Tangent Fireside Chat: Ex Top Fund Investors on Crypto Investing - Jason Choi, Darryl Wang, Mable Jiang Ep. 209

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Three senior hires at top crypto funds Spartan Capital, Multicoin Capital and DeFiance Capital recently stepped down and started Tangent - an angel fund by founders, for founders. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Together, Tangent’s mentors have built billion-dollar protocols, managed hundreds of millions in capital and have deep expertise across every major Web 3 vertical. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, we have the co-founders Jason Choi, Darryl Wang and mentor, Mable Jiang on the show to share with us:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Crypto verticals they’re excited about</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dangers of crypto VCs today </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What makes Tangent unique</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Navigating the crypto markets for the next 12 - 24 months</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------------ Timestamps -------------</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:00:00) – Introduction</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:01:40) – Introduction to Tangent team</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:03:39) – Rationale for leaving their jobs at top crypto funds</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:10:22) – Crypto verticals they are excited about</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:21:26) – Composability vs building your own products</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:28:08) – Smart contract wallets to boost crypto adoption</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(00:31:40) – View on NFT finance vertical