Podcast appearances and mentions of avichal garg

Avichal Garg is a successful venture capitalist, serial entrepreneur, and founding partner at Electric Capital, where he focuses on investing in innovative technologies in the Web3 space. In today's episode, Avichal outlines the problems with legacy Big Tech and cryptocurrency's role in the declining power of the American dollar. He also describes his optimism about the burgeoning AI revolution, and how we can best prepare for the changes it will almost certainly bring to our everyday lives. Stay tuned to hear Avichal Garg's perspective on the intersection of technology and politics, on this episode of the Sunday Special. - - -  Today's Sponsors: International Fellowship of Christians and Jews - To give to IFCJ, visit https://benforthefellowship.org/ Collars & Co - Get 20% off your first order when you use code BEN at: https://collarsandco.com

*SPONSORED CONTENT* Did you miss out on Breakpoint 2024? In partnership with Solana, Real Vision is releasing the best talks from Breakpoint 2024. Today, Avichal Garg of Electric Capital and Santiago Roel Santos of SRS Family Office join the Solana Foundation's Ben Sparango to debate which is more future-proof: Solana or Ethereum? Breakpoint is the annual gathering of the worldwide Solana community, hosted by the Solana Foundation. Breakpoint 2024 was held Sept. 20-21 in Singapore. For more information, go to https://solana.com/breakpoint. DISCLAIMER The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor. Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers' own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities. Timestamps:

In this episode, Jason is live from Permissionless with Michael Anderson from Framework Ventures and Avichal Garg from Electric Capital. They delve into the implications of Uniswap's Unichain, exploring its potential impact on ETH, OP, and the broader DeFi ecosystem. The conversation shifts to the evolving landscape of crypto applications and infrastructure, touching on investment strategies in both public and private markets. Finally, they discuss the upcoming U.S. election's influence on crypto regulation and the surprising role of stablecoins in national security. - - Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts Follow Avichal: https://twitter.com/avichal Follow Michael: https://x.com/im_manderson Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santiago: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7ww Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Anoma is the universal intent machine, introducing a new era of applications where you define the outcomes you want. Anoma's intent-centric architecture provides a universal operating system for building intent-centric apps compatible with any blockchain. Anoma vastly improves blockchain UX, enables novel applications, and promotes a more human-centric future for decentralized technology. Follow Anoma at x.com/anoma and signup for the newsletter at anoma.net - - Supra Containers are secured by Supra's L1 nodes and get access to Supra's 500k TPS throughput, sub-second consensus latency, and all their built-in services like oracle price feeds and onchain randomness without any overhead. Supra is also MultiVM compatible so you can easily deploy your EVM, Move, and SVM smart contracts here. Get all the freedom, control, and tools you need to build super dApps and bring the world onchain. To learn more, visit www.supra.com/blockworks - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Interview with Avichal Garg, co-founder and general partner on the investment team at Electric Capital. Topics:- Raising $2 Billion to invest in Crypto- Investment strategy for tokens and companies - Pitching Crypto to institutional investors - Bitcoin ETF inflows and the upcoming Ethereum ETF - Tokenization- Having Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton as an advisor - US Crypto Regulations - Crypto's impact on politics: Fairshake raising over $150 Million - Google and Facebook moving to Web3 

Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and special guest Avichal Garg from Electric Capital dissect the latest trends in the crypto world. This episode dives deep into the buzz around EigenLayer's airdrop: What sparked the controversy and how did EigenLayer respond to community backlash? We then explore LayerZero's unique self-reporting strategy to combat Sybil farmers and analyze Friend.Tech's bold, no-VC token launch. The discussion heats up with a look at ConsenSys' proactive lawsuit against the SEC, setting the stage for a showdown over regulatory clarity. We also delve into Robinhood's decision to challenge the SEC's Wells Notice amidst soaring earnings, and tackle the ongoing debate between VC-backed tokens and memecoins: Which is captivating the market? Finally, we predict the future of SocialFi and its potential to revolutionize the crypto landscape. Join us for an insightful exploration of these pivotal topics shaping the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Show highlights

Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and special guest Avichal Garg from Electric Capital dissect the latest trends in the crypto world. This episode dives deep into the buzz around EigenLayer's airdrop: What sparked the controversy and how did EigenLayer respond to community backlash? We then explore LayerZero's unique self-reporting strategy to combat Sybil farmers and analyze Friend.Tech's bold, no-VC token launch. The discussion heats up with a look at ConsenSys' proactive lawsuit against the SEC, setting the stage for a showdown over regulatory clarity. We also delve into Robinhood's decision to challenge the SEC's Wells Notice amidst soaring earnings, and tackle the ongoing debate between VC-backed tokens and memecoins: Which is captivating the market? Finally, we predict the future of SocialFi and its potential to revolutionize the crypto landscape. Join us for an insightful exploration of these pivotal topics shaping the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Show highlights

Integral is a financial operations and accounting platform for companies with Web3 assets. It simplifies financial workflows and provides real-time access to financial information. The platform saves businesses time and frustration by automating tasks such as bookkeeping, payroll, and payments. Integral enables companies to manage their crypto assets, track transactions, and generate financial statements easily. It also facilitates global operations, complex money flows, and multiple asset classes. The platform is part of the larger transformation in capital formation and the redefinition of companies in the Web3 era. Integral is an accounting software for the future of composable Web3 companies. It aims to facilitate the operations of businesses beyond just accounting, including tax, payments, payroll, and financial planning. By providing accurate and real-time data on business finances, Integral enables founders and large corporations to make better decisions and manage their assets more effectively. The platform also offers benefits such as reducing the need for internal controllers, automating processes, and improving efficiency. Integral serves a range of clients, including startups, large brands like Nike, and VC firms. The company is also exploring the use of AI to enhance legibility and provide proactive recommendations. Gui's Twitter⁠ Avi's Twitter Drew's Twitter Chapters 00:00 - Introduction and Background 08:39 - Overview of Integral and its Benefits 31:25 - The Composable Nature of Integral in the Web3 Era 45:13 - Enhancing Legibility and Providing Proactive Recommendations with Integral Disclosures Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi's transparency page can be viewed ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-delphi-podcast/message

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 with special guests Avichal Garg, Co-Founder and General Partner, and Ken Deeter, General Partner, of Electric Capital. Listen in as they discuss the different phases of crypto adoption, how they think about investing in the space and key areas they're monitoring, what the future of decentralized finance might look like, the evolution of staking and yield-bearing assets, whether applications will go cross-chain or build out their own appchains, the net result of DeFi ecosystems between different chains, and more!

