In traditional finance, Treasury Management is a well-documented practice with plenty of guidance and literature. But in web3, many of those concepts don’t quite apply.

Foundations, DAOs, and other web3 startups often hold their treasuries in wallets, with those assets remaining idle.

But by strategically allocating part of their treasury to generate yield, these organizations can create an additional revenue stream to help finance daily operations.

The companies that understand DeFi tend to have a longer runway. They burn less of their initial funding because DeFi yield covers some or all of their working capital needs.

But how do you identify the right protocols? How do you invest according to your risk profile and revenue goals?

On Episode 85, I spoke with Mathieu Baril, the CEO & Founder of Octav, to provide us with the tips & tricks on managing a treasury in crypto, & how to leverage DeFi yield.

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Topics Covered;

(0:00) Coming Up

(0:57) Episode intro

(2:44) Mathieu’s background & story founding Octav

(4:52) Cashflow forecasts for web3 startups

(6:31) Investor updates learnings

(7:56) Metrics for startups

(8:50) Risk management with crypto

(10:58) Sequoia anecdote

(12:29)  DeFi v/s TradFi investments

(16:16)  Generating yield in DeFi & borrowing with your tokens

(17:59) Thanks to our sponsor Request Finance

(19:37) Insurance cover for DeFi

(21:18) Tokenized T-Bills v/s DeFi LPs

(23:19) Octav as a DeFi data provider

(24:42) Subledgers v/s Octav

(26:53) How Beefy Finance uses Octav

(28:24) Machine learning model of Octav

(30:20) Pricing per wallet address

(31:27) Working with family offices

(34:07) Challenges building Octav

(36:13) Working with accounting & tax firms

(38:51) Education around web3 treasury management

(39:55) Favourite maxim

(41:05) Reach out to Mathieu