Podcasts Business Investing The Meb Faber Show Boris Wertz, Version One - I Really Think About The Next Decade As A Golden Decade For Technology | #298

Boris Wertz, Version One - I Really Think About The Next Decade As A Golden Decade For Technology | #298

Published: March 31, 2021, 5 p.m.

b'In episode 298, we welcome our guest, Boris Wertz, the founding partner of Version One, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on backing mission-driven founders. In today\\u2019s episode, we\\u2019re talking all things marketplaces. Boris\\u2019 knowledge of marketplaces is unrivaled. He started one of the first marketplaces in the late 1990\\u2019s and recently released the third edition of A Guide to Marketplaces, a must-read for anyone interested in the business model. We start by going all the way back to the early days of eBay and then talk about how marketplaces have evolved over time, most recently with crypto and the blockchain.\\xa0Then we dive into one of the hot topics of 2021: non-fungible tokens (NFT\\u2019s). Boris shares some broad thoughts on NFT\\u2019s and touches on one of his portfolio companies, Dapper Labs, which is behind NBA Top-Shot. All this and more in episode 298 with Version One\\u2019s Boris Wertz.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'