Elston Sam is the co-founder of Ethlas, a blockchain software company focused on security and gaming, backed by Sequoia, Dragonfly Capital, and Makers Fund.

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👋🏼  How would you explain your job to someone outside tech?

We have 2 business verticals: Digital asset security (Failsafe) and Fractionalised gamer trading protocol (Gambit). As a founder, my job is akin to being a plumber: you fix leaks.

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🧐  What's something about you or your job that would surprise us?

It's absolutely true that start-ups are 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.

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🏆  What has been the biggest highlight of your career so far?

Talking to people whose work I've admired for so long.

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🔍  What's a startup trend or space you're watching this year?

Generative AI application in gaming.

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💼  What advice would you give someone starting out in your industry?

Try every product you can find, blockchain still feels like the pre-iPhone days.

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🗣  What's one thing you can keep talking about for hours?

Fundraising

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🎥  What's your favorite movie/TV show?

Shark Tank

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🍨  What's your go-to ice cream flavor?

Ben & Jerry’s Cookie dough. It's like startups, you work hard to dig for the cookie dough bits.