This week, the SphereCast speaks with Emilia De Stasio, COO and Founder at Artscapy. The mission of Artscapy is to lower the barrier to entry into art collection. Within the platform, users can both purchase contemporary art and track the art pieces they own, including documentation and value. Artscapy is merging the worlds of fine art and complex technology \u2014 such as blockchain technology \u2014 to make the art world more welcoming to new audiences.
Emilia has always had an interest in art and art collection \u2014 a common thread through a relatively uncommon career path. Emilia thought she was destined for a job as an economist and pointed her life plans in this direction. However, when economics didn\u2019t pan out as expected and through several twists and turns, Emilia began building a business to drive traffic in the direction of that one common thread \u2014 art. For Emilia, Artscapy is a place where her passion meets tech. And on the podcast, she dives into both the passion and the technology as she reflects on her time as an entrepreneur.
Noteworthy Quotes:
\u201dOur mission is to democratize the art world \u2014 to make it accessible. To make it possible for anyone to come in and learn about art. Overcoming those initial barriers to entry. That initial intimidation.\u201d
\u201cA key to building any sort of tech business is being in it from the beginning. Understanding what\u2019s the backbone of the business.\u201d
\u201cMany people who are interested in building a tech business think, \u2018Okay, I need to build every single thing from scratch.\u2019 And that\u2019s not necessarily true. One of the key strengths of a good entrepreneur is finding out how to optimize solutions. Aggregating different solutions. Bringing in the skeletons built by others and expanding on that.\u201d
\u201dWorking within a startup, I\u2019ve never worked as much as I am now. But I\u2019ve never been happier than I am now.\u201d
\u201cDon\u2019t get too worked up around what you think you need to be doing. Or that there\u2019s only one path for you and that you need to pursue it ad nauseam\u2026 In life, the places where you can add the most value develop over time.\u201d
\u201cThe beauty and the curse of entrepreneurship is that no day is the same. There\u2019s always a challenge. There\u2019s an infinitely growing to-do list. It\u2019s a living, breathing animal that needs love, care, sweat, tears. And that\u2019s also the beauty of it.\u201d
\u201cThere are different routes to entrepreneurship. At the end of the day, if you can drive your business forward while also staying sane, that\u2019s what matters.\u201d
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