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According to a BCG report, only 19% of VCs have some kind of scientific or technological competence. And that creates a translation problem between deep tech founders and investors. To close that gap, Arkady Kulik and his cofounder, Tamaz Khunjua, built RPV, a venture fund that brings scientific expertise to the market and helps scientists become strong entrepreneurs. On this episode of The Boost VC Podcast, Arkady joins us to explain how the RPV team’s extensive background in science and entrepreneurship serves deep tech startups. Arkady describes how starting a venture fund differs from founding other companies and shares his excitement around ‘being at the edge of science’ as a frontier tech VC. Listen in for Arkady’s unique take on what it means to be useful to others and learn how RPV is working to make talented scientists billionaires! Topics Covered The idea behind RPV How Arkady got into venture capital Arkady’s biggest accomplishment before age 20 How starting a venture fund differs from starting other companies What part of being a VC Arkady enjoys the most The secret skills Arkady is most proud of How Arkady thinks about being useful to others The most valuable thing RPV provides for deep tech startups Arkady’s ‘deathbed test’ to measure success Connect with Arkady Kulik RPV https://rpv.global/ RPV on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/rpvglobal/ Arkady on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/arkady-kulik/ Arkady on X https://twitter.com/arkadykulik Resources Starburst Aerospace https://starburst.aero/ Cantos VC https://cantos.vc/ Countdown https://countdown.capital/ Fifty Years https://fiftyyears.com/ Productivity Planner https://www.intelligentchange.com/products/productivity-planner Terraforming Mars https://www.fryxgames.se/games/terraforming-mars/ Breakfast with Pops: A Venture Capital Handbook by Adam Draper and William H. Draper III https://www.amazon.com/Breakfast-Pops-Venture-Capital-Handbook/dp/B0C1JHXTQF Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on X https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

If a VC is excited about a deep tech company upfront, what can we do to temper our enthusiasm and make a rational decision on whether to invest? Maryanna Saenko is Cofounder and Partner at Future Ventures, an early-stage VC firm that focuses on mission-driven companies at the cutting edge of disruptive technology. Future Ventures looks to back visionaries who push the boundaries of possibility. Some of their recent investments include Beeflow, Deep Genomics and Earthshot Labs. On this episode of Boost VC, Maryanna joins us to share her definition of deep tech, describing how Future Ventures looks for opportunities ‘unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.’ Maryanna offers her take on why the two-person structure of a venture firm is ideal and discusses some of the deep tech deals she wishes she’d been closer to. Listen in for Maryanna’s insight on building organizations around big shifts in science or technology and learn her process for dialing down the excitement after a pitch to decide whether her YES will hold. Topics Covered Maryanna’s biggest accomplishments before age 20 How Maryanna got into venture capital The most important lessons Maryanna has learned as a VC How Maryanna defines deep tech What Maryanna does when she’s all-in on a company right away Why Maryanna prefers the two-person structure in venture Maryanna’s superpowers as a venture investor What deals Maryanna wishes she had been closer to Maryanna’s definition of success Connect with Maryanna Saenko Future Ventures https://future.ventures/ Future on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FutureVenturesVC Future on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/future.ventures/ Future on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/futureventures/ Maryanna on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannasaenko/ Maryanna on Twitter https://twitter.com/FutureSaenko Resources Lux Research https://www.luxresearchinc.com/ DARPA Grand Challenge https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/-grand-challenge-for-autonomous-vehicles Airbus BizLab https://www.airbus.com/en/innovation/innovation-ecosystem/airbus-bizlab Beeflow https://www.beeflow.com/ Decoding the World by Po Bronson and Arvind Gupta https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-World-Questioner-Po-Bronson/dp/1538734311 Redwood Materials https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/ American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin https://www.amazon.com/American-Prometheus-audiobook/dp/B000OZ0J0W/ Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

Deep tech founders are either technically gifted or great at building a business. But it's seldom both, at least in the beginning. So, what should venture investors pay attention to when we’re choosing founders in these disruptive technologies? Greg Castle is Founder and Managing Director at Anorak Ventures, a firm that invests in early-stage deep tech startups. An entrepreneur and corporate marketer turned VC, Greg has invested in 120 companies, including Oculus, Flexport and Mux. On this episode of Boost VC, Greg joins us to explore how his view of venture investing has changed since he wrote his first check, explaining what he looks for in a founder and how he evaluates deep tech startups differently. Greg shares his mixed feelings about the VR market right now and how he benefits from having a partner to engage in conviction-based decision-making. Listen in for Greg’s advice on where to deploy capital in deep tech and learn how Anorak chooses founders who apply disruptive technologies to business problems in any industry. Topics Covered How Greg got into venture capital The most important lessons Greg has learned as a VC What Greg pays attention to when he’s choosing founders The questions Greg asks himself before he invests in a startup How Greg evaluates deep tech companies differently Greg’s mixed feelings about the VR market right now Greg’s thoughts on Apple entering the VR/AR market The Anorak investment thesis Greg’s advice on where to deploy capital in deep tech How Greg thinks about scale in venture investing How Greg benefits from taking on a partner Greg’s biggest accomplishments before age 20 Greg’s definition of success Connect with Greg Castle Anorak Ventures https://www.anorak.vc/ Anorak on Medium https://anorakvc.medium.com/ Anorak on Twitter https://twitter.com/AnorakVentures Anorak on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/anorak-ventures/ Greg on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorycastle/ Greg on Twitter https://twitter.com/gpcastle12 Resources Greg Castle on Boost VC EP001 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PyO3LpZD9Q Greg Castle on Boost VC EP089 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qYRcDMoemjrMHDxKONu4A Oculus https://www.meta.com/quest/ GOLF+ https://www.golfplusvr.com/ FitXR https://fitxr.com/ Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman https://www.amazon.com/Neverwhere-Novel-Neil-Gaiman-ebook/dp/B000FC130E Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Crash-Novel-Neal-Stephenson-ebook/dp/B000FBJCJE/ Hyperion by Dan Simmons https://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Cantos-Book-1-ebook/dp/B004G60EHS/ Neuromancer by William Gibson https://www.amazon.com/Neuromancer-Sprawl-Trilogy-William-Gibson-ebook/dp/B000O76ON6/ Breakfast with Pops: A Venture Capital Handbook by Adam Draper & William Henry Draper, III https://www.amazon.com/Breakfast-Pops-Venture-Capital-Handbook/dp/B0C1JHXTQF ‘Perception Is Reality’ Presentation https://www.anorak.vc/post/perception-is-reality-8-startup-marketing-principles Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