From Market trends to Blockchain's financial disruption, Avichal explores the 2023 tech landscape. This episode is sponsored by Cboe DigitalIn this week's installment of "Money Reimagined," Sheila Warren is joined by Avichal Garg, the Co-Founder and General Partner at Electric Capital to discuss the tech side of crypto in 2023. From crypto market trends and investor sentiment to the challenges of AI technology and its potential for abuse Avichal skillfully delves into the intricate interplay of these elements, unraveling the layers that define the complex tapestry of the crypto world.Links | About Me – Avichal Garg Electric Capital Avichal Garg, Electric Capital A Difficult Truth: The Unspoken Mismatch of Web3 and Generative AICrypto Winter Is Over -From our sponsors:Do you have a trusted partner for your crypto trading? Cboe Digital will introduce financially settled margin futures on Bitcoin and Ether on January 11th, 2024 with physically delivered contracts to follow. Listed and cleared on Cboe's U.S. regulated exchange and clearinghouse, and complemented by a liquid crypto spot market for greater ease and access. We invite you to learn more about this and all applicable risk disclosures at cboedigital.com/coindesk.-Money Reimagined has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “The News Tonight ” by Shimmer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From Market trends to Blockchain's financial disruption, Avichal explores the 2023 tech landscape. This episode is sponsored by Cboe DigitalIn this week's installment of "Money Reimagined," Sheila Warren is joined by Avichal Garg, the Co-Founder and General Partner at Electric Capital to discuss the tech side of crypto in 2023. From crypto market trends and investor sentiment to the challenges of AI technology and its potential for abuse Avichal skillfully delves into the intricate interplay of these elements, unraveling the layers that define the complex tapestry of the crypto world.Links | About Me – Avichal Garg Electric Capital Avichal Garg, Electric Capital A Difficult Truth: The Unspoken Mismatch of Web3 and Generative AICrypto Winter Is Over -From our sponsors:Do you have a trusted partner for your crypto trading? Cboe Digital will introduce financially settled margin futures on Bitcoin and Ether on January 11th, 2024 with physically delivered contracts to follow. Listed and cleared on Cboe's U.S. regulated exchange and clearinghouse, and complemented by a liquid crypto spot market for greater ease and access. We invite you to learn more about this and all applicable risk disclosures at cboedigital.com/coindesk.-Money Reimagined has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “The News Tonight ” by Shimmer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nothing tests your conviction like a bear market. This is an opportunity to test what you think you know, refine your thesis, and make your bets for the next leg up. Avichal and Sanjay are long time crypto investors and at VC fund electric capital. What are they betting on during the bear market? We discuss 5 of the most pressing questions facing crypto investors during the bear market including… 1) L2 tokens - Are L2 tokens they worth something or they just worthless governance tokens? 2) AltL1s…Will the ETH killers make a comeback? 3) Multichain world - Millions of L2 chains or a few big winners? 4) Restaking - big deal or overhyped? 5) What Avichal things are this cycle's alt-coins. Episodes like this are an opportunity to sharpen your insights as a crypto investor. Don't take these ideas as gospel. Wrestle with them. Test them. Make them your own. We'll have other Bear Market Bets episodes with other perspectives, so this isn't the last. ------

Today we are joined by Avichal Garg and Haseeb Qureshi to explain their investment frameworks and why their crypto thesis hasn't changed. We talk about the US crypto exodus, mental models for investing, why TAM (total addressable market) is useless, investing in private vs public markets, what crypto got wrong and more! - - Timestamps: (00:00) The SEC, Binance and Coinbase: We Ripped the Bandaid Off (09:38) How Does This Affect Your Investment Decisions? (17:00) Mental Models for Investing (20:44) Value Creation vs Value Capture (23:33) Why TAM is Meaningless (28:19) Crypto's Most Important Applications (31:06) How to Evaluate a Projects Potential (35:15) Bullish Decentralized vs Centralized Projects? (43:48) Thales ad (44:44) Carbon Ad (46:26) The Investment Environment, Layoffs and Shrinking Runways (01:06:01) Startups vs Liquid Tokens (01:11:38) What Crypto Got Wrong (01:16:53) Value Accrual: Should Protocols Flip the Fee Switch? - - Follow Avichal: https://twitter.com/avichal Follow Haseeb: https://twitter.com/hosseeb Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santi: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/  - - This episode is brought to you by Carbon. Carbon is a new DEX on Ethereum that makes concentrated liquidity easy. LPs can automate their liquidity strategy with custom on-chain limit and range orders: all from a beautiful UI.  Don't miss out on Carbon's "ROI Trading Competition" that's live until July 11! Here's how to play: Click this Carbon link: https://bit.ly/43Vo2AB Create a new Carbon strategy  Boom. You're eligible to win USDC rewards based on the performance of your strategy - - This episode is brought to you by Thales.  Thales is an innovative digital options platform on Arbitrum and Optimism that gets you exposure to crypto assets in the simplest way possible. As simple as choosing UP or DOWN! Experience the simplicity and power of Thales by visiting https://thalesmarket.io/?mtm_campaign=blockworks today! - - Resources Electric Capital https://www.electriccapital.com/ https://twitter.com/ElectricCapital Dragonfly https://www.dragonfly.xyz/ https://twitter.com/dragonfly_xyz - -  Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

