Block Dojo：在别人看到问题的地方寻找机会的风险投资人

Block Dojo 已成为区块链初创公司中最著名的风险投资创建者之一，并且在过去两年中帮助推出了一些最大的

Block Dojo has emerged as one of the most prominent venture builders in blockchain startups and, over the past two years, has helped launch some of the biggest successes in the space. According to Alex Ball, this success is built on a high-risk appetite as it invests in these ideas at a formative stage.

Block Dojo 已成为区块链初创公司中最著名的风险创建者之一，并且在过去两年中帮助该领域取得了一些最大的成功。 Alex Ball 表示，这种成功建立在高风险偏好的基础上，因为它在这些想法的形成阶段进行了投资。

Ball is the global program director at the London-based blockchain startup investor and venture builder. He joined the Dojo after working for nearly two decades in the financial sector, including at the Bank of England (BoE) and with the Dutch giant ING (NASDAQ: ING).

Ball 是总部位于伦敦的区块链初创投资者和风险投资公司的全球项目总监。他在金融领域工作了近二十年后加入 Dojo，其中包括在英格兰银行 (BoE) 和荷兰巨头 ING（纳斯达克股票代码：ING）。

In an interview with CoinGeek Backstage reporter Claire Celdran, Ball talks about how the Dojo hunts for opportunities where most people see problems. The incubator walks with an innovator throughout the entrepreneurial journey in a high-risk-high-reward approach.

在接受 CoinGeek Backstage 记者 Claire Celdran 采访时，Ball 谈到了 Dojo 如何在大多数人看到问题的地方寻找机会。孵化器以高风险高回报的方式与创新者一起走过整个创业历程。

“We are right at the beginning of the journey in terms of funding those startups, [which is] the highest part of the risk curve as well. We are taking a huge amount of risk investing in these startups at such an early stage,” Ball noted.

“在为这些初创公司提供资金方面，我们正处于旅程的开始，这也是风险曲线的最高部分。我们在如此早期的阶段就对这些初创公司进行了巨大的风险投资。”鲍尔指出。

Globally, startups are a high-risk game. While the cream of the crop that surges to unicorn status and draws in billions in investment takes all the spotlight, chances of success for the majority are slim. Data shows that 63% of startups don’t make it, and 25% shut down within their first year. Only 10% survive in the long run.

在全球范围内，初创企业是一场高风险的游戏。虽然跻身独角兽行列并吸引数十亿投资的精英吸引了所有人的关注，但大多数人成功的机会很小。数据显示，63% 的初创公司未能成功，25% 在第一年内就倒闭了。从长远来看，只有 10% 能够生存。

These statistics are already grim, but the chances of success are even slimmer when you narrow down on blockchain startups. This makes it critical for the Dojo to select the right participants in its 12-week programs and offer them all the support they need to stand an opportunity.

这些统计数据已经很严峻，但当你缩小区块链初创公司的范围时，成功的机会就更小了。这使得 Dojo 在为期 12 周的项目中选择合适的参与者并为他们提供获得机会所需的所有支持至关重要。

“We combine the investment with the access to the program so that we can really lean in, coach, educate, and help out those entrepreneurs so they can be successful.”

“我们将投资与参与该计划相结合，以便我们能够真正地帮助、指导、教育和帮助这些企业家，使他们能够取得成功。”

The Dojo's approach has been a massive success. After launching in London, it expanded to the Philippines, and over the past two years, it has incubated over 70 startups in eight cohorts. Some of its successes include Buzzmint, Combat IQ (which partnered with the UFC recently), and MoveGenius, which raised its pre-seed round at a £3.5 million ($3.9 million) valuation.

Dojo 的方法取得了巨大成功。在伦敦推出后，它扩展到了菲律宾，在过去的两年里，它已孵化了 8 个批次的 70 多家初创公司。其成功案例包括 Buzzmint、Combat IQ（最近与 UFC 合作）和 MoveGenius，后者在种子轮前的估值为 350 万英镑（390 万美元）。

On his advice for startups, Ball called on founders to structure their businesses in a way that effortlessly showcases their product, the challenge it’s solving, and their revenue creation roadmap.

在给初创公司的建议中，鲍尔呼吁创始人以一种能够轻松展示他们的产品、所解决的挑战以及创收路线图的方式构建他们的业务。

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