Scenius Studio (Episode #5)
Nascent -- Dan Elitzer
Scenius: The intelligence and the intuition of a whole cultural scene. The communal form of the concept of genius.
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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 speaks with crypto Hedge Fund Managers and Venture Capitalists in wide-ranging, punchy, and illuminating 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 our fifth episode, Ben sits down with Dan Elitzer, Co-Founder of Nascent.
In this episode we discuss:
How Dan, as president of the MIT Bitcoin Club, airdropped Bitcoin to MIT undergrads in 2014
Dan’s flexible approach to building Nascent
How Nascent’s on-chain activity influences its approach to venture & security
The evolution of token incentives from a VC’s perspective
DeFi 3.0 and its ethos of simplicity
Real World Assets (RWA) and bringing off-chain assets on-chain
Dan’s spiciest takes 🌶
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