Returning to the core values of the decentralized web with Dirk Lueth

The next guest on our podcast for the Web3/Blockchain week is Dirk Lueth, Ph.D, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Uplandme, Inc and Chairman at Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 (OMA3). Based in Silicon Valley, Dirk is a serial entrepreneur and an early adopter of blockchain and related technologies. He is the author of the bestselling book, "Navigating the Metaverse: A Guide to Limitless Possibilities in a Web 3.0 World" (Wiley, 2022), co-host of the podcast "Navigating the Metaverse," and the official Metaverse ambassador of the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC). Previously, Dirk co-founded European and US-based FinTech and digital media companies, including the Financial Times Deutschland and Forbatec, which SunGard acquired (now NYSE:FIS). Dirk has mentored over 30 startups through his work at international startup accelerators in Silicon Valley. He is a frequent speaker and panelist focusing on topics related to the metaverse, blockchain, and platform economics. Dirk studied Business Administration in Frankfurt and Paris and earned a Ph.D. from the European Business School in Germany, where he wrote his doctoral thesis about private and state-controlled currencies. In this episode, we discuss his background, his doctoral thesis about  private and state-controlled currencies, how he got into the Web3 and his current project Upland and we briefly touch on his work with Open Metaverse Alliance for Web, as well as we cover his hopes and predictions for the future of Web3 and Blockchain and his own projects.

Each week we are releasing an episode in the field of either Metaverse/Gaming, Web3/Crypto/Blockchain, AI or XR. In case we have an extra Tuesday in a month, we have a guest from the Creative industries. Tune in, there are more amazing guests and stories to come up in the future.

To connect to Dirk:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DirkLueth

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirklueth/

To find out more about Upland:

Website: https://www.upland.me/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplandme/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upland.me/

Twitter: https://x.com/uplandme

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uplandme/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialuplandme

Telegram: https://t.me/upland

To find out more about OMA3:

Website: https://www.oma3.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oma3/

Twitter: https://x.com/oma3dao

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