What does the future hold for shielded transactions? How can #shieldedtransactions/#privacy-protecting initiatives change the way we interact in society? What can we do to safeguard our identities in the future of this #crypto economy? Are there certain utopias and dystopias to embrace or to avoid?*Avichal Garg, Electric Capital | Shielded Transaction Special | Trailer*Avichal Garg is a co-founder and partner on the investment team at Electric Capital. He is a successful serial entrepreneur with executive experience at Google and Facebook, which acquired his previous company in 2012. At Facebook he was Director of Product Management for the Local product group, a team of 400 engineers responsible for billions in revenue.Prior to Electric, Avichal was an investor in crypto projects such as Anchorage, Bitwise, Celo, dYdX, Lightning Labs, and OpenSea and unicorns such as Airtable, Boom Supersonic, Color Genomics, Cruise, Deel, Figma, Material Secutiy, Newfront Insurance, Notion, Nova Credit, and Pulley.https://avichal.com/The Foresight Institute is a research organization and non-profit that supports the beneficial development of high-impact technologies. Since our founding in 1987 on a vision of guiding powerful technologies, we have continued to evolve into a many-armed organization that focuses on several fields of science and technology that are too ambitious for legacy institutions to support.Allison Duettmann is the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. She directs the Intelligent Cooperation, Molecular Machines, Biotech & Health Extension, Neurotech, and Space Programs, Fellowships, Prizes, and Tech Trees, and shares this work with the public. She founded Existentialhope.com, co-edited Superintelligence: Coordination & Strategy, co-authored Gaming the Future, and co-initiated The Longevity Prize. Apply to Foresight's virtual salons and in person workshops here!We are entirely funded by your donations. If you enjoy what we do please consider donating through our donation page.Visit our website for more content, or join us here:TwitterFacebookLinkedInEvery word ever spoken on this podcast is now AI-searchable using Fathom.fm, a search engine for podcasts.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Miles Deutscher every week when he interviews the biggest minds in the crypto industry, starting with Avichal Garg, the founder of Electric Capital! Don't miss this episode of Crypto Banter DeFi! ⚠️

In this episode of Empire, Avichal Garg Founder of Electric Capital and Haseeb Qureshi Managing Partner at Dragonfly Capital join the show to discuss the fallout of FTX. Avichal and Haseeb discuss the structure between FTX and Alameda Research, looking behind the curtain into how intertwined the two entities were. We then go on to discuss the potential contagion between large CeFi companies in crypto who could have exposure to FTX and Alemeda. To hear all this and more, you'll have to tune in! -- Follow Avichal https://twitter.com/avichal Follow Haseeb: https://twitter.com/hosseeb Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Circle's USDC has quickly become one of the most trusted and widely used stablecoins because of its composability, stability and reserve transparency. As a seamless, trusted digital currency, USDC is a zero-to-one opportunity for the global financial system. Check out their Transparency Hub at http://empirepodcast.link/circle that outlines everything from links to USDC weekly reserve reports, monthly attestations, and blog posts written by their executive team highlighting how and why USDC was built the way it is. - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed. Disclaimer: Scammers are impersonating Blockworks and replying to comments on some of our videos. Please be advised that we will NEVER reply to your comment asking you to contact us on whatsapp, telegram, provide investment advice, or solicit money from you. These are scam impersonator accounts and you should not respond to them.

Many businesses have been disrupted by technology - Electric Capital thinks investing is no different   Electric Capital, a crypto VC fund with more than $1 billion AUM, hires Software Engineers and Designers instead of Financiers to manage its fund.    Today, Managing Partner Avichal from Electric Capital shares with us:   Thesis on Software Eating Money DAOs as Internet-native corporations Importance of UI/UX to onboard the next billion users Great Thinkers = Good Founders   Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.   ------------ Timestamps ------------- (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:02:32) – Avichal's hop from Facebook to managing $1b fund (00:07:15) – Thesis on Software eating Money (00:13:05) – 3 things Electric's Engineers do (00:16:26) – Why is Electric bullish on DAOs (00:25:29) – Examples of good DAO governance (00:31:30) – Good UI/UX to onboard next billion users (00:37:36) – Identifying unobvious but good investments (00:40:33) – Investing in great founders (00:44:42) – Will crypto fail because of regulation   ----------- Sponsors ------------- dYdX is the Leading Decentralized Exchange for trading perpetual contracts. Users enjoy low fees, deep liquidity, up to 20x more buying power and even earn $DYDX from trading. Trade on dYdX today at: https://trade.dydx.exchange   ----------- More Resources --------- Guest Avichal's Twitter: https://twitter.com/avichal Electric Capital's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElectricCapital Blockcrunch Blockcrunch VIP: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/ Blockcrunch Twitter: https://twitter.com/theBlockcrunch Jason Choi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi   ------------ Disclosures ------------- Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast (“Blockcrunch”) is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch's guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personnel are licensed to provide any type of financial advice, and nothing on Blockcrunch's podcast, newsletter, website and social media should be construed as financial advice. Blockcrunch also receives compensation from its sponsor; sponsorship messages do not constitute financial advice or endorsement.

On this week's episode of The Encrypted Economy, our guest is Avichal Garg, Managing Partner of Electric Capital. We explore the concept of scarcity and how it drives value in digital assets. Be sure to subscribe to The Encrypted Economy for more perspectives on value creation in web 3. Topics Covered:         ·       0:00   Introduction·       7:30   What Makes Digital Assets Scarce?·       14:00   Could There be Another Bitcoin?·       25:10   What Other Concepts Leverage Scarcity?·       29:00   Scarcity and Communities With Unique Reputation·       40:00   Is Scarcity a Value Driver in Gaming?·       48:40   How Does Real World Inflation Influence the Scarcity Narrative in Digital Assets? Resource List:·       Avichal's LinkedIn·       Avichal's Twitter·       Electric Capital·       Electric Capital Resources·       Bitwise·       Bored Ape Yacht Club·       Proof of Work·       Proof of Stake·       Tal Moran·       Iddo BentovFollow The Encrypted Economy on your favorite platforms!TwitterLinkedInInstagramFacebook  

