My guest today is Brian Zwerner (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-zwerner/). He is an investor and advisor in sports, media, web3, and fitness. He is a founder at Beyond The Game Network, a venture group of athletes and business execs in Atlanta. Zwerner also leads the Crypto Executive Guide, an advisory business in the web3 sector and the publisher of a market leading newsletter.

Zwerner was previously the founder of Sportal, a startup in the sports industry. He managed the growth of Aquina Health through a Series A capital raise. He has invested in or held senior roles with several companies and funds. Previously Zwerner spent 20 years in investment banking roles in the US and overseas.

Show Notes & Topics Discussed:

First guest with a TRILLION dollars in trading experience

From Intrapreneur to entrepreneur

The early fintech landscape in Atlanta

The shift from B2B to B2C

VC investing with professional athletes in esports, gaming, and entertainment

Missing out on an early round with Dapper Labs, pre-Top Shots

Gronk and Maholmes drops helped bring Brian into Web3

Being patient and finding consistent revenue generating business in Web3

NFT Fantasy Gaming

The similarity in problems facing Web3 to those faced in Web2 and Web1 and beyond

Will the Big 4 consulting firms hop into Web3?

Wallet Wars - Visa and Mastercard vs Apple and Google

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