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MoneyNeverSleeps274: Filmmaker to Founder | René Pinnell and Artizen | Funding Human CreativityRené Pinnell is the founder of Artizen, a match-funding platform for human creativity, helping creators match fund new projects at the frontier of art, science, technology and culture. With over two decades of experience, René has helped creators raise more than $50 million for groundbreaking projects, including securing the first seven-figure VR film deal at the Sundance Film Festival.
As an executive producer, René has worked on acclaimed projects like BATTLESCAR, starring Rosario Dawson, and SPHERES, featuring Jessica Chastain, Millie Bobby Brown, and Patti Smith. Additionally, René has directed the feature documentary The King of Texas, sold a TV p...2024-11-0353 min
GreenPillSeason 4. Ep. - 19 - Artizen.Fund w Rene Pinnell✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.network/ 🟢 NEW! Greenpill NFTs 🟢 https://pods.media/greenpill Apple Show Link https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd 🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 https://artizen.fund https://twitter.com/rjpinnell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 02:00 What is artizen & How it works? 03:55 Problem W/ Funding Creative Projects 07:18 Rene on GP - Season 4 Theme 08...2024-05-2837 minMoneyNeverSleeps252: Meet the Techstars Web3 Class of 2024This episode features an introduction to the 12 founding teams that form the Techstars Web3 accelerator class of 2024, with each of their founder/CEOs giving you a quick look inside what they're building.
Meet the companies!
Artizen - Match-funding platform for breakthroughs in human creativity.
Founder locations: USA / UK | Featured Founder/CEO: Rene Pinnell
The Colony - Shaping the future of collectibles through blockchain technology.
Founder locations: USA / Canada | Featured Founder/CEO: Andrea Miele
Ember AI - AI DeFi companion that understands what...2024-03-1511 min
Lights, Camera, CryptoRené Pinnell | Co-Founder of ArtizenCo-founder of Artizen René Pinnell discusses how growing up in an artistic household helped him realize the struggle artists endure to find funding, which helped fuel his desire to start Artizen as a hub for funding human creativity. He shares how Artizen found its early footing after Academy Award-winner Viola Davis helped a campaign go viral, and after overcoming a logistical snafu with Stripe, has gone on to fund over $2 million projects at the epicenter of art, technology, design, and science with well-known talent like Darren Aronofsky, Wu-Tang Clan, and Cate Blanchett. Ultimately, René provides an insightful conversation around wh...2023-07-1355 min
Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3Episode 111 - Artizen Fund - Empowering human creativity with community-centric Web3 fundraisingIn episode 111, we’re excited to welcome René Pinnell, Co-Founder of Artizen Fund, a movement using Web3 tools to unlock human creativity by reinventing how we fund art, science, technology, and design. We discuss the challenges with getting funding for human creativity and how Web3 can address this, Artizen’s innovative artifact fundraising process, how blockchain can help eliminate bureaucracy and put power in the hands of communities, and much more.--Three Key Takeaways--Human creativity, and especially the arts, is chronically underfunded despite being core to human civilization, with creatives often having to sp...2023-07-1153 min
The Clique PodcastEp. 09 [Artizen Fund] Building a Public Goods Funding Model for Powering Human Creativity ~ Rene PinnellTechnology, climate change & social causes dominate the web3 discourse & activity when it comes to public goods funding. However if society is to re-shape itself for tremendous possibilities, then there’s nothing more vibrant & fulfilling than backing human creativity, the expression of arts, film & culture.
Tune in to the journey of Rene Pinnell, founder of Artizen Fund, a DAO that’s building a quadratic funding based public goods model for initiatives of human creativity such as art, culture, open source etc & was also a co-founder of FreeRossDAO.
We get into:
1. His experience in the film...2022-10-071h 01
The Delphi PodcastLyn Ulbricht and René Pinnell: A Mother and Best Friend’s Mission To Free Ross Ulbricht of Silk RoadIn this episode, we sit down with Ross Ulbricht’s mother, Lyn Ulbricht and his friend, René Pinnell to talk about their journey to free Ross from prison. We discuss the history of Ross and the Silk Road, the charges made against Ross, FreeRossDAO, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:07:34) – Ross and the Silk Road.
(00:18:23) – Ross’ charges and sentence.
