Four investors talk about the decentralized web, explain how the crypto industry is improving upon Web 2, and discuss what can be done to increase diversity and financial inclusion within Web 3. Featuring Rik Willard, founder of Agentic Group, Thomas France, co-founder of Cygni Capital, Dylan Hixon, president of Arden Road Investments, and Nick Grossman,general partner at Union Square Ventures . Show highlights:

how funding rounds for decentralized protocols differ from investing in traditional companies
what VC investors can do to 1) participate in the protocols they invest in, and 2) not take advantage of whale holdings in governance voting
how Web 3 has the potential to displace the “plantation economy”
the difference between crypto idealism (i.e., banking the unbanked) versus what has actually played out (i.e., Salvadorans being mandated to accept BTC)
what area of blockchain is delivering on the promise of financial inclusion
how to bring diversity to the blockchain + crypto industry
what can be done to solve the gender imbalance in crypto
how investors are navigating the murky waters of US regulations regarding crypto projects
how institutions fit into the Web 3 landscape
what I think about the state of sexism within the crypto industry

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Episode Links

Original Link: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8884996/video/614236078

Rik Willard

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rik_willard?lang=en
Agentic Group: https://www.agenticgroup.com/

Nick Grossman

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickgrossman?lang=en
Website: https://www.nickgrossman.xyz/
Union Square Ventures: https://twitter.com/usv

Dylan Hixon

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-hixon-1887803
Arden Road Investments: https://www.ardenrd.com/

Thomas France

Twitter: https://twitter.com/totofrance?lang=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasfrance/

Topics mentioned

Fereshteh Forough on Unchained
https://unchainedpodcast.com/crypto-actually-fixes-this-how-code-to-inspire-uses-crypto-in-afghanistan/
Discussing crypto’s gender disparity on Unchained
https://unchainedpodcast.com/cryptos-gender-disparity-what-can-be-done-about-it-4-women-weigh-in/
she256
https://she256.org/
El Salvador and BTC
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/09/24/why-el-salvador-is-botching-its-bitcoin-experiment/

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