Michael Gord - Disruptive Technology Investor & Advisor

Serial entrepreneur and investor focused on the mainstream adoption of digital assets and blockchain technology.

Project Overview

We designed and developed a comprehensive personal portfolio website for Michael Gord that showcases his background as a serial entrepreneur, investor, and advisor in the digital assets and blockchain technology space. The project involved creating a clean, modern design with white background and blue accents that emphasizes his builds, investments, writings, and speaking engagements while building credibility and showcasing his extensive experience in Web3.

Design Approach

The design features a clean, professional aesthetic with:

• White Background: Clean white background with dark text creates excellent readability
• Blue Accents: Light blue/purple accents for links and highlights create visual interest
• Section-Based Layout: Clear sections for /Builds, /Invest, /Writes, and /Speaks
• Card-Based Design: Company and article cards with logos and descriptions
• Professional Photography: Circular headshot establishes personal connection
• Video Integration: YouTube-style video player for speaking engagements
• Clean Typography: Sans-serif fonts ensure excellent readability

Key Features

• Professional Identity: Disruptive technology investor & advisor, Co-Founder & CEO @ GDA Capital, Serial entrepreneur and investor focused on mainstream adoption of digital assets and blockchain technology
• Background: Serial entrepreneur with 3 exits and 4 acquisitions, Investor with 70+ portfolio companies (4 seed stage to unicorn) in Web 3.0, Focused on mainstream adoption of digital assets full time since 2013
• Current Role: Co-founder & CEO of GDA Group of Companies (GDA Capital - digital asset investments and web 3.0 capital market advisory, Acronym Asset Management - market neutral asset management strategies, NFT BAZL - investment grade NFTs, Life DeFi - making DeFi accessible for retail investors), Founder and Board member of Metaverse Group (acquired by Tokens.com, then StoryFire - SocialFi application with 2.5M+ users)
• Previous Experience: CEO of MLG Blockchain (merged with Secure Digital Markets to form GDA Capital), Founder of Bitcoin Canada, Board member of Bitcoin Association of Canada (acquired by Chamber of Digital Commerce), Leader in international expansion of Blockchain Education Network, First enterprise blockchain developer at TD Bank
• Education: B Comm from The Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, Fluent in English and French, learning (A2) Spanish, Portuguese and Swedish, Traveled to more than 80 countries, lived in 5 countries across 3 continents
• /Builds: GDA Capital, Metaverse Group, Life Defi, NFT Bazl, AAM, MLG Blockchain
• /Invest: Pixelverse, Rekt, Dice, Hypercycle.AI, Decentraland
• /Writes: Published articles in leading publications (Bitcoin Airdrop 2017, Blockchain Hackathon Russia, Australia Blockchain Community, Blockchain Madness, Blockchain Accelerator, Global Bitcoin Airdrop)
• /Speaks: Speaking engagements at conferences worldwide about digital assets, blockchain and disruptive technologies (YouTube playlist with 13+ videos including Metaverse Crypto Summit 2022, Monaco Crypto Summit 2022, Change Leadership Conference 2019, Venture Compass interviews)

Results

The Michael Gord personal portfolio website successfully communicates his background as a serial entrepreneur, investor, and advisor in digital assets and blockchain technology. The clean, modern design with white background and blue accents, comprehensive sections for builds, investments, writings, and speaking engagements effectively builds credibility while showcasing his extensive experience in Web3, making it easy for visitors to understand his expertise and connect with him.