Episode 22: DeFi, Self-Driving Vehicles, And Investing
The Exchange with Arianna Simpson
In The Exchange with KB, host Kirill Bensonoff continues his series of interviews with today’s top innovators and business leaders to know. In today’s episode, KB is joined by Arianna Simpson, an early-stage investor and founder of Autonomous Partners, a fund that invests in digital assets and blockchain-based companies.
Learn More About Our Guest:
Arianna Simpson is the founder and managing partner of Autonomous Partners, an investment fund focused on cryptocurrencies and digital assets. She is also an active angel investor and venture partner at Crystal Towers Capital, an early-stage VC fund that Arianna and her partner launched in 2015. Prior to Crystal Towers, Arianna spent time working in sales and product roles at Facebook and BitGo, an enterprise security company for bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Visit: https://www.ariannasimpson.com/ and follow her on Twitter: @AriannaSimpson
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and welcome
00:44 Background
01:49 Getting started in crypto
03:25 Believing in bitcoin
05:20 True bitcoin uses
07:46 Accepted like gold
09:02 Promising altcoins
13:36 Investing outside of blockchain
14:55 Autonomous vehicles
15:33 Unusual investments
18:05 Choosing good founders
20:23 Conquering fear
21:25 Investing based on gut
25:02 Advice for young investors
26:30 Running operations
28:44 Lightning Round
29:26 What’s next for Arianna
30:20 Conclusion
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Originally published at https://www.kirillbensonoff.com.
