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

The Scoop

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Navigating the Transition and Challenges of Early-Stage Investing

This chapter explores the transition from a prop fund to VC land amidst a bear market, discussing the challenges of angel investing and establishing a new fund for sophisticated strategies. It delves into the evolving dynamics of early-stage investing, contrasting opportunities for retail investors and challenges faced by VCs with long lockups. The chapter also examines the brokenness of early-stage investing, focusing on time to IPO in traditional VC, crypto's impact on expediting processes, and the inefficiencies and disparities in token distribution in the ICO market.

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