CoinDesk Podcast Network
BREAKDOWN: How Excess Capital and Low Interest Rates Reshaped Silicon Valley, Feat. Chris McCann
A conversation with a VC about changes in fintech, crypto and how public market trends shape the startup scene.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.
Today on the Brief:
- Everyone turns bullish as S&P 500 nears all-time highs
- Emerging market currencies are floundering
- Bitcoin holding sentiment highest in two years
Our main conversation features Race Capital’s Chris McCann.
Chris was previously the founder of Startup Digest, building it to 1 million subscriptions long before email newsletters were a thing. He spent four years building the community program at Greylock before launching his own venture firm.
In this conversation, Chris and NLW discuss:
- The relationship between monetary policy and startup finance
- What changes in startup financing have followed COVID-19
- What the emerging fintech stack looks like, outside of crypto
Find our guest online:
Website: Race Capital
Twitter: @mccannatron
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