Troy Osinoff of JUICE

Troy Osinoff is Co-Founder of JUICE, Peachy, and Stealth and is a General Partner at Magic Fund.

Troy has always been drawn to the digital world, starting his own website building business when he was just nine years old, so it’s no surprise that he would go on to work heavily in digital companies including Buzzfeed before kicking things off with JUICE.

His interest in the digital world also spans into the DeFi and crypto space, something which he is extremely passionate about, being very active in the community.

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SKIP THROUGH THE EPISODE:

00:24 - Guest introduction

00:34 - What’s in Troy’s Web 3.0 bag?

01:52 - Troy’s DeFi bets

05:25 - Earliest memory

07:51 - Troy’s first business card

09:12 - Parents’ jobs & entrepreneurial inspirations

12:53 - Troy’s knack for tech based business

15:22 - Learning from failure: market fit & knowledge

16:04 - JUICE: timing, growth & employment philosophy

20:27 - Where do brands always make mistakes?

24:00 - Realisations: the importance of specialisation

26:30 - JUICE & Web 3.0?

31:09 - Getting into crypto

35:56 - Surviving crypto winter

37:36 - US Crypto: pegging stable coins  & innovation

39:43 - Crypto abroad, newsletters & Twitter

44:49 - Troy’s investment philosophy

47:41 - Show recommendations

48:10 - Best purchase under $200