E81: Tangent Co-Founder: How to Get Rich in Crypto (without getting lucky)

When Shift Happens Podcast

Jason is a full-time crypto native angel investor and the Co-Founder of Tangent, an evergreen prop investment firm that supports founders in both early-stage and liquid crypto markets. He is also the Host at the @theblockcrunchpodcast and was previously a General Partner at Spartan Capital, one of Asia’s first institutional crypto funds. He co-led investments in over 80 companies and helped scale the Spartan fund from $9M in to $500M in Assets under management. In this conversation, we dive into: - Discovering Crypto - Biggest Loss Ever - How to get Rich in Crypto without Luck: key principles - Dunning-Kruger Effect in Crypto - Unpopular Crypto Beliefs And much more! __________________________________ PARTNERS 🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana. https://jup.ag/ 🐧 Pudgy Penguins is a web3-born brand that fosters creativity, freedom, and community. Join the huddle: https://pudgypenguins.com/ ♾️ Astar Network is a Web3 hub for innovation, offering tools and a blockchain platform for decentralized apps and smart contracts. It invites users to innovate and connect in a community-driven ecosystem, transforming ideas into reality with its robust infrastructure. https://astar.network/ 🤖 SwissBorg is Europe’s top trusted crypto app offering user-centric investment platforms and DeFi asset management with reliability and innovation. Sign up with this link and earn up to €100 : https://join.swissborg.com/r/kevinH6E7 ♾ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com 🍷 Dvin is building the operating system for the $100 billion wine industry. https://www.dvinlabs.com/ __________________________________ FOLLOW JASON CHOI👇 • Twitter: https://x.com/mrjasonchoi • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonhtchoi FOLLOW TANGENT 👇 • Twitter: https://x.com/tangent_xyz • Website: https://www.tangent.ventures FOLLOW KEVIN & WHEN SHIFT HAPPENS👇 Twitter (X): https://x.com/KevinWSHPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinwshpod/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier/ __________________________________ DISCLAIMER The info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome. #Entrepreneurship #Crypto #howtogetrich __________________________________ Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 1:24 Our Valued Sponsors 2:11 Who is Jason 3:13 Moving to Singapore 5:42 Growing Up in Hong-Kong Vs USA 6:56 Interning at Bridgewater 9:27 Personal Growth 10:40 Discovering Crypto 13:41 Sticking with Crypto 14:56 Starting a Crypto Podcast 19:00 Networking on Steroids 21:31 Joining The Spartan Group 23:46 The Spartan Experience 30:03 Dvin Sponsorship 30:28 Resilience After a Huge Loss 33:14 Financial Advice 36:32 Profit-Taking Rules 41:59 Big Blow-Ups this Cycle 43:27 Favorite Books 46:00 How to get Rich Without Getting Lucky 47:25 Narratives VS Traction 49:41 Fundamentals in Crypto? 53:01 Networking = Wealth 54:27 Compounding Investments 59:54 Risk Adjustment for Volatility 1:05:07 Don’t Bet What You Don’t Have 1:07:10 Self-Comparison Curse 1:10:21 Leverage Does Not Equal Genius 1:14:33 Dunning-Kruger Effect in Crypto 1:17:22 Crypto Running on Narratives 1:19:03 Spotting Crypto Narratives 1:21:21 Paying Forward in Crypto 1:27:57 Root Causes of Anxiety 1:30:42 Venture Investing Issues 1:32:55 Apps VS Protocols 1:36:57 Optimistic VC Investing 1:38:53 Meme Coins 1:40:15 9GAG & Meme Land 1:46:31 Beginners Coming into Crypto 1:48:40 Ethena 1:51:30 Sei Network 1:52:50 Farcaster 1:54:22 Unpopular Crypto Beliefs 1:55:56 Predictions for the Next 12 Months