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This week we’re excited to bring you a special edition of The Last Trade: the following roundtable discussion was recorded on December 2nd in Nashville TN during an Onramp Private Client event co-hosted by Google Fiber at the Gibson Garage event space. Moderated by Onramp’s Brian Cubellis, the panel features Michael Tanguma, CEO & Co-founder of Onramp & Partner at Early Riders, Emily Trapani, Head of Sales at Google Fiber, & Cam Doody, Founder of Brickyard VC.

The conversation explores the intersection of technology, investment, and the evolving landscape of Bitcoin, with a focus on Nashville as a burgeoning hub for innovation. Panelists discuss their experiences in the tech industry, the importance of information asymmetries in driving value creation, and the implications of bitcoin as a digital protocol for value.

00:00-Introducing the Nashville Innovators Roundtable

01:35-Michael Tanguma, Emily Trapani, Cam Doody

06:00-Information asymmetries in emerging tech

16:35-Nashville as a modern hub for tech innovation

31:27-Bitcoin is the digitization of value

41:08-Bitcoin and AI's interconnection

44:15-The evolution of collaborative music production

47:44-A message from Onramp

48:27-Capital allocation in the age of bitcoin

55:40-Rethinking venture capital & measuring success

01:03:10-The mindset shift in founders & entrepreneurs

01:08:39-Understanding bitcoin as the best form of money

01:27:33-Outro

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