About
Hey guys, this is Sam, aka Stakesaurus. I create content and work on initiatives to expand the talent pool of Ethereum home stakers in Asia—empowering the less privileged with this highly monetisable craft and building a grassroots community at the same time.
Links for reference here — e.g. LinkedIn, Twitter, newsletter, open source guides + tools, projects
Some quick highlights about me:
- Previous life as a Web2 VC investor in SEA for 5 years
- Established track record as an ETH node operator by running a physically distributed network of 23 home-based ETH validators, teaching communities, and participating in DVT initiatives — e.g. Lido Simple DVT cohort #3, Cluster leader for upcoming Obol cluster on mainnet
- Strong community of existing and aspiring ETH solo/home stakers + good brand equity with Web3 communities across SEA
- Stakesaurus liquid staking vault for conversion of community into B2C revenues (using Stakewise V3)
- Initiatives with leading global ETH staking players – e.g. Lido Community Lifeguard, ETHStaker x Diva Staking - DVT Home Staker Programme
- Also a founding member & core organiser of the Whitepaper Reading Club—A Web3 “book club” dedicated to understanding how things actually work under the hood. High signal and purely organic engagement. DM to join @ https://t.me/samuelclk
About Stakesaurus
At it’s core, Stakesaurus is a personal brand used to build a community driven by open-source content.
It was born from a passion project where I simply helped aspiring ETH home stakers get started and launch their own nodes because I care about validator diversity and building a strong consensus + social layer.
Word of mouth grew over time and demand flowed in on both B2C and B2B fronts—from helping with home-based setups to collaborating on new staking projects.
Previous life:
Web2 VC investor in SEA for 5 years, during which I;
- Raised US$6.3M from new and existing limited partners
- Was a core team member for the acquisition exit process of Tradegecko to Intuit (Quickbooks) on behalf of TNB Aura during the height of COVID pandemic
- Deployed US$16M into 13 companies across 21 rounds with US$140M in total round sizes
- Developed 10 comprehensive industry research theses