DeFi, Self-Driving Vehicles and Investing -The Exchange with Arianna Simpson

In The Exchange with KB, host Kirill Bensonoff continues his series of interviews with today’s top innovators and business leaders to know. In today’s episode, KB is joined by Arianna Simpson, an early-stage investor and founder of Autonomous Partners, a fund that invests in digital assets and blockchain-based companies. Learn more about our guest: Arianna Simpson is the founder and managing partner of Autonomous Partners, an investment fund focused on cryptocurrencies and digital assets. She is also an active angel investor and venture partner at Crystal Towers Capital, an early-stage VC fund which Arianna and her partner launched in 2015. Prior to Crystal Towers, Arianna spent time working in sales and product roles at Facebook and BitGo, an enterprise security company for bitcoin and other digital currencies. Visit: https://www.ariannasimpson.com/ and follow her on Twitter: @AriannaSimpson Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and welcome 00:44 Background 01:49 Getting started in crypto 03:25 Believing in bitcoin 05:20 True bitcoin uses 07:46 Accepted like gold 09:02 Promising altcoins 13:36 Investing outside of blockchain 14:55 Autonomous vehicles 15:33 Unusual investments 18:05 Choosing good founders 20:23 Conquering fear 21:25 Investing based on gut 25:02 Advice for young investors 26:30 Running operations 28:44 Lightning Round 29:26 What’s next for Arianna 30:20 Conclusion