[liberationtech] Tealet Cryptocurrency-$tartup Lunch this Wednesday!

[Paul Benigeri]

Apply to attend the Crypto-$tartup Lunch with the founder of Tealet!View
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Tealet Crypto-$tartup
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to
have lunch with the founder of Tealet!BASES is hosting an exclusive lunch
for 15 Stanford students to meet Elyse Petersen, Founder of Tealet.

We'll provide lunch (Ike's) and there will be an informal, up close and
personal conversation with Elyse as she discusses the founding of Tealet and
the merchant side of cryptocurrencies.
 Tealet
*Tealet*<http://stanford.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3c7afaa9ed50e49e2026b1709&id=2b11d7a99b&e=e0d2810801>
is
an online farmers market for tea. Independent tea growers are connected
directly to their retail and wholesale buyers. Tealet serves as a
transparent supply chain platform that provides optimized online marketing,
international logistics, and low cost payments via cryptocurrency. Tealet was
founded in Hawaii but has since relocated to Las Vegas after participating
in the 500 Startups accelerator in Mountain View, CA.
Elyse Petersen
*Elyse Petersen
<http://stanford.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3c7afaa9ed50e49e2026b1709&id=0471567fb9&e=e0d2810801>
*is
food scientist turned Peace Corps volunteer on a mission to bring
transparency to the world's food systems. After completing a Japan-focused
MBA and an internship on a tea farm in Japan Elyse founded Tealet after
noticing severe inefficiencies in the global distribution and marketing of
tea. Petersen has become an advocate for farmers, cryptocurrency merchants,
and female entrepreneurship.
Where/when is it?

*Wednesday, March 19th, from 1pm-2pm*
Location will be announced to successful applicants

*The deadline to apply is tomorrow morning, March 18th at noon!*
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