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The Boost VC Podcast

Join Boost VC’s Founder & Managing Director Adam Draper, to learn about emerging technology from leading figures in the industry. Each episode we interview founders and investors to explore topics... Read more

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Ep. 71: Branding, Booty Calls & Banking on the Blockchain with Ameen Soleimani of SpankChain

Ep. 71: Branding, Booty Calls & Banking on the Blockchain with Ameen Soleimani of SpankChain

‘The closer you get to 50/50 polarizing, the more viral you’re likely to go.’ Ameen Soleimani is the master of branding,... Read more

2 Aug 2018

20mins

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Ep. 68: Using Decentralized Tech to Mobilize Unused Resources with Julian Zawistowski of Golem Network

Ep. 68: Using Decentralized Tech to Mobilize Unused Resources with Julian Zawistowski of Golem Network

So many ICOs, so few products on the market. One of the rare startups that has managed to launch a decentralized product... Read more

12 Jul 2018

20mins

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Ep. 70: Leveraging Social Networks to Make Everyone a VC with Dan Finlay of MetaMask

Ep. 70: Leveraging Social Networks to Make Everyone a VC with Dan Finlay of MetaMask

What if every individual had the ability to invest in their community? Dan Finlay sees a future in which the blockchain ... Read more

26 Jul 2018

25mins

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Ep. 86: The Tipping Point of VR Mass Adoption—with Tipatat Chennavasin of Venture Reality Fund

Ep. 86: The Tipping Point of VR Mass Adoption—with Tipatat Chennavasin of Venture Reality Fund

If you look at the numbers, VR appears to be on the precipice of mass adoption. 60 virtual reality titles have generated... Read more

21 Feb 2019

37mins

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Ep. 75: Solving Big Problems with the Power of VR—with Morgan Mercer of Vantage Point

Ep. 75: Solving Big Problems with the Power of VR—with Morgan Mercer of Vantage Point

When problems don’t affect us directly, they are easy to ignore. But if we create a connection with the people who ARE i... Read more

30 Aug 2018

25mins

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Ep. 79: {Rebroadcast}: Returning the Power of the Internet to Its Users—Via Cryptocurrency with a16z VC Chris Dixon

Ep. 79: {Rebroadcast}: Returning the Power of the Internet to Its Users—Via Cryptocurrency with a16z VC Chris Dixon

‘Who has the power of the internet? Does the power lie in the hands of a few centralized companies? Or does it lie in th... Read more

27 Sep 2018

41mins

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Ep. 76: {Rebroadcast}: Sidechains, Stable Coins, and What’s Wrong with the ICO with Charlie Lee of Litecoin

Ep. 76: {Rebroadcast}: Sidechains, Stable Coins, and What’s Wrong with the ICO with Charlie Lee of Litecoin

‘There’s definitely some teams that are using [ICOs] and are able to fund their ideas better and more easily than the tr... Read more

6 Sep 2018

26mins

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Ep. 73: Designing AI, VR and AR for Social Good with Sean White of Mozilla

Ep. 73: Designing AI, VR and AR for Social Good with Sean White of Mozilla

We’re familiar with product/market fit, but have you ever considered product/person fit? Having empathy for the end user... Read more

16 Aug 2018

30mins

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Ep. 85: Solving for Shared Experiences in XR—with Anjney Midha CEO of Ubiquity6

Ep. 85: Solving for Shared Experiences in XR—with Anjney Midha CEO of Ubiquity6

“Clearly, the killer use case, the most valuable thing 6DoF can do is allow two or more humans to interact—just be with ... Read more

17 Jan 2019

38mins

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Ep. 78: {Rebroadcast}: Olaf Carlson-Wee, Founder of Polychain Capital

Ep. 78: {Rebroadcast}: Olaf Carlson-Wee, Founder of Polychain Capital

Do you know how a former lumberjack becomes the founder of and leader of the largest crypto hedge fund? Listen to this e... Read more

20 Sep 2018

30mins

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Ep. 84: Media in Crypto with Mike Dudas of The Block

Ep. 84: Media in Crypto with Mike Dudas of The Block

The world of cryptocurrency is fascinating. It is also noisy. And if you are trying to learn more about digital currency... Read more

15 Nov 2018

41mins

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Ep. 77: {Rebroadcast}: Freedom, Global Entrepreneurship and the Possibilities of Cryptocurrency with VC Tim Draper

Ep. 77: {Rebroadcast}: Freedom, Global Entrepreneurship and the Possibilities of Cryptocurrency with VC Tim Draper

“Venture capital, to me, is a way that we can raise money to help entrepreneurs who can go out there and do something fo... Read more

13 Sep 2018

34mins

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Ep. 81: Healthcare Innovation, Data Access & the Blockchain —with Kat Kuzmeskas of SimplyVital

Ep. 81: Healthcare Innovation, Data Access & the Blockchain —with Kat Kuzmeskas of SimplyVital

Building a blockchain startup is hard enough. How do you educate the market around the technology itself? How do you com... Read more

11 Oct 2018

28mins

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Ep. 83: Solving for Volatility in Crypto with a Decentralized Stablecoin—with Steven Becker of MakerDAO

Ep. 83: Solving for Volatility in Crypto with a Decentralized Stablecoin—with Steven Becker of MakerDAO

The most popular criticism of the crypto space is its lack of stability. What if you could solve for volatility, leverag... Read more

8 Nov 2018

39mins

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Ep. 80: Pen Testing, Persistence & Product/Market Fit—with Jacob Hansen of Cobalt

Ep. 80: Pen Testing, Persistence & Product/Market Fit—with Jacob Hansen of Cobalt

When you’re building a startup, it is easy to get caught up in creating the product itself and assume that the technolog... Read more

4 Oct 2018

35mins

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Ep. 67: Pioneering Blockchain Investment with Paul Veradittakit of Pantera Capital

Ep. 67: Pioneering Blockchain Investment with Paul Veradittakit of Pantera Capital

Only a handful of investment firms were brave enough to enter the crypto space back in the early 2010’s. Those pioneers ... Read more

5 Jul 2018

20mins

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Ep. 87: Opportunities in Ocean Tech—with Liané Thompson of Aquaai

Ep. 87: Opportunities in Ocean Tech—with Liané Thompson of Aquaai

Prior to 2016, no proper study had been done around the economics of the ocean. At the time, the ocean economy was estim... Read more

28 Feb 2019

35mins

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Ep. 74: Fintech Applications & Cryptocurrency in Emerging Markets with Helghardt Avenant of REHIVE

Ep. 74: Fintech Applications & Cryptocurrency in Emerging Markets with Helghardt Avenant of REHIVE

If you want to work in the cryptocurrency or fintech space, there is no doubt that Silicon Valley is the place to be in ... Read more

23 Aug 2018

32mins

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Ep. 82: The New Frontier of Marketing in the Crypto Space—with Jordan Spence of MyCrypto

Ep. 82: The New Frontier of Marketing in the Crypto Space—with Jordan Spence of MyCrypto

While the rules of traditional marketing are clearly defined, marketing in the cryptocurrency space is a whole new ballg... Read more

18 Oct 2018

30mins

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Ep. 66: Investing in Thunder Lizards to Build Compounding Luck with VC Mike Maples of Floodgate

Ep. 66: Investing in Thunder Lizards to Build Compounding Luck with VC Mike Maples of Floodgate

The startups that become really big, really fast are capitalist mutations or ‘Thunder Lizards’ that force the world to r... Read more

28 Jun 2018

32mins

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