Meltem Demirors is Chief Strategy Officer at CoinShares, pioneers in digital asset investing. They believe bitcoin and blockchain networks are landmark innovations that will fundamentally reshape the global financial system. In this episode she talks with Sasha about: 

• Staging a FinTech protest at MIT Media labs which eventually lead to one of the most widely attended online classes in MIT history

• How 20 years of mental models have completely broken with new Web3 technologies

• Asking for what you want in your graduate degree and in your career

• What resonates with founders when they get started in the Web3 industry

• Real use cases for IPFS

• Her top sci-fi book recommendations 

Episode notes: 

CoinShares - https://coinshares.com

Meltem Demirors -@Melt_Dem (https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem)

Meltem's Sci-fi reading list - https://www.meltemdemirors.com/sci-fi-reading-list

Sasha Hudzilin - @AliaksandrH (https://twitter.com/AliaksandrH)

Learn more about the Open Web Collective and apply to be part of the community of founders and builders - https://www.openwebcollective.com

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