​If you are an investor, operator, engineer or founder in web3 and thinking about the real world utility and future of smart contract based apps, the financial system as it stands today (will history rhyme? is crypto going to be the new gold? If yes, wen?), how decentralization is or isn't needed in the upcoming age of AI or curious about or building in DeSci - please stop by.

​p.s have you checked out Hidden Secrets of Money? What a docu-series.

​About Draper

​Well, as Dave Letterman would say, my next guest needs no introduction, in this case neither does Draper, but in case you haven't come across us:

• ​Our Seed/Series A fund's crypto portfolio is valued at over $100 billion and includes investments such as:

  • ​CoinBase

  • ​Telegram

  • ​FileCoin

  • ​Ledger

  • ​Unstoppable Domains

  • ​Neo

  • ​VeChain

  • ​Polygon

  • ​Gemini

• ​DraperU Alumni have built crypto companies currently valued at $4 billion (and I am not talking peak!), some of these are:

  • ​Harmony

  • ​HighStreet

  • ​Lemon

  • ​Qtum

​Hopefully that's a decent TLDR!

​About University of Austin (UATX)

​The University of Austin (UATX) is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian university in Austin, Texas, dedicated to the fearless pursuit of truth. Its innovative undergraduate curriculum combines the best of the past with the most compelling initiatives of the present. Students will learn from world-class scholars and partner with expert doers and makers in their local community. Each student will undertake a four-year Polaris Project to build, create, or discover something that serves humanity. The University of Austin's inaugural freshman class will begin their journey in the fall of 2024.

​On the docket

​We have a few things but here is what you might care about if you are a founder/investor:

• ​Short intro to DraperU and UATX

• ​Our friend Maxime, who leads crypto investments at Draper Associates will do an into talk on Future of Web3 Beyond Hype Cycles to kick it off

• ​Best Pakistani Food in Town