Wave Financial Co-Founder Les Borsai

This week, Horacio sat down with Les Borsai, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Wave Financial, an actively-managed liquid VC fund investing in crypto-assets since 2018.

Les is a former music executive who started the Wave Financial NFT Fund after noticing parallels between young musicians and NFT artists.

Discussion topics include:

His roots in the music industry as a rave and concert promoter

Common attributes between artists in the music industry and in the NFT space

The ability to be someone else in cyberspace while taking risks to make money

The advantages of being an outcast

Wave Financial’s global vision and the genesis of the NFT Fund

NFTs are art and collectibles, but ultimately about the creation of a gig economy in the metaverse

The strategy in buying certain NFTs as opposed to others, including infrastructure plays

The importance of building and supporting a community as an NFT artist

Veg Surfer, an NFT analyst hired by Wave Financial, who is immersed in NFTs and spotting trends

The importance of collaboration and learning to let go of ego

Investing in the Wave Financial NFT Fund

The NFT Fund adherence to regulations and potential tokenization

Following the DAO blueprint for creating a community through the NFT Fund

Thoughts on the adoption of NFTs by corporations including Nike’s acquisition of RTFKT Studios

The future of intellectual property rights for NFTs

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