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.