On today's Manager Meeting, Maneesh Gandhi sits down with Avichal Garg. Maneesh is a Partner at Evanston Capital, a $4.5 billion hedge fund of funds, whose CIO Adam Blitz was a past guest on Capital Allocators. Avichal is the Co-Founder of Electric Capital, an early-stage venture firm focused on cryptocurrencies, blockchain technologies, fintech, and marketplaces. He has been a successful serial entrepreneur with executive experience at Google and Facebook, which acquired his previous company in 2012. Their conversation covers Avichal's career as an operator, influence on his investment approach, conviction in crypto, and opportunities in today's markets. They cover Electric's investment strategy, differentiated team structure, investment examples, and the future of crypto. Learn More  Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn  Subscribe to the mailing list  Access Transcript with Premium Membership   

Avichal Garg (@avichal), founder of Electric Capital, joins Erik on this episode. Takeaways:- Downturns impact large companies much more than founders and early stage investors because the companies are so small relative to their total addressable market.- Managing your own psychology in a downturn is the most important skill for a founder in these times.- Crypto is like a platypus — it has properties of growth tech, a store of value, and commodities.- People in the US sometimes look at crypto and don't see the use case but for those people around the world who are not on the US dollar, the use cases for crypto are clearer.- Crypto is an important technological breakthrough but more importantly is also a social science breakthrough: people are exchanging money for ones and zeros.- The transformation of money by crypto will start at the fringes rather than replacing conventional money all at once. It will start with young people, the wealthy, and the underserved.- An AI with a smart contract acting on chain managing a billion dollars in a non-jurisdctional way will be very disruptive.- In the future people will signal status in digitally, with NFTs rather than watches.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We'll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary onthe latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Yesterday, Vitalik Buterin dropped the biggest Ethereum news yet! This explains why the ETH price has been pumping so hard! The question is whether you should be buying or selling ETH right now? Join Cryptoman Ran and his guests for a spicy Friday Banter! Today's Guests are Vinny Lingham, Avichal Garg, and Haseeb Qureshi. Don't miss this banter! CLICK THE LINK WATCH THE VIDEO

Ian Lee is the Co-Founder of Syndicate, a web3 startup that has raised over $28M from a16z, Kleiner Perkins, IDEO, and 300+ investors. Previously, Ian was Managing Partner of IDEO CoLab Ventures, a crypto venture fund backed by IDEO focused on web3, crypto, and blockchain startups. From 2017-2021, Ian led investments and helped incubate 80+ crypto startups in the areas of DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and more. From 2014-2017, Ian was the Head of Crypto at Citigroup and Citi Ventures globally. Listen to our prior episode on DAOs with Avichal Garg here. In Today's Episode with Ian Lee We Discuss: 1.) Ian's Entry into Tech and Crypto: Why did Ian decide early on that he did not like being a VC? What was it that changed his mind, showing him the impact investing can have? What have been the most significant but non-obvious developments in crypto? 2.) Why DAOs Will Replace Venture Capital: Why does Ian believe that DAOs will replace venture capital firms over time? How does Ian analyze the current landscape of Web3 investing and VC? Can existing firms layer on a Web3 Partner or Fund and win in the new Web3 landscape? How will the next generation of Web3 native firms be structured? 3.) DAOs 101: What really is a DAO? What is not a DAO? How are DAOs structured? How many people are invited? Who decides who is invited? How are decisions made within DAOs? How does this differ dependent on structure? What are the single biggest challenges that DAOs face today in operations? 4.) Crypto is The Future of the Internet: What does Ian mean when he says "crypto is the future of the internet"? What does this mean for the distribution of ownership and wealth in the next generation of the internet? Do DAOs and Web3 do more to harm or hurt income inequality today? What are the drivers that would lead Web3 to centralize wealth even further? Items Mentioned in Today's Episode with Ian Lee: Ian's Fave Book: The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business Ian's Fave Web3 Resources: a16z's Crypto Canon, Jesse Walden's: The Ownership Economy 2022

Today, I'm joined by Avichal Garg, who is a two time founder, having founded companies including PrepMe and Spool, both of which had successful exits. Avichal now manages Electric Capital. On today's episode, we talk about Avichal's journey through founding and having exits with multiple companies, how that affected his entry to venture capital and his take on crypto and Web3! FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Avichal: https://twitter.com/avichal To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1.... Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2u... Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=... #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #crypto #web3

This week Alex Kehaya joins Avichal Garg, Co-founder, and Partner at Electric Capital, an early-stage venture firm. Avichal shares his thoughts on the evolution of Web 3.0, how developers can build a better Internet, and Twitter's decentralized future.

Avichal Garg is Co-Founder & Partner @ Electric Capital, last month Electric announced they had raised $1BN for their new fund making them one of the largest independent and crypto-native VC firms in the world. As for Avichal, prior to Electric, he was an investor in crypto projects such as Anchorage, Bitwise, Lightning Labs, and OpenSea and unicorns such as Airtable, Cruise, Deel, Figma, Notion and many more. On the operating side, Avichal successfully sold his last company to Facebook where he became Director of Product Management for the Local product group, a team of 400 engineers responsible for billions in revenue. In Today's Episode with Avichal Garg You Will Learn: 1.) Origins into Venture: How did Avichal make his way into the world of startups and angel investing? How did Avichal make the pivot from software to crypto investing? Was Avichal nervous when making the move to institutionalize what had been personal investing? What does Avichal know now that he wishes he had known at the start of Electric? 2.) The Landscape: Crypto Investing How does Avichal assess the crypto fund landscape today? Will we continue to see a small number of firms (a16z, Katie Haun, Paradigm, Electric) dominate the market? What happens to all the small crypto funds that have been raised in the last year? Why does Avichal believe crypto investing is much more collaborative than venture investing? How can venture size returns be made if the ownership levels are so much smaller? 3.) Crypto Firms vs Traditional VC Firms: Why does Avichal believe that crypto is software eating money? What does this mean for traditional venture? Who will survive? Who will die? Who will thrive? Why can generalist firms not compete with crypto native firms? How are the teams of crypto native firms structured so differently to those of traditional VCs? Do crypto projects and investments need the same level of service and help that generalist VCs provide with their platform services? 4.) Tokens - Equity - Liquidity: How does Avichal advise investors on how to think through token vs equity investing? When does it make sense to have a token vs not having a token? How are crypto tokens priced and valued? What do you need to know when buying tokens? How does the liquidity of crypto markets make it challenging for investor psychology? What is the biggest lesson Avichal has learned on when is the right time to sell? 5.) DAOs: 101 What are DAOs? Are they not just another form of government? What makes one DAO successful and another not? What tooling and infrastructure are required to manage a DAO successfully? What does Avichal believe the vision of a DAO should be? How should they define success? Item's Mentioned In Today's Episode with Avichal Garg Avichal's Favourite Book: The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization Avichal's Most Recent Investment: Magic Eden

On today's episode of Empire Jason Yanowitz is joined by Haseeb Qureshi of Dragonfly Cap and Avichal Garg of Electric Capital. Both are strong voices in the space when it comes to tokenization, metaverse, and multichain futures. With their unique perspectives, Haseeb and Avichal debate the merits of the crypto as cities philosophy, the future of Crypto, what a multichain world will look like & more. -- ParaSwap: If you want to make a swap at the best price across the DeFi market, check out paraswap.io. ParaSwap's state-of-the-art algorithm beats the market price across all major DEXs and brings you the most optimized swaps with the best prices, and lowest slippage. -- Empire is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like this, subscribe to Blockworks' free daily newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ Follow me and Santiago on Twitter, @JasonYanowitz and @santiagoroel; let us know what you thought of the show! Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UTePv1CR3APdKOiosR3Iq?si=41bc452345b649f9 Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3srZf7M

Avichal Garg worked at Google and Facebook, generating billions in revenue, before co-founding Electric Capital: an investing firm developing the foremost leaders in Web3– a term meaning the reimagining of our existing technologies. Web3 especially includes innovation surrounding crypto. In this episode, we'll dive into the cryptocurrency phenomenon and evaluate the naysayers and their critiques of this new alternative and the coming financial industry revolution. We'll also dive into our thoughts on the government's discussions to back their own crypto coin, and whether to approach crypto more as a currency or a commodity.Become a Daily Wire member to hear the bonus questions! dailywire.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Avichal Garg worked at Google and Facebook, generating billions in revenue, before co-founding Electric Capital: an investing firm developing the foremost leaders in Web3– a term meaning the reimagining of our existing technologies. Web3 especially includes innovation surrounding crypto.  In this episode, we'll dive into the cryptocurrency phenomenon and evaluate the naysayers and their critiques of this new alternative and the coming financial industry revolution. We'll also dive into our thoughts on the government's discussions to back their own crypto coin, and whether to approach crypto more as a currency or a commodity. Become a Daily Wire member to hear the bonus questions! dailywire.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we're talking to Avichal Garg, Co-Founder and General Partner at Electric Capital. He's here to talk about the many ways Web 3.0 is impacting big tech.Avichal talks about how he got started in the world of crypto after spending most of his career as an entrepreneur and working with big tech companies like Google and Facebook. We talk about how the internet has evolved over time and how the freedom and opportunity of the early web were gradually lost. What lessons can we learn from this?We talk about the trend of big tech companies getting into Web 3.0, crypto, and NFTs, and whether this is a positive or negative thing overall. We discuss whether Web 3.0 equivalents of big platforms like Instagram and Twitter could arise, or whether the landscape will look completely different in terms of social media.Finally, Avichal shares his thoughts on what the near future holds for Web 3.0, exciting things on the horizon, and how the developer landscape will change.To continue this conversation and stay up to date on all things DAOn the Rabbit Hole, you can follow Diana on Twitter @ddwchen and RabbitHole @rabbithole_gg. You can follow our guest, Avichal Garg, on Twitter @avichal.—If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, subscribe, and share with your friends and family so we can keep taking you down the rabbit hole with us. 

Avichal Garg is the Founder of Electric Capital, one of the leading Cryptocurrency focused Investment managers. Every year, Avichal and his team create the Electric Capital Developer Report. In this conversation, we break down the report, get Avichal's takeaways, and reveal the surprises found throughout. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institutional crypto trading & custodial services - offers clients a regulated, transparent and secure trading environment, together with the deepest pool of crypto liquidity. LMAX Digital is also a primary price discovery venue, streaming real-time market data to the industry's leading analytics platforms. LMAX Digital - secure, liquid, trusted. Learn more at LMAXdigital.com/pomp ======================= Compass Mining is the world's first online marketplace for bitcoin mining hardware and hosting. Compass was founded with the goal of making it easy for everyone to mine bitcoin. Visit compassmining.io to start mining bitcoin today! ======================= Crypto is all about democratization and freedom of choice. But many companies limit their offerings to centralized trading products. The crypto companies leading the pack in terms of innovation are those that extend access to the industry's cutting-edge products and services — bridging CeFi and DeFi. If you're searching for a platform that reflects crypto's promise of a more open and less restrictive financial future, look no further than OKEx. On OKEx now you can easily switch over to the new DeFi mode, connect OKEx's bespoke Web 3.0 wallet via browser extension and start exploring opportunities at the bleeding edge of crypto. From the DeFi Dashboard, you can monitor your portfolio of self-custodied assets across a range of blockchain networks and generate passive income from yield-farming with top DeFi protocols. In the NFT Marketplace, you can participate in exclusive drops and trade nonfungible tokens without secondary market fees. Meanwhile, the GameFi section is your portal to the latest and greatest in play-to-earn and blockchain gaming. Venture to the forefront of crypto innovation and connect with OKEx DeFi today. =======================

