This week Yon welcomes Sam Peurifoy into the metaverse. Sam brings a wealth of knowledge and an investment lens to the podcast, as he is a partner and the head of interactive at Hivemind Capital, a Web3 and blockchain technology focused investment firm. During their conversation Yon and Sam discuss if the fictionalized nightmare of corporate overlords running the metaverse is realistic, talk about what actually took place during the first wave of Web3, break down how open source software can work inside of a corporate model, and much more. Chapters: Defining the Metaverse (01:00) Avoiding the Corporate Overlord Scenarios of Fiction (03:10) Relationship Between Simplified Use and Platform Control (07:55) What Really Happened in the First Wave of Web3 (10:50) How Open Source Software Inside of a Corporate Model Can Work (16:25) How Does Hivemind Approach the Web3 Investment Landscape (19:15) Sector Sam is Most Excited About in the Next Year (23:00) Learn more about Hivemind by visiting their website. Get in touch with Sam via his website. Follow Sam: LinkedIn | Twitter | Medium Watch Sam’s podcast, Web3 Wednesdays, on YouTube. You can also check out Yon’s interview on Web3 Wednesday’s with Sam by visiting here. Learn more about Into the Metaverse and Yon by visiting the website. Follow Yon: LinkedIn | Twitter Learn more about Supersocial by visiting the website.