Jacques Voorhees's guest appearances

Jacques Voorhees

The Sales Podcast

Liberty Entrepreneurs

The Charlie Shrem Show

Erik Voorhees

Andreas M. Antonopoulos

Tuur Demeester

Jeffrey Tucker

Tatiana Moroz

Anthony Di Iorio

Jameson Lopp

Barbara Corcoran

Jake Desyllas

Gret Glyer

Cliff Ravenscraft

Chris Burniske

Tony Robbins

Brian Johnson

Clint Arthur

OwlTail

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How To Find the Opportunities In The Chaos, Jacques Voorhees

My guest today is my friend Jacques Voorhees, the Founder and CEO of Icecap. Icecap is a Blockchain-Based Diamond Marketplace. Icecap uses Ethereum-based, non-fungible tokens to represent ownership of individual diamonds. Jacques Voorhees is a serial entrepreneur, prior to Icecap, founded and was the past president of Polygon, one of the most disruptive initiatives to hit the diamond industry in the last fifty years. We discussed the history of diamonds as an alternative asset, how diamonds are graded, what is an investment grade diamond, what is Icecap, the legal connection between the diamond and the token and much more.–––Coingaming was formed when one Australian professional poker player, who knew first-hand the importance of fun, fast and fair gaming, met two Estonian tech whizzes who just so happened to be vanguards of Bitcoin. From there, Coingaming’s ecosystem of brands and products evolved, breathing new life into the gaming industry.Now with 400+ people, Coingaming is behind some of the world’s most innovative crypto gaming brands and is on a mission to further awareness of cryptocurrencies across the globe.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworksgroup.io

My guest today is my friend Jacques Voorhees, the Founder and CEO of Icecap. Icecap is a Blockchain-Based Diamond Marketplace. Icecap uses Ethereum-based, non-fungible tokens to represent ownership of individual diamonds. Jacques Voorhees is a serial entrepreneur, prior to Icecap, founded and was the past president of Polygon, one of the most disruptive initiatives to hit the diamond industry in the last fifty years. We discussed the history of diamonds as an alternative asset, how diamonds are graded, what is an investment grade diamond, what is Icecap, the legal connection between the diamond and the token and much more.–––Coingaming was formed when one Australian professional poker player, who knew first-hand the importance of fun, fast and fair gaming, met two Estonian tech whizzes who just so happened to be vanguards of Bitcoin. From there, Coingaming’s ecosystem of brands and products evolved, breathing new life into the gaming industry.Now with 400+ people, Coingaming is behind some of the <a href="https://bitcasino.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">world’s most innovative crypto gaming brands</a> and is on a mission to further awareness of cryptocurrencies across the globe.–––This podcast is powered by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at <a href="https://blockworksgroup.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://blockworksgroup.io</a>

