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    Brian Kerr

    Brian Kerr

    Co-Founder & CEO of Kava, a decentral bank for digital assets.

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    Experience
    Kava Labs
    Kava Labs
    Founder
    Eleven Zero Sports
    Eleven Zero Sports
    Founder
    Eleven Zero Sports
    Eleven Zero Sports
    Founder
    Fnatic
    Fnatic
    Founder
    Eleven Zero Sports
    Eleven Zero Sports
    Founder
    Fnatic Gear
    Fnatic Gear
    CEO 2015 - Present (about 11 years)
    Func
    Func
    CEO 2014 - 2015 (7 months)
    Fnatic
    Fnatic
    Director 2014 (10 months)
    Founder
    Fnatic, Eleven Zero Sports, Eleven Zero Sports, Kava Labs
    Employee
    Fnatic, Fnatic Gear, Func, Eleven Zero Sports
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
     
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Projects
    Fnatic Gear's First Product Lines
    Indiegogo Campaign November 2015
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    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Venture-backed entrepreneur behind the world's leading esport team, Fnatic. Launched the hardware line Fnatic Gear via Indiegogo - gaming hardware products today are sold world-wide.

    Created $KAVA, a DeFi cryptoasset currently worth ~ $500M.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Start-Up CEO Product Development Product Strategy Product Marketing Management Venture Capital Advertising Digital Marketing Email Marketing Growth Hacking Marketing Research Marketing Strategy SEO Social Media Marketing Angel Investing Joint Ventures Mergers & Acquisitions Acquisitions Business Strategy Growth Strategy and Execution Executive Management Board Member
    Locations
    San Francisco
     
    Q&A
    What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

    The effective executive

    What's your favorite non-business book?

    String Theory, by David Foster Wallace... mostly because I love tennis and so does David Foster Wallace.

    If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

    The same thing.

    What words of advice would you give your younger self?

    Be patient and believe good things will come. You might feel like you have to force things, and you do, but you don't need to force it that hard!

    What's the most creative thing you've ever done?

    I built a life size human figure our of metal wires and pipecleaners. Long story.

    Which founders or startups do you most admire?

    There are many...

    The obvious ones like Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, etc.
    The not so obvious ones like -

    What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

    email: [email protected]

    What words of wisdom do you live by?

    "Mada Mada Dane" - Japanese which means, "You still have much to go" aka - no matter how awesome you think you are, or how good you are, there is still a long long way to go.

    What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?

    Building products and experiences. (the concepting of the premise AND then the journey of chiseling away the imperfections found during execution to get to the final gold!)

    What was the most impactful class you took in school?

    Speech and Debate. Speaking turned from scary to fun.

    What's something you wish you had done years earlier?

    started working out and taking tennis lessons from a real pro instead of trying to teach myself.... and eating cleaner foods.

    What's your super power?

    Winning the most important deals.

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