Congressman Jared Polis

Governor of Colorado, State of Colorado · 1 appearance on the record.

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Before entering politics, Jared Polis co-founded companies including American Information Systems, ProFlowers, and Techstars. He served as a U.S. Representative from Colorado from 2009 to 2019 before being elected Governor of Colorado in 2018.

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Rep. Polis: Legacy incumbents will lobby Washington to stifle blockchain tech

“And I wouldn't even call it a misstep, because we know when there's any fundamentally disruptive technology, there's a bunch of incumbents and legacy operators that come to this town to try to co-op government to sustain their advantage, and that we've seen th…”

Congressman Jared Polis Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 11:53 a16z Podcast | The Blockchain, in Congress

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Rep. Polis: Members of Congress struggle to understand basic cloud computing

“Keep in mind the demographics around here. I mean, we have a tough time explaining cloud computing. I mean, you know, this is a challenge.”

Congressman Jared Polis Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:37 a16z Podcast | The Blockchain, in Congress

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Rep. Polis: Blockchain has massive ramifications for the global unbanked

“It has massive ramifications in the developing world for the unbanked and the untitled.”

Congressman Jared Polis Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:17 a16z Podcast | The Blockchain, in Congress

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Rep. Polis: Blockchain projects will violate laws without updated regulations

“Absent a deliberate effort to create a legal ecosystem that allows for innovation, It's quite possible that efforts to do innovative things will run afoul of current law.”

Congressman Jared Polis Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:39 a16z Podcast | The Blockchain, in Congress

Insight

Rep. Polis: Blockchain satisfies both left and right data privacy concerns

“Many on the left, like myself, don't want corporations to play that role either, but frankly, the blockchain is a way to address both of those concerns from the left and the right.”

Congressman Jared Polis Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 9:14 a16z Podcast | The Blockchain, in Congress

Assertion Partly supported

Rep. Polis: Congress lacked formal blockchain education prior to the caucus

“There was no effort or way or manner of educating our colleagues about blockchain. So we really got together and said, look, let's formalize it so we can take out rooms and do briefings, which is effectively what that means, and provide a forum for other membe…”

Congressman Jared Polis Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:42 a16z Podcast | The Blockchain, in Congress

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
a16z Podcast \| The Blockchain, in Congress	Jan 2, 2019	4m

Congressman Jared Polis

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