How does a venture firm approach investments in deep technology? Seth Winterroth is Partner at Eclipse Ventures, a VC firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to build companies that redefine physical industries. Seth has nine years of experience in venture capital, serving as Associate at GE Ventures before he joined the team at Eclipse. On this episode of Boost VC, Seth joins us to explore how Eclipse thinks about investing in emerging technologies, explaining how the team engages with customers and leverages internal expertise to identify high-magnitude market opportunities. Seth shares his interest in robotics, discussing why the acquisition of Kiva Systems sparked his interest in this particular deep tech field and how he identified the opportunity to invest in 6 River Systems—the first deal he led at Eclipse. Listen in for Seth’s advice to young VCs on cultivating patience and responding to chaos with calm, engaging with founders in a way that’s rational and devoid of fear. Topics Covered The thesis at Eclipse Ventures How Seth thinks about investing in emerging technology What gets Seth excited about robotics The success of Seth’s first investment at Eclipse, 6 River Systems How Seth identified the opportunity to invest in 6 River Systems Eclipse’s institutional process of thesis development Eclipse’s internal venture equity program What Eclipse does to win deals The part of a deal Seth is most excited about What Seth would tell his 25-year-old self What differentiates Eclipse from other venture firms Seth’s biggest accomplishments before age 20 Connect with Seth Winterroth Eclipse Ventures https://eclipse.vc/ Eclipse on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/eclipse-vc/ Eclipse on Twitter https://twitter.com/eclipseventures Seth on Twitter https://twitter.com/Sethwinterroth Seth on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethwinterroth/ Resources Kiva Systems Acquisition https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/19/amazon-acquires-online-fulfillment-company-kiva-systems-for-775-million-in-cash/ Willow Garage https://www.businessinsider.com/a-look-back-at-willow-garage-2016-2 DARPA Grand Challenge https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/-grand-challenge-for-autonomous-vehicles 6 River Systems https://6river.com/ Bright Machines https://www.brightmachines.com/ BrightInsight https://brightinsight.com/ Foxglove Studio https://foxglove.dev/ Kevin Kelly’s Blog ‘You Are Not Late’ https://medium.com/message/you-are-not-late-b3d76f963142 Richard Hamming’s Talk ‘You and Your Research’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1zDuOPkMSw Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin https://www.amazon.com/Team-Rivals-Political-Abraham-Lincoln/dp/0743270754 Lincoln https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443272/ Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

What inspires a venture firm to focus on deep tech? Ian Rountree is Founder and General Partner at Cantos, a venture fund that invests in potentially world-changing deep tech startups. Cantos focuses on hardware and bio investing at the intersection of climate and industrials, life sciences and AI, aerospace and defense, and next-generation computing. On this episode of Boost VC, Ian joins us to share his definition of deep tech and explain why he underwrites technical risk rather than market risk. Ian discusses the value of founder empathy, challenging VCs to see the entrepreneur as their customer and LPs as shareholders in the portfolio. Listen in to understand what drives Ian to make a global-scale impact, backing founders who tackle climate change, disease, armed conflict, poverty and existential risk. Topics Covered Ian’s biggest accomplishment before age 20 Ian’s take on who is the customer in venture capital What inspired Ian to focus on deep tech How losing his father early informs Ian’s work The criteria Ian uses to decide if a startup is ‘important’ How Ian defines deep tech How Ian thinks about growing the Cantos organization What’s behind Benchmark’s equal partnership structure Why a deep tech VC doesn’t need to be technical What differentiates software investing from deep tech Ian’s diligence criteria Connect with Ian Rountree Cantos https://cantos.vc/ Cantos on Twitter https://twitter.com/cantos Ian on Twitter https://twitter.com/ianrountree Ian on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianrountree/ Near Frontier Podcast https://nearfrontier.castos.com/ Resources Fred Wilson’s Blog ‘The VC’s Customer’ https://avc.com/2005/11/the_vcs_custome/ Fred Wilson’s Blog ‘The VC’s Customer (Continued)’ https://avc.com/2009/07/the-vcs-customer-continued/ Radiant https://www.radiantnuclear.com/ Tim Urban’s TED Talk on Procrastination https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator/c Benchmark https://www.benchmark.com/ eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work by Randall E. Stross https://www.amazon.com/eBoys-Inside-Account-Venture-Capitalists/dp/0812930959 Benchmark Part I on the Acquired Podcast https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/benchmark-capital Benchmark Part II on the Acquired Podcast https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/benchmark-part-ii-the-dinner Union Square Ventures https://www.usv.com/ Cerebras https://www.cerebras.net/ Eric Vishria on Twitter https://twitter.com/ericvishria Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

