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Crypto OG Kain Warwick on how early-stage investing is broken

2024/5/29
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Kain Warwick is the co-founder of the DeFi protocol Synthetix, and a partner at the crypto VC firm Bodhi Ventures.

In this episode, Warwick discusses the brokenness of the traditional venture capital model and how it has led to the emergence of new fundraising mechanisms in the crypto space.

OUTLINE

00:00) Introduction

00:41) Warwick's Crypto Journey

02:37) Synthetix History

04:47) RWA Trends

11:42) Tokenized Commodities

15:15) Crypto VC Trends

25:19) Airdrop Mechanism Design

27:56) Points

31:12) Early-Stage Inefficiencies

40:49) Deal Flow

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