For this special episode, we invite Mia Deng, Partner at Dragonfly Capital and Co-founder of NFT marketplace TR Lab, to dive deeper into the NFT space and also talk more about Dragonfly Capital’s latest $225 million fund, primarily focused on DeFi and NFTs. We also cover topics around the evolution of the crypto industry and the synergies between traditional VCs and crypto VCs.
Show Notes:
1:29 Introduction to Mia Deng
4:12 How the narrative around the crypto industry has evolved
6:48 Introduction to Dragonfly Capital and their unique proposition
9:19 How traditional VCs are working with crypto VCs
11:10 Crypto is Global from Day 1!
13:21 How crypto VCs work with founders
16:17 Understanding the intricacies of Sequoia China as an LP in Dragonfly Capital
21:14 Building in the bear market
24:14 What is NFT?
25:34 Why are NFTs booming now?
28:39 What industries will adapt NFTs?
32:38 The inefficiency in the NFT infrastructure space
35:12 Is NFT the next ICO?
36:35 NFT in China
38:09 How to reach out to Mia
Many thanks to our guests Mia Deng; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com
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