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Two of blockchain’s greatest strengths are its capacity to tokenize once singular assets into many smaller, more affordable assets and its ability to minimize fees by eliminating middle players. In today’s episode Eduardo Sarian, CFO for Maecenas, explains how Maecenas is building a decentralised gallery and democratising access to fine art investment. This fascinating blockchain use case allows collectors to raise funds from a syndicate of investors by using their own art collection as collateral. In turn, investors gain ‘synthetic exposure’ owning shares of art pieces. To learn more about Eduardo or connect, check out: https://www.maecenas.co/ &  eduardo.sarian@maecenas.com

In this young, relatively unproven space of blockchain startups, it’s often the younger crowd teaching and moving in quickly. On today’s episode March Zheng, Founder of Bizantine Capital, discusses the difficulties and successes of being a smaller hedge fund in the blockchain startup investment space. March shares his advice on what to look for in prospective projects, cautions about crypto as an asset class, and thoughts on the future of blockchain. To learn more about March or connect, check out: https://bizantine.capital/ & https://www.linkedin.com/company/byzantine-capital/

Over the last decade popularity of remote jobs have exploded. Arbitrating disputes in a reliable and cost effective way is difficult or near impossible. On today’s episode Federico Ast, Founder and CEO at Kleros and blockchain lecturer at Coursera, shares his insight arbitration on the blockchain. Using Ethereum smart contracts, Kleros is setup to protect and resolve disputes. Broken governments and the rise of a globalized workforce and sharing economy that crosses borders makes solutions like Kleros an essential part of the future. To learn more about Federico or connect, check out: https://kleros.io/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/federicoast/

Engaging your audience starts with trust. Asking people for their money when you first meet them is a tough task even if they ultimately want what you’re selling. On today’s episode, Zach Benson, Founder at Assistagram, talks through his strategies of viral marketing on Instagram, Facebook, and Telegram. Zach begins by creating a place where a community can gather around a shared interest in an engaging environment. With a proprietary automation tool, Zach and his team have been able to grow Telegram communities upwards of 5,000 per month! To learn more about Zach or connect, check out: https://assistagram.us/ & benson.zach@gmail.com & https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-benson-368483119/

The crypto industry moves faster than almost any other. Staying up to date with the vast wave of information generated each day is a daunting task. On today’s episode, Jose Mota, Host of Daily Crypto Podcast, explains how he saw the need for a daily flash update on crypto and created the resulting Daily Crypto Podcast. Over the last nine months Jose’s audience has grown to over 100,000 monthly downloads and served as a staple piece of media for traders on the hunt for trends as well as long term holders looking to stay up to date on the market. In the future, Jose hopes to expand his content output to include video insight into some of the larger crypto and blockchain projects. To learn more about Jose or connect, check out: https://dailycrypto.io/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/josemotaq/

The explosion of blockchain companies has left the industry short on qualified engineers. Smart contracts are being written by less capable engineers leaving more room for hackers. On today’s episode, Hartej Sawhney, Co-Founder at Hosho, explains how his company is filling this gap by providing smart contract auditing. Hosho trains engineers in-house to help them apply their knowledge towards security purposes improving the health of the contracts and the exchanges. To learn more about Hartej or connect, check out: https://hosho.io/ & hartej@hosho.io & @thehartej on twitter

Capped at around $30 trillion the investment real estate market is a tantalizing target for blockchain startups looking to disrupt. But the complexities of adhering to the unique securities regulations of individual countries presents a high barrier to entry. On today’s episode, Ari Shpanya, Co-Founder of Slice, shares how his company is looking to overcome these and other issues by performing the investment transactions on a blockchain ledger. Slice allows investors greater control over investment sizes and liquidity. To learn more about Ari or connect, check out: https://slice.market/ & https://www.wiser.com/ & https://t.me/SliceRE

Approaching consensus algorithms has been a thorny subject in the tech world for many years. And blockchain technology has enabled an elegant solution that combines the security provided by public networks with the performance of private networks. On today’s episode, Mance Harmon, CEO and Co-founder at Hedera Hashgraph, describes the process by which Hashgraph has come to solve this issue as well as many use cases that could utilize this tech in the future. To learn more about Mance or connect, check out: https://www.hederahashgraph.com/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/manceharmon/

Retailers are beginning to realize blockchain’s powerful ability to secure and tokenize consumer information. The difficulty is figuring out how to both protect consumer’s data and reduce the cost of obtaining it. On today’s episode Abhishek Pitti, Founder and CEO of Nucleus Vision, walks Nate through the exciting use cases connecting retailers with consumer data in a secure way that benefits both parties. Abhi also explains how and why creating a new protocol will satisfy governing parties’ concerns about sharing consumer data on an international stage. To learn more about Abhi or connect, check out: https://nucleus.vision/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishekpitti/