Many independently minded, young scientists are too ambitious for academia… But the startup world isn’t quite right for them either. How might decentralized science provide a space for these innovators to do their work? Niklas Rindtorff is the classical scientist behind LabDAO, an online home for inventors that builds open tools for scientific research. Niklas coauthored his first paper before the age of 20, and he has expertise in CRISPR and cancer research. On this episode of Boost VC, Niklas joins us to explain how classical science emerged after World War II and explore the problems with the NIH grant funding process. Niklas shares his open-access approach to consuming scientific media and describes how DeSci is experimenting with different ways to measures the importance of new science. Listen in to understand how decentralized science can serve as the bridge between research organizations and science startups, building an ecosystem for inventors who don’t fit into the nonprofit or for-profit world. Topics Covered How Niklas defines science How World War II changed the way we do science How the importance of new science is determined How Niklas consumes scientific media What LabDAO does for scientists What inspired Niklas to build LabDAO The age distribution of NIH grant recipients How we might equalize the demographic of NIH winners How we might invest in a portfolio of science How LabDAO itself is funded The relationship between academia and DeSci Niklas’ definition of success Connect with Niklas RIndtorff LabDAO https://www.labdao.xyz/ LabDAO on Discord https://discord.com/invite/labdao LabDAO on GitHub https://github.com/labdao LabDAO on Snapshot https://snapshot.org/#/labdao.eth LabDAO on Medium https://medium.com/@labdao LabDAO on Twitter https://twitter.com/lab_dao Niklas on Twitter https://twitter.com/niklas_tr Resources Broad Institute https://www.broadinstitute.org/ ‘Science the Endless Frontier’ 1945 Report to Congress https://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/nsf50/vbush1945.htm National Institutes of Health https://www.nih.gov/ Public Library of Science https://plos.org/ bioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/ New Science https://newscience.org/ VitaDAO https://www.vitadao.com/ Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

In academia, most scientists publish their ideas and stop there. But if we want our breakthroughs to benefit society, we have to take it a step further. So, what does it look like to commercialize scientific research? What mindset do academics need to work at the intersection of science and industry? Ben Lamm has a career of building successful deep tech businesses, and George Church has a career of commercializing academic science. Together, they are the cofounders of Colossal, a breakthrough bioscience and genetic engineering company that is pioneering animal de-extinction technology to restore lost ecosystems for a healthier planet. On this episode of Boost VC, Ben and George join us to explain how bringing back the woolly mammoth addresses climate change and explore their approach to the ethical concerns around de-extinction. They discuss the benefits of Colossal technology beyond Arctic rewilding, describing how their work helps endangered animals and promotes conservation. Listen in for Ben and George’s insight on commercializing science and learn how to get comfortable enough with risk to turn academic ideas into industry. Topics Covered How George defines science Why Ben & George are bringing back the woolly mammoth How Ben & George approach the ethical concerns re: de-extinction Why George works at the intersection of academia and industry Why Colossal needs government collaboration and support How woolly mammoths promote carbon removal The benefits of Colossal technology beyond Arctic rewilding How Ben & George think about commercializing science What makes Ben & George’s partnership work George’s advice to academics on commercializing products How Ben & George think about taking big risks The impact Ben & George hope to make with Colossal How Ben & George define success Connect with George Church & Ben Lamm Colossal https://colossal.com Colossal on Twitter https://twitter.com/ItIsColossal Colossal on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/itiscolossal/ Colossal on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/itiscolossal/ George on Twitter https://twitter.com/geochurch Ben on Twitter https://twitter.com/federallamm Resources Citizen Science https://www.citizenscience.gov/# Personal Genome Project https://www.personalgenomes.org/ How to Grow (Almost) Anything https://www.media.mit.edu/courses/htgaa/ DIYbio https://diybio.org/ Church Lab https://arep.med.harvard.edu/ Hypergiant https://www.hypergiant.com/ Pleistocene Park https://pleistocenepark.ru/ Chris Mason Author Talk https://mitpress.mit.edu/blog/author-talk-the-next-500-years-by-christopher-e-mason/ Prehistoric Planet https://tv.apple.com/us/show/prehistoric-planet/umc.cmc.4lh4bmztauvkooqz400akxav Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

