Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 107 - Empowering small businesses and the next generation of entrepreneurs with Web3
In episode 107, we’re excited to welcome Daniele Servadei, Co-Founder and CEO at Sellix, an e-commerce platform making it easy for the entrepreneurs of tomorrow to grow their businesses with cryptocurrency. At the age of 18, Daniele Founded Sellix, while balancing life as a student, and saw the incredible potential of Web3 from the beginning. We discuss how Web3 can help entrepreneurs and small businesses reach new audiences, the importance of simplifying user experience in Web3 to drive mass adoption, why crypto is the future of e-commerce, some advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, and much more.
Three Key Takeaways
One of the biggest barriers to businesses engaging with Web3 (as well as nonprofits and other sectors) is user interface (UI) and user experience (UX). The Web3 ecosystem is still in its infancy, and as such, the UI/UX is still quite complicated for those that aren’t Web3-native, and to achieve widespread adoption, it’s important that we create a more simple and low-barrier user experience.
There are many gatekeepers and intermediaries that stand between entrepreneurs and their customers. Web3 can help cut out these intermediaries by giving entrepreneurs the tools to connect with a global customer base directly.
Decentralization is one of the pillars of Web3, but there will always be centralized actors that operate in the space. For centralized Web3 services (such as CEXs, centralized marketplaces, etc.), it’s important for guardrails to be in place to protect users from bad actors.
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Episode Time Stamps
02:00 - What was your “Ah hah” moment that got you excited about cryptocurrency and web3 in the beginning?
03:55 - Before we dive into our conversation, I want to learn about how you got to where you are today. I understand that you started coding at 13 and launched your own company at 18, while starting university, and in the midst of a crypto winter. Talk to me about your entrepreneurial journey, and why you decided to follow this life path?
07:05 - Can you please give listeners a high-level overview of Sellix?
09:30 - I understand that one of the features separating Sellix from other e-commerce platforms, is that you accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. Why did you decide to do this, and why is it important to provide more than just fiat payment options for e-commerce?
14:20 - A lot of businesses are hesitant to engage with cryptocurrency and Web3 and view it as a passing fad. What advice would you give to them to convince them that crypto is an important part of the future of e-commerce?
17:20 - What are some of the biggest barriers to onboarding new businesses to Web3 and cryptocurrency?
21:25 - I have a more personal question before we wrap things up if that’s okay? I understand that you are currently a university student, and even once had to get out of lectures to attend attorney meetings. What is it like balancing being a normal teenager, and a student, with being a CEO of a growing tech businesses.
24:10 - What advice would you give for those interested in becoming an entrepreneur and launching their own businesses?
27:20 - What’s the best way for listeners to follow you and learn more about Sellix?
27:50 - To wrap things up, if you could name one thing that excites you most about the social impact potential of web3, what would it be and why?
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