VC10X - Adam Draper, founder & MD BoostVC - "The Contrarian Investor"

Adam Draper is the founder and managing director of Boost VC. Adam is a 2x entrepreneur and a 4th generation venture capitalist.

For Adam, no idea is too crazy. He dreams of building an ironman suit and leads the deals in the wildest SciFi Tech investments - exoskeletons, jetpacks, rockets... Go big or go home. 

Adam co-founded Boost VC after his success as an Angel Investor in companies like Coinbase, Amplitude and Plangrid. 

In a previous life, he wanted to be a professional tennis player and has an odd affinity for Australians. He once drank an entire bottle of tabasco sauce (the big ones) in 43 seconds. 

He's 4th generation venture capitalist, 2-time entrepreneur, and most importantly, he’s a friend :)

In this episode, we talk about:

- Adam's story and how he started a company with his college friend & ended up failing 

- Investing in Bitcoin & crypto startups like coinbase at the very early stages

- Launching BoostVC as an accelerator 10 years back to do that at scale 

- About his recent tweet that caused an uproar among investors

- Seeding markets, not just companies 

- Being pitched at awkward places

..and a lot more

BoostVC website: boost.vc

Follow Adam on Twitter: twitter.com/adamdraper

Hosted by: twitter.com/choubeysahab

Full episode blog- https://vc10x.com/boostvc-adam-draper