Meet the Writer: Hacker Noon's Contributor Vlad Gorbunov, Serial Financial and IT entrepreneur

Vlad Gorbunov is a professional entrepreneur, startup builder, and someone who’s been trying to make the future arrive a little faster since the early 2000s.

So let’s start! Tell us a bit about yourself. For example, name, profession, and personal interests.

Absolutely! I’m Vlad Gorbunov — a professional entrepreneur, startup builder, and someone who’s been trying to make the future arrive a little faster since the early 2000s. My career began in investment consulting, but I quickly realized I was more excited about building the next big thing than analyzing someone else’s.

Over the years, I’ve moved from optimizing transport logistics to creating payment systems, and eventually landed right where I belong — in the crypto space. I saw early on that crypto wasn’t just a buzzword; it was a once-in-a-generation chance to redesign the global financial system. So ...