Shawn Cheng
Investor | Strategy | Growth
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Peter Drucker
Everyday, we vote with our time and our resources. In big and small ways we reinforce and shape the world around us. There are systems all around us that we unconsciously participate in. And with each technological shift, we are given an opportunity to shape the world we want to live in.
Web3 represents a new suite of tools and superpowers that can uplift individuals and communities in ways never before possible. The use of a blockchain, token, NFT, or smart contracts are not the primary distinguishing trait of a crypto company but the willingness to build together and desire to disproportionately share in the value creation with a community as it grows.
Current areas of interest:
+ Web3 / Crypto / Blockchain - Ethereum, DAOs, NFTs, Cross-chain solutions, Scaling solutions, Automated Market Makers, Tokenization of real-world assets, Income Sharing Agreements, Personal Tokens, Identity.
+ Virtual / Augmented / Mixed Reality / Volumetric Video - Humanizing and more Immersive Media, better ways for groups to coordinate using software.
+ Open Source Technologies - Sustainable Business Models, Governance/Ownership Economy, Global Talent, Media Legos
+ Supporting Asian American founders, builders, and operators.
Media / Talks
7/9/22 - Exploring the Future of Web3 | More Than Profit podcast by Access Ventures
3/9/22 - Ethereal Summit - How do you build real communities | Moderated panel with guests: Esther Crawford (Twitter), Izzy Howell (Cypher), Reza Jafery (PubDAO), Sasha Rosewood (BeetsDAO).
2/20/22 - New DAO Frontiers Panel | Moderator: Shawn Cheng, Panelists Aaron Wright, Tribute Labs; Kei Kreutler, Gnosis Guild; James Young, Collabland
2/12/21 - Tech News for MBAs Cryptomania | Interviewed by Paul Canetti
7/14/20 - Same Same but Tech - Cryptocurrencies are like Legos - Interviewed by Mauhan M Zonoozy from BCG Digital Ventures
11/27/19 - VC Hunting - YT interview | Interviewed by Peter Saddington
4/25/19 - StartupGrind NYC | Interviewed by Peter Crysdale
3/20/19 - Jet Blue Ventures | Blockchain Travel Summit
3/4/19 - Focus Blockchain Panel at Barclays RISE | Interviewed by Craig Wilson
10/6/18 - Tacklebox NY Startup School | Business Insider, Shana Lebowitz
6/15/17 - The Wizardest - AI Will Replace VC | Interviewed by Paul Canetti
6/15/17 - The Wizardest - AI Will Replace VC | Interviewed by Paul Canetti
Stops along the way
VaynerMedia
July 2007-April 2011
Group Account Director / VP
Strategic lead for a dozen brands growing their capabilities through social, paid media, influencer marketing, emerging tech partnerships. Managed brands such as Mondelez: Ritz Crackers, Trident, Chips Ahoy, Halls, Sour Patch Kids, Nilla Wafers; Wink: smart home technologies.
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