(00:24:50) – How people can get involved.
(00:28:38) – How change can happen.
(00:33:49) – Overview of FreeRossDAO.
(00:45:10) – Ross’ current state.
(00:51:05) – Closing
Resources:
Sign The Petition
Ross’ Twitter
FreeRos...2022-02-1553 min
XR-OMNURTURING THE NEW BREED OF STORYTELLERS - RENE PINNELL - CEO & FOUNDER KALEIDOSCOPE FUND#kaleidoscopevr #kaleidoscopefund #virtualreality #renepinnell
Rene Pinnell is CEO-Founder of Kaleidoscope an artist grants, events, & networking company for the creative community. Rene is building an interesting way to fund, distribute & Monetise Immersive tech/New Age Content creation, Kaleidoscope Grants distributes $10k each month to artists. Both the funding and the selection are determined by the Kaleidoscope community, allowing supporters to pool their membership dues and award monthly production grants for the development of new productions. While Kaleidoscope will continue to emphasize its support of immersive projects such as virtual reality and augmented reality experiences, with Grants the company...2021-12-1341 min
The No Proscenium PodcastEpisode 289: Artizen w/ René PinnellArtizen is a community-powered grant platform that began as a project of Kaleidoscope, the immersive production studio that has navigated countless projects through the stormy seas of VR. René Pinnell, founder and designer of Artizen, talks with us about the new platform's plans – including becoming community-governed – and we get into some of the cutting-edge issues of creative technology to boot! SHOW NOTES Artizen Kaleidoscope #StandWithAsians (Clubhouse Event March 26th) The NoPro Discord SPRING FLING Saturday Day Saturday Night Sunday Day Spring Fling AR Program (powered by EyeJack) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...2021-03-251h 09
XR Connections - Extended Reality - XR | AR | VR | MRNo. 17 Rene Pinnell on Cannes XR 2020, The VR Museum of Other Realities, Grants for XR Artists, and the Kaleidoscope Creator Community.In Episode No. 17 Rene Pinnell of Kaleidoscope VR discusses Cannes XR 2020, The VR Museum of Other Realities, and how he and his wife have built Kaleidoscope and a community-funded grant model that helps artists migrate into the new medium of XR.
Rene Pinnell
Kaleidoscope
Cannes XR - June 22-26 2020
Elie Levasseur - XR program Leader - Cannes XR / Le Marché du Film & Head of NewImages XR Market
AltSpaceVR
VRChat
The Museum of Other Realities
Tribeca Film Festival
VEER Premium VR Experiences...2020-06-1925 min
yondr academy podcastsRené Pinnell: "Vision with action can change the world for XR artists"I think it must have been about a year since René and I last met each other in real life. That must have been during Cannes XR if I remember correctly. In the meantime, a lot has happened with Kaleidoscope and the pandemic has certainly accelerated the implementation of the new business model. René Pinnell is Founder and CEO of Kaleidoscope and has a clear mission and vision where he wants to go with the platform. Just like last year, Kaleidoscope and Cannes XR are teaming up and René gives us insights on what we can expect from this col...2020-06-0421 min
XR at home# EP 02 : René Pinnell, fondateur de KaleidoscopeRené Pinnell, fondateur de Kaleidoscope : « Stay creative, stay focused on making work ! »Pendant la période particulière du confinement, NewImages Festival prend le pouls de la communauté XR face à la crise sanitaire.XR At Home est une série audio qui s’invite chez nos amis et collaborateurs en France et à l’international afin de créer un instantané de leur travail et leur projet pendant cette quarantaine. Créateurs, producteurs, institutionnels, entrepreneurs… nous leur donnons la parole, depuis leur foyer, pour envisager l’après Covid de l’industrie XR. Autour de recommandations personn...2020-05-1200 minyondr academy podcastsHell Yeah for Kaleidoscope’s New ModelKaleidoscope’s René Pinnell is a humble man, but he gets positively animated when it comes to talking about getting VR made. After significant time looking at other funding mechanisms, and holding a lot of conversations, René gave a talk at SXSW 2019 describing alternative ways for creators to get VR projects made. We were pleased that René joined us for a podcast at VRTL going more into detail on how and why.2019-03-2237 min