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Crypto Venture Capital Series Ep. 4: Andrew Kang of Mechanism Capital

Podcast |: The Delphi Ventures Podcast
Publisher |: Delphi Ventures
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Business,; Cryptocurrency,; Interview,; Investing,; NFTs,; Technology
Categories Via RSS |: Technology
Publication Date |: Jul 22, 2021
Episode Duration |: 00:58:47

The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Andrew Kang, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Mechanism Capital, a fund interested in all aspects of the crypto ecosystem with a focus in DeFi. The two discuss token economics, value accrual, incentives for teams, and more.

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- Show Notes:

(2:50)- First Question: Andrew's Background and Mechanism Capital overview. (5:42)- How Andrew allocates his time for projects. (12:12) - Andrew's thoughts on community investing and party rounds. (14:17) - How Andrew builds conviction in a team as a retail investor. (16:50) - Founders / red flags / anonymous founders. (23:17) - Andrew’s biggest miss or loss and what he learned from it. (26:00) - Andrew's biggest edge as an investor in crypto. (30:47) - Projects that crushed their token economics from the get-go. (32:43) - Thoughts on token economics and incentives. (35:00) - Andrew's thesis on PleasrDAO and NFTs. (41:22) - DAOs maintaining their decentralization long-term. (46:25) - Thoughts on the future of VC investing in crypto. (50:29) - When Andrew thinks crypto will be not as interesting. (52:25) - Andrew's best advice. (55:23) - Who Andrew looks up to in the crypto space.

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