Venture Mandates, Cloudflare Wallets, Circle Earnings & Saddam Hussein Patek Philippe
Empire

Venture Mandates, Cloudflare Wallets, Circle Earnings & Saddam Hussein Patek Philippe

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 7, 20261 hr 13 min
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  • Business & money

What separates lasting winners from everyone chasing the next trend? This week, we dig into why specialization may be the biggest edge in venture investing as crypto, AI, and traditional finance increasingly converge. We discuss venture mandates, stablecoin competition, Circle's earnings, Cloudflare's agent wallets, and why reputation compounds faster than capital. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 04:05 Crypto Venture Expands Beyond Crypto 09:20 Can Crypto Funds Go Generalist? 16:06 The Hidden Cost Of Dilution 22:43 Crypto Venture Enters Hard Mode<...

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Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell any investments or products. Don't have a mic. I still have my mic. Guys, it's tough times, you know. Memories are out. Guarantee your design now.

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Because like try this other room with also bad acoustics. I'm testing out the acoustic rock. The reality is, I have my Bloomberg screen right here, right now. So I'm just seeing the bloodbath in memory, bloodbath in crypto. A lot to talk about, gents. How are we doing?

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Welcome to the roundup. What's up, folks? What did I miss last week? How was last week? It was good. I think um, I think santi is uh, is a mini leopold and so We had a good a good conversation last week about situational awareness and santi trying to

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