David Pakman brings an unusually deep operating background to crypto venture capital, having served as CEO of eMusic and co-founded Myplay before spending over a decade as a generalist VC at Venrock leading investments in companies like Dollar Shave Club and Nest. He has positioned himself as a specialist on NFTs and crypto-enabled creative economies while regularly engaging in detailed discussions of crypto policy and regulation, differentiating him from more purely financial or infrastructure-focused crypto investors. David Pakman brings an unusually deep operating background to crypto venture capital, having served as CEO of eMusic and co-founded Myplay before spending over a decade as a generalist VC at Venrock leading investments in companies like Dollar Shave Club and Nest. He has positioned himself as a specialist on NFTs and crypto-enabled creative economies while regularly engaging in detailed discussions of crypto policy and regulation, differentiating him from more purely financial or infrastructure-focused crypto investors.