In this episode, Ben sits down with Joyce Yang, Founder of Global Coin Research (GCR). GCR is a token-gated venture DAO with early-stage investments in various leading crypto companies and protocols. Joyce has built a vibrant community of thousands of accredited investors that together source, diligence, and invest as a collective.

Let's get into it.

Timestamps

2:12 What is your background?

6:07 What's it like being a female founder in crypto?

10:35 What is a venture DAO and how do they work?

12:20 How does GCR source and diligence investments?

15:43 How are GCR tokens and community participation used to reward behavior?

17:58 Why would a company want GCR on its cap table?

22:07 How does GCR think about carry on a deal by deal basis?

24:45 What component of GCR's community is most important to the DAO's success?

27:34 What are the biggest challenges of running a venture DAO vs. a traditional fund?

29:59 What's the story around GCR's investment into Lens?

33:53 What did GCR see in Magic Eden that made the DAO want to invest?

37:25 What current investment themes in crypto are community-led?

39:22 How does GCR's global footprint support its mission?

41:18 What is your most contrarian take within crypto?

45:17 What is your most contrarian take outside of crypto?

49:15 Where can people learn more about GCR?

Resources Mentioned

Lily Liu, Min Teo, Beryl Li, Linda Xie

Connect with the guest

Global Coin Research https://globalcoinresearch.com/

Follow Joyce on Twitter https://twitter.com/JoyceInNYC

Follow GCR on Twitter https://twitter.com/GlobalCoinRsrch

Join GCR on Discord ⁠⁠https://GCR.community⁠

Disclaimer

Ben Jacobs is a partner at Scenius Capital Management. All views expressed by Ben and the guests of this podcast are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Scenius Capital Management. Guests and the host may maintain positions in the assets or funds discussed in this podcast. You should not treat any opinion expressed by anyone on this podcast as a specific inducement to make a particular investment or follow a particular strategy but only as an expression of their personal opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.

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