In this week's special edition of The Rundown, Michael and Shiv share their unique journeys into web3 including the unique challenges, lessons learned, the importance of curiosity, and why they are so excited for the future. In the season of giving, we hope you can learn from their experience and apply some takeaways to your own life.  Topics covered: - Michaels's journey from accounting/finance, commercial real estate, and MIT's Investment Management Company to crypto - Shiv's journey from one of Australia's largest banks into crypto and how he found himself writing Protocols of Money in NYC in 2020 - The founding story of The DeFi Report - Michaels Vision for web3 and why he is so excited for the future - Why Shiv wrote the book Protocols of Money - Shiv's experience as an Angel investor  We hope you enjoy the episode! ----------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGQqZBVIFO8agRSJ1gQCMKw?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe on Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedefireport Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-defi-report/id1717262936 The Ethereum Investment Framework: https://thedefireport.gumroad.com/l/ethereuminvestmentframework Subscribe to The DeFi Report Newsletter: https://thedefireport.io/#newsletter Follow Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-austin-nadeau/ Follow Shiv: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivmehta/ Learn More about Token Terminal: https://tokenterminal.com/