ABOUT THIS EPISODEAvichal Garg is a co-founder and partner on the investment team at Electric Capital. Avichal is a successful serial entrepreneur with executive experience at Google and Facebook, which acquired his previous company in 2012. In this conversation, we discuss Avichal’s crypto thesis, decentralized finance, why smart contracts are undervalued, crypto infrastructure, and why… Continue reading The Pomp Podcast : #477 Avichal Garg on His Crypto Thesis
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Geeks Of The Valley : #40: VC Investing in Blockchain, Crypto, & CBDC’s with Electric Capital’s Avichal Garg
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 40: VC Investing in Blockchain, Crypto, & CBDC’s with Electric Capital’s Avichal Garg Avichal is a successful serial entrepreneur with executive experience at Google and Facebook, which acquired his previous company. At Facebook he was Director of Product Management for the Local product group. Avichal is an investor in companies such as… Continue reading Geeks Of The Valley : #40: VC Investing in Blockchain, Crypto, & CBDC’s with Electric Capital’s Avichal Garg
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified : 261. The Intersection of Crypto and VC, and the Future of Digital Currency (Avichal Garg)
ABOUT THIS EPISODE The Intersection of Crypto and VC, and the Future of Digital Currency (Avichal Garg)Avichal Garg of Electric Capital joins Nick to discuss The Intersection of Crypto and VC and the Future of Digital Currency. In this episode, we cover: Walk us through your background and path to VCWhat’s the thesis at Electric… Continue reading The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified : 261. The Intersection of Crypto and VC, and the Future of Digital Currency (Avichal Garg)
Village Global’s Venture Stories : The State and Future of Crypto in 2020 with Avichal Garg
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAvichal Garg (@avichal), Managing Partner at Electric Capital, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss: How he came to be running Electric Capital. Their perspective and thesis. What’s newly possible with computers able to own money. Why price fluctuations happen with Bitcoin. What Bitcoin is correlated with. Debates within crypto. Thoughts on China.… Continue reading Village Global’s Venture Stories : The State and Future of Crypto in 2020 with Avichal Garg
On The Brink with Castle Island : Avichal Garg and Curtis Spencer (Electric Capital) on developer communities, raising institutional capital and more (EP.122)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAvichal Garg and Curtis Spencer, founding partners of Electric Capital, join the show. In this episode we discuss: Their path from entrepreneurship to starting Electric CapitalThe experience of raising a $110M fund II from institutional limited partnersThe current state of play for layer one smart contract platformsFraming decentralized finance for the non-crypto nativeThe… Continue reading On The Brink with Castle Island : Avichal Garg and Curtis Spencer (Electric Capital) on developer communities, raising institutional capital and more (EP.122)
Next Creators : How to Think About Product Strategy
ABOUT THIS EPISODEHow to Think About Product StrategyAvichal Garg is a Managing Partner at Electric Capital. In this episode, he talks with Sasha about: •Why Avichal pursued PM work in Google post college and his entrepreneurial adventures afterwards •How he and Curtis got into crypto for the first time •What they’re looking for in entrepreneurs… Continue reading Next Creators : How to Think About Product Strategy
Talk Money : The Price of a Pandemic: Does Bitcoin Know Something We Don’t?
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe Price of a Pandemic: Does Bitcoin Know Something We Don’t?Folks from the Bitcoin, crypto & tech communities were sounding the alarm on COVID-19 weeks before most people realized how serious it was. What is it about their way of thinking that had them ahead of the curb? Even though Bitcoin crashed along… Continue reading Talk Money : The Price of a Pandemic: Does Bitcoin Know Something We Don’t?
The Blockchain Debate Podcast : Motion: China Will Lead the World in Blockchain Innovation (Matthew Graham vs. Avichal Garg)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMotion: China Will Lead the World in Blockchain Innovation (Matthew Graham vs. Avichal Garg)Guests: Matthew Graham (@mattysino) – debating FOR the motionAvichal Garg (@avichal) – debating AGAINST the motion Host: Richard Yan (@gentso09) Today’s motion is “China will lead the world in blockchain innovation.” With a huge market, vast amount of capital, loose… Continue reading The Blockchain Debate Podcast : Motion: China Will Lead the World in Blockchain Innovation (Matthew Graham vs. Avichal Garg)
Talk Money : What’s the Deal with Bitcoin? (PART 2)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat’s the Deal with Bitcoin? (PART 2)A worthless gamble, or a rocketship to the moon? Opinions on Bitcoin’s viability as an investment come in all shapes and sizes. Mesh talks with Ari Paul, former University of Chicago Endowment investor and current crypto trader, about the risks and rewards you need to know about.… Continue reading Talk Money : What’s the Deal with Bitcoin? (PART 2)
Talk Money : What’s the Deal with Bitcoin? (PART 1)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat’s the Deal with Bitcoin? (PART 1)You might know bitcoin as a nebulous new technology and a volatile asset–but what’s going on behind the hype? This week, Mesh and his guest Avichal Garg (co-founder of Electric Capital) peel back the curtain to reveal the blockchain currency’s mechanics, its origin story, and its real-world… Continue reading Talk Money : What’s the Deal with Bitcoin? (PART 1)