Jesse Walden (@jessewldn), formerly of a16z and founder of Variant Fund, joins Erik on this episode.

They discuss:

- How he got into crypto.

- What has changed in the space since Bitcoin came out.

- What it means to be an “innovation maximalist.”

- Why he’s excited about co-ops.

- How crypto impacts ISAs and the possibilities for equity to be used where debt currently is.

- What he means when he talks about “crypto-adjacent startups” and their impacts.

- How crypto might change VC.

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