#41 - Ben Samaroo: CEO of WonderFi on building, managing risk, and making decisions

Ben Samaroo (@BenSamaroo) is CEO/Co-Founder at WonderFi Technologies Inc, one of the largest players in the Canadian crypto space. Ben began building WonderFi with the mission of lowering barriers to entry to crypto and decentralized finance in support of a more equitable financial system. 

Previously, Ben was an executive and regulatory consultant with broad experience in managing corporate finance, risk and compliance on behalf of Fintech companies. He previously served as Regulatory Consultant and Advisor at Netcoins, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for First Coin Capital, a Vancouver-based company that was acquired by Galaxy Digital. Prior, he was a lawyer at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, where advised public and private companies on M&A and capital raises. 

In this episode, we discuss DeFi, taking risks, and building one of Canada's largest crypto companies.

Show highlights:

[2:50] Ben's Genesis Block

[9:30] WonderFi

[12:35] Best Decisions

[16:00] Taking Risks

[25:13] Playing Offense in Business and Life

[32:00] WonderFi's Foundation & Acquisitions

[38:44] Legal Experience - Asset or Burden?

[49:24] Flair Airlines

[52:00] Habits

[56:10] Great Lawyers

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