Why invest in decentralized science? James Sinka is a classically trained chemist and materials engineer and DeSci investor at Orange DAO, a fund for crypto projects supported by an alliance of Y Combinator alumni. On this episode of Boost VC, James joins us to discuss where he sees opportunities in DeSci, describing the benefit of publishing null results and how open science helps us get to the truth more quickly. James explains how the Orange Fund and Orange DAO work together to finance crypto projects and shares his advice to scientist-founders on generating your own luck through action. Listen in for James’ insight on the first use cases for decentralized science and learn how investing in DeSci can democratize access to research and help rebel scientist-entrepreneurs ship products in the real world! Topics Covered How James defines science What attracted James to DeSci How James got into crypto How Orange DAO works James’ advice for founders Where James sees opportunity in DeSci What’s wrong with academic science now How the Alzheimer’s fraud happened What inspires James to invest in DeSci James’ take on the first use case for DeSci James’ definition of success Connect with James Sinka Orange DAO https://www.orangedao.xyz/ Orange DAO on Discord https://discord.com/invite/DVncb7UxGB Orange DAO on Snapshot https://snapshot.org/#/orangedaoxyz.eth Orange DAO on Etherscan https://etherscan.io/token/0x1bBD79f1Ecb3f2cCC586A5E3A26eE1d1D2E1991f Orange DAO on OpenSea https://opensea.io/collection/alumni-gems Orange DAO on Twitter https://twitter.com/OrangeDAOxyz James on Twitter https://twitter.com/jamessinka Resources Through the Wormhole https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1513168/ Y Combinator https://www.ycombinator.com/ NEAR Protocol https://near.org/ Algorand https://www.algorand.com/ Blockchain Capital https://blockchain.capital/ The Memo by Howard Marks https://link.chtbl.com/thememobyhowardmarks Multicoin Capital https://multicoin.capital/ Solana https://solana.com/ Exploring Decentralized Science with Balaji Srinivasan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrcRI_hYDtQ Naval https://nav.al/ Brian Armstrong https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong Epsilon3 https://www.epsilon3.io/ Benchling https://www.benchling.com/ Amplitude https://amplitude.com/ Sci-Hub https://sci-hub.se/ Patrick Joyce on the Boost VC Podcast https://www.boost.vc/bvc/2022/08/04/desci-ep-2-addressing-the-misalignment-of-incentives-in-science DeSci Labs https://desci.com/ Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

Under the current centralized system, drug development happens in silos. Pharmaceutical companies don’t share information. Scientists run the same failed experiments over and over again. And the process of bringing a drug to market typically takes ten-plus years. But Paul Kohlhaas and Tyler Golato are building a new way to do drug development. A system that allows for collaboration and dramatically increases the speed of breakthroughs in healthcare. CEO Paul and CSO Tyler are the Cofounders of Molecule, a decentralized biotech protocol that establishes a Web3 marketplace for research-related intellectual property. On this episode of Boost VC, Paul and Tyler join us to explain how their personal experiences with the failures of healthcare inspired their interest in changing the system. They discuss Molecule's end-to-end ecosystem for bringing drugs to market, describing how their IP-NFT both protects innovation and makes it more open, sharable and collaborative. Listen in for insight on Eroom's Law and learn how open science leads to enormous efficiency gains in the drug development process. Topics Covered How Paul & Tyler define science What inspired Paul & Tyler’s interest in science Paul & Tyler’s failed experiment with crowdfunding How Molecule has evolved since 2019 How to make scientists more open to sharing The power of Molecule’s IP-NFT framework The value prop for open science Jack Scannel’s naming of Eroom’s Law The goals for DeSci over the next decade How Paul & Tyler define success Connect with Paul Kohlhaas & Tyler Golato Molecule https://www.molecule.to/ Molecule on GitHub https://github.com/moleculeprotocol Molecule on Discord https://discord.com/invite/uAGW7K4hQU Molecule on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWYW5ho3L_d0EO_a619E7RQ Molecule on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/molecule-protocol Molecule on Twitter https://twitter.com/molecule_dao Paul on Twitter https://twitter.com/paulkhls Tyler on Twitter https://twitter.com/GolatoTyler Resources Linum Labs https://www.linumlabs.com/ Molecule’s Crowdfunding Experiment with the University of Toronto https://www.molecule.to/blog/psychedelics-on-the-blockchain NIH Grants and Funding https://www.nih.gov/grants-funding Simon de la Rouviere on Bonding Curves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k4M6QAW2pM Jack Scannell on Eroom’s Law https://refoundable.com/research/life-after-erooms-law-interview-with-jack-scannell.html Meme Lordz https://memelordz.io/ North American Association of Technology Transfer http://aim.autm.net/ Ray Kurzweil https://www.kurzweilai.net/ Peter Diamandis https://www.diamandis.com/ Abundance 360 https://www.abundance360.com/summit Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

The internet has given content creators of all kinds a way to monetize their talents. Writers have Medium. Teachers and vloggers have YouTube. But scientists don’t have a platform to earn money for their research. That’s why Dr. Jocelynn Pearl calls scientists the ‘unappreciated creator class.’ And that’s why she’s working to further the DeSci movement, leveraging Web3 technology to enable breakthrough research through better incentives. A molecular and cellular biologist by training, Jocelynn serves as cofounder of LabDAO, a design marketplace for life science research, and host of The UltraRare Podcast, a show about the builders behind the decentralized science movement. On this episode of Boost VC, Jocelynn joins us to explain how DeSci solves for speed of translation and communicates science better than existing systems, exploring how the movement might specifically facilitate breakthroughs around rare disease. Jocelynn discusses how academia owns the best scientific minds without rewarding them appropriately and describes how DAOs offer alternatives to classic academic publishing and drug development. Listen in as Jocelynn makes the case that scientists are the unappreciated creator class and learn how access to the right advisors and capital can accelerate the decentralized science movement. Topics Covered How Jocelynn defines science How Jocelynn defines decentralized science What inspired Jocelynn’s interest in DeSci How DeSci might facilitate breakthroughs in rare disease Leveraging DeSci to incentivize scientific research Why Jocelynn sees scientists as the unappreciated creator class What needs to change for scientists to be appreciated creators How academia owns the best minds (without rewarding them) How CROs address the lab space shortage The challenges of establishing decentralized science What's stopping the DeSci space from accelerating faster Jocelynn’s definition of success Connect with Jocelynn Pearl Jocelynn’s Website https://www.jocelynnpearl.com/ LabDAO https://www.labdao.xyz/ LabDAO on Twitter https://twitter.com/lab_dao LabDAO on GitHub https://github.com/labdao LabDAO on Discord https://discord.com/invite/labdao UltraRare Podcast https://rss.com/podcasts/ultrarare/ Resources A Guide to Decentralized Biotech https://future.com/a-guide-to-decentralized-biotech/ The DeSci Wiki https://www.jocelynnpearl.com/ Molecule Protocol https://www.molecule.to/ Ben Hills https://twitter.com/0xboodle Vibe Bio https://www.vibebio.com/ Experiment.com https://experiment.com/ Arcadia Science https://www.arcadia.science/ Invisible College https://www.invisiblecollege.xyz/ Charles River Laboratories https://www.criver.com/ Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss on Boost VC EP102 https://podbay.fm/p/the-boost-vc-podcast/e/1606903200 Manhattan Project https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-manhattan-project Thiel Fellowship http://www.thielfellowship.org/ Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

