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Karnika E. Yashwant (Mr. KEY)

@karnikayashwant

Blockchain investor. I build billion-dollar startups. Founder & CEO @KEYDifference

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Every founder wants funding. But honest feedback is what they often need first. Had the chance to judge a startup pitching session recently at the KEYDifference office. I’ve met 1000+ founders over the years, and one thing’s clear: A great idea is never enough. It’s the

Every founder wants funding.
But honest feedback is what they often need first.

Had the chance to judge a startup pitching session recently at the <a href="/KEYDifference/">KEYDifference</a> office.

I’ve met 1000+ founders over the years, and one thing’s clear:
A great idea is never enough.

It’s the
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Life unfolds in ways you can’t always plan for. Looking back on my journey, I’m reminded how much I’ve moved, grown, evolved and not just professionally, but as a person. It’s been 18 years since I first got started. One of the things I have learned- growth is never linear.

Life unfolds in ways you can’t always plan for.

Looking back on my journey, I’m reminded how much I’ve moved, grown, evolved and not just professionally, but as a person.

It’s been 18 years since I first got started. 

One of the things I have learned- growth is never linear.
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13 years of building business together. Some relationships in life aren’t built on deals, contracts, or business cards. They’re built on how you show up. I recently reconnected with Giovanni — who I worked with back in 2013. Over a decade has passed. What he remembered wasn’t

13 years of building business together.

Some relationships in life aren’t built on deals, contracts, or business cards. 
They’re built on how you show up.

I recently reconnected with Giovanni — who I worked with back in 2013.

Over a decade has passed. What he remembered wasn’t
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AI-generated Ghibli art. Why the debate? Human art carries identity and ego. AI art? It’s pattern recognition at scale. But does that make it less ‘art’? We glorify abstract paintings simply because they’re human-made. Why reject AI’s creativity? At the end of the day,

AI-generated Ghibli art. 
Why the debate?

Human art carries identity and ego. 

AI art? It’s pattern recognition at scale. 
But does that make it less ‘art’?

We glorify abstract paintings simply because they’re human-made. 

Why reject AI’s creativity?

At the end of the day,
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Elected as a Congressman for Liberland. When I first entered the blockchain space back in 2013, it wasn’t just the technology that caught my attention. It was philosophy. The idea that freedom isn’t something handed to you. It’s something you own. Freedom of choice. Freedom

Elected as a Congressman for Liberland.

When I first entered the blockchain space back in 2013, it wasn’t just the technology that caught my attention.

It was philosophy.

The idea that freedom isn’t something handed to you. It’s something you own.

Freedom of choice. Freedom
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May 1st. Dubai. I’ll be moderating at the VNTR Investor Forum — digging into the real opportunities and real bottlenecks in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). Not just hype. Real conversations. Let’s build what’s next.

May 1st. Dubai.

I’ll be moderating at the VNTR Investor Forum — digging into the real opportunities and real bottlenecks in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).

Not just hype. Real conversations.

Let’s build what’s next.
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Great to support Autonomous Ai Agents PAD by PaloAlto Research Lab and the Palo Alto Research Lab in their mission to advance autonomous AI agents and decentralized collaboration. Exciting times ahead as we bridge innovation across AI and Web3.

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Do you live in a “first world” country? Or just one that’s been called that for decades? Cold war labels. UN updates. Outdated metrics. Even in democracies—does power really rest with the people? Time to rethink what “first world” should mean today. — KEY

Do you live in a “first world” country?
Or just one that’s been called that for decades?

Cold war labels.
UN updates.
Outdated metrics.

Even in democracies—does power really rest with the people?

Time to rethink what “first world” should mean today.

— KEY
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Interesting to look back... Just two years ago, the industry was in survival mode. - The SEC was cracking down hard - Governments were calling crypto a threat - Institutions were staying far away - FTX had just collapsed - Retail trust was at an all-time low Fast forward to

Interesting to look back...

Just two years ago, the industry was in survival mode.

- The SEC was cracking down hard
- Governments were calling crypto a threat
- Institutions were staying far away
- FTX had just collapsed
- Retail trust was at an all-time low

Fast forward to