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Why This $1B VC Fund Doesn’t Have Investment Analysts - Avichal Garg, Electric Capital, Ep. 214

Why This $1B VC Fund Doesn’t Have Investment Analysts - Avichal Garg, Electric Capital, Ep. 214

FromThe Blockcrunch Podcast


Why This $1B VC Fund Doesn’t Have Investment Analysts - Avichal Garg, Electric Capital, Ep. 214

FromThe Blockcrunch Podcast

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Sep 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Many businesses have been disrupted by technology - Electric Capital thinks investing is no different   Electric Capital, a crypto VC fund with more than $1 billion AUM, hires Software Engineers and Designers instead of Financiers to manage its fund.    Today, Managing Partner Avichal from Electric Capital shares with us:   Thesis on Software Eating Money DAOs as Internet-native corporations Importance of UI/UX to onboard the next billion users Great Thinkers = Good Founders   Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.   ------------ Timestamps ------------- (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:02:32) – Avichal’s hop from Facebook to managing $1b fund (00:07:15) – Thesis on Software eating Money (00:13:05) – 3 things Electric’s Engineers do (00:16:26) – Why is Electric bullish on DAOs (00:25:29) – Examples of good DAO governance (00:31:30) – Good UI/UX to onboard next billion users (00:37:36) – Identifying unobvious but good investments (00:40:33) – Investing in great founders (00:44:42) – Will crypto fail because of regulation   ----------- Sponsors ------------- dYdX is the Leading Decentralized Exchange for trading perpetual contracts. Users enjoy low fees, deep liquidity, up to 20x more buying power and even earn $DYDX from trading. Trade on dYdX today at: https://trade.dydx.exchange   ----------- More Resources --------- Guest Avichal’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/avichal Electric Capital’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElectricCapital Blockcrunch Blockcrunch VIP: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/ Blockcrunch Twitter: https://twitter.com/theBlockcrunch Jason Choi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi   ------------ Disclosures ------------- Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast (“Blockcrunch”) is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch’s guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personnel are licensed to provide any type of financial advice, and nothing on Blockcrunch’s podcast, newsletter, website and social media should be construed as financial advice. Blockcrunch also receives compensation from its sponsor; sponsorship messages do not constitute financial advice or endorsement.
Released:
Sep 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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The most global podcast for investors in cryptocurrencies and blockchain, featuring fund managers and founders from all corners of the world sharing their theses and strategies. Jason Choi (@mrjasonchoi), Head of Research at Spartan Capital, a cryptoasset hedge fund, goes deep into the technology and economics behind crypto projects to dissect trends and themes in a global context. Not financial advice.