Scenius Studio (Episode #45)
Travis Scher -- North Island Ventures
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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 Travis Scher, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of North Island Ventures.
Travis began his crypto career in 2015 where he led the venture team at Digital Currency Group. After leaving DCG, Travis launched North Island Ventures alongside Glenn and James Hutchins. Travis invests across a range of blockchain categories and possesses strong opinions about the entrepreneurs and ideas that will bring blockchain to the masses.
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In this episode we discuss:
Travis’ response to Naval Ravikant’s salty take about crypto VCs
The current competitive landscape among blockchain venture firms
How the typical founder profile has evolved since Travis first started investing at DCG
What a regulated non-L1 token could ultimately look like
Prediction markets and why the current hype might be over-bought
The politicization and partisanship of blockchain and bitcoin
What Travis would pitch the Republican and Democratic leadership on if he had 30-seconds to do so
Lightning round: ETH Spot ETF, BTC vs everything else, and Solana vs. ETH trading volumes
Travis’ spiciest takes 🌶️
Resources Mentioned
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