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Not Investment Advice

Bilal Zaidi, Jack Butcher, Trung Phanshows.acast.com

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.


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Episodes

31: ETH Names, $ENS Airdrop, Why Elon Sold Tesla Stock + The Genius of Costco

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – ETH Names, Ethereum Name Service + ENS Token AirDrop 0:11:05 – Open Internet Protocol 0:19:06 – Infrastructure Layer + Coinbase Delegation 0:2...

Nov 18, 20211 hr 13 min

30: Next Trillion Dollar Company, Stripe vs Square vs Coinbase, NFT NYC, Rise of Formula 1 + Highest Paid Athletes

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yW_uXyLoApg Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro + NFT NYC 0:13:56 – Microsoft Metaverse 0:18:42 – Office In The Metaverse 0:22:04 – Mayor Eric Adams, The B...

Nov 11, 20211 hr 10 min

29: Understanding The Metaverse, Facebook Rebrands To Meta + The Threat Of Inflation

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZIK319OVAyM Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro + What Is The Metaverse? Facebook Becomes Meta 0:08:15 – Virtual Worlds + Mark Zuckerberg Presentation 0:12...

Nov 04, 20211 hr 24 min

28: Bitcoin All-Time High, BTC ETF, Apple vs Intel, FB Metaverse + Keeping Your NFTs Secure

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y171x-WHOYk Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro, Bitcoin ETF Approval + All-Time Highs 0:14:48 – SBF on Regulation, Facebook Metaverse + Apple’s New Privac...

Oct 28, 20211 hr 17 min

27: Web 3 Inflection Points, DAOs, Axie Infinity, Play-To-Earn Model + Social Tokens

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wE4-XjeVTv0 Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro, Web 3 Inflection Points + Stripe 0:10:49 – Inflection Points + DAOs 0:23:15 – Bear Market Debate, Market C...

Oct 21, 20211 hr 20 min

26: NFTs in 2030, Decentralized Brands, Sam Bankman-Fried + Exclusive Interview w/ Ozy's First Employee

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SGkbjKTU8M8 Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:01:22 – Future of NFTs, Punk 6529 Thread + Nietzsche 0:10:52 – Importance of Decentralization vs Trusted ...

Oct 14, 20212 hr 37 min

25: Ozy Media Fiasco, Chris Dixon Web 3 Backlash, Unrealized Cap Gains + Monetizing Attention

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Fcdn7rpikp4 Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:01:58 – Trung’s Headset 0:05:40 – Ozy Media Fiasco 0:22:44 – Chris Dixon Web 3 Thread 0:31:58 – Pyramid Meme...

Oct 07, 20211 hr 12 min

24: Citycoin Deep Dive w/ Patrick Stanley, Stacking Miamicoin + Evolving Cities

Patrick Stanley (@PatrickWStanley) joins the NIA boys to discuss a full breakdown of Citycoin's origin, the current state of Miamicoin + what this could look like in the future for other cities. Make sure you're subscribed to catch a new episode every Thursday, where Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LvuS8APcubk Listen into our group ch...

Sep 30, 202154 min

23: Mirror, Crypto Publishing, NFT Communities, Opensea Insider Trading, Miamicoin + New iPhone

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cjROo252rKU Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro + Trung’s Car Got Towed 0:04:00 – Cryptoadz, McMansions + NFT Communities 0:11:27 – Evolution of Bored Ap...

Sep 23, 20211 hr 27 min

22: Cryptoadz, Coinbase vs SEC, Theranos Trial, Dune Analytics + Opensea Walkthrough

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wkvu0-uMB24 Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:02:01 – Coinbase vs. SEC 0:16:04 – Understanding Where Defi Yield Comes From 0:21:46 – Calculated Risks +...

Sep 16, 20211 hr 29 min

21: Future of Philanthropy, Jack's NFTs For Afghanistan + Using Technology For Good

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mOnGVfwtgPQ Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Jack’s Afghan Care Initiative 0:08:46 – charity: water + Pineapple Fund 0:15:00 – Storytelling With Technology + ...

