Harnessing Data, Diving Deep, and Connecting Networks: Insights from Matt Ober of Social Leverage

Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3

Matt Ober, General Partner at Social Leverage, delves into the world of data, automation, networking, and early-stage investing.

Matt shares his journey from specializing in equity derivatives at Bloomberg to hedge funds and then leveraging his expertise to navigate the complex waters of venture capital.

00:00:52 Matt Ober shares his background from Bloomberg, WorldQuant, Third Point and the journey into fintech and venture capital
00:02:14 Scaling WorldQuant 100x with data
00:07:02 Moving to venture capital from hedge funds
00:08:42 Why is data so important in fintech - access to information... and financial markets?
00:09:56 AI is the next frontier
00:14:52 What are the opportunities in fintech and web3
00:16:34 Opportunities in wealthtech
00:18:09 Exciting areas for people in their studies or early careers to focus on in fintech and web3
00:19:14 No such thing as the perfect job
00:20:09 Networking as a superpower - social leverage
00:21:18 Follow the laws of karma as you go through your career
00:22:28 Generalist versus specialist
00:25:46 Always be learning
00:26:55 Investing in people at seed stage startups
00:28:29 Summary
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Chương

1. Harnessing Data, Diving Deep, and Connecting Networks: Insights from Matt Ober of Social Leverage (00:00:00)

2. Matt Ober shares his background from Bloomberg, WorldQuant, Third Point and the journey into fintech and venture capital (00:00:52)

3. Scaling WorldQuant 100x with data (00:02:14)

4. Moving to venture capital from hedge funds (00:07:02)

5. Why is data so important in fintech - access to information... and financial markets? (00:08:42)

6. AI is the next frontier (00:09:56)

7. What are the opportunities in fintech and web3 (00:14:52)

8. Opportunities in wealthtech (00:16:34)

9. Exciting areas for people in their studies or early careers to focus on in fintech and web3 (00:18:09)

10. No such thing as the perfect job (00:19:14)

11. Networking as a superpower - social leverage (00:20:09)

12. Follow the laws of karma as you go through your career (00:21:18)

13. Generalist versus specialist (00:22:28)

14. Always be learning (00:25:46)

15. Investing in people at seed stage startups (00:26:55)

16. Summary and roundup (00:28:29)