In our inaugural episode, we venture deep into the heart of WEB3 with the visionary Adryenn Ashley. Discover how Slay Ventures, a company she founded, is setting the pace for the future and how the process of 'Minting the Future' is more than just a phrase. 

Join us for a journey through decentralized realms and get a front-row seat to the evolution of the internet. Get an in-depth and exclusive look into Adryenn Ashley's past, present, and cutting-edge vision of the WEB3 future.


What to expect in this episode:
02:08 – Adryenn's background and achievements in Tech Industry
05:02 – Launching Slay Ventures and using Foolproof Tokens
07:30 – A discussion about AI 
09:17 – Training an AI assistant as accelerator for social media.
11:24 – Utilizing AI to your benefit.
12:20 – New developments from Slay Ventures
13:20 – The challenge of new tech in Web 3
14:31 – Example of using smart contracts in real world applications.
15:47 – Issues in the whole infrastructure for smart contracts.
17:57 – What is a white-hat hacker?
18:29 – Explaining NFT in a simple way.
20:16 – Gamification and metaverse
24:53 – What is a smart contract and why nobody understands it?
26:51 – Differentiations in the Web 3 community
30:00 – Different levels of gamifying your community tokens
32:05 – A message for the inevitable future. 


About Adryenn Ashley:
Adryenn is a Venture Capitalist and TV Host whose social global reach has topped over 119M by going viral on social media starting conversations that matter. Her current focus is on driving mainstream consumer adoption of Web3 by investing in female founders and delivering share worthy content through Minting the Future. She is a high-tech priestess and big data geek (forensic accountant, asset protection specialist, and certified divorce financial analyst specializing in picking apart data and analyzing behavioral patterns). She built the testing harnesses for Brightware’s AI driven NLP chatbot for banking in 2000. She excels in predicting consumer behavior, publicity, marketing, and e-commerce conversion. She is a self-styled super-connector. Whatever you need, the contact is probably already in her phone.


Connect with Adryenn Ashley:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adryenn
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/adryenn
Minting the Future: https://mintingthefuture.com/
Slay Ventures: https://slayventures.io/



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Donna Mitchell is the Founder and CEO of Mitchell Universal Network LLC. She has achieved two impressive careers in her lifetime. She began her journey as a change agent at US Airways, now American Airlines, dedicating 24 years to aviation and airline management. Following her successful tenure at US Airways, Donna embarked on a new venture with the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, where she contributed 16 years.

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Adryenn Ashley

Host, Award-Winning Best-Selling Author, Founder and Managing GP of Slay Ventures

Adryenn Ashley, a renowned figure in the blockchain and Web3 world, is the founder and managing GP of Slay Ventures, an emerging venture firm investing in blockchain based startups driving mainstream consumer adoption. She also hosts the globally broadcast television talk show "Minting the Future.” She is an award-winning and best-selling author, with her upcoming book of the same title focusing on the potential, pitfalls and perils of NFTs to build communities and drive mainstream adoption of blockchain technology, Web3, and the Metaverse.

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