Vaynerchuk: The NFT wave mirrors early Web 2.0 social media adoption
Gary Vaynerchuk · NFTs with Gary Vaynerchuk | Where It Happens · Jan 6, 2022 · at 16:48
Serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk discusses consumer technology cycles and how Web 2.0 veterans are reacting to the rise of Web3 and NFTs.
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“It feels like web two O's beginning when nobody understood social media and content. That's exactly what's happening with NFTs.”
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