Only 1% of first year PhD students become research professors. This creates a hypercompetitive environment where scientists will do whatever it takes to get funding, even if that means tweaking statistical analyses to make their findings seem more significant. But decentralized science is working to address this egregious misalignment of incentives and reward science done the right way. Patrick Joyce is the Cofounder and COO of ResearchHub, a Reddit-style forum that allows anyone to share, discuss and curate scientific papers—and earn ERC-20 tokens for doing so. On this episode of Boost VC, Patrick joins us to discuss the misalignment of incentives in science and describe the problem with using bibliometrics to determine who receives funding. Patrick explains why decentralizing science is so important, exploring how DeSci will increase the adoption of open science practices and accelerate innovation in the space. Listen in to understand how DeSci can pressure large academic journals to pay content creators for their work and learn how ResearchHub is leveraging Web3 to make capital available to scientists. Topics Covered How Patrick defines science What’s behind the replication crisis in science Why decentralizing science is important Patrick’s take on the first breakthrough for DeSci What drives Patrick’s conviction around DeSci How ResearchHub rewards quality science How Patrick builds trust in the scientific community What success looks like for decentralized science Why the science incentive structure hasn’t changed Patrick’s take on what makes publishers the enemy Patrick’s uniting purpose for the DeSci community How Patrick defines success for ResearchHub Connect with Patrick Joyce ResearchHub https://www.researchhub.com/ ResearchHub on Twitter https://twitter.com/researchhub ResearchHub on Discord https://discord.com/invite/ZcCYgcnUp5 ResearchHub on Medium https://medium.com/researchhub ResearchHub on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/ResearchHub/ ResearchHub on GitHub https://github.com/ResearchHub Resources Brian Armstrong & Patrick Joyce on The Sheekey Science Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FmhHLPrUIU Clarivate Analytics https://clarivate.com/ OpenAlex https://openalex.org/ r/medicalstudent https://www.reddit.com/r/medicalstudent/ r/ImmunoPsychiatry https://www.reddit.com/r/ImmunoPsychiatry/ eLife https://elifesciences.org/ Open Science Framework https://www.cos.io/ Nature Neuroscience https://www.nature.com/neuro/ Chris Hill on Boost VC DeSci EP02 https://www.boost.vc/podcast Authorea https://www.authorea.com/ F1000Research https://f1000research.com/ Sci-Hub https://sci-hub.se/ Stack Overflow https://stackoverflow.com/ Hindawi https://www.hindawi.com/ MetaMask https://metamask.io/ Fast Grants https://fastgrants.org/ Kaggle https://www.kaggle.com/ Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

The system for publishing scientific research is broken. Academic success is measured by citations rather than scientific quality. And publishing companies have a monopoly on the knowledge scientists produce. Can we use blockchain technology to promote the verifiability of scientific findings? And make science accessible to everyone? Dr. Christopher Hill is an interdisciplinary scientist with a background in neuroeconomics and machine learning. Phillip Koellinger is Professor of Social Science Genetics in the Department of Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Together, Chris and Philipp are Cofounders of DeSci Labs, an initiative that aims to make science more replicable, accessible, transparent and fair by way of Web3 technologies. On this episode of Boost VC, Chris and Philipp join us to explain what inspired their interest in decentralized science and explore what differentiates success for science versus individual scientists. They walk us through the goals of the open science movement and weigh in on how DeSci tech provides new ways of funding research and makes scientific knowledge available to everyone. Listen in for insight around the grassroots movement known as metascience and learn how DeSci is working to improve the quality of the scientific record and reward scientists for the value they create. Topics Covered What inspired Chris & Philipp’s interest in decentralized science The goals of the open science movement What differentiates success for science vs. success for scientists How Chris & Philipp define decentralized science The problem with measuring value by impact factor (IF) How DeSci technologies can benefit scientific research The interdisciplinary grassroots movement of metascience The transition from scientific manuscripts to research objects Connect with Chris Hill & Philipp Koellinger DeSci Labs https://www.desci.com/ DeSci Labs on Twitter https://twitter.com/descilabs DeSci Foundation https://descifoundation.org/ DeSci Foundation on Twitter https://twitter.com/DeSciFoundation Resources David Deutsch https://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/ ‘Raise Standards for Pre-Clinical Cancer Research’ in Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/483531a ‘Why Most Published Research Findings Are False’ in PLOS Medicine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1182327/ Gitcoin https://gitcoin.co/ Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

