Joel Monegro discusses rollups as virtual blockchains in the modular era, noting how capital over-investment leads to consolidation and modular components. He applies this pattern to web3 technologies like rollups, enabling faster, lower-cost product launches.
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- Union Square Ventures2014
- Placeholder · Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Joel Monegro?
Joel Monegro discusses rollups as virtual blockchains in the modular era, noting how capital over-investment leads to consolidation and modular components. He applies this pattern to web3 technologies like rollups, enabling faster, lower-cost product launches.
How much does Joel Monegro invest?
Joel Monegro invests through Placeholder, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
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What did Joel Monegro do before Placeholder?
Union Square Ventures.
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