The Jump Off Point

In the latest episode of The Jump Off Point, successful investor, entrepreneur, and creator, Sahil Bloom, sits down with Jump Capital's Saaya Nath to explore the processes that can kickstart a creators' career, including relentlessly and consistently producing high-quality content and building an engaged, active, loyal community across various channels.

This week on the Jump Off Point: Crypto edition, we'll be welcoming Dave Olsen, President and Chief Investment Officer of Jump Trading Group, and Kanav Kariya, President of Jump Crypto, to discuss the events surrounding the Wormhole hack last week. Dave and Kanav will take you into the room when the hack was identified, walk through the thinking behind replacing 120,000 of stolen ETH, and explain why they believe Wormhole is essential infrastructure for the crypto ecosystem.

This week on the Jump Off Point: Host Jason Felger talks with Jump Capital Co-Founder Sach Chitnis and guest Porter Gale. Porter is an author, business builder, marketer and currently is on the Board of Directors for Reddit. In this episode, Porter helps us navigate the evolution of the FinTech industry, including the upcoming intergenerational wealth transfer, financial influencers and their effect on investing, and the significant change that's still to come to the industry.

This week on The Jump Off Point: Crypto Edition, host Peter Johnson talks with the president of FTX.US, Brett Harrison. FTX was started as a cryptocurrency exchange as an answer to the existing derivative exchanges in the world. We wanted to learn how FTX.US went from being a crypto exchange to the pioneer in attaining retail adoption, and Brett helps us explore what led to the broader vision. He shares the opportunities he sees in the crypto community with a discussion on securities, and also introduces us to FTX.US's NFT platform and shares what the future holds for the company. Listen now!

The DeFi Alliance was founded by Imran Khan in March of 2020 with a mission to help DeFi startups get connected with trading firms and eventually grow their network to one billion users by 2025. Imran joins our show to take us on The DeFi Alliance journey to share all we need to know, including what's in store for its future. He shares his background, how he got started in crypto, and what led him to bring the Chicago crypto community together to support startups. Eighteen months later, DeFi Alliance evolved its Accelerator Program to provide domain expertise to help startups build community. Listen now!

Las Vegas has gone digital! In a new episode of #TheJumpOffPoint, Todd Haushalter of Evolution joins Jason and Jump Capital VP Tarun Gupta to explore iGaming and the future of live, online casino services.

Jump Capital's Crypto Co-Lead Saurabh Sharma sits down to talk with Dylan Macalinao, Co-Founder of Saber. One of the earliest Dapps on Solana, Saber has quickly become the largest stablecoin swap in the ecosystem. After reaching $4bn TVL at their peak in record time and an active community behind it, we're excited about what lies ahead for the company. Tune in for a riveting conversation with this multi-talented founder.

Introducing a new series within our primary podcast, designed specifically for the crypto believers, intriguers, and even the skeptics. This series will be hosted by Jump Capital's crypto co-leads, Saurabh Sharma and Peter Johnson.The content in this podcast is not investment advice.

The world of eCommerce has changed, and Jessica Schinazi is here to help us dig into the future of it. Jessica is the SVP of business development and transformation for Dyson, who previously led the charge in getting luxury beauty brands to sell on Amazon. There is no denying how COVID was a digital accelerator for most brands. On this episode she shares how eCommerce brands have evolved and shared strategies behind maintaining customers in a world where the rules have changed quite a bit.

Our first episode on sports betting is here! The industry is rapidly changing. Accessibility to sports betting is expanding, resulting in different audience bases. Today, Jason is joined by Yelena Shkolnik and Jeff Gerttula. Yelena will take us through how the sports betting industry has changed, trends we see happening, and where the industry could go. Jeff discusses sports betting from a media viewpoint and shares engagement opportunities as sports betting grows and evolves. Listen now for insight into how the audience expansion in sports betting opens up the doors for content and betting engagement.

Many priorities in technology were shifted due to the pandemic, and automation is one of those that have become an accelerated category. This week, Naveen Zutshi joins Jason Felger and Saurabh Sharma to discuss just that. Naveen is the CIO at Palo Alto Networks with experience in software development, IT infrastructure, and a leader in technology organizations. Naveen shares what his current role as CIO looks like, as well as how that role as a whole has evolved. Tune in and hear Naveen discuss what technologies can help drive value, and the digital native imperative of companies transitioning to cloud first.

Scott Lux is the acting SVP of Customer Experience and Digital Commerce at Alice + Olivia as well as an Adjunct Professor of Digital Commerce and DTC at Columbia University, NY and FIT. He joins the show to lend his expertise in a discussion on the shifting demands of new consumers and its inevitable impact on brands and retailers.Host Jason Felger and his colleague, Yelena Shkolnik — Partner at Jump Capital — lead the discussion on current trends towards a customer-centric approach to marketing and the factors that have propelled this shift, challenges facing the retail sectors in striking an apt balance between online presence and brick and mortar establishments, as well as the key role Journey Mapping plays in identifying how to maximize brand interactions with customers.Finally, tune in to hear expert thoughts on the live streaming market that accounts for 9% of commerce in China (translating to a whopping 70B potential State-side) and the current North-American barriers to it, from adoption to fragmentation.

As more and more financial institutions move into crypto, will traditional banking and trading infrastructure be able to manage these growing inflows? Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of Alameda Research and FTX, joins Dave Olsen, President of Jump Trading, and Jump Capital's FinTech and Crypto-focused Partner Peter Johnson to discuss the driving forces of bitcoin and crypto's broader institutionalization. Talking with Host Jason Felger, our guests explore the growth of digital currencies through the lens of Bitcoin and others to understand how the industry is adapting to this new reality and the various opportunities being presented by the broader foundational gaps across the crypto landscape. Our guests also preview the Pyth Network, an innovative new partnership to bring Hifi data to DeFi and broaden transparency across these growing markets.

Bill Harris, former CEO of PayPal and serial FinTech entrepreneur, and Peter Johnson, Jump Capital's FinTech Partner, join the podcast today as Jason Felger helms a discussion that spans a variety of topics. From the expected 70 trillion dollar generational transfer of wealth and ensuing changes in the financial markets industry to Bill Harris' opinion that cryptocurrencies may be a scam…. as well as his opinion on which alternative asset classes you should include in your portfolio and which you should keep for your closet - this discussion doesn't disappoint. Tune in to hear all this as well as the advice Bill Harris shares for entrepreneurs looking to navigate startups in FinTech. 

The Jump Off Point is a podcast that takes a behind-the-scenes look at the evolving technology and venture capital ecosystem. Join Jump Capital's Jason Felger, as he leads candid conversations with investors, founders, and luminaries on the trends shaping technology and the unique investment opportunities they present.