Avichal is a co-founder and partner on the investment team at Electric Capital, an early stage venture firm focused on cryptocurrencies, blockchain, fintech, and marketplaces. Before starting Electric Capital, Avichal was a serial entrepreneur with executive experience at Google and Facebook. He also served as a part-time partner at YCombinator and has been a successful VC and crypto investor for many years. Follow Avichal on Twitter @avichal and learn more about his firm at electriccapital.com. [2:18] - How Avichal's childhood primed him to become a successful serial software entrepreneur [7:24] - Why crypto poses disruption for Web 2.0 incumbents [13:39] - Predicting how Facebook and Google will transition into the Web 3.0 future [22:08] - Takeaways from working with world-changing founders like Zuckerberg & Page [29:36] - Transforming education through online learning [37:40] - Measuring where we are in crypto's adoption lifecycle [44:46] - Weighing crypto investments against their probabilities of success [50:38] - Evaluating token economics for crypto investments --- Support the show by checking out my sponsors: Join Levels and get personalized insights to learn about your metabolic health. Go to https://levels.link/jake. --- https://homeofjake.com

On the latest episode of Hemmer Time, Bill sits down with Co-Founder and Partner on the investment team at Electric Capital, Avichal Garg, to break down Bitcoin. Avichal explains how he got interested in investing in crypto, the possibility of the government tampering with transactions, and why society should care & get involved. Follow Bill on Twitter: @BillHemmer 

In the inaugural episode of Titan of Industry, Titan Co-Founder Clay Gardner speaks with Managing Partner of Electric Capital, Avichal Garg. In their fast-paced conversation, Clay and Avichal discuss Avichal's crypto “awakening,” his views on the most compelling use cases for blockchain technology, and his take on whether Big Tech incumbents might dominate the future of crypto. Clay advances questions from Titan clients, including how much exposure individual investors should take on in the crypto space. And Avichal plays “Long or Short,” a new segment where Clay fields one-word reactions to different investment opportunities. This episode is part of Titan's Crypto Speaker Series. To invest with Titan and become the smartest investor you've ever been, click https://investors.titan.com/join-now (here). Show Notes [01:55] On following the smart people to where the magic happens. [05:13] On managing crypto funds for very smart, very rich people. [08:57] On Avichal's favorite crypto projects and tokens. [16:43] On whether corporations should convert their cash balances to Bitcoin. [18:54] On Big Tech and how crypto might follow a similar event path as social media. [22:42] On what investors can learn from drug dealers and fringe elements.

Listen to a new episode of Priv8 Podcast! Derek E. Silva joins Avichal Garg, Co-founder, and Partner at Electric Capital, an early-stage venture firm. A great conversation on the rise of the creator economy, privacy-first technologies, and the future of programmable money.

Avichal Garg is a serial entrepreneur who started his career working on search quality at Google, had a tour of duty at Facebook (after his company, Spool, was acquired), worked with start-ups at YC and jumped full time into crypto in early 2018. Jessica and Jana talk with Avichal about the promise of crypto—imagine a future in which Taylor Swift and her most passionate fans could own the masters to her work through NFTs—and explore, is that possible? He shares his take that “2020 was the year Bitcoin went from contrarian to consensus” and why in general, crypto is probably at the Series A stage as an industry, to use VC parlance. Each week, we wrap up with a Shoutout to people who've inspired and helped us along the way. This episode, Avichal highlights a strong early supporter of Electric Capital, Chris Dixon. Jess and Jana highlight a woman who brings a new perspective on crypto from her legal and regulatory background, Katie Haun. The #ANGELS Pod brings you conversations about the latest tech trends with the people inventing and shaping them in Silicon Valley and beyond. Hosted by the co-founders of #ANGELS, an investment collective: Jessica Verrilli, April Underwood, Jana Messerschmidt, Chloe Sladden, Katie Stanton, and Vijaya Gadde. We cover personal stories about breaking into tech and scaling up, and inside looks at the most interesting startups, from the people building them. This podcast is just getting started and we'd love your feedback. You can reach us on Twitter @HashtagAngels and thanks in advance for listening! The #ANGELS Podcast is a production of Haitch Industries. Our theme music is by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music. The episode was produced and edited by Matt Herrero.

This episode went into quite a variety of topics including crypto from an engineering perspective, where the ability to spot opportunities come from, ideas and strategies towards success, what it means that code can own money, defi vs tradfi, privacy protecting protocols and so much more!

Avichal Garg is a co-founder and partner on the investment team at Electric Capital. Avichal is a successful serial entrepreneur with executive experience at Google and Facebook, which acquired his previous company in 2012. In this conversation, we discuss Avichal’s crypto thesis, decentralized finance, why smart contracts are undervalued, crypto infrastructure, and why decentralization is the natural end state.  ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. Products include high-yield interest accounts, USD loans, and no fee trading. To start earning today visit: http://www.blockfi.com/Pomp ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bitcoin. I was in that situation too. Now you can actually buy real Bitcoin in your retirement account. I'm talking about owning your private keys and using tax-advantaged dollars to do it too. Absolute game changer. https://www.retirewithchoice.com/pomp ======================= The Rodman Law Group is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs realize their vision by helping them operate defensibly in sectors where laws and regulations haven’t caught up to the realities of the industry. The Rodman Law Group’s legal expertise combined with its understanding of blockchain technology makes it the ideal legal service provider for the industry. http://www.therodmanlawgroup.com/pomp

Avichal is a successful serial entrepreneur with executive experience at Google and Facebook, which acquired his previous company. At Facebook he was Director of Product Management for the Local product group. Avichal is an investor in companies such as Airtable, Boom Supersonic, Color Genomics, Cruise, Figma, Newfront Insurance, Notion, Nova Credit, Threads, and others. Electric Capital is a venture firm that invests in cryptocurrencies, blockchain based businesses, fintech companies, and marketplaces. Electric Capital and its founders have invested in crypto companies such as Anchorage, Bitwise, Celo, Coda, Coinbase, Derivadex, Mobilecoin, Oasis, and NEAR. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avichalgarg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/avichal Website: https://avichal.com

What's the Deal with Bitcoin (Part 1) first aired in November of 2019.Have you been struggling to figure out how to explain Bitcoin to your friends? Or maybe, you’ve read every article and are still having trouble understanding it yourself?In this episode, we’ll learn what exactly Bitcoin is and the problem it solves. We’ll hear from economist Carlos Hernandez, who shares his story of how Bitcoin saved his family’s life, living in Venezuela - where they suffer from hyperinflation.We’re joined by investor Avichal Garg, who takes us on an incredible journey of why Bitcoin was created, where it can go, and why it’s considered “Digital Gold.” This is your 101 on Bitcoin. For more information, visit thetalkmoney.com/guides. 