Sep 09, 20211 hr 3 min

20: Behind Tom Osman's $1.3mil Ether Rock Flip, Discord vs Slack & Tokenized Communities

Tom Osman recently made headlines by flipping an Ether Rock NFT for 400 ETH ($1.3mil at the time of sale) after buying it for only 1.7 ETH ($5,340) 19 days before. He joins the NIA boys to discuss: play-by-play details of what happened how he spotted the opportunity the telegram group he joined with crypto whales what he's doing with his $1.3mil win discord vs slack investing in ETH vs Bitcoin tokenized communities + web 3 Subscribe to listen in every week as Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trun...

Sep 02, 20211 hr 25 min

19: Future of Retail, How To Compete With Amazon, Ethereum Sign-in + Messi Football Analytics

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oEfKsUyD6Dc Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – How To Compete With Amazon 0:10:26 – Amazon vs Shopify + Future of Retail 0:13:55 - "The Margin Is In The Story" 0:1...

Aug 23, 202158 min

18: Infrastructure Bill's Impact On Crypto, Axie Infinity, Vail Resorts + Chris Dixon's Web 2 to Web 3 Shift

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vCQYrmeAGJg Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro + NYC linkup 0:03:22 – Vail Resorts + Subscription Businesses 0:10:23 – Choppers + Travel Stories 0:20:48 – Pr...

Aug 19, 20211 hr 22 min

17: Genius of Virgil Abloh, Tom Sachs Rocket Factory, Luxury + Scarcity in Internet Culture

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oD8yaKdj_Ms Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro + Challenges of Philanthropy 0:06:41 – Preview + Meme of The Week 0:15:45 – Tom Sachs’ Rocket Factory NFT 0:2...

Aug 12, 20211 hr 13 min

16: Nas The Investor, Google + YouTube Deep Dive, Future of Advertising + Non-Fungible Performance Art

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BIQkETTcpyI Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:02:57 – Nas The Investor 0:06:21 – Nas, Ben Horowitz + Reply Guys 0:13:12 – Compton Hats + Bodybuilder Trung 0:16:...

Aug 05, 20211 hr 21 min

15: SpaceX vs Blue Origin, Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey + Cathie Wood On Bitcoin + Janky Heist NFTs

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yTiAPFWp--w Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:02:21 – Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey + Cathie Wood Bitcoin Talk Summary 0:14:42 – Elon’s Twitter Trolling + Jack Dorsey’...

Jul 29, 20211 hr 29 min

14: England v Italy Post Mortem, Crumbling Nation-States, Delta Variant Surge + Join Our Group Chat

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YKOYRaMqqkM Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Elon Musk the Reply Guy 0:01:21 – One Of The Boys Got Rona + Delta Variant in England 0:08:40 – Our Open Group Chat ...

Jul 22, 20211 hr 5 min

13: Greatest Ads Of All Time, Joe Rogan The King Maker + First Day At Work Stories

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Is-0z-fVyww Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:02:19 – England 0:05:37 – Andy Jassy Takes Over Jeff Bezos 0:11:15 – Amazon Profit + Trung’s Bank Internship 0:17:31 – Bilal's Google Interview + Trung's Flower Shirt Theory 0:22:31...

Jul 15, 20212 hr 32 min

12: Lumber Trader Explains What's Going On With Lumber (Bonus Episode)

This is a bonus episode - Jack, Bilal + Trung get schooled on what the hell is going on with the lumber market. Make sure you're subscribed to Not Investment Advice on your fav podcast app for all episodes where the boys share what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Vgk4K4zlp2k Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:00:55...

Jul 13, 202140 min

11: Tech's Impact On Culture, Jay-Z Buying NFTs, Jack Dorsey Playing 4D Chess + History Of Sriracha

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rVz4zzXPQLM Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro + Canada Day 0:04:45 – Preview Of What We'll Cover 0:06:00 – Richard Branson Going To Space + England Finally Winning? 0:13:05 – Fracturing of Culture + Who Shapes Culture? 0:29:28 – ...

Jul 08, 20211 hr 6 min

10: Decentralized Disney, Bored Ape Cinematic Universe, Peter Thiel's $5bil Roth + Audience Q&A

Podcast Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BADMGqhzllY Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro + Pour One Out For Fiat Phan 0:05:40 – a16z's $2.2bil Crypto Fund 0:08:27 – Trung's Swear Jar 0:11:32 – Preview Of What We'll Cover + Jack's Red Pill Media Diet 0:13:42 – Dece...

Jul 01, 20211 hr 17 min

9: 20VC Fund, Call Her Daddy Spotify Deal, Tokenization of Creators, Mark Cuban's DeFi Bet + Q&A

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zdv7VmpESKo Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro + Trung’s 100k Cake 0:01:39 – Preview Of What We'll Cover 0:03:07 – Harry Stebbings $140mil Fund + a16z Future 0:07:51 – Jake Paul’s Investing Partner, Geoffrey Wu 0:11:37 – Owning Br...

Jun 23, 20211 hr 28 min

8: Packy McCormick - Ethereum Deep Dive, El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin + Volcano Energy

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan are joined by Packy McCormick for a deep dive into Ethereum. Every week on Not Investment Advice, we discuss what we're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, tech and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bfTKEyCpp00 Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk @packyM Packy's Posts Discussed: https://www.notboring.co/p/own-the-internet https://www.notboring.co/p/the-great-onli...

Jun 17, 202155 min

7: Bitcoin Miami, Citycoins, DAOs + Buying .btc domains

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pbU_NzZiEAI Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niadesk Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:34 - Trung CNBC Counter Update 0:02:03 - Jack Live From Miami Bitcoin Week 0:07:46 - Crypto OGs, Floyd Mayweather + Miami Coin 0:10:00 - Apps Being Built On Bitcoin + Startup Cit...

Jun 10, 20211 hr 9 min

6: Amazon Buying MGM, Stanley Druckenmiller's Interview, Biden's Budget + Latest In Crypto

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GZTR3R-egjc Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:03:10 – Trung Broke His MacBook 0:06:00 – Apple Dilemma 0:11:27 – Amazon Buying MGM + The Best James Bond? 0:15:23 – Amazon Prime vs Netflix, Disney + YouTube 0:22:42 – Jeff Bezos The Oreo M...

Jun 03, 20211 hr 22 min

5: How Jack and Bilal Got Into Crypto

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FQpFP2M55ps Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:01:49 – When Jack and Bilal got into crypto 0:05:19 – Jack’s Thoughts On Bitcoin in 2018 0:07:16 – Warren Buffet “Have Fun Staying Poor” 0:08:34 – Winklevoss Twins + Bilal’s Experience In 2017/18 0:12:04 – 2018: The End of Crypto? 0:12:44 ...

May 28, 202152 min

4: Crypto Crash Recap, Decentralized Social Networks + A Special Guest // Not Investment Advice

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan are joined by Alex Cohen to discuss the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/t1MmZk6aWnI Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @anothercohen Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Trung’s Return to CNBC 0:00:43 - Pamela Anderson Followed Jack 0:00:58 - Special Guest: Alex Cohen 0:01:48 - Art of Shitposting 0:05:21 - Carbon Health 0:06:33 - Recap Of Crypto Crash + Elon Musk's Trolling 0...

May 21, 20211 hr 9 min

3: Bored Ape Yacht Club, Rise of Memecoins + The New Benjamin Graham

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mg8n7x6ON3g Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:50 – Bilal's Makeshift Podcast Studio 0:02:34 – The Lindy Effect 0:03:31 – DogeCoin 0:06:12 – Memes + Attention Economy 0:10:55 – Doge Rich List 0:11:55 – Infinite Supply + Attention Allocators 0:16:15 – Is Trung The New Benjamin Graham...

May 13, 20211 hr 2 min

2: Jack's Twitter Takedown + Early Internet Stories

Episode 2 of the "Not Investment Advice" podcast with Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5j3g_Qj5sGg Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher Timestamps: 00:00 - Intros + Ground Rