Jan Baeriswyl
Founding Partner at very early Ventures
Jan Baeriswyl
Founding Partner at very early Ventures
Bern, Berne
Overview
Work Experience
Founding Partner
2023 - Current
Strategic Advisor
2021
Token Design Lead
2022 - 2023
- Advising founders on token economics, token distribution, governance/DAOs, NFTs, etc. - Managing a team of associates and leadership of the token design team - Managing token design processes for several OV programs - Researching the latest token design primitives and creating content (articles, decks, workshops, etc.)
Senior token designer
2021 - 2022
- Advised 50+ teams on their token economies - Created and leading workshops on token discovery, mechanisms, distribution, etc. - Advised founders on token value flows, launches & airdrops, governance/DAOs, NFTs, etc.
Co-founder
2018 - 2021
Primeflow allowed companies to build and run private scout networks, creating an exclusive channel to acquire talent and clients. Primeflow is now Superlinked.
Marketing Associate - Privacy & Security
2017 - 2018
Coordinated the design, production and global distribution of 22k+ 2FA security kits Managed a multiple-stakeholder effort against hate-speech on the internet: videos with YouTube Creators, Social Media campaigns, and peer-to-peer education for students Collaborated on measures for GDPR compliance and Google’s global internet safety narrative Raised blockchain awareness through meet-ups (Dash, MaidSafe, Aragon, Decentraland), held 3 internal educational workshops Consulted select teams on blockchain strategy Overall performance review: "exceeded expectations"
Summer Analyst
2017 - 2017
Responsible for incoming deal-flow management and communication with founders Evaluated business models independently Participated at events (Investor Speed dating etc.) Contributed to investment proposals Conducted market research (esp. blockchain infrastructure, identity, crypto investment hypotheses and token evaluation) Facilitated ad hoc research tasks and preparation of presentations
Intern Business Development
2016 - 2016
Identified potentials for improvement of in-house pricing tool for moving and further developed its algorithms and functionalities Communicated and coordinated at the intersection of sales and operations with the country managers for the respective markets and the head of operations/sales Independent project management
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
2014 - 2018
Exchange semester
2017 - 2017
DFIN-511
2017 - 2017
Exchange semester
2016 - 2017