At Boost VC, we’re known for supporting early-stage blockchain startups. Why is that such an important part of our identity? Because institutional trust is dying. And that trust is being passed down to the individual through peer-to-peer technologies. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are solving for trust in our financial system. But what other institutions are ripe for this kind of disruption? Where else might we apply decentralization as a way to drive innovation? On this edition of Boost VC, I’m sharing a framework for the next several episodes of the podcast around decentralized science or DeSci. I discuss the incentive system that drives publishing in science and how it constrains which breakthroughs make it to the world—and which ones do not. Listen in for insight on the decline of institutional trust and learn about the rebel scientists who are defining the future of scientific innovation. Topics Covered Why Boost VC is known for supporting crypto startups How we think about the growing distrust in institutions Why institutions governing science are ripe for disruption What we will cover in the next 5 to 10 podcast episodes Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

The media is filled with experts comparing today’s market with the dot-com crash of 2000. But few, if any, of these experts actually lived and worked through the dot-com boom and bust. Marc Andreessen is Founder and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and Tim Draper is Founder and Managing Director at Draper VC. And both Marc and Tim were either running or investing in tech startups at the time. So, what was it like to experience the dot-com crash? What did Marc and Tim learn that might give us clarity around how to navigate an uncertain economic future? On this episode of Boost VC, Marc and Tim join us to explore the likelihood that we’re headed into a recession and explain what they’re encouraging founders to do right now. Marc and Tim discuss the mistakes they made in the early 2000s and describe why a downturn can be good for the best companies. Listen in for insight on retaining employees in a remote or hybrid setting and get Marc and Tim’s advice on contingency planning to survive an economic crisis—without losing your business. Topics Covered Where Marc and Tim go for their media What Marc was doing in the early 2000s What Tim was doing in the early 2000s What it takes to be a successful entrepreneur The likelihood that we’re headed into a recession What a16z is encouraging founders to do right now Tim's experience as an investor in the dot-com crash The difference between the dot-com crash and 2008 What Marc did right and wrong in the dot-com crash Why a downturn can be good for the best companies How to retain employees in a hybrid/remote setting How tech innovation is flowing out of the Bay Area How governments are in competition for entrepreneurs Marc and Tim’s greatest qualities + accomplishments Connect with Marc Andreessen Horowitz https://a16z.com/ Andreessen Horowitz on Twitter https://twitter.com/a16z Marc on Twitter https://twitter.com/pmarca Connect with Tim Draper Associates https://www.draper.vc/ Tim on Twitter https://twitter.com/TimDraper Draper University https://www.draperuniversity.com/ Meet the Drapers https://www.meetthedrapers.com/ Resources Tom Swift Books https://tomswift.net The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205 My Years with General Motors by Alfred Sloan https://www.amazon.com/Years-General-Motors-Alfred-Sloan/dp/0385042353 The a16z Podcast https://future.com/a16z-podcast/ Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/sarbanes-oxley_act Draper Innovation Index https://index.draperhero.org/ Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

Dr. Edward Lu is an astrophysicist and former NASA astronaut who logged 200-plus days in space between 1995 and 2007. Today, he serves as the Cofounder and Executive Director of the Asteroid Institute at the B612 Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting Earth from asteroid impacts. On this episode of Boost VC, Ed joins us to discuss what makes space fun, describing what daily life is like in zero gravity and why he thinks we’ll colonize space within the next few decades. Ed shares his experience training for a rescue mission to the International Space Station, weighing in on how spacecraft tech has (and has not) evolved and why we can’t stay in space for longer than six months at a time. Listen in for Ed’s insight on the likelihood that aliens exist and learn about the most recent advancements in asteroid tracking—and why it’s crucial to predict where they’re headed decades in advance. Topics Covered What makes being in space fun for Ed Ed’s experience on a rescue mission to the space station What inspired Ed to become an astronaut Ed’s take on what it takes to be an astronaut How daily habits are different in zero gravity Why we can’t stay in space for long periods How spacecraft tech has evolved since the 1960’s Ed’s work with the B612 Foundation The greatest advancement in asteroid tracking Why it’s crucial to track asteroids The biggest change in space tech over the years Why Ed thinks we’ll colonize space in a few decades How Ed thinks about the likelihood that aliens exist Connect with Ed B612 Foundation https://b612foundation.org/ B612 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/b612foundation/ B612 on Twitter https://twitter.com/b612foundation Ed on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-lu-3a997833/ Resources James Randi https://web.randi.org/about-james-randi.html Tunguska Event https://earthsky.org/space/what-is-the-tunguska-explosion/ Vera C. Rubin Observatory https://www.lsst.org/ LeoLabs https://www.leolabs.space/ Chess.com https://www.chess.com/ Kepler Space Telescope https://www.space.com/24903-kepler-space-telescope.html Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

