Bridging the Gap

Bridging the Gap

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Bridging the Gap episodes

  • Ulisse Dell'Orto (Chainalysis) on the 2023 Crypto Crime Report

    Ulisse Dell'Orto, Managing Director Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) for Chainalysis joins us on Bridging the Gap to break down the 2023 Crypto Crime Report. In this episode, we discuss:

    • Key Takeaways from the 2023 Crypto Crime Report
    • Investment scams & Techniques used to Facilitate Them
    • Growing Crypto Sanctions and How They Relate to Crypto Crime
    • Laundered Cryptocurrency
    • Nation-state Attackers in Web3
    • Biggest Challenges Facing the Crypto Markets

    • Bridging the Gap is hosted by VTVL, a Web3 token management and vesting platform

      • ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vtvl.io/⁠
      • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/vtvlco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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      • Check out Ulisse's socials

        • https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulisse-dell-orto-444b8084/
        • https://www.crunchbase.com/person/ulisse-dell-orto

        • Chainalysis 2023 Crypto Crime Report

          • https://go.chainalysis.com/2023-crypto-crime-report.html
          • 29 min
          • Robert Chen (OtterSec) on the State of Web3 Security and Building Antifragile Projects

            Robert Chen, Founder of OtterSec joins us on Bridging the Gap. In this episode, we discuss:

            • The State of Web3 Security
            • Keeping up with emerging attack vectors
            • Smart contract audits vs general security
            • Learnings from past exploits
            • Nation-state attackers in Web3
            • What the Web3 ecosystem can do to improve security
            • Security advise for founders
            • The future of Web3 security

            • Bridging the Gap is hosted by VTVL, a Web3 token management and vesting platform

              • ⁠⁠⁠https://vtvl.io/
              • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/vtvlco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
              • https://www.linkedin.com/company/vtvl...
              • Check out Robert's socials

                • https://twitter.com/NotDeGhost
                • https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-chen-573147161/
                • ⁠⁠⁠https://robertchen.cc/
                • 45 min
                • Maya Bakhai (Spice Capital) on Redefining Venture Capital & Driving Digital Disruption

                  Maya Bakhai, Founder of Spice Capital joins us on Bridging the Gap. In this episode, we discuss:

                  • Maya's journey into Web3 and founding Spice Capital
                  • Creating products and solving issues for internet native consumers
                  • Raising for Spice Capital
                  • Raising publically from a community
                  • Can crypto change the traditional VC structure
                  • Biggest challenges facing Web3 startups
                  • Figuring out TAM for Web3 projects
                  • Advice for trad VCs or younger funds getting into Web3
                  • How should Web3 seed companies be benchmarked?
                  • Spotting trends in Web3

                  • Bridging the Gap is hosted by VTVL, a Web3 token management and vesting platform.

                    • ⁠⁠https://vtvl.io/⁠⁠
                    • ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/vtvlco⁠⁠
                    • ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/vtvl/⁠⁠
                    • Check out Maya's socials.

                      • ⁠https://twitter.com/MayaBakhai
                      • ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayabakhai/
                      • 52 min
                      • Ahmed Al-Balaghi (Biconomy) on Bear Market Advice, Building Biconomy, and the State of Web3 Infra

                        Ahmed Al-Balaghi, Co-Founder of Biconomy comes on Bridging the Gap. In this episode, we discuss:

                        • Founding Biconomy and Ahmed's web3 journey
                        • Raising in the bear market and lessons learned
                        • Advice for founders looking to raise in a bear market
                        • Launching the Biconomy token and advice for founders going into their TGE
                        • Advantages and opportunities in bear markets
                        • Insights into preparing to take advantage of bull markets
                        • Impacts of the bear market on Biconomy
                        • Ahmed's take on differences between 2018 and 2022 bear markets
                        • Maintaining token holder sentiment during downturns in crypto market
                        • Community audits vs traditional audits
                        • How Biconomy acquired their first users
                        • Ahmed's take on current missing pieces of Web3 infrastructure
                        • Is Web3 a winner takes all market?

                        • Bridging the Gap is hosted by VTVL, a Web3 token management and vesting platform.

                          • ⁠https://vtvl.io/⁠
                          • ⁠https://twitter.com/vtvlco⁠
                          • ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/vtvl/⁠
                          • Check out Ahmed's socials.

                            • https://twitter.com/AraBalaghi
                            • https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmedalbalaghi/
                            • 49 min
                            • Christopher May (Finoa) on Building Finoa and Bear Market Advice for Founders

                              Christopher May, Co-Founder of Finoa comes on Bridging the Gap. In this episode, we discuss:

                              • Getting into Web3 and how Finoa was built
                              • Raising in a bear market
                              • Advice for assessing investor conviction
                              • Figuring out valuation without metrics
                              • Raising Finoa's Series A
                              • Buying out investors on their cap table
                              • How the bear market impacted Finoa
                              • Institutional sentiment on markets
                              • How Finoa acquired their first users
                              • Strategies for assessing new chain integrations

                              • Bridging the Gap is hosted by VTVL, a Web3 token management and vesting platform.

                                • ⁠https://vtvl.io/⁠
                                • ⁠https://twitter.com/vtvlco⁠
                                • ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/vtvl/⁠

                                • Check out Christopher's socials.

                                  • ⁠https://twitter.com/chris_aprl⁠
                                  • ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-may-6b30a552⁠
                                  • 54 min
                                  • Maex Ament (Centrifuge) on Raising & Surviving in a Bear Market

                                    Maex Ament, Co-Founder of Centrifuge comes on Bridging the Gap. In this episode, we discuss:

                                    • Maex's experience raising for Centrifuge and adapting to different market conditions
                                    • How web3 founders are adapting to survive the bear market
                                    • Community vs Marketing in Web3
                                    • Web3 marketing tactics that work in bear markets
                                    • Advice on figuring out valuations when you don't have metrics
                                    • Cash vs Equity
                                    • Opportunities and positives of a bear market
                                    • Strategies for maintaining visibility for your project in a bear market
                                    • Differences between 2018 and 2022 bear market
                                    • Preparing for regulatory changes
                                    • Bridging the Gap is hosted by VTVL, a Web3 token management and vesting platform.

                                      • https://vtvl.io/
                                      • https://twitter.com/vtvlco
                                      • https://www.linkedin.com/company/vtvl/

                                      • Check out Maex's socials.

                                        • https://maex.us/
                                        • https://twitter.com/maex242
                                        • https://www.linkedin.com/in/ament/
                                        • 36 min

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                                        Bridging the Gap is a Web3 podcast dedicated to covering and uniting the perspectives of founders and investors, covering the world of decentralized technology while highlighting the stories,…