Insights on the State of Web3 in 2024 and Beyond with Lou Kerner, Crypto Fund of Funds VC Investor

Subscribe to the VNTR Podcast to grow your knowledge about investing and identifying winning opportunities. VNTR is building the world’s largest investor community by sharing lessons and insights, hosting events, and sharing opportunities. Active VC investors can claim their free investor account at https://app.vntr.vc. Hosts: * Yuri Rabinovich https://www.linkedin.com/in/byuric * Niko Leon https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikoleon In this episode, we spoke with VNTR member Lou Kerner, Founder at CryptoOracle and CryptoMondays. Lou is a prominent advocate for communities and a significant investor in the Web3 space. He invests directly in crypto assets, startups, and funds representing Fund of Funds. During our conversation, Lou discusses crypto's future, decentralized communities' power, the intersection of AI and Web3, his networking strategies, his mindset, and many other compelling topics. Lou’s unique perspective on Web3 is incredibly valuable, given his active role as an investor and his success in identifying groundbreaking technologies throughout his career. Episode Breakdown * 0:00 Intro * 3:43 CryptoMondays Community * 9:00 Investing in Venture Capital * 15:10 Web3 AI Intersection * 21:50 Investing in Startups * 28:00 Investing as a Global Citizen * 35:18 Lifestyle * 43:24 Building a Network Follow Lou: * X: https://x.com/loukerner * Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loukerner * Blog: https://loukerner.medium.com * Company: https://www.cryptooracle.io Bio: Lou Kerner is the Founder of the CryptoOracle Collective, the leading decentralized Web3 advisory service, comprising over 200 Web3 experts. He is also a Partner at Blockchain Coinvestors, a Crypto Fund-of-Fund invested in more than 40 of the world's leading Crypto VCs, and serves as the CEO of Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded SPAC. Additionally, Lou is a senior advisor to the Global Blockchain Group at the investment bank Moelis & Co. A prominent thought leader in the crypto space since 2013, Lou was dubbed "Wall Street's Bitcoin Expert" by the Wall Street Journal. He is ranked among the most influential crypto bloggers on Medium and regularly delivers keynote speeches at major crypto industry events. Lou also founded CryptoMondays, the largest crypto Meetup group globally, with chapters in over 60 cities. Before his ventures in crypto, Lou was an equity analyst at Goldman Sachs, focusing on media companies. He holds a B.A. from UCLA and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.