The Curious Learners
I feel privileged to speak to so many great minds as part of my job. They are passionate builders, insightful investors, laser-focused leaders. They are all curious learners in their own way. It is their urge to learn more. That urge is curiosity. When I speak to these people, I hear fascinating ideas, solid business plans, genius growth hacking practices, relentless team building focus, unique investing strategies and many others. However, most of the time, key insights, business intelligence and inspiring stories shared in these conversations do not make their way to the outside world. The Curious Learners is an attempt to share the stories of those curious learners with those, who might find the inspiration that they were looking for or those who might get the encouragement for their own journey that they already started. Looking forward to a long journey together.
The Curious Learners
Francesco Filia | Investing in TradFi & DeFi | The Curious Learners Ep. 15
For anyone interested in a masterclass in investing in financial services (TradFi & DeFi), here is one delivered by Francesco Filia on The Curious Learners. Francesco is the founder and CIO of Fasanara Capital, which is an alternative investment firm.
Francesco and his team have been investing in public and private markets for longer than a decade. He describes his team as a group of 'gentle scientists' and he prefers experimentation over experience.
Francesco and I had a fascinating discussion on the show and talked about highly interesting topics including:
- the current status of financial markets and its disconnect with the real economy
- why fintechs exist (hint: the huge gap left by the banks)
- platform economy to offer solutions that banks can't (or don't want to?)
- embedded finance and DeFi working together for financial inclusion
- DeFi's four top pillars
- path to mass adoption for DeFi
Please listen in for a great conversation with Francesco Filia.
