The Derivative

Talking Tech, VC, eSports, Uranium, Bitcoin & more with Dr. Chris Dark


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Now we’re cooking! We’re turning up the heat and bringing an abundance of flavor in this episode with a special guest who discusses venture capital, working capital, adds in a dash of e-sports and computer games, and sprinkles in being a rocket scientist. Dr. Chris Dark does it all, retiring at the age of 39, he continues to invest his family office across all asset classes, focusing on crypto, long-term out of consensus strategic plays, and allocating to external managers with specialist strategies. This leaves us with just one question, what can’t Dr. Dark do!?

In this full force of a discussion, we're talking what it’s like to be a co-founder and executive at five companies (eSports, video games, trade finance, blockchain, venture capital), investment philosophies, Bitcoin, market structure & environmental impacts, and what it was like meeting a less famous Elon Musk and introducing the idea of space elevators. Plus, we play a little game of “What Would You Invest In?”

Highlights from this week’s episode include:

  • Why most venture firms don’t make it and how they’re missing one unique component- investing in things they like
  • Why Bitcoin is such an important asset when volatility often increases as the price goes up
  • How to disrupt banks, then do it again
  • Understanding we’re in an interesting time with inflation,  even though it's undeniable that technology is a deflationary force
  • Lessons from a serial entrepreneur, and more!
  • Where Chris would invest $1k, $100k, and $1mm
  • Chapters:

    00:00-02:23 = Intro

    02:24-14:29 = The Superconductors & eSports Super CV

    14:30-28:57 = A Working Capital Marketplace & Venture Capital as an asset class

    28:58-38:15 = Luck or Skill? & Avoiding the Entrepreneurial Trap

    38:16-01:12:09 = Investment philosophies, Bitcoin, Market structure & Environmental Impacts

    01:12:10-01:21:07 = Lithium, Uranium, Meeting Elon, and AI as Snake Oil

    01:21:08-01:30:49 = What would you invest in?


    Additional Resources:

    • Check out Dr. Dark After Dark here.
    • Follow Chris on Twitter here.
    • Don't forget to subscribe to The Derivative, and follow us on Twitter at @rcmAlts and our host Jeff at @AttainCap2, or LinkedIn , and Facebook, and sign-up for our blog digest.

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