retail never had a voice in Silicon Valley web to startup founder VC relationships because they were stuck behind the walls of public listings. Now there's this conflict because for the first time in crypto retail actually does have a voice and all these players that you know founders and VCs that existed before crypto are now having to deal with this new variable which are the voices of retail. The way we run a venture fund is to really act like users first and foremost and to be aligned withyou know the users of products because we are users ourselves.
Today on the Pod, we're discussing Why VCs Suck. And who better to answer that question than VCs themselves?
We're joined by Nick Tomaino and Richard Chen of 1Confirmation to discuss the role of VCs in crypto, the outlook on the markets, and how retail should prepare for the next cycle.
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0:00 Intro 6:00 Nick and Richard from 1Conf 7:20 The Price Cycle 11:50 The Signal Cycle 15:55 Tourist vs Purist 20:00 Why Do VCs Suck? 28:15 Raising vs Returning 32:40 How Transparency Shapes Crypto 38:30 VC Report Card 43:45 Holding Retail Accountable 48:30 Advice for Retail 51:15 How to Not Be Exit Liquidity 59:00 Should We End VCs? 1:03:10 How 1Conf Works 1:07:40 Crypto Native VCs 1:12:30 Looking to the Next Cycle 1:17:08 Prediction Markets 1:20:00 Crypto is Ready 1:24:00 Actually Using Crypto 1:28:20 L2s vs Alt L1s
----- Resources
Nick Tomaino https://twitter.com/NTmoney?s=20
Richard Chen https://twitter.com/richardchen39?s=20
1confirmation https://www.1confirmation.com/
Richard's Article https://showerthoughts.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-the-current-crypto-vc
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