A Conversation with Jamie Burke of Outlier Ventures

In this episode, the yWhales team speaks with Jamie Burke, CEO and Founder of Outlier Ventures, a Metaverse Accelerator that invites a handpicked group of leading founders, investors, collectors, culture makers and alumni to join their exclusive investment partnership. The new intake of members buy into the Outlier Ventures Partnership to unlock the ability to co-invest and partner with its growing portfolio and mentor the 100+ startups that go through the accelerator each year. Jamie talks about the history of Outlier and how it was formed. He shares where it is today and how it’s helping to drive the industry.

 

About Guests

Jamie Burke is the Founder and CEO of Outlier Ventures, Europe's first dedicated blockchain VC and Accelerator. An early investor in cryptocurrencies, Jamie founded Outlier Ventures in 2014 with the belief that decentralized technologies would introduce new paradigms for the web and create a more equitable and open economic system. Today, Jamie is at the forefront of an investment landscape that spans various Web3 technologies as they converge with media, commerce and culture to lay the foundation for the Metaverse. Jamie and his team at Outlier Ventures have grown a portfolio of nearly 100 startups, facilitated over $130 million in seed funding for its portfolio companies, and have helped to jump start multiple billion-dollar crypto ecosystems. 

 

You’ll learn about:

• How Outlier was formed
• Jamie’s background in Web3 and how it’s influenced his current mindset
• The lessons he’s learned through his career in Web3
• Things to think about when forming a Web3 startup

 

Resources: 

Connect with Jamie Burke: LinkedIn | 

Connect with YWhales: Website | BitClout | Twitter

Outlier Ventures: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram | Github | YouTube | Discord | Podcast

 

Timestamps

[01:49] The formation of Outlier

[05:02] Becoming an incubator

[08:31] Partnership model

[09:13] The sentiment during the early years

[14:43] Going all in

[18:42] Lessons learned from early adoption

[24:05] Managing coins across the projects

[30:29] The rush to decentralization

[35:54] Focus on the business

[45:26] Community

[49:59] Points to starting a startup

[56:09] How to contact Jamie

 

DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.