Ep 49, Value Accrual in Nascent Token Economies — with Lasse Clausen of 1kx Capital

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If you ask Lasse Clausen, tokenized networks are better than free. And that’s why he has created a crypto investment fund around a token maximalist philosophy. A fund that capitalizes on permissionless innovation and declining trust in companies and governments. The 1kx thesis is flexible enough to adapt to the fast-moving blockchain space yet focused enough that it affords the team conviction—even when tokens are out of fashion.

Lasse is a Founding Partner at 1kx Capital, a token fund designed to be the most founder-friendly and helpful source of early-stage capital for crypto projects. Today, Lasse joins us to discuss how his background as a software entrepreneur led him to create a crypto investment fund and offer insight around the current venture environment in the blockchain space. He shares the 1kx thesis for making investment decisions, describing how permissionless innovation and the omnipresence of trust inform their philosophy of token maximalism.

Lasse goes on to explain 1kx’s narrow focus around Ethereum and their advantage in being an evergreen fund. He also weighs in on the transparency he looks for in a crypto founder and the value 1kx provides its projects in terms of storytelling and investor relations. Listen in for Lasse’s take on the most interesting crypto subsectors, payments, DeFi and Web3, and learn about the strengths and weaknesses of the crypto ecosystems in Berlin, Silicon Valley and Asia.
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