Getting blockchain technology into meaningful use cases is the ticket to its adoption. But challenging this is the high bar of entry on the complex technological side. In today’s episode, Zachary Piester, Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer at Intrepid Ventures, explains how he is trying to empower founders and entrepreneurs who are not in the tech elite to be able to use blockchain technology in a way that is empowering for them. To learn more about Zachary or connect, check out: https://intrepid.ventures/ & https://blockchainstartups.global/ & https://tokendeck.io/ & https://metabase.network/

What started as a regular, informal crypto meetup was quickly outgrowing the hosting cafes and bars. John saw a demand for a dedicated space for this community to foster continued sharing, education and growth. In today’s episode, John Saeyong, Founder and CEO of Bitcoin Center Korea, discusses the successful launch of this community-focused project. As an insider, John also gives Nate a look into the uniqueness of the Korean crypto market and blockchain fervor known as the ‘Kimchi Premium’. To learn more about John or connect, check out: www.bitcoincenterkorea.org & https://www.linkedin.com/in/saeyongra/?locale=en_US

One of the biggest struggles ICOs face is conveying their message in a succinct and easy to understand way. Projects too convoluted or verbose in their marketing often get lost in the sea of white papers. In today’s episode Derek Merdinyan, Founder of Video Igniter, shares how he found success turning animated videos into expert marketing content. Video Igniter has made vast improvement to streamline the process of turning core ICO values into a short, marketable video. To learn more about Derek or connect, check out: videoIgniter.com & https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekmerdinyan/

The industries of the future are being built today. It would follow that the people who will run them are gathering knowledge today, too. On today’s episode, Andrew Musk, Co-Founder at Blockchain at UCLA, shares his story of how he started this student organization and how it has grown. Along with his co-founders, Andrew helps to organize events for the more than 100 students in the organization. He’s also creating a hedge fund for investing in crypto. To learn more about Andrew or connect, check out: https://Iexperience.co.za & info@blockchainatucla.com & https://www.blockchainatucla.com & https://www.linkedin.com/company/los-angeles-blockchain/ & https://www.facebook.com/blockchainucla/

2017 was the year of the white paper. This year many crypto projects are flush with cash but lack the skills and personnel to reach intended goals. On today’s episode Ignat Bobrovich, Of Andromeda Group and Co-Founder of TwoGNation, talks to Nate about the all too necessary role of post-ICO investment for crypto project success. Andromeda Group helps to facilitate hiring, marketing strategy, tokenization strategy, and connection to industry experts for crypto projects ready to execute. To learn more about Ignat or connect, check out: http://andromedagroup.io/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/ibobrovich/ & https://www.twognation.com/

As a token architect, Clayton specializes in advising blockchain projects on their tokenization strategies. From tying founder and investor tokens together to creating tokens that burn themselves out companies will have to think of new ways to slow token velocities. In today’s episode Clayton Roche, Director of Operations at Millionaire Crypto Club, discusses some of the projects that he has been a part of and how they laid out their tokenization plans. To learn more about Clayton or connect, check out: claytonroche@gmail.com & https://www.linkedin.com/in/claytonroche/

As traditional investment firms adapt to take advantage of the burgeoning crypto space, VC must blaze new trails into unknown territory. In today’s episode, Daniel Song, Senior Associate at Access Ventures LLC, brings us inside Access VC to study the specific strategies of this early stage VC. To learn more or connect with Daniel, check out: http://www.accessvc.co/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielsong/

In today’s episode, Evan Luthra, CEO and Founder at EL Group, discusses a number of exciting new projects he’s working on.  Evan has been a serial entrepreneur since the age of 15, so he understands what it takes to build a project from the ground-up.  He also discusses an exciting new senior citizens’ home project that has the potential to be an industry gamechanger. To learn more about Evan and his projects, check-out: https://evanluthra.com/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanluthra/ & http://elgroupinternational.com/ & evan@evanluthra.com

New blockchain projects face big risks in the murky waters of legal matters. There exists a triple threat of uncertainty in currently existing regulations, uncertainty in highly anticipated emerging regulations, and differing regulations across geographic zones. In today’s episode Matthieu Bonnici, Founder of CoinLaw, explains how his new company is providing legal resources for blockchain projects. If you would like to learn more about Matthieu or connect, check out: https://coinlaw.io/

Whether investors know about crypto or just want to join the trend, investment firms are adapting to serve that niche. But no two firms approach crypto investing the same way. In today’s episode Mohit Tater, CEO of Blackbook Investments, walks through his path from flipping websites to managing crypto investment portfolios. He discusses coins, project teams and the tech serving them. To learn more about Mohit or connect, check out: mohit@mohittater.com & https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohittater/ & https://mohittater.com/ & https://blackbookinvestments.com

As the crypto space matures we will find new strategies for building blockchain startups and ICOs. Newly minted accelerator programs, like Foundation X, are setup to help with white papers, investment strategies, and the integration of tokeneconomics with emerging governance. In today’s episode O Kwon, Partner at both Foundation X and Future Play, explains the differences between working with traditional tech startups to blockchain startups and ICOs. To learn more or connect with O, check out: http://foundationx.io/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/okwon/