Haseeb Qureshi | Poker Pro to Investing $3B

Episode #6 of Yesterday:

Haseeb Qureshi is a former professional poker player and now the founder of Dragonly, a crypto-focused venture firm managing $3B+.

We discussed growing up in Texas to immigrant parents, his foray into the internet, and how he turned $50 into many millions with poker—a feat his Muslim parents thought was fake. From there, we explored the controversial end of his poker career and his early beginnings in tech and Silicon Valley.

Haseeb is a world-class storyteller, and it was a pleasure to dive into his life story. We hope you enjoy this episode and look out for a part 2 covering the latter half of his story.

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