The Engine is a show about building business in web3 and with web3.

My guests are Nick Smoot and Chris Pennino.

Nick Smoot is an entrepreneur, investor, real estate developer, and ecosystem builder who has been executing on the community-first, real-estate second thesis for the last decade.
His work in startup ecosystems has been recognized by Google, Brookings, Milken Institute, and Bloomberg. He has spent time in over 200 cities in the last decade working with government, education, industry, and community members.
He is also the author of the book called Better - a guide How to build creative communities that transform the world.
Here's a link to a free PDF: https://www.flourishingpledge.com/better-book

Chris Pennino is an architectural scholar, designer, and consultant.
His personal research focuses on Special Economic Zones, and how technology developments impact our built environments.
He serves as the Head of Architecture and Urbanism at Vid Sertsya Budova, a startup city thats being built outside of Kyiv for internally displaced people.
He is also the Chief of Research and Development at build_cities.

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