A total of $2T in apparel is sold online each year. But 30% to 40% of that apparel is returned. So, what if consumers could snap a couple of photos with their smartphone camera and get clothes that are the right fit for their body? Vadim Rogovskiy is the Cofounder and CEO of 3DLOOK, a deep tech startup solving the problem of apparel returns for retail. Vadim is an experienced entrepreneur, building and selling two companies in the adtech space before creating 3DLOOK. He also serves as an angel investor and mentor for the VC firm 500 Startups. On this episode of Boost VC, Vadim joins us to explain how 3DLOOK helps consumers choose the right size for apparel and share the process he used to find the right market for his team’s software. He discusses his mission to build a startup hub in the Ukraine, describing the developer ecosystem that exists there and the challenge of getting talented entrepreneurs to stay. Listen in for Vadim’s insight on deciding when to shift markets and learn about the fundraising process for a retail application like 3DLOOK. Topics Covered What problem Vadim is solving with 3DLOOK What inspired Vadim to become an entrepreneur Vadim’s shift from adtech to deep tech The market for the service provided by 3DLOOK How Vadim’s digital body passport evolved into 3DLOOK Vadim’s process for deciding when to shift strategy Why Vadim had to look for investors beyond Silicon Valley Vadim’s mission to build a startup hub in the Ukraine Vadim’s experience with fundraising for 3DLOOK Connect with Vadim 3DLOOK https://3dlook.me/ 3DLOOK on Twitter https://twitter.com/3dlook_me 3DLOOK on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/3DLOOK.me/ 3DLOOK on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/3dlook_me/ 3DLOOK on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQIzvlU_Ht0b1g1oV7s3gQ 3DLOOK on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/3dlook/ Vadim on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vadim-rogovskiy/ Resources Dixit https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39856/dixit Imaginarium https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218804/imaginarium L’Oreal Virtual Makeup https://www.lorealparisusa.com/virtual-try-on/makeup.aspx Almaz Capital https://almazcapital.com/ Marc Benioff at Salesforce https://www.salesforce.com/company/leadership/bios/bio-benioff/ Life and Learning After One Hundred Years: Trust is the Coin of the Realm by George P. Shultz https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/research/docs/shultz_finalfile_web-ready.pdf Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

Design is about much more than just making things look good. Design is valuable because it translates the complexities of technology to us mere mortals. It serves as a way to educate the market and make tech easy for everyday people to use. But what is the design process that gets us to that end? Daniel Scrivner is the CEO & Chief Design Officer at Flow, the project management software used by teams at Apple, Shopify and TED. A leader in the fields of design and investing, he has been invited to speak at some of the world’s most innovative organizations, including Andreesen Horowitz and Designer Fund. Daniel has 15 years of design experience, serving as Head of Design at both Digit and Square and working on teams at Apple, Nike and Disney. On this episode of Boost VC, Daniel joins us to share his take on what makes design valuable, explaining how the design process gets you to an end product the average person can use. He offers insight on what makes most crypto design hostile to everyday people, discussing what we can do to improve the user experience and give crypto mass appeal. Listen in to understand Daniel’s agnostic approach to investing and find out how he applies concepts learned in one discipline to other areas in his skill stack. Topics Covered What Daniel has built that he’s most proud of Daniel’s agnostic approach to investing What inspired Daniel to start his own podcast How Daniel thinks about optimizing his learning Daniel’s take on what makes design valuable Daniel’s insight around the design of crypto How to improve the crypto user experience What inspired Daniel to invest in Bitcoin What’s behind the rise of the operator-investor Daniel’s definition of success Connect with Daniel Flow https://www.getflow.com/ Flow on Twitter https://twitter.com/flowapp Flow on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/FlowApp Daniel on Twitter https://twitter.com/danielscrivner Outliers with Daniel Scrivner https://link.chtbl.com/_Ygn_FIY Resources Good Egg https://www.goodegg.io/ Stripe https://stripe.com/ Gusto https://gusto.com/ Superhuman https://superhuman.com/ Notion https://www.notion.so/ Bison Trails https://bisontrails.co/ Filecoin https://filecoin.io/ Verlyn Klinkenborg on Outliers https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/verlyn-klinkenborg-outliers-show-notes Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg Scott Adams https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays Scott Adams on Talent Stacking https://www.scottadamssays.com/2016/12/27/the-kristina-talent-stack/ Listen Notes https://www.listennotes.com/ Kevin Kelly https://kk.org/ Kevin Kelly on Outliers https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/kevin-kelly-outliers-transcript Casa https://keys.casa/ Coinbase https://www.coinbase.com/ CoinList https://coinlist.co/ TrustToken https://www.trusttoken.com/ TruFi https://truefi.io/ Robinhood https://robinhood.com/us/en/ Oculus https://www.oculus.com/ AngelList https://angellist.com/ EquityZen https://equityzen.com/ Fortnite https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/home Roblox https://www.roblox.com/ Unreal Tournament https://www.epicgames.com/unrealtournament/en-US/ Endel https://endel.io/ Tony Anderson https://www.tonyandersonmusic.com/ Focus on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/genre/focus-page Richard Feynman http://www.feynman.com/ Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman https://www.amazon.com/Surely-Feynman-Adventures-Curious-Character/dp/0393316041 Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by It’s Most Brilliant Teacher by Richard P. Feynman https://www.amazon.com/Six-Easy-Pieces-Essentials-Explained/dp/0465025277 Henry Ford’s Rouge https://www.thehenryford.org/visit/ford-rouge-factory-tour/history-and-timeline/fords-rouge/ Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow https://www.amazon.com/Titan-Life-John-Rockefeller-Sr-ebook/dp/B000XUDGHG Connect with Boost...

