On the VC private vs. public market arbitrage in crypto

The problem with “tokens at a discount” is that it is not always well received by communities. Many token holders question what value a VC investor will bring. Right now, the Sushi community is actively questioning if a discount is “worth it” in their forums and Discord.

This means crypto is democratizing access to otherwise private investment opportunities — I think this is pretty cool. But crypto projects still want access to VC capital and expertise. Good VC investors can provide a lot of value and help projects grow and succeed.

The biggest risk to making it in crypto is short term burnout leading to long term exit. In a world where all value seems reducible to price on a Uniswap pool, it seems only natural to believe that tokens without prices have zero value. Yet I believe that the best projects will encourage ownership while deemphasizing the short-termism that liquid m... See more

In the world of retail products and services, most exchange traditionally begins with an ask, followed by an expectation that some utility will be provided. In crypto, however, we see the reverse: mass issuance of a fractional promise, the utility of which is not fully defined at the outset, but progressively realized.