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There's no shortage of ways to move cash from one place to another to pay for goods. But now with Blockchain, users are disrupting legacy platforms & this technology is offering speed, security, & efficiency to the world of payments. As blockchain steadily advances & reaches mainstream acceptance, what can startups do to prepare for this financial revolution?
Join us for a discussion on the transaction environment with startup founders Tammy Camp - Founder & CEO of Stronghold, Tom McLeod - Founder & CEO of Omni, & Stefan Thomas - Founder & CEO of Coil. The panel will share how blockchain technology is providing long-awaited financial breakthroughs at both the enterprise-level & for startups.
From microtransactions to mobile & cross-border payments, gain insights to the advantages & key considerations for startups that adopt this new financial infrastructure.
Drinks & networking to follow.
An entrepreneur since the age of 21, Tammy has taken part in numerous successful business endeavors, facilitating over $1 Billion+ in sales. Tammy has collaborated with organizations such as Lloyds TSB, Hotwire.com, Holiday Autos & eBay to scale their businesses on an international level.
Tammy serves as an advisor to numerous startups in the security, consumer Internet & executive research fields. Tammy has been featured in Forbes, USA Today, NPR & the International Business Times. She has also served as a United States delegate for the 2013 YEA G20 Summit in Moscow, Russia & participant for the US Department of State's New Beginning: Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation program, which hosted the top entrepreneurs from over 28 countries.
Tammy is a graduate of the GSP11 program at Singularity University at NASA Ames & holds a world record in kiteboarding.
Thomas (Tom) McLeod is the Founder & CEO of Omni, a storage & rentals company based in San Francisco. Omni has raised more than $45M in funding to date, closing a $25M+ Series B in January 2018. Prior to Omni, Tom founded four successful companies, including the app lab Imaginary Feet, which launched & marketed 15+ apps over the last 12 years.
After earning an audio engineering degree from American University, Tom founded a recording studio called Heavy Syndication. He tracked more than 500 songs before shifts in the music industry inspired him to transition the company into a design firm. Aside from his passion for tech & the arts, Tom has a dedicated interest in service & supporting communities. He sits on the board for Mama Hope & F*ck Cancer. He is from Plainfield, NJ.
Stefan is the Founder & CEO of Coil, a San Francisco based startup that's working to create a better business model for the Web. Prior to Coil, Stefan was a prominent figure in the blockchain movement. As an early Bitcoin contributor, he produced the popular What is Bitcoin? video, introducing millions of users to Bitcoin & created BitcoinJS, the first implementation of Bitcoin cryptography in the browser. As CTO & one of the first employees at Ripple, Stefan designed new protocols for cross-border payments, now used by banks all over the world. As part of this work, he co-created Interledger, an open, Internet-like protocol for value transfer. Stefan is a passionate supporter of financial access & worked with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop Mojaloop, an open-source national payment switch that connects mobile wallets in developing markets.
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