Leo

Learning in public while trying to be more present. Ex-VC and Chief of Staff.

[Leo @lensofleo]

Instead of using my job title to define myself, I'll use two words: actionable ideas.

I explore by turning plans into projects:

•Leading BD for a nonprofit as a side gig
•Launching a podcast, course, and blog
•Cold emailing my way into an editorial internship

(A thread)

[Leo @lensofleo]

Interesting how Claude can't produce images featuring company logos while ChatGPT can...

[Leo @lensofleo]

ChatGPT's hallucinations are concerning, especially when doing research.

Have to take what it says with a grain of salt even when it speaks with authority.

[Leo @lensofleo]

Huge!

[Plasma @Plasma]

We’re thrilled to announce our largest payment partnership to date with @zerohashx.

Together, we are building the rails for money movement that will bring the world’s leading companies onto Plasma.

[Leo @lensofleo]

Exciting news at @ZeroHashX - big move in making crypto more accessible 🚀

[zerohash @zerohashx]

Big news: zerohash has raised $104M Series D-2, led by @IBKR with participation from @MorganStanley, @SoFi, @Apolloglobal, and more.

This is incredible validation and further underscores our trust with the largest global enterprises.

[Kate S @kate_stapes]

🎙️And we’re live! Thank you to our first panel on Compliance and Institutional Privacy featuring:

@pumpernikhil Co Founder & CEO of @0xPredicate
@lensofleo Strategic Partnerships Manager of @ZeroHashX
@chasemerlin Head of Product at @brale_xyz
@KevLeht CEO of @borderlessxyz

Moderated by @Joey_Anthony_ BD Director at @monad

🔑 Key Takeaway? Privacy can’t happen manually- it breaks the entire flow and instead needs to be native to our onchain experience ⛓️

[Leo @lensofleo]

@austinh___ @unifygtm Congrats on the raise!

[Leo @lensofleo]

@austinh___ More ROI leads to more budget 💯

[Leo @lensofleo]

Getting a lot more SMS marketing messages. Anyone else experiencing this sudden influx?

[Leo @lensofleo]

@emma_suue Thanks Emily!

[Leo @lensofleo]

History often repeats itself.

The story of VISA may foreshadow how blockchains will interoperate:

[Leo @lensofleo]

You can see this already happening at a base level.

Over 50% of L2 throughput is powered by the OP Stack.

https://t.co/wnXDH8GjAe

[Leo @lensofleo]

My bet is that the largest player in the tokenization space will be able to get others on board to establish universal standards around tokenization.

[Leo @lensofleo]

Found a site looking a lot like Stratechery (business/tech analysis).

Love these breakdowns, sad they seem to have stopped.

[Leo @lensofleo]

"As a result, it seems to me that the majority of new launches are now effectively uninvestable at market".

Big point from @cobie. Institutional players are making it harder to get in on new launches publicly.

Full article - https://t.co/qwVOOOHMLc

[Leo @lensofleo]

Love seeing crypto intersecting with fintech.

Coinbase and Stripe are partnering to make it easier to move money onto Base.

These are big players we are talking about making moves.

https://t.co/sxLdqL5csx

[Leo @lensofleo]

VC and BizOps share similarities when it comes to preparing an investment memo / business case: