Joe Dwyer @ Manifold Group on Serial Entrepreneurship, the State of Venture Capital, Innovating VC, and Crypto in Chicago

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“Overall, I think Venture Capital and entrepreneurship in Chicago is very strong and growing much more quickly than many other places. We have the scale, the talent, the infrastructure, and the schools, all the things necessary to be extremely successful.”

Joe Dwyer is a Founding Partner at Manifold Group (FKA Founder Equity & Digital Intent). Manifold Group is a venture holding company based in Chicago. Prior to Manifold Group, Joe worked in early-stage venture capital here in Chicago, but Joe is a serial entrepreneur at heart. He has over 25 years of experience creating and growing new businesses.

Joe spoke with Matt about his background, the startups that he founded, his philosophy surrounding Entrepreneurship, and the state of Venture Capital. They dig into Joe’s passion for early-stage companies, the re-branding of Manifold Group and Manifold Ventures, and the dramatic changes he’s seen in Chicago’s Venture Capital landscape. Finally, Joe provides listeners with his current views on Crypto.

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Manifold Group is a venture holding company based in Chicago with offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, and soon Atlantic Canada. Early-stage private investments represent an extraordinary investment opportunity, but existing investment models in the space leave much to be desired. Manifold is a new model for growth in the new economy, designed to create and capture value at the early stage through synergies across its venture fund, incubation and acceleration studio, and advisory firm. Learn more about Manifold at https://www.manifold.group.

You can find Joe on Linkedin and Manifold Group on Linkedin and their website.