Brad Stephens & Spencer Bogart on How Venture Capital Thinks About Bitcoin Investing

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Interview Location: San Francisco
Interview Date: 24th June ‘19
Company: Blockchain Capital
Role: Brad - Co-founder & Managing Partner | Spencer - General Partner

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin are terms with different meanings to different people. They have been used to inflate valuations ahead of funding and drive ICOs. So, how do you tell a good investment from a bad one? I sat down with Spencer and Brad from Blockchain Capital, one of the first venture capital firms investing in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space.

As well as insight into how they pick an investment and the verticals they are currently interested in, we also discussed:
- Their background and how they started the fund
- Bitcoin vs other cryptocurrencies
- Views on Ethereum
- Libra Coin being a win/win for Bitcoin
- Lightning Network
- If it is possible to make money building utility on top of Bitcoin
- Looking for a Unicorn
- Differences between investing in Bitcoin and traditional markets
- What to consider when approaching a company to raise a round of funding
- What they are currently looking to invest in
- What entrepreneur should look for in Investors

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Helpful Links:

Connect with Spencer:
- On Twitter @CremeDeLaCrypto
- On LinkedIn
- On Medium
- On Crunchbase
- On AngelList

Connect with Brad:
- On Twitter @wbrads
- On LinkedIn
- On Crunchbase
- On AngelList

Connect with Blockchain Capital:
- On Twitter @blockchaincap
- Their Website
- Their Blog
- On Medium

Mentioned in the interview:
- Spencers letter to the SEC on Medium
- Forbes Article
- Spencer discussing Libra coin on Bloomberg
- Lightning Labs

Other relevant WBD podcasts:
- WBD118: Caitlin Long on Why Facebooks Libra Coin Is Good For Bitcoin
- WBD113: Jimmy Song on the Blockchain Revolution Myth
- WBD090: Chris Burniske on The Ethics of Investing in Tokens
- WBD081: Lily Liu on Bitcoin Rationalism
- WBD033: Will Bitcoin or Ethereum Become a Global Digital Reserve Asset with Multicoin's Kyle Samani
- WBD031: Ari Paul on the Fat Protocol Thesis and Product/Market Fit in Crypto
- WBD029: Token Economies and The Fat Protocol Thesis with Jamie Burke from Outlier Ventures
- WBD008: Why Bitcoin is Failing with Kyle Samani from Multicoin Capital
- WBD005: Crypto Asset Valuations with Jamie Burke from Outlier Ventures

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