Going All In on Blockchain with Rob Frasca

Inspired Money

Episode 264: Serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist Rob Frasca talks about early-stage investing in megatrends from the Internet to Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies.

Guest Biography

Rob Frasca is a serial entrepreneur, investor, visionary online pioneer and frequent speaker on blockchain and cryptocurrencies. A pioneer and product visionary, Rob founded and brought 3 venture-backed startups, to successful exits, and served as CEO of 4 companies.

Rob is widely recognized for creating the first Internet fintech company (GALT Technologies), the Internet’s first stock quote and portfolio management service- NETworth, which was eventually acquired by Intuit in 1994 and became Quicken Financial Network. His second startup, an early artificial intelligence company, was acquired by Lycos, the second-most-popular internet portal at the time, where he became VP and General Manager. Frasca’s third startup, Affinnova, was acquired by Nielsen in 2014. He is a visionary and online pioneer who has brought over 50 products to market, including one with over 100 million users.

Frasca graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and received an MBA/M.S.I.A. from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business. He is also a decorated U.S. Naval Flight Officer with 18 combat missions.

This episode is brought to you by Runnymede Capital Management. Follow me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/andywang888.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• An entrepreneur’s views getting paid to create value
• Why Rob is so excited to invest in early stage companies focused on blockchain, crypto, cyber security, and artificial intelligence
• Make sure you tune in to the end to learn about the benefits of tokenizing a venture capital fund

Show notes: http://www.inspiredmoney.fm/264

Find more from our guest:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter

Mentioned in the episode:

• www.cosimoventures.com
• www.cosimox.com
• https://cosimoy.com/
• OODA Loop

Books:

• The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook by Niall Ferguson
• Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
• Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by Robert Coram

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