ok ok not trying to be combative but does it strike anyone else as a potential conflict of interest to simultaneously be EF director and operating a VC firm

After many months of thoughtful conversations, I am pleased to share that @ergokhaner and @NethermindEth are launching Lantern Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm.

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It feels like the neutrality of the EF is violated if you're making directional, opinionated, private financial bets

Not saying we should prevent EF from putting their money where their mouth is, but it does feel like more disclosure is required

https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/1916884897496535384
I was not aware that this was sort of pre-announced but it does seem like this was an active consideration around the structure of @tkstanczak's role, which I appreciate