How The Hardest Asset Is Now Liquid with Jacques Voorhees 

Jacques Voorhees – Current Founder and CEO VeriChannel LLCAfter selling Polygon to Mediagrif Technologies, Jacques Voorhees launched his newest venture, VeriChannel. This company operates jewelry industry search engines in both the B2B and B2C space. Clients include De Beers' Forevermark, Independent Jewelers Organization, American Gem Society, and Worldmart*E in Panyu, China. The company's consumer-facing search engine is Gemfling.com.Prior:  Founder and CEO Polygon Network, Inc.Polygon was the original, and is today one of the industry's primary, B2B online marketplaces, accounting for millions of dollars of transactions per day, and with over $4 billion in product listed daily.Find Jacques on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jvoorhees and let him know what you think about The Museum of Named Diamonds http://nameddiamonds.org/ Jacques decides to get into the diamond industry:  Has no backgroundNo backgroundNo experienceHow did he create the company?  After being told be everyone that he was crazy to get into the diamond industry because there is no way to sell an investment diamond after buying:“If there's 26 billion dollars going into diamonds as an investment each year, and there is no liquid marketplace for these investors, then by god, someone needs to create one.  And that was the light bulb moment from which I decided to create Polygon.” 1970's:  “Throw computers at it, and you could probably come up with a liquid market for diamonds.”2 Things that Jacques sees as important attributes for entrepreneurs but not talked about enough:1) Interpersonal Skills:  Read Dale Carnegie's “How to Win Friends and Influence People”Practice:  Go onto social media and debate politics.  Try to engage people in a way where none of the Jacques talks about Verichannel, and the company he is most excited about:  “The Museum of Named Diamonds”http://nameddiamonds.org/ Productivity hack:  Facebooking and creating relationships worldwideBook recommendation:  “Up the organization”  Older book – exposed Jacques eyes to how a corporation runs http://www.amazon.com/Up-Organization-Corporation-Stifling-Strangling/dp/0787987751 Most influential entrepreneur:  Don Wilson  Founded LexisNexis, and mentored Jacques https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Donald_Wilson Jacques knows more about the founding of LexisNexis than possibly anyone in the planet – follow up episode?  If Jacques could change the world:  He would change education.  Make ~50% of K12, college education be focused on entrepreneurship.  “The whole educational system is oriented around: 'Oh you you have to learn all these things so you can go out and get a job.  No.  That shouldn't be the focus.  The focus should be how to create a viable business.”Find Jacques on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jvoorhees and let him know what you think about The Museum of Named Diamonds http://nameddiamonds.org/

Jacques Voorhees – Current Founder and CEO VeriChannel LLC After selling Polygon to Mediagrif Technologies, Jacques Voorhees launched his newest venture, VeriChannel. This company operates jewelry industry search engines in both the B2B and B2C space. Clients include De Beers' Forevermark, Independent Jewelers Organization, American Gem Society, and Worldmart*E in Panyu, China. The company's consumer-facing search engine is <a href="http://Gemfling.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gemfling.com</a>. Prior: Founder and CEO Polygon Network, Inc. Polygon was the original, and is today one of the industry's primary, B2B online marketplaces, accounting for millions of dollars of transactions per day, and with over $4 billion in product listed daily. Find Jacques on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jvoorhees" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/jvoorhees</a> and let him know what you think about The Museum of Named Diamonds <a href="http://nameddiamonds.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nameddiamonds.org/</a> Jacques decides to get into the diamond industry: Has no background No background No experience How did he create the company? After being told be everyone that he was crazy to get into the diamond industry because there is no way to sell an investment diamond after buying: “If there's 26 billion dollars going into diamonds as an investment each year, and there is no liquid marketplace for these investors, then by god, someone needs to create one. And that was the light bulb moment from which I decided to create Polygon.” 1970's: “Throw computers at it, and you could probably come up with a liquid market for diamonds.” 2 Things that Jacques sees as important attributes for entrepreneurs but not talked about enough: 1) Interpersonal Skills: Read Dale Carnegie's “How to Win Friends and Influence People” Practice: Go onto social media and debate politics. Try to engage people in a way where none of the Jacques talks about Verichannel, and the company he is most excited about: “The Museum of Named Diamonds” <a href="http://nameddiamonds.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nameddiamonds.org/</a> Productivity hack: Facebooking and creating relationships worldwide Book recommendation: “Up the organization” Older book – exposed Jacques eyes to how a corporation runs <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Up-Organization-Corporation-Stifling-Strangling/dp/0787987751" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Up-Organization-Corporation-Stifling-Strangling/dp/0787987751</a> Most influential entrepreneur: Don Wilson Founded LexisNexis, and mentored Jacques <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Donald_Wilson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Donald_Wilson</a> Jacques knows more about the founding of LexisNexis than possibly anyone in the planet – follow up episode? If Jacques could change the world: He would change education. Make ~50% of K12, college education be focused on entrepreneurship. “The whole educational system is oriented around: 'Oh you you have to learn all these things so you can go out and get a job. No. That shouldn't be the focus. The focus should be how to create a viable business.” Find Jacques on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jvoorhees" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/jvoorhees</a> and let him know what you think about The Museum of Named Diamonds <a href="http://nameddiamonds.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nameddiamonds.org/</a>

EP17: Jacques Voorhees - How He Revolutionized the Diamond Industry Before PCs