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b"Variant Fund is a venture capital firm that describes itself as \\u201ca first-check crypto fund investing in the ownership economy.\\u201d Jesse Walden and Li Jin, co-founders and general partners at Variant, join Unchained to discuss the ownership economy, issues with web2 and web3, NFTs, the future of work, and more. Highlights:\\n where Li and Jesse met and how their backgrounds as investors + founders led them to the crypto space\\n how Li\\u2019s investing niche, which she describes as the passion economy, ended up intersecting with crypto\\n why Li believes that web3 platforms will be better for creators than the current web2 ecosystem\\n why Jesse was so inspired by Bitcoin after working in the music industry for so many years\\n why Jesse believes that NFTs are the \\u201cport of entry\\u201d for the mainstream adoption of crypto\\n what other use-cases exist for NFTs outside of the JPEG or PNG meme (and why Jesse is so excited about music NFTs)\\n why Li believes that web3 tools can help fix the issues inherent to the \\u201cgig economy\\u201d\\n Li and Jesse respond to criticisms of web3 coming from Jack Dorsey and Moxie Marlinspike\\n how Variant Fund thinks about investing in crypto projects\\n what token allocation Variant Fund targets when investing in crypto projects\\n why mainstream platforms are experiencing backlash for integrating with NFTs and crypto\\n what trends in NFTs, DAOs, and the ownership economy Jesse and Li think will pop in 2022\\n Get Access to Premium Content\\n Sign up for a premium Bulletin subscription!\\n For becoming a premium subscriber, you'll get access\\xa0to:\\n a premium-only Discord group\\n \\n premium-only interviews\\n \\n the opportunity to ask questions\\n \\n the chance to weigh in on guests for Unchained\\n \\n and\\xa0whatever other future offerings we add to the mix\\n \\n The special launch price until February 14 $2.99/mo or $29.99/year. 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What Isn\\u2019t is Who Benefits \\n https://variant.fund/writing/cryptos-business-model-is-familiar.-what-isnt-is\\xa0\\n \\n Narrative Economics \\nhttps://variant.fund/writing/narrative-economics\\xa0\\n \\n Progressive decentralization https://variant.fund/writing/progressive-decentralization-a-playbook-for-building\\n \\n Layers of blockchain computing https://variant.fund/writing/layers-not-eras-of-blockchain-computing\\n \\n \\n \\xa0\\n Variant Fund\\n Variant Fund Twitter https://twitter.com/variantfund\\n \\n Variant Fund website https://variant.fund/\\n \\n Writing:\\xa0 \\nhttps://variant.fund/writing\\xa0\\n \\n Mirror Blog (Feb 2021 article on NFTs) \\nhttps://variant.mirror.xyz/\\xa0\\n \\n Variant Fund + Atelier joining forces \\n https://variant.fund/writing/atelier-ventures-and-variant-fund-are-joining-forces\\xa0\\n https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/19/variant-debuts-a-new-110m-fund-for-crypto-startups-announces-li-jin-has-joined-as-a-general-partner/\\n Variant Fund team https://twitter.com/spencernoon/status/1450500555961507844\\n \\n \\n \\nLearn more about your ad choices. 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