Oliver Isaacs
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| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
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| Years active | 2014 - present |
| Known for | Blockchain Investments. YouTube |
| Website | oliverisaacs |
Oliver Isaacs is a serial entrepreneur, investor, technology influencer and advisor.[1] He is known for early investments in blockchain and cryptocurrency companies such as Ethereum, Binance Coin, OKEx, Augur Project, and many other well-known defi protocols. Isaacs is regarded as a pioneer in identifying early high growth blockchain companies.[2][3]
Isaacs has frequently been profiled by Forbes, The Independent, Bloomberg and CNBC. He has worked closely with a number of well known blockchain startups in different industries, such as KuCoin, OKEx, Circle, and Dragon.[4][5]
Early life and education
Isaacs attended the leading London-based independent school St Paul's School and later completed his bachelor's degree from the London School of Economics. He also represented England at junior chess level.
Career
Isaacs started his career with experience at GLG Partners in 2012, where he worked on complex portable alpha structure investments, market neutral investment strategies, fund of funds and other financial instruments. In 2014, he joined J.P. Morgan and worked on their Equity and FX / Arbitrage trading desks.[6][7]
In 2007, he was appointed as an advisory board member of New Money Systems at Lifeboat Foundation.[8]Isaacs founded the viral opinion based network Amirite.com, one of the first original 9GAG and 4chan type sites where the internet meme was born, and the early influencers created.
He has also worked with some of the biggest social media influencers such as Julius Dein. Isaacs is regularly featured in his videos and stories and introduced as Julius's business adviser. He also runs the fastest growing Social Media Influencer group on Facebook with over 15,000 power players in the Influencer, Entrepreneur, and Investor spaces.[9]
In 2014, Isaacs began investing in a number of well-known blockchain protocols like Ethereum, Augur Project, Dragonchain, OKEx, Grin, KuCoin Exchange. He is recognized as one of the leading tech/blockchain investors and influencers globally by Forbes. His mission is to accelerate the development of decentralized computing and web3 networks so that a better digital ecosystem is created.[10]
Public speaking
Isaacs speaks at conferences and industry events around the world such as Techcrunch Disrupt, Web Summit and The next Web and has given talks on topics such as blockchain technology, cryptocurrency investment strategies, startups, fundraising, viral content, entrepreneurship and content virality.[11]
Isaacs has built an impressive following and has over 1m followers across his channels on Youtube, Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok and Linkedin.[12]
Awards and recognition
- Oliver was announced as the winner of IFS Business in 2010 and Linklaters charity ‘Aspire’ Competition. He also represented Middlesex at Tennis
- Oliver was selected as a Forbes 30 under 30 nominee[13]
References
- ↑ "Oliver Isaacs, tech genius, investor and influencer, offers his thoughts on how to be a successful tech startup founder". International Business Times AU. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ "Blockchain Expert Oliver Isaacs Explains The Rise Of Blockchain And Cryptocurrency". International Business Times AU. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ "Oliver Isaacs - EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki". en.everybodywiki.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ "Meet The Londoners At The Forefront Of The Crypto Craze". Londonist. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ "The price of bitcoin is in free fall as cryptocurrency market crash continues". The Independent. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ "The fifth largest cryptocurrency surges past $80 per coin". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ Evans, Brian D. "Council Post: What Digital Marketers Can Learn From Viral Video Maker Julius Dein (And His 1 Billion Video Views)". Forbes. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ White, John (6 August 2017). "Top UK Influencer Oliver Isaacs Reveals What it Takes to Go Viral". Inc.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ Hamill, Jasper (15 December 2017). "Which cryptocurrency should you invest in? The price of 'alt-coins' is exploding". Metro. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ "Meet the genius behind your memes and viral videos: Oliver Isaacs, tech entrepreneur, founder of Amirite.com". Japan Today. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ Goldberg, Jason. "Council Post: Tech Influencer Oliver Isaacs On The Top Five Resources For The Beginner Bitcoin Investor". Forbes. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ Designer, ContributorFreelance; Writer, Passionate; Marketer, Digital (26 May 2017). "How to Create Viral Content: Interview with Oliver Isaacs - tech entrepreneur, investor, and a genius who can make anything go viral online". HuffPost. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
{{cite web}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ↑ Addison, Sophia. "Meet Oliver Isaacs, serial entrepreneur, tech investor and Forbes 30 under 30 nominee". The Next Web. Retrieved 10 April 2021.