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Featuring the never before told stories of artists, builders, and innovators CLAIRE SILVER AI collaborative artist
COZOMO DE' MEDICI Grand patron of the digital arts
FOODMASKU Gun violence survivor and artist
JESSE POLLAK Creator of Base at Coinbase
JIMENA BUENA VIDA Creative coder and mother
LARISA BARBU Founder and CEO of
Exchange Art LATASHÁ Musician and world builder
LI JIN Writer and startup investor
MICAH JOHNSON Pro baseball player and artist
RANDI ZUCKERBERG Entrepreneur and distance runner
SHAVONNE WONG Photographer and 3D artist
ZENECA Pro poker player and crypto trader
MATT MEDVED & ALEJANDRO NAVIA Best friends and founders of
nft now
List of contents
Introduction xi
Part 1 Viva la Revolución 1 Chapter 1 Growing Up with the Internet 3
Meet a Maverick: Randi Zuckerberg Chapter 2 Taking Back Control 17
Meet a Maverick: Foodmasku Chapter 3 Of Sliced Bread and Paper 31
Meet a Maverick: Jesse Pollak Part 2 How to Become a Maverick 47 Chapter 4 Step 1: Identify Your Glow Stick Moment 49
Meet a Maverick: Latashá Copyrighted Material Chapter 5 Step 2: Understand and Hold On to Your Why 63
Meet a Maverick: Matt Medved and Alejandro Navia Chapter 6 Step 3: Get Your Hands Dirty 77
Meet a Maverick: Shavonne Wong Chapter 7 Step 4: Transfer Your Skills 91
Meet a Maverick: Jimena Buena Vida Chapter 8 Step 5: Join a Cabal or Make Your Own 105
Meet a Maverick: Zeneca Chapter 9 Step 6: Embrace the Chaos 119
Meet a Maverick: Cozomo de' Medici Chapter 10 Step 7: Craft and Commit to a Ritual 133
Meet a Maverick: Micah Johnson Part 3 A New Era 149 Chapter 11 The Robots Are Coming 151
Meet a Maverick: Claire Silver Chapter 12 A Promised Land of False Starts 165
Meet a Maverick: Li Jin Chapter 13 Diversity, Equity, and the Inclusiverse 177
Meet a Maverick: Larisa Barbu Conclusion 189
Glossary 193
Notes 201
Resources 207
Acknowledgments 213
About the Author 217
Index 219
About the author
DEBBIE SOON is an entrepreneur, digital art collector, and advocate for increased representation in arts and technology. She is the co-founder and co-CEO of HUG, an inclusive global onchain creative community of 35,000+ members. Debbie is passionate about the future of consumer businesses, and has spent over 10 years investing in and building companies across sports, media, and ecommerce both from the US and her home country of Singapore. digitalmavericks.xyz
