One problem with saying that we should only listen to experts is that new ideas often come from outsiders. Where an idea came from is one predictor of its validity, but no more than that. And in some fields it's a rather bad predictor.

Incredible early hiring standards by Coinbase 🛡️ - attracting top talent who are missionaries rather than mercenaries

Let’s go!! Clare 💁🏼‍♀️

Great quick read for ppl newer to venture (like me!) - thx elton 👏

Great recommendations from Clare ☀️

.⁦Propel Venture Partners⁩ offsite this week! Good to get together with the team 😎 🌊

Here we are 🙂

What's going on in early-stage fintech funding? Propel's Clare and Jac dug in. Check out what they found on fintech graduation rates and trending geographies in this data drop 👇 medium.com/propel-venture…

The Propel Venture Partners team is hanging out on Gather 🍇 this week and tbh...the metaverse office is pretty fun ⚡️👩🏼‍💻

Great to see elton on the Amazon Web Services Startup Loft's Investor Panel focused on the State of Web3 and Crypto 2023. ⚡️ "We’re excited to see people refocusing on building real businesses [in Web3]... The days of having just a deck and a dream are gone." - elton

LOVE IT 🎾⚡️🚀

To explore AI x Financial Services, it's important to first understand the broader AI Landscape. Here's our (non-exhaustive) view. ⚡️ Who did we miss? How does your landscape differ?

Great to see many friends at the Industry Ventures event last night 👏 David Mort Jac Sheel Mohnot Jay Reinemann Better Tomorrow Ventures Propel Venture Partners

Is there space in the market for another payments processor? Recently, I've been learning about complex payments and how operators manage them. Solutions today are limited. Here're some quick thoughts 👇

OpenAI's GPTs are the biggest thing in AI this week ➡️ Here's what else is happening in the space. Last month, Braeden Norris and Jac shared five major trends from technological advancements (AI goes physical!) to regulation. Check it out ⬇️ bit.ly/AIQuarterInRev…

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Propel Venture Partners Open House yesterday! 🍕👋🚀