Orla Harris is the Cofounder and COO of SideQuest VR, an early-access testing platform for virtual reality with headquarters in Northern Ireland. Orla and her team provide tools that enable developers to grow a community around their app and solicit feedback from users in the early stages of development. Prior to SideQuest, Orla spent eight years working as a project manager in the construction industry and dabbling in virtual reality as a hobby. On this episode of Boost VC, Orla joins us to share the origin story of SideQuest VR, explaining how it evolved from side project to startup and when she finally realized it was a business. She describes what it’s like to found a tech company in Ireland, discussing how SideQuest built a network of VCs beyond the borders of her home country and why she’s optimistic about the startup’s continued growth. Listen in for insight on the openness unique to the virtual reality developer community and get Orla’s perspective on what is special about the industry at this particular moment in time! Topics Covered The idea behind SideQuest VR The origin story of SideQuest VR Orla’s take on the VR developer community What’s driving the success of SideQuest VR How Orla thinks about where VR is as an industry What it’s like to build a tech startup in Ireland Orla’s advice for founders on networking with VCs When Orla realized SideQuest was an actual business What is special about VR right now Orla’s insight on the growth of SideQuest VR Orla’s definition of success Connect with Orla SideQuest VR https://sidequestvr.com/ SideQuest on Twitter https://twitter.com/SideQuestVR SideQuest on Discord https://discord.com/invite/r38T5rR SideQuest on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/sidequest SideQuest on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/SideQuestVR SideQuest on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidequestvr/ Orla on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/orlaharris/ Resources Oculus Quest https://www.oculus.com/quest/ Oculus Quest 2 https://www.oculus.com/quest-2/ Facebook’s Developer Revenue Update https://uploadvr.com/oculus-quest-revenue-update/ Steam https://store.steampowered.com/vr/ Doodle Jump https://doodlejumpgame.com/ Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/ Topics Covered The idea behind SideQuest VR The origin story of SideQuest VR Orla’s take on the VR developer community What’s driving the success of SideQuest VR How Orla thinks about where VR is as an industry What it’s like to build a tech startup in Ireland Orla’s advice for founders on networking with VCs When Orla realized SideQuest was an actual business What is special about VR right now Orla’s insight on the growth of SideQuest VR Orla’s definition of success

When serial entrepreneurs Thibauld Favre and Joris Delanoue joined forces to build the future of fundraising, the Frenchmen chose San Francisco as their home base in large part because of its investor mindset. So, how do Silicon Valley VCs think differently from other investors around the globe? Thibauld and Joris are the Cofounders of Fairmint, a continuous financing instrument that allows startups to raise money WHILE they build—rather than taking time away from business to pitch investors. The Fairmint model is built around community alignment, putting equity in the hands of a company’s employees, customers, partners and fans. Both Thibauld and Joris have ten-plus years of experience building successful tech companies, and they are on a mission to transition the world to stakeholder capitalism. On this episode of Boost VC, Thibauld and Joris join us to explain what differentiates the Fairmint system from traditional fundraising and how the platform makes everyone their own exchange. They introduce us to the idea of a CrypTech company, describing the role the blockchain plays in Fairmint’s infrastructure and sharing their own personal evolution as Bitcoin enthusiasts. Listen in for insight around the Silicon Valley investor mindset and find out why Thibauld and Joris moved to California, where VCs will take a risk on ‘rational people doing irrational things.’ Topics Covered What Joris & Thibauld do at Fairmint How Fairmint differs from traditional fundraising Joris & Thibauld’s shared vision for Fairmint What makes Fairmint a CrypTech company Why Joris & Thibauld ended up in Silicon Valley The potential digitization of Silicon Valley The Silicon Valley investor mindset Joris & Thibauld’s definition of success Connect with Joris & Thibauld Fairmint https://fairmint.co/ Fairmint on Twitter https://twitter.com/fairmintCO Fairmint on GitHub https://github.com/fairmint/ Fairmint on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/fairmint/ Thibauld on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thibauld/ Joris on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/delanoue/ Resources Singularity University https://su.org/ Allmyapps https://www.linkedin.com/company/allmyapps/ Bitcoin Whitepaper https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf Nexteem https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexteem/ IDEO https://www.ideo.com/ Adam’s Post on Delaware C-Corps https://twitter.com/AdamDraper/status/1334702452684156934 Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/

More and more people understand that crypto is going to be big. But they don’t really know why. And they don’t want to be forced to turn all of their money into cryptocurrency right off the bat. So, what if there was a way to demonstrate the benefits of the technology with US dollars and then migrate users to digital currency over time? Andy Bromberg is the new CEO of Eco, a wallet designed to simplify everyday finances and maximize earning power. Andy began his career in startups as the CEO of political media platform Sidewire before cofounding CoinList in 2017, where he served as CEO for the last three years. Andy was also a member of the legendary Stanford Bitcoin Group from 2012 to 2014. On this episode of Boost VC, Andy joins us to discuss his introduction to crypto at Stanford and explain his decision to transition from CoinList to Eco. He weighs in the challenges of onboarding remotely and describes the skill set he brings to the Eco team. Listen in for Andy’s insight around the benefits of the Eco app and learn how his team provides users with a migration path from USD to crypto. Topics Covered What got Andy into the crypto ecosystem The challenges of onboarding remotely How Eco makes your money work for you Eco’s approach to broad crypto adoption What inspired Andy’s transition to Eco The skill set Andy brings to the Eco team Andy’s definition of success Connect with Andy Eco https://eco.com/ Eco on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/eco-pay/ Eco on Twitter https://twitter.com/eco Andy on Twitter https://twitter.com/andy_bromberg Resources CoinList https://coinlist.co/ Coinbase https://www.coinbase.com/ Earn https://www.coinbase.com/earn Andreessen Horowitz https://a16z.com/ Balaji Srinivasan https://balajis.com/ Bolt https://www.bolt.com/ Cognito https://cognitohq.com/ AngelList https://angel.co/ Protocol Labs https://protocol.ai/ MyCrypto https://mycrypto.com/account Fidelity Digital Assets https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/overview BlackRock https://www.blackrock.com/us/individual The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro https://www.amazon.com/Power-Broker-Robert-Moses-Fall/dp/0394720245 Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan https://www.amazon.com/Barbarian-Days-Surfing-William-Finnegan/dp/0143109391 Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC Boost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/