The Weird Club

I sat down with Dermot to discuss DeFi, which his firm Eden Block invests in. 

In this conversation we covered a fair bit of ground. The key idea? Web3 and crypto will allow us to redesign the base infrastructure of the entire financial and legal systems for the internet age.

Dermot’s view, and something I’m inclined to agree with him on, is that we have an opportunity and a duty to leverage this to build a better and ultimately fairer world.

Something special is happening in the aerospace industry at the moment. Companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin are pushing the envelope of what is possible. New missions to the moon have been announced. And you can’t spell space without SPACs. Six space companies have been taken public by SPAC in the last six months.

We are on the cusp of moving from a world of earth-focused space innovation (“earth observation” technology), to a world of space-first technologies and economies (starting with the moon). The emerging cold war with China, combined with the Elon effect, is turning our heads once more to the stars.

I recently sat down with Jeff Crusey, investor with Seraphim Capital, to talk about investing in this sector in more detail. We covered Jeff’s journey into the industry before diving into his investment thesis.

I sat down with Nicolas to talk about his experiences as a civil servant, a founder and an investor with French incubator The Family. 

We discussed the theme of "ecosystem toxicity" in tech in Europe, and how to counter it.

I sat down for a conversation with Parin to talk about what areas Lego's corporate venture arm is investing in and why. 

They have a big focus on "learning through play", investing in what Parin describes as educational stuff that "doesn't smell like homework".

Very interesting conversation!