Sabrina Halper Show

Autograph’s Co-founder Tom Brady is widely known. The other co-founder, and CEO, is Dillon Rosenblatt, a 24 year old, second time founder. Dillon first began his entrepreneurial journey when he started Tutors, a company to connect tutors and students, at age 15. After attending USC’s Iovine and Young Academy for entrepreneurship, he explored the idea of starting a crypto hedge fund which began a deep dive exploration into the space that eventually led him to build Autograph. In this episode, host Sabrina Halper and Dillon Rosenblatt discuss Inception of Autograph: -What first drew Dillon into the NFT space -How he got Tom Brady and DraftKings on board -Who he sees as the consumer & user of Autograph Differentiated Approach: -Dillon’s plans to expand  -Why he wouldn’t bring Autograph into the NFT-tooling space -Dillon’s approach to building out collections that would keep users engaged with the product and brand -How he thinks about virality and shareability within the collections Putting the Autograph board together: -Dillon’s reflections on building a board of moguls and earning the support of industry leaders (crypto: Sam Bankman-Fried, Katie Haun, etc.) (Sports: Tiger Woods, Tony Hawk, Simone Biles etc.) (Entertainment; The Weeknd, Head of Lionsgate, COO of Spotify) -When to ask for advice vs when to trust your gut Future of NFTs: -Web2 vs Web3 -Autograph’s plan to enter the metaverse and offer crypto-native products -His views on what role “passion” NFTs will play in the future ecosystem -Dillon responds to: “Are NFT’s a bubble?” and “Will people spend money on NFTs during a recession?” -Dillon’s opinion on Ethereum as a long term base for NFTs Personal reflections: -His reflections on how to learn quickly and act as a young CEO -Why he’s optimistic about the future If you have an idea to pitch HOF on or feedback on the pod, tweet at us at @HOFCapital and @SabrinaHalper!

In this debut episode, host Sabrina Halper sits down with Henrique Dubugras, the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Brex, a credit card and financial toolkit for startups, valued at $12.3B. As a 16 year old living in the middle of Brazil, Henrique founded Pagar.me, which did over $1.5B in sales. He then went on to attend Stanford University for 6 months, until dropping out to join Y Combinator and start Brex with his co-founder Pedro Franceschi. At 26 years old, he’s a second time founder who runs one of the most prominent fintech companies in Silicon Valley. In this conversation, he discusses his personal motivations, his views on crypto, and why he’s extremely optimistic about the future.