BlockZero | Venture Studio & Advisors

Great energy as we have wrapped up the final Collision Conf. Key takeaways : 🌐  Infrastructure development in compute, AI, and Web3 is still in full swing. 🚀 Companies, both large and small, are innovating at an unprecedented pace. 📈 Speed to scale is a top priority for everyone. 🤝 There's a notable increase in investors (including us at BlockZero | Venture Studio & Advisors) eager to contribute not just capital, but also foundational support, expertise, and extensive networks. If we didn't get a chance to connect, please reach out!

🎙️ Our next Podcast features the founders of Bookit N Go, Sarah Eley and Aman Mohindra to discuss recent AI and Blockchain trends in TravelTech. 🗓️ This Thursday Aug 29 at 8am PT / 11am ET / 5pm CET / 11pm SGT 🎥 Live participation and Q&A If you wish to participate, please reach out to me directly!

🎙️ If you haven't had the pleasure of meeting Michael Ho yet, you're missing out. For all the founders in my network, including portfolio companies and beyond, I highly recommend registering for his upcoming webinar, "Seed to Series A" 📈. I’ll be attending, and you should too!

Quote from Laurent Féral-Pierssens of BlockZero | Venture Studio & Advisors on our latest Immigrants Lead Canadian Blockchain video 🍁 link in comments 👇 Big thank you to Muraly Srinarayanathas, Hut 8 and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP ⚡

"The innovation around blockchain and bitcoin is transformative in nature. It's something we're going to work with 20, 40 years from now and we're at the very beginning of this" - Laurent Féral-Pierssens, BlockZero | Venture Studio & Advisors Quote from our latest Immigrants Lead Canadian Blockchain video (link in comments 👇) Big thank you to our sponsors Muraly Srinarayanathas, Hut 8 and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP ⚡

I couldn’t agree more with the perspective shared by Hillel Zidel of Kennet Partners. Ensuring founder well-being is crucial, and allowing them to take some cash off the table is an essential aspect of personal and family risk mitigation. Founders often have a high concentration of their personal assets tied up in the business, which isn't always apparent to their support system. By providing financial stability, we enable founders to maintain focus on driving their companies forward with renewed energy and commitment. It truly takes a village to support a founder's journey, and this approach aligns with our belief in fostering a healthy, forward-looking environment for long-term success. 🚀💪

🧔🏻♂️ Meet Laurent Féral-Pierssens in Toronto. Reach out to discuss BlockZero's new Venture Studio and fractional leadership. 📆 June 19, 2024 📍 Enercare Center, Toronto 💬 Connect on WhatsApp: https://wa.me/14375232728 #Collision2024 #IRL #buildtogether #venture

⚡️ Meet with us during Collision Conf 2024 next week! Laurent Féral-Pierssens will be there to discuss BlockZero's new Venture Studio and introduce our fractional leadership team. 📆 June 17-20, 2024 📍 Enercare Center, Toronto 💬 Connect on WhatsApp: https://wa.me/14375232728 #Collision2024 #IRL #buildtogether #venture

Insightful perspective by Matt Turck on the state of enterprise budget. 👇

🍕Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day 🎉 Read what it is 👇 On this day in 2010, a landmark transaction occurred that would forever change the landscape of financial technology: Laszlo Hanyecz’s purchase of two pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoins. This seemingly modest exchange was the first real-world transaction using cryptocurrency and has since become a significant milestone in the history of digital finance and changed the course of technology innovation. Today, those 10,000 Bitcoins are valued at over $700 million USD, highlighting the transformative potential and remarkable growth of Bitcoin. This day, now celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza Day around the world, serves as a powerful reminder of how far the innovation has come. Bitcoin has evolved from a concept into a major economic force. As we reflect on this momentous day, it’s essential to recognize the profound impact that Bitcoin and innovations since have had on the course of technology, including: 👤 Digital Identity: Creation of secure, decentralized digital identities, giving individuals control over their personal information. 💵 Programmable Currency: Creating, embedding, complex financial operations and economic systems. 📀 Digital Ownership: Providing verifiable and immutable proof of ownership. This innovation ensures authenticity, prevents fraud, and facilitates integration of digital property into technology products. 🗝️ Self-Sovereign Transactions: Full control over assets, facilitating transactions without the need for intermediaries. 🏦 Decentralized Finance (DeFi): Transformed financial services, allowing for lending, borrowing, and trading without traditional institutions. 🤖 Smart Contracts: Paved the way for automating and securing transactions across any type applications. 🏠 Tokenization of Assets: Real-world assets can now be represented in digital form, enabling partitioning of its intrinsic properties and programmability. 🌎 Cross-Border Payments: Cryptocurrencies have created a single harmonious worldwide infrastructure. Revolutionized international transactions, making them possible, faster, cheaper, and more transparent. ⚖️ Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs): Model for decentralized governance and resource management, evolving from the need for centralized control. These insights highlight the profound impact that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have had on the global economy, revolutionizing financial infrastructure and opening up new avenues for innovation. The digital revolution is here, and its influence on financial innovation and infrastructure is undeniable. Let’s embrace the opportunities it presents and continue to drive forward in this exciting era of financial transformation. #BitcoinPizzaDay #FinancialInnovation #DigitalRevolution #Blockchain