Crypto Needs More Product, Investing In Great Founders | Craig Burel
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This week, Craig Burel Partner at Reciprocal Ventures joins the show to discuss his journey from TradFi into crypto. We deep dive into Craig's thesis on Solana, building consumer products & backing great founders, investing in SOL vs applications as a VC, crypto gaming & much more. Enjoy!
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(00:00) Introduction
(06:25) Reciprocal's Journey To Solana
(11:34) Access Protocol Ad
(12:24) Finding Product & Founder Market Fit
(17:52) Only Possible On Solana
(20:12) Investing in SOL vs Applications
(24:05) Advice For Founders
(34:34) Token Incentives
(40:00) Crypto Needs More Product & Applications
(43:12) Crypto Gaming
(48:01) Tokenization
(55:27) Meme Coins
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