Earlier this year, I was invited to present at the February investor meeting of Baylor University's angel investor network.

My goal?

To de-mystify crypto.

To share why I believe in it, and the version of the future it can help create.

To share why I chose to go all in and start a crypto fund.

To share why you should care as well.

This is my best attempt at de-mystifying crypto, why it matters, and why I believe so strongly in it.

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Read my essay on why I started a crypto fund:

Essay

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Check out my latest monthly updates for the fund:

Monthly updates

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Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.comma.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thecommaproject/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/devbakes/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(02:54) What innovation actually looks like

(04:17) The journey from luddite to starting a crypto fund

(05:19) Crypto's opportunity

(05:57) Crypto invites us to re-think how the world works

(06:39) Why am I here?

(07:10) Why does crypto matter?

(08:16) The evolution of the internet

(09:26) Web3

(11:45) What can crypto do that the internet can't?

(15:18) Crypto's future

(16:47) Why does crypto matter to early stage investors?

(18:03) From infrastructure -> applications

(18:47) Crypto re-shapes liquidity

(22:42) Where are we now?

(23:51) Where are we going?

(25:18) Q&A: quantum computing

(26:34) Q&A: AI x crypto

(29:54) Q&A: stablecoins & broader regulation

(34:13) Q&A: Bitcoin mining & security

(36:03) Q&A: blockchain technology's utility beyond currency

(38:26) Q&A: blockchain security

(43:01) Q&A: why hasn't crypto been adopted more broadly yet?

(47:03) Q&A: what do I invest in at Comma Partners?

(48:23) Q&A: how to think about value in crypto?