# 113 - How to Be Early | Olaf Carlson-Wee

*Author: David Hoffman*
*Published: Apr 9, 2022*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/how-to-be-early-olaf*

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Olaf Carlson-Wee is the Founder and CEO of Polychain Capital, a crypto investment firm that he founded in 2016. Olaf is a brilliant independent thinker which has led him to be the first in many things, one being the first employee of Coinbase.   

In this episode, we dive into how he utilizes and became a contrarian thinking, which blockchain he believes has the potential highest likelihood to accrue the most value, the future of work and decentralized governance, and so much more.   

Because of Olaf’s OG crypto tier status, he’s seen the evolution of the space from the very beginning. His experience—combined with the way he uniquely thinks—makes his vision for the future not only inspiring but promising.

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#### RESOURCES
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- [Polychain Capital](https://twitter.com/polychain)

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