# Re:Envisioning Web3 | Conversations

**Host:** Lyss (@Lysss302) with cohosts Jed (@jed_131) and Sho (@AgogoKaren) · **Date:** Tue, 18 Aug 2026 · **Duration:** 1:55:45 · **~13 speakers**

## TL;DR
- A relaxed "conversations about conversations" Space that turned into a long, warm hype session for NFT NYC — now less than two weeks out — anchored around Jed's De Stefano's Steakhouse as the Web3 home base.
- The throughline: energy and authenticity carry a room. Lyss argued the best Spaces come from genuine passion (see Jed's Robin Hood NFT crusade), not from knowing the most.
- IRL nerves got the full treatment: nearly every speaker shared their first-event awkwardness and their fixes — Slick Ric's "what brings you here?" icebreaker, Superhighgasfees' pre-planned meetups, and a lot of "you deserve to be in the room."
- NFT NYC logistics: a Luma sign-up + group chat, Chimpers NYC events, a full Saturday dinner at De Stefano's, and Maha (@Maaaaahhhaaaaa) speaking on a brand-loyalty panel on the main stage.
- Lyss closed with pointed etiquette advice: never open by shilling your project — make the connection before the pitch.
- Running bits: Slick Ric's forbidden New York trip (his wife won), a genuine Dasani-vs-Aquafina water-snob feud, and Sho's newfound willingness to boot disrespectful speakers off stage.

## Highlights

**[10:18] A played clip on authenticity sets the tone.** Jed opened with "a quick little one from my boy Simon" — a Simon Sinek clip on how authenticity just means saying what you actually believe, and how people can always feel when someone's pushing an agenda versus genuinely trying to help.

**[12:11] Jed's conviction.** Jed explained why he keeps doing his Robin Hood "faces" and Jed Talks: he believes to his core it's the evolution of NFTs, has no big bag in it, and compared it to only selling menu items he actually loves — he's not about to oversell the Mahi Mahi at a steakhouse.

**[18:38] McFly on simplicity.** Tapping in with good vibes, McFly (@MrMcFly100) praised the prior night's Space and offered his one rule: "simplicity is key" — the easier something is to understand, the more excited people get to learn more.

**[25:07] Passion is the product.** Riffing on Shirtless Farmer's token-launch experiment, Lyss made the day's central point: you can feel when someone genuinely cares, and that energy — not expertise — is why last night's Space landed. She called it Jed's best Space, not for the knowledge but for the fire.

**[28:57] Slick Ric's barista hour.** SLICK RIC (@richj530) delivered a monologue on prison-coffee craftsmanship, congratulated the Robin Hood winners, and dropped the room's unofficial motto: don't be a hater, be a congratulator. He also confessed his wife had vetoed his NYC trip — four kids under eight, four businesses — despite him nearly starting a fight to get on the plane.

**[42:39] Warner's healing NFT.** Warner (@TheStevenWarner) shared why collecting matters to him — buying a GVC during a hard time to mark a healing day in the mountains with his infant son — and his plan to bring his 70-year-old mom to the steakhouse and start a collecting journal for his kid.

**[45:30] Jed's dad's aha moment.** Jed told the story of getting the actual flu and having to send his 75-year-old, old-school father to host a 19-punk dinner with Lorenzo and Mazna. That night his dad finally got the community aspect — the slow drip toward acceptance began.

**[1:00:33] Closed mouths never get fed.** Slick Ric turned his ETH Denver and NYC memories into a pep talk on jumping in with no parachute: "closed mouths never get fed" — if you don't speak, you won't get spoken to.

**[1:31:36] Warner's IRL power story.** Warner walked through a chain of connections at a card-collecting convention — Ken Cope, Figgy, Spino, and a Panini blockchain exec who turned out to know his brother's music partner — that led to real business between his brother and Panini. His point: it "100% came from Web3," and the jaded crowd was just spending time in the wrong places.

**[1:48:xx] Don't lead with the ask.** Lyss closed with her strongest advice of the day: people who come up and immediately pitch their project lose the room instantly. Make connections first, tell people who you are, and never introduce yourself with an ask.

