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From Technical Founder to Crypto CEO: Harvey Liu on Building LeveX

With Harvey Liu, CEO of LeveX.

28 minutesHosted by Keith Newman

Harvey Liu, CEO of LeveX, traces his path from computer science and network engineering through venture capital and Web3 investing to building a crypto trading platform.

He explains how LeveX grew from an early-stage product into a platform with hundreds of thousands of registered users, why he sees crypto and traditional finance converging, and what institutional adoption is doing to the market.

In this episode

  • Building LeveX around traders and their feedback
  • Tokenized stocks and real-world assets
  • Why technical founders need strong communication and sales skills
  • Organic growth versus paid customer acquisition
  • Choosing strategic investors over purely financial capital
  • How AI helps startups operate with leaner teams

Summary written from the episode’s show notes.

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