The Generalist Mario Gabriele

The crypto wallet has won the Solana ecosystem. It’s now coming for Ethereum – and MetaMask’s throne.

Brought to you by Phantom
The first time I used Phantom’s crypto wallet, I was blown away. Founders Brandon Millman, Francesco Agosti, and Chris Kalani have built a beautiful, intuitive product with leading-edge safety features.

It makes interacting with web3 – whether you’re sending tokens, staking SOL, or buying an NFT – 100x less stressful and more enjoyable. There’s a reason the company has racked up millions of users in less than two years.

After becoming the standard in the Solana ecosystem, Phantom is taking its next big step, expanding to Ethereum and Polygon. This is big news with the potential to positively impact mainstream crypto adoption.

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The world’s largest semiconductor foundry is expanding beyond Taiwan, investing $40 billion in a U.S. factory. It’s a move with immense political and commercial ramifications.

Brought to you by Sardine
If you’re a fintech shooting for “default alive,” fraud prevention should be at the top of your priority list.

Fraud is a huge, growing threat. Last year, losses to scams increased by as much as 70%. Companies that don’t have adequate fraud prevention may find themselves in trouble quickly. Especially now that most fintech scams come from customers that have been “verified.”

One way to combat fraud is to assemble an expensive, dedicated team of experts whose entire job it is to stay one step ahead of ever-evolving fraud.

Another option? Use Sardine.

It’s like having the best fraud team in the world, available as an API. Sardine uses machine-learning, extensive transaction data, and intelligent rules to stop fraud before it happens. Companies like Brex, MetaMask, AtoB, and Blockchain.com trust Sardine to reduce fraud by as much as 700%. Better yet, thanks to its superior risk modeling, Sardine also improves conversion rates, reducing the number of good customers you turn away. Thanks to Sardine, Blockchain.com’s conversion rate improved by 10% (and it’s still going up).

Take control of your survival and scale without the scams by implementing Sardine today.

To find the original piece, published Dec 18, 2022, follow this link.

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A look back at the highs, lows, and lessons of running a media company.

Brought to you by Vauban from Carta
To succeed as an angel or VC, you need the right platform

Thankfully, Vauban from Carta has you covered – whether you’re writing your first check or running a $1 billion fund. Though there’s a lot of power under the hood, here are three key features investors should know about:


Scale your VC. Start by launching a Delaware SPV from your couch and graduate to running a billion dollar VC fund in Luxembourg all from the same platform.
Your own team of structuring experts. Have the support of 200+ fund admin specialists at your fingertips, ready to support you through exit and beyond.
Papercut-free operations. Top investors use Vauban to launch global vehicles in 5 minutes. We take care of your back office, you focus on being a value-add investor and building relationships.

Start your VC today.

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ChatGPT is the latest step towards a world of infinite, customizable content, all generated by artificial intelligence. Its advent will impact how we create, consume, and commercialize media.

Brought to you by Masterworks
The Ultra-Wealthy Are Falling in Love with This Secure Investing App (Here’s Why)

Masterworks.com, the $1B fintech unicorn, lets you invest in the booming art market. Millionaires love this app, but you don’t need to be one to sign up.

In fact, membership is 100% free. Even better, all offerings are SEC qualified, insured, and vetted by their experts.

In case you didn’t know, contemporary art outpaced the S&P 500 by 131% from 1995-2021 with near 0 correlation to stocks according to Citi.

So, what’s their track record like?

They’ve recently returned a net +21%, +27% and +32% to members. That’s pretty impressive if you ask me.

Investing in art isn’t a new concept. The ultra-wealthy have invested in art for centuries. And while the economy may be shaky, they’re still purchasing art at a record pace.

Want to see what’s available? My subscribers get early access right here*

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The $600M fintech grew rapidly by digitizing an existing behavior. CEO Ravish Naresh shares his lessons and why profitability is his new focus.

Brought to you by Vauban from Carta
To succeed as an angel or VC, you need the right platform

Thankfully, Vauban from Carta has you covered – whether you’re writing your first check or running a $1 billion fund. Though there’s a lot of power under the hood, here are two key features investors should know about:


Easy SPVs. There are different ways VCs get the capital for their investments. One of the easiest and most efficient is with an SPV platform like Vauban from Carta. Spin up an SPV from your couch, share with your network and start collecting small ticket checks to make your investment in the future.
VC dashboard. Keeping track of your investments can become a full-time job in and of itself. Vauban offers an elegant dashboard that helps take care of all the boring bits including legal, compliance, and tax. Better yet, you’ll get the support of more than +200 VC specialists ready to help you win.

‍Start your VC today.

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Reflections on crypto and trying to make sense of a nonsensical week.

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Microsoft Co-Founder’s $1.5B+ Sale Highlights Real Asset Resilience

Last week, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s historic art collection shattered the record for largest ever sale in auction history.

The fact that the blue-chip art market is still setting records amid major drawdowns in financial markets, and macroeconomic turmoil, highlights why it can be such a strong alternative diversifier. In fact, the high-end art market also remained resilient through downturns like the dot-com bubble and Great Financial Crisis.

But this time around, it’s not just the ultra-wealthy benefitting, thanks to Masterworks.

This unicorn investment platform compiles the results of thousands of auctions like this, generating millions of data points, and builds custom indices to find artist markets with the most momentum. Then it acquires works from those artists, securitizes them, and allows everyday people to invest in shares.

So far, seven of Masterworks’ eight exits have realized a net return of +17.8%.

To invest in works by top-performing artists like Picasso and Bansky, skip the Masterworks waitlist with my referral link.

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