Ep 56: Turning Bitcoin Culture into Collectible Print with Aladdan Flinn

What happens when art, economics education, Bitcoin culture, and premium print production come together?

In this episode of Taktiful Tuesdays, Eric Vessels speaks with Aladdan Flinn, founder and CEO of Based Trading Cards. Aladdan shares how he built a physical collectible brand designed to make complex ideas about money and economics more engaging through original artwork, storytelling, intentional scarcity, and specialty print effects.

They discuss why trading cards provide a natural way to teach concepts such as supply and demand, why physical collectibles still matter in an increasingly digital world, and how embellishments can bring artwork to life without overpowering it.

Aladdan also explains:

• How Based Trading Cards selects the people, events, and ideas featured in its sets
• Why strong conceptual artwork comes before embellishment
• How foil, coatings, white ink, UV effects, and cast and cure add value
• What winning a Gold Leaf Award meant to the company
• Why printers should be treated as true production partners
• How physical cards can create “forever marketing”
• Why collectors may come for the cardboard but stay for the community

The conversation also covers NFTs, the lasting value of physical objects, Barry Sanders rookie cards, and what is next for Based Trading Cards.

Learn more about Based Trading Cards and explore the growing intersection of collectibles, education, community, and embellished print.

More about Based Trading Cards: https://basedtradingcards.com/

See Alladin on Taktisphere Live! 👉 https://taktisphere.com/c/taktisphere-live/meet-the-mad-scientist-of-trading-cards-alladan-flinn

En Benedikt Karrasch · Customer Success Manager · Cloudlab · OPS26

Benedikt Karrasch · Customer Success Manager · Cloudlab · OPS26

Ben Karrasch explains how Cloudlab’s PrintQ and PackQ web-to-print platform allows customers to automate their workflows. Using their extensive toolkit, they customize solutions to enable interactive print ordering using browser-based design tools and a product previewer.

En Darren Shepherd · National Membership Director · BPIF · The Print Show 2025

Darren Shepherd · National Membership Director · BPIF · The Print Show 2025

Wayne from INKISH is at The Print Show in Birmingham, where he speaks with Darren Shepard, National Membership Director of the BPIF. Darren has been with the organisation for 11 years and explains that his primary responsibility is to look after members and grow the federation’s network. The first day of the show has been very positive, with plenty of good conversations both with existing members and with companies who are discovering the full scope of BPIF’s services. Darren explains that the BPIF recently refreshed and rebranded its membership structure. At its core, trade association membership focuses on lobbying government, providing regulatory support, and gathering industry data. Members can then add value through gold and platinum tiers, which include HR, health and safety, environmental, and legal support. Associate membership is also available for suppliers looking to connect with print businesses. The federation currently represents around 1,000 companies, covering roughly 55% of the UK print industry by turnover, and is working to expand its offer to smaller companies to reach more of the 6,800 businesses identified in the sector. On training, Darren highlights that BPIF Training is the largest provider of apprenticeships in the print sector, with nearly 400 learners across the UK. Their courses cover all key areas of print, including press, prepress, and postpress, as well as specialised areas such as flexo, digital, litho, and bookbinding. They also offer apprenticeships in customer service, business administration, leadership, and even signage manufacturing. The training is delivered via companies themselves, but BPIF also works hard to promote careers in print to schools and young people, producing publications to highlight opportunities, earning potential, and the wide variety of roles available. Although the average age in the print industry has remained at 42 for the past decade, Darren notes that the balance is shifting. Shop-floor roles are often filled by older staff, while younger entrants are joining through marketing, customer service, or creative roles. The BPIF continues to champion print to the next generation and provide vital support to businesses of all sizes. A comprehensive look at the role of the BPIF in membership, advocacy, and training for the UK print industry, filmed live at The Print Show in Birmingham.

De En Es Fr Nl Pt Vipin Goyal · My Team · Camp · Meditation · Dancing

Vipin Goyal · My Team · Camp · Meditation · Dancing

It’s my team that is working. And we allocate project managers, teams to plan, execute and deliver projects in a timely and streamlined fashion. So, there is there is Diana there. Leonardo there. And I like Diego Maradona. And that is a Godfather picture. So, these are the people I like most in my life. Communication is the key for delivering any software. Say if I talk about North India, definitely it is a bit, you know, harder recruiting new guys in Punjab. Punjab based company. But some developers, they want to stay in their cities. So, and we also want to develop a company in our state only. So, the developers don't have to go to other states. Apart from working from our office, we all settle at our places, at our homes. But we have different kind of project management tools, communication tools. So that all made things easy for us. We went to a trip recently. We spent a whole year at home and we all wanted to have a break. We opted for a hill station where we stayed in Riverside camps for a couple of days. And we did yoga, meditation and enjoyed a bonfire. And the other picture. There we are all dancing, and it is from 13 April. I told the team: let's do some meditation also. We were on a very beautiful view. So yeah. So, I thought let’s do a meditation for 15 minutes. There is a thing in India. Like we have around 85 percent of the people in India are living below the poverty line. Some traditional Punjabi dance, the Folk dance, the Bhangra dance. They have a very different clothing for this. On that day there was a Navratri festival also. That marks the beginning of a new year in India. I am CEO of My Virtual Teams. I founded this organization in 2010. We are a family of fifty plus professionals. Fast Forward

Jul 14 , 2026
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