So This Is My Why

Ep 110 Part 2: Where the hell is everybody?! | Ian Lee (Co-Founder, Syndicate; former Head of Crypto & Blockchain, Citi)


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Welcome to Part 2 of Ian Lee's episode.

In Part 2, we talked all about how we should measure our lives. How Ian Lee pivoted from art to design then investment banking and consulting. How cancer changed his life. Why we shouldn’t make 10 year long-term plans and instead, pursue the things that interest us most in 12-18 month increments & so much more!

This episode, deals with all things web3.

From going into banking to being tasked with finding out about bitcoin, how he ended up being the Head of Crypto & Blockchain, all things decentralised social networks and what he's now trying to achieve at Syndicate.

Highlights:

  • 2:26 Being ridiculed by bankers
  • 4:56 Learning about Bitcoin
  • 11:37 Attending Bitcoin conferences as a "suspicious" person
  • 13:38 Forking the Bitcoin network with Citi coin
  • 17:43 Leaving Citi
  • 18:45 Being crushed by... Ethereum?!
  • 24:40 Joining IDEO
  • 27:15 Meeting his co-founder, Will
  • 32:33 Creating the YouTube of web3 investment
  • 40:15 Collectives
  • 42:32 Working towards Balaji's vision of a network stake?
  • 44:08 Singapore rice dishes
  • 47:44 Does everyone have just 1 calling?


📍Show notes: www.sothisismywhy.com/110

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