PTW3 058: Blockchain Technology - Trust and Financial Data with Dan Averbukh and Donna Mitchell

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Today's exciting episode, our host Donna Mitchell sits down with Dan Averbukh, an accomplished CEO with an MBA from Wharton and a robust background in investment and financial technology. Dan's journey led him to Clerkenwell Asset Management and ultimately to founding Validity Base, a company leveraging blockchain technology to build trust and credibility in financial data. Tune in as Dan delves into the challenges of validating investment strategies and how blockchain technology offers innovative solutions to these long-standing issues. Whether you're a blockchain enthusiast, an investor looking for reliable data, or just curious about the future of Web3 in finance, this episode is packed with insightful discussions that you won't want to miss. Stay tuned as we shape tomorrow together on the Pivoting to Web3 Podcast!
About Dan Averbukh:
After getting my MBA from Wharton, I started working in the investment industry, focusing on financial technology companies. Eventually this led me to found, Clerkenwell Asset Management, an investment fund which leveraged emerging technologies to find investment opportunities with asymmetric risk/reward.
As Clerkenwell grew to over $100M in assets under management, I was often struck by the deep problems of trust and credibility that I faced both in marketing my fund, as well as in having data vendors and potential partners marketing their track records to me.
It's easy to get friends to trust you, but for good reason, people don't trust strangers and showing people that your insights are gold and not lead can be an extremely difficult and frustrating process. validityBase grew from this as I realized that blockchain technology holds the key for building trust among unrelated parties doing business over the internet.
The problems are general, but the solutions are specific. validityBase is building credibility solutions for financial data and financial track records, with a longer-term view towards applying this technology across various industries.
Connect with Dan Averbukh:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/validitybase/
About Donna Mitchell:
Donna Mitchell achieved two impressive careers in her lifetime. She dedicated 24 years to aviation, & US Airways, currently American Airlines, as a change agent, and 16 years with Johnson & Johnson.

As an industry-level project manager with a $7.2B client list and a $177M budget, personality, humor, and a keen eye for dependencies enabled Donna to interact with international cross-functional teams.

She hosts Pivoting to WEB3 Podcast and is a speaker and business development consultant. As CEO and founder of Mitchell Universal Network LLC, she plans to help bridge WEB2 systems to WEB3 technologies. Mitchell is a Certified AI, Blockchain & WEB3 Strategist and Consultant.

Connect with Donna Mitchell:
Podcast - https://www.PivotingToWeb3Podcast.com
Book an Event - https://www.DonnaPMitchell.com
Company - https://www.MitchellUniversalNetwork.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-mitchell-a1700619
Instagram Professional: https://www.instagram.com/dpmitch11
Twitter/ X: https://www.twitter.com/dpmitch11
YouTube Channel - http://Web3GamePlan.com

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