Fireside Chat & Q+A with Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins  Date: Wed 2 August  Time: 9am PT/4pm UTC Luca Netz (Luca Schnetzler) is the CEO of Pudgy Penguins, an 8,888 NFT collection of adorable cartoon penguins. In April 2022, Netz acquired the Pudgy brand and his leadership has turned it into a success story beyond Web3.  In May 2023, the company introduced a physical line of plushies and figurines called Pudgy Toys. The launch of these physical collectibles topped the charts on Amazon, with over $500,000 in sales volume over two days. In this genius call, Luca will discuss his vision for Pudgy Penguins and the rationale behind this acquisition. He will also cover licensing and merchandinsing products that have roots in web3, leveraging community and building trust, insights from running a web3 business, monetising social influence and much more.    Connect with Luca at: https://twitter.com/LucaNetz

Session 3: Building Group 2 Crypto Packaged Goods is proud to present Pitch Week: the CPG Accelerator’s culmination of almost three months of intensive work that has helped over 100 startups propel their businesses forward. Now, 42 of those startups across three different stages, Ideation, Building, and Growth, are ready to present their business concepts to our distinguished panel of investors. Watch to learn, and watch to cheer on your colleagues over two exciting days. Twelve finalists will move on to the Finale on Monday, May 22, when voting opens for the community to award $25K in cash prizes. Details for voting and watching the Pitch Show Finale will be released separately.

Session 4: Ideation group Crypto Packaged Goods is proud to present Pitch Week: the CPG Accelerator’s culmination of almost three months of intensive work that has helped over 100 startups propel their businesses forward. Now, 42 of those startups across three different stages, Ideation, Building, and Growth, are ready to present their business concepts to our distinguished panel of investors. Watch to learn, and watch to cheer on your colleagues over two exciting days. Twelve finalists will move on to the Finale on Monday, May 22, when voting opens for the community to award $25K in cash prizes. Details for voting and watching the Pitch Show Finale will be released separately.

Genius Call #24: Intro to DAOs & their future - with Rebecca Lamis, Co-founder of UnicornDAO & Head of Partnerships at Playlayer Date: Wed 8 March Time: 9am PT/5pm UTC (this call is 90 minutes long) Rebecca Lamis is the Co-founder of UnicornDao, Head of Partnerships at mixed reality startup Playlayer, previously worked with Quantum, and is an active DAO organizer and advisor. She has been in web3 since 2018 with a focus on making the industry and its opportunities more accessible. In this genius call, Rebecca will cover the definition, history, philosophy and benefits of DAOs. She will also cover DAO use cases, DAO legal structures and the challenges faced by DAOs. Rebecca will conclude the call by answering specific questions raised (in advance of the call) by our community. Connect with Rebecca on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/RebeccaLamis

Genius Call #23: Fireside chat & Q+A with Guillaume Huot - ‘Arsonic’ Date: Wed 1 March Time: 9am PT/5pm UTC Guillaume Huot ‘Arsonic’ is the creator of Sgt Pepe World. He is also the co-founder of Zeblocks and Flowty. Zeblocks is a company of blockchain enthusiasts who develop generative art, mobile and web applications. Previous NFT projects include Unigrids, Beatboxes and Sensthesia. Their most recent project (Modern Muse: Marilyn Monroe x Zeblocks) brings Marilyn Monroe to the intersection of art and technology. In this genius call, we will hear from ‘Arsonic’ on a variety of topics including: creative collaborations, pivoting from web2 to web3, launching successful NFT projects, the power of memes, lessons and insights learned from building in web3 and much more! Connect with him Twitter at: https://twitter.com/Ars0nic

Members of the CPG Pre-Accelerator Pitch a panel of judges