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.

In this session we explore the ways AI can help startups save money and time in their business operations, attract investment, and integrate AI into their product offerings. Participants will come away with a clearer understanding of this disruptive technology and what it means for their individual industries, businesses and products. Panelists • Gregarious Narain (Zealous) • Mikey Piro (CPG) • Scott Werner (Sublayer)

In this session, Patrick Workman from Unlock shares his approach to partnerships in Web3, focusing on the highest impact opportunities while supporting communities as they strive to unlock a better web.

In this session, CPG Accelerator teams will learn about building a leading Web3 product + community with the co-founder of Floor, Chris Maddern.

In just 18 short months NFT God AKA Alex Finn has built a dedicated community of over 115K Twitter followers and 24K subscribers to his weekly newsletter, 1% Better. He achieved this by tying together content on personal growth, technology, investing, and his unique perspective on the transformative potential of NFTs. Alex's expertise in Web3 brand-building and community growth has made him a sought-after speaker and advisor. In this session CPG Accelerator teams will have the chance to speak to him directly and learn from his experiences building online audiences in the Web3 space. Follow him at: twitter.com/NFT_GOD twitter.com/1BetterbyNFTGod www.1percentbetter.io