Scenius Studio (Episode #35)
Larry Sukernik -- Reverie
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As a crypto-dedicated Fund-of-Funds Manager at Scenius Capital, host, Ben Jacobs has the unique opportunity to speak daily with the brightest investors in the blockchain space. In Scenius Studio, Ben chats with crypto Hedge Fund Managers and Venture Capitalists in wide-ranging, evergreen, and alpha-focused conversations.
In each episode of Scenius Studio, Ben dives deep with these talented professionals to understand what drove them to crypto, and how they approach the complex craft of investing in the wild west of digital assets and blockchain technology. We are excited to share these discussions publicly through this podcast.
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In this episode, I sit down with Larry Sukernik, Co-Founder of Reverie.
Larry led Digital Currency Group’s corporate VC before launching Reverie’s consulting and advisory business where he worked with leading crypto projects such as Uniswap, dYdX, and Osmosis. Building off of his experience working with leading protocols and companies, Larry launched a $20mm fund 1 to invest in founders at the earliest stages.
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In this episode we discuss:
Taking the industry’s temperature after Bitcoin Spot ETF launch
Learning the pain points of crypto operators via Reverie’s advisory business
Constructing Reverie as a brand and the value that brings to start ups
How Reverie differentiates itself among the competitive crypto vc landscape
Thinking through the attributes of a winning team in a specific category when investing
The current state of the early stage venture market amid positive price action in Q4
Off the cuff start up ideas based on current trends of innovation
Larry’s spiciest takes 🌶️
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