OFF SCRIPT with TON: Ovie Faruq on NFTs, Brands & Crypto Memes
OFF SCRIPT with TON is an interview series where we sit down with people shaping the future of finance, crypto, and technology, over good food and honest conversation.
In episode three, we’re joined by Ovie Faruq (OSF). Former Barclays credit trader. Creator of Rekt Guy. Founder of Rekt Drinks.
We met at Tayyabs in East London to talk about leaving a trading desk after a decade, why memes have existed long before crypto, and how he built a drinks brand that sold close to one million cans in just twelve months.
Ovie also shared why Telegram is his main platform, how TON stickers could become a real use case for Rekt Guy art, and why in crypto, one mistake can end everything.
🌐 Rekt Drinks: https://rekt.com/
🌐 Learn more about TON: https://ton.org/en
💬 Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/toncoin
📍Tayyabs: https://www.tayyabs.co.uk/
00:00 Intro
01:47 What Really Got You Into Crypto?
03:28 A Big Change
05:26 Art and NFT
07:24 Building a Community
09:55 Meme Culture
11:30 Crypto Meme
13:38 REKT
16:22 Building Successful Brand
19:02 Unforgiving Space
20:55 Messaging Apps and Crypto Strategy
24:31 Crypto Art
27:00 Final Thoughts and Question for the Next Guest
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