E322 | Super Angel | Angel investing insights with Szymon Sypniewicz, co-founder & CEO of Ramp Network

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Join us as Tom Wilson from Seedcamp and Anthony Danon from Cocoa talk to Szymon Sypniewicz, co-founder & CEO of Ramp Network.
Prior to Ramp, he was an advisor for a peer-to-peer bitcoin lending platform. He has a background in law and has worked for several legal firms, including Norton Rose Fulbright.
Szymon has also worked as the Director of Research at the Adrianople Group, where he conducted research on free economic zones around the world – focusing on areas in which companies are taxed very lightly or not at all to encourage economic activity. Like many leaders across the crypto space, Szymon has roots in libertarian free-market ideology, he is one of the original founders of the Libertarian Party in Poland.
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Chapters:

• 00:50 Simon's Background and Journey
• 01:03 Founding RAMP Network
• 01:47 Transition to Angel Investing
• 02:39 First Angel Investment Experience
• 02:50 Investment Strategy and Learning
• 02:53 Focus on Complex Technologies
• 03:57 Investment Patterns and Themes
• 05:03 Web3 and Early Stage Investments
• 05:42 Criteria for Selecting Founders
• 08:49 Geographical Focus: Poland and Europe
• 10:45 Specialization vs. Broad Knowledge
• 14:40 Characteristics of Successful Founders
• 23:07 Advice for Aspiring Angels
• 27:37 The Role of Angel Investors