Avichal Garg of Electric Capital joins Nick to discuss The Intersection of Crypto and VC and the Future of Digital Currency. In this episode, we cover: Walk us through your background and path to VC What's the thesis at Electric Capital? How does the crypto focus change the fund structure of Electric Capital? When you invest capital and receive equity and/or coins in return...  What determines that breakdown? For pure coin investments, how do you think about and manage liquidity and transactions over time? What are some of the big differences between traditional tech investing and crypto investing? How are the founder's different? What's are the biggest risk factors that are unique for early-stage cryptocurrencies?

Avichal Garg (@avichal), Managing Partner at Electric Capital, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss:- How he came to be running Electric Capital.- Their perspective and thesis.- What’s newly possible with computers able to own money.- Why price fluctuations happen with Bitcoin.- What Bitcoin is correlated with.- Debates within crypto.- Thoughts on China.- How regulation interacts with crypto.- How the space will evolve in the next several years.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Matt and Nic return for deals and news of the week. In this episode:  the NFL is BACK Matt's predictions for the Patriots season New data on countries where crypto penetration is highest Mastercard launches a CBDC testing platform USDC launches on Algorand Past is prologue for stablecoins moving chains DCG continues to grow into a juggernaut Our Sushiswap explainer Can DeFi projects maintain sustainable moats? What distinguishes DeFi tokens from ICOs? Why you can't apply traditional equity earnings multiples to DeFi valuations How Sushi reminds us of Monero's origins How Curve reminds us of Dash's launch Why communities often stick with botched 'fair launches' Content mentioned in this episode:  Avichal Garg and Curtis Spencer on On The Brink Ruben Galindo appears on the show Jump Capital's mid-2020 crypto theses Chainalysis' 2020 global crypto adoption index Bitcoin: A Novel Economic Institution from Ark Invest

Avichal Garg and Curtis Spencer, founding partners of Electric Capital, join the show. In this episode we discuss: Their path from entrepreneurship to starting Electric Capital The experience of raising a $110M fund II from institutional limited partners The current state of play for layer one smart contract platforms Framing decentralized finance for the non-crypto native The geopolitical chess match for the USA and China vis a vis cryptoasset regulation The outlook for privacy coins   To learn more about Electric Capital visit their website and follow Avichal and Curtis on Twitter

Avichal Garg is a Managing Partner at Electric Capital. In this episode, he talks with Sasha about:•Why Avichal pursued PM work in Google post college and his entrepreneurial adventures afterwards•How he and Curtis got into crypto for the first time•What they’re looking for in entrepreneurs at Electric Capital•Why top talent should join blockchain space 

Folks from the Bitcoin, crypto & tech communities were sounding the alarm on COVID-19 weeks before most people realized how serious it was. What is it about their way of thinking that had them ahead of the curb? Even though Bitcoin crashed along with the rest of the global markets, what insights can we learn from its potential use case? In the time of a pandemic, is Bitcoin more relevant than ever? We talk to Avichal Garg, co-founder of Electric Capital to learn more. Follow him on Twitter @avichal. In Today's episode, we're bringing attention to the Frontliners Responder's Fund. Flexport.org & CAF America are working hard to get critical to healthcare professionals at hospitals. They're getting supplies from point A to point B, working with every major trucking company, airline, medical supplier and everyone in between. IF you can, please show your support gofundme.com/frontlinerespondersfund. For more information, visit thetalkmoney.com

Guests:Matthew Graham (@mattysino) - debating FOR the motionAvichal Garg (@avichal) - debating AGAINST the motionHost:Richard Yan (@gentso09)Today's motion is “China will lead the world in blockchain innovation.” With a huge market, vast amount of capital, loose regulations (in a de facto sense anyway), deep bench of talent and prowess for imitation, China is a powerful incubator of tech and product, both in blockchain and other tech industries. China is the place for concentration of mining power, top exchanges and now potentially a pioneer for national digital currency. Global crypto investors may be interested in knowing, will true innovation come out of China? And for western entrepreneurs and operators, what can they learn from their Chinese friends? Today's debate will help address these questions.The guests we have for this episode are founders of two crypto funds: One is a US transplant into Beijing who now considers it home. While the other has been a Silicon Valley lifer since college.If you would like to debate or want to nominate someone, please DM me at @blockdebate on Twitter.Please note that nothing in our podcast should be construed as financial advice.Source of select items discussed in the debate:Baidu's Xuperchain: https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615022/baidus-xuperchain-launch-is-just-the-beginning-of-chinas-blockchain-rush/China's 9-9-6 engineer hours: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/996_working_hour_systemMulticoin's Mable Jiang breaks down President Xi's speech about blockchain development: https://medium.com/@mablejiang/xi-jinpings-speech-at-the-18th-collective-study-of-the-chinese-political-bureau-of-the-central-1219730677b2China's Belt and Road Initiative: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-massive-belt-and-road-initiativeMore than 30,000 companies are registered as blockchain businesses in China https://news.bitcoin.com/33000-companies-in-china-claim-to-use-blockchain-technology/

A worthless gamble, or a rocketship to the moon? Opinions on Bitcoin’s viability as an investment come in all shapes and sizes. Mesh talks with Ari Paul, former University of Chicago Endowment investor and current crypto trader, about the risks and rewards you need to know about. Why has crypto crashed in the past? How can you buy Bitcoin? Should you even touch this stuff? The answers to these questions, and more. (Also featuring guest Avichal Garg, co-founder of Electric Capital; and our friend Kane). To learn more, visit thetalkmoney.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

