Jordan sits down with Stefano Bernardi, founder and general partner at Unruly Capital. Unruly is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in what seems crazy today and normal tomorrow. Stefano has an entire investment thesis around the decentralization of the real world. We don’t need to say much more than that…Enjoy!

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Links to Stefano’s Work:

• Stefano’s Decentralization Investment Thesis: https://blog.unrulycap.com/the-decentralization-of-the-real-world
• Unruly Capital – Portfolio Dashboard

• Follow Stefano on X: @stefanobernardi
• Follow Stefano on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanobernardi/
• Contact: [email protected]

Key Influences and Resources Mentioned:

• Bitcoin White Paper by Satoshi Nakamoto: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
• Satoshi Nakamoto, Creator of Bitcoin and the Bitcoin white paper
• Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder of Ethereum: @VitalikButerin

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:43 Why Decentralization Is The Only Path Forward For Humans

03:34 Historical Perspectives On Centralization

05:29 Bitcoin Whitepaper And Its Impact

08:23 The Environmental Case For Decentralization

11:58 Investing In Decentralized Solutions

19:56 Fiat Food And The Future Of Food Systems

26:14 The Cycle Of Centralization And Decentralization

29:52 Personal Views On Technology And Freedom

34:01 Intro To Unruly Capital

37:46 Investing Landscape: Europe vs. US

43:30 Zurich Is Becoming A Center Of Gravity For Robotics

45:22 Transparency In Venture Capital

51:04 Why Stefano Is Doing This Work

53:55 Rapid Fire: Influences, Podcasts, And More

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