#28 DeFi, Algorithmic Trading and Crypto Entrepreneurship with Qiao Wang

Qiao Wang is a former quant trader, successful entrepreneur and startup advisor. Qiao was a quant trader at Tower Research before co-founding Messari, a service that provides reliable data and market intelligence for crypto investors. He currently helps decentralized finance (DeFi) startups through the startup accelerator DeFi alliance.

Twitter: @QwQiao

My Twitter: @koroushak  

My Newsletter: https://koroushak.substack.com/  

Chapters

• 1:30 Qiao’s background
• 5:30 Ethereum applications & DeFi
• 8:15 Spotting a gap in the market
• 12:40 Focusing on one single thing
• 18:10 Helping startups through DeFi Alliance
• 23:30 Finding product-market fit
• 31:20 Common traits of successful founders
• 38:35 Qiao’s personal trading
• 43:55 Can retail succeed in crypto trading?
• 48:08 Thoughts on leverage
• 49:55 Qiao’s investing strategies