## Topic timeline
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| [0:53]–[13:47] | Opening banter, music, Simon Sinek authenticity clip, Jed's Robin Hood conviction |
| [13:47]–[22:24] | Roll call; NFT NYC logistics (Luma, Chimpers NYC, De Stefano's dinners) |
| [22:24]–[35:00] | Shirtless Farmer's token launch; passion & energy as the real product; Slick Ric's NYC dilemma |
| [35:00]–[47:00] | Warner on bringing his mom & collecting; Jed's dad's aha moment |
| [47:00]–[58:00] | Luna's lunch; the water-snob feud; first-event nerves |
| [58:00]–[1:17:00] | IRL icebreakers & advice; Marianne on video content |
| [1:17:00]–[1:39:00] | Pre-planning meetups; Warner's big IRL connection story; Maha's NFT NYC panel |
| [1:39:00]–[1:47:00] | Closings begin; Super's space topic; Sho on enforcing the stage |
| [1:47:00]–[1:55:45] | Lyss on intros/anti-shilling etiquette; final thoughts and outro song |

## Notable quotes
- "I believe to my core, like to my fucking core, that this is like the evolution of NFTs." — Jed [12:11]
- "Simplicity is key in this space. The more simple you can make something for someone to understand, the more excited they are." — McFly [18:38]
- "Don't be a hater, be a congratulator." — SLICK RIC [28:57]
- "You cooler than the other side of the pillow, bro." — SLICK RIC, to Warner [37:45]
- "Closed mouths never get fed. If you don't speak, you won't get spoken to." — SLICK RIC [1:00:33]
- "I don't know if I can come until I see a video of Jed swimming in the East River." — Luna [1:08:03]

## Who said what
- **Lyss (@Lysss302)** — host; steered the "what makes a good conversation" theme, kept the NFT NYC hype and logistics organized, and closed with the anti-shilling etiquette lesson.
- **Jed (@jed_131)** — cohost and De Stefano's operator; the room's Robin Hood NFT evangelist, storyteller-in-chief (his dad, his flu, Sergito), and reluctant on-camera talent.
- **Sho (@AgogoKaren)** — cohost; the warm-but-firm stage manager who'll actually remove disrespectful speakers, and half of the water-snob feud.
- **McFly (@MrMcFly100)** — regular; "simplicity is key," IRL-as-alpha advocate, off to a V Friends dinner.
- **SLICK RIC (@richj530)** — speaker; motivational engine of the room (barista bit, "closed mouths never get fed"), sidelined from NYC by his wife.
- **Warner (@TheStevenWarner)** — speaker; the day's IRL-power case study, bringing his mom to the steakhouse and connecting collectors into real business.
- **Superhighgasfees (@SHGFees)** — speaker; teased a surprise project for Jed, shared the "plan meetups beforehand" tip, and reflected on growing confidence through his LT3 Spaces.
- **Marianne (@mariannehere)** — speaker; on pivoting to video content — losing meme followers but gaining higher-quality DMs and closed deals — and how cringe fades into ease.
- **Maaaaahhhaaaaa (@Maaaaahhhaaaaa)** — speaker; nervous-excited about his first big panel (main stage, brand loyalty), and bringing a childhood friend into Web3 in Utah.
- **Money Miller (@ItsMoneyMiller)** — speaker; here mostly to promise McFly a big hug in NYC.
- **Luna (@LunaPrime)** — speaker; lunch correspondent (sirloin skillet, hates cleanup) and committed water snob; recounted temple and Apefest first-timer stories.
- **Sols (@solsweb3)** — speaker; back after being under the weather, likely sponsoring an NYC event, praised Piff's promo video.
- **Shirtless Farmer (@NoShirtFarmer)** — speaker; trolled Jed about the Robin Hood dip while praising how smooth Simple's launch tooling has been.
- **BeeCuzFuture (@BeeCuzFuture)\*** — speaker; checked in from between job sites, grateful for a job he enjoys.

## Worth a full listen
- **[28:57]–[35:00] — Slick Ric's arc.** The barista monologue, the "congratulator" ethos, and the genuinely funny back-and-forth about whether Sho should call his wife to spring him for NYC. Warm, quotable, and the room at its most itself.
- **[1:31:36]–[1:37:19] — Warner's connection chain.** A single unbroken story about how showing up IRL turned into real business for his brother. The summary can't capture how one introduction cascaded into the next.
- **[1:48:00]–[1:52:00] — Lyss's etiquette close.** Her full breakdown of why leading with a pitch fails, paired with Sho and Super's yin-yang exchange about learning to hold a stage, is the practical takeaway of the whole Space.

\* Some voices are identified from context; those names are marked as likely.