In this episode, Nick Grossman Partner at Union Square Ventures and Mayra Ceja, Host of Venture Unplugged discuss how Union Square Ventures makes investments, why open protocols are so important to Web3 deployment, what blockchain uses cases and companies are going to change the world and why USV joined the Libra Association.
Union Square Ventures is one of the most iconic venture capital firms with Notable investments that include Twitter, Etsy, and Twilio. Nick has helped to lead and shape the company’s blockchain investments which include Coinbase, Blockstack, Filecoin, Helium, and CryptoKitties. Prior to USV he was at Open Plans, the incubator for startups focused on cities and data management. Nick was born in Brooklyn, graduated from Stanford University, and currently resides just outside of Boston. Other topics discussed: Binance token, Props, Polkadot, Algorand, and Cloudflare.
For more information and links to other posts, go to www.VentureUnplugged.com or follow Mayra on Twitter @mayraceja007.
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