The Blockcrunch Podcast Tangent Fireside Chat: Ex Top Fund Investors on Crypto Investing - Jason Choi, Darryl Wang, Mable Jiang Ep. 209
Three senior hires at top crypto funds Spartan Capital, Multicoin Capital and DeFiance Capital recently stepped down and started Tangent - an angel fund by founders, for founders.
Together, Tangent's mentors have built billion-dollar protocols, managed hundreds of millions in capital and have deep expertise across every major Web 3 vertical.
Today, we have the co-founders Jason Choi, Darryl Wang and mentor, Mable Jiang on the show to share with us:
- Crypto verticals they're excited about
- Dangers of crypto VCs today
- What makes Tangent unique
- Navigating the crypto markets for the next 12 - 24 months
Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.
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(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:01:40) – Introduction to Tangent team
(00:03:39) – Rationale for leaving their jobs at top crypto funds
(00:10:22) – Crypto verticals they are excited about
(00:21:26) – Composability vs building your own products
(00:28:08) – Smart contract wallets to boost crypto adoption
(00:31:40) – View on NFT finance vertical
(00:33:19) – Reason for Tangent and why it's different from crypto funds
(00:46:58) – Things to look out for when investing
(00:54:36) – Thoughts on navigating the bear market
(01:02:40) – Predictions for the next market
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Guest
Mable's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mable_Jiang
Mable's Podcast - HODLong: https://apple.co/3dHfQPJ
Wangarian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xWangarian
Tangent's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tangent_xyz
Blockcrunch
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Blockcrunch Twitter: https://twitter.com/theBlockcrunch
Jason Choi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi
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