You might know bitcoin as a nebulous new technology and a volatile asset--but what’s going on behind the hype? This week, Mesh and his guest Avichal Garg (co-founder of Electric Capital) peel back the curtain to reveal the blockchain currency’s mechanics, its origin story, and its real-world applicability among crashing financial systems. (Also featuring Carlos Hernandez, writer for Caracas Chronicles.) To learn more, visit thetalkmoney.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Avichal Garg is the Managing Partner at Electric Capital. In this conversation, Avichal talks about the early days of working at Google and Facebook, building a machine learning company, and his career progression from employee to founder to crypto VC. ---- Totle is a rare blockchain investment opportunity, one that offers a live product, active customers, an established revenue model. Totle solves three significant problems with blockchain asset exchange: 1) Security 2) Complexity and 3) Pricing. Over $4 trillion of blockchain assets were exchanged in 2018 and growth is forecast for at least the next 10 years. Totle’s sophisticated platform powers the blockchain economy with safe, simple decentralized asset exchanges at the best price for traders, wallets, businesses and other financial apps. Totle’s B2C Web App and B2B API are live and serving customers today. Visit totle.com/pomp for more info. ----- Ethereal Summit returns to New York City this May 10th to 11th to kick off Blockchain Week and offer you a chance to go deep into the heart of crypto, blockchain, and Ethereum. Get up close with outspoken crypto leaders like Mike Novogratz, Joe Lubin, Tushar Jain, Danny Ryan, and yours truly Anthony Pompiliano. Ethereal Summit is where you can get in the mix with the builders of blockchain.  Check out Etherealsummit.com with discount code POMP to get 20% off tickets to come hang with the brightest minds in blockchain at Ethereal Summit New York, May 10th to 11th at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn. ----- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Avichal Garg joins us on Base Layer for Episode 20!! Avichal has so much experience in technology, coming from Google, Spool (a startup he co-founded) and Facebook. Recently he launched Electric Capital to invest in Programmable Money; we discussed the blockchain not bitcoin narrative, their massive Dev Report, on the talent continuing to come into crypto and much more.

@avichal (Avichal Garg is co-founder of Electric Capital) a crypto-currency fund manager, veteran startup co-founder, who has also worked at Google and Facebook joins to explain Bitcoin 101 for us non-computer scientists.

We are in the midst of a global collapse in trusted institutions. #Bitcoin and blockchain tech enable networks & economies that mitigate dependence on these intermediaries in the world's largest market for trust: Money. In today's episode, hear @avichal's great piece detailing the trends and cultural shifts that have primed the world for a technological revolution. Twitter.com @avichalReimagining Trusted Intermediaries - @ElectricCapital Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

We are in the midst of a global collapse in trusted institutions. #Bitcoin and blockchain tech enable networks & economies that mitigate dependence on these intermediaries in the world's largest market for trust: Money. In today’s episode, hear @avichal’s great piece detailing the trends and cultural shifts that have primed the world for a technological revolution. Twitter.com @avichalReimagining Trusted Intermediaries - @ElectricCapital Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz5 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/message

Avichal Garg of Electric Capital on the team's crypto investment strategy and why programmable money is the foundation. Key takeaways: Electric Capital believes that the most compelling investment opportunity in crypto today is in programmable money. They define programmable money as potential monetary stores of value, private transactions, and smart contracts. Electric believes that programmable money is the most promising segment because it's useful today has a huge potential market size. Full show notes at http://wing.vc/

Elena Nadolinski (@leanthebean), an engineer interested in the privacy space, and Avichal Garg (@avichal), Managing Partner at Electric Capital, join Erik on this episode to discuss privacy coins. They break down what a privacy coin is and why privacy is important in crypto. They talk about the three main privacy coins: Monero, Zcash and Grin — and discuss why it's important or not to have an auditable record of transactions, whether people will pay taxes, and whether the government will be able to penetrate a privacy coin.They discuss whether people will care about privacy given that less than 3% of all cryptocurrency transactions are done with a privacy coin. Avichal points out that perhaps not a lot of people will care about privacy but a large amount of dollars will. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg. Colin Campbell is our audio engineer and the show is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Elena Nadolinski (@leanthebean), an engineer interested in the privacy space, and Avichal Garg (@avichal), Managing Partner at Electric Capital, join Erik on this episode to discuss privacy coins. They break down what a privacy coin is and why privacy is important in crypto. They talk about the three main privacy coins: Monero, Zcash and Grin — and discuss why it's important or not to have an auditable record of transactions, whether people will pay taxes, and whether the government will be able to penetrate a privacy coin.They discuss whether people will care about privacy given that less than 3% of all cryptocurrency transactions are done with a privacy coin. Avichal points out that perhaps not a lot of people will care about privacy but a large amount of dollars will. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg. Colin Campbell is our audio engineer and the show is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Yin Wu of DirtProtocol.com. Dirt Protocol is using blockchain technology to create a new approach to verify information. The Company raised $3 million of seed funding from Digital Currency Group, Caffeinated Capital and SV Angel on July 11, 2018. Village Global, ZhenFund, General Catalyst, Greylock Partners, Hustle Fund, INBlockchain, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Avichal Garg, Liquid 2 Ventures, Danhua Capital, Vy Capital, Divergence Digital Currency Fund and Pantera Capital also participated in the round along with 11 angel investors, including Elad Gil and Othman Laraki. In this episode, Yin talks about curating trust in the crypto and ICO space, identifying the top blockchain investors, stacking investor conversations in an optimal way, how to get an investor's "greed to overcome their fear" when pitching a new market, and much more.

Linda Xie is the cofounder of Scalar Capital, a cryptoasset fund. Before that she was a Product Manager at Coinbase (YC S12).Avichal Garg is a Managing Partner at Electric Capital, a value fund for digital assets. He’s also an Expert at YC. Prior to that he was the Director of Product Management at Facebook.The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.

Keith Schacht is the cofounder of Mystery Science, which makes lessons that inspire kids to love science. They were part of the Summer 2017 YC batch.Avichal Garg is an Expert at YC and prior to that he was the Director of Product Management at Facebook.Geoff Ralston is a Partner at YC and before that he cofounded Imagine K12, an edtech accelerator that’s now makes up YC’s edtech vertical.