Ep 24 - Jess Houlgrave, Founder of the Codex Protocol, an ERC-721 non-fungible token and decentralized title registry for art and collectibles

"After writing an M.A. thesis on the use of blockchain technology
in the art ecosystem and working at Sotheby's helping collectors
to bid at auction, I co-founded Codex Protocol, a decentralised
title registry for art and collectibles. I previously spent six
years in the finance industry. Sailing enthusiast and collector
of old maps."


 


After listening to this episode you will learn:


How Jess initially got into the Blockchain

The connection Jess saw between Blockchain and the art world

How that led Jess into the academic world and ultimately
publishing a thesis paper

How there was a perfect storm for Jess to combine her
non-technical business and investment skillsets to create the
Codex protocol

How Jess was really excited by the creativity and diversity
of the Blockchain scene

Some tips on how to pick A players and manage a remote team
across the world

How they use all hands meetings three times a week to keep
people and incentives aligned

Why team building is such an important building block for
success

About how art is a $2 trillion dollar asset class

How the Codex protocol works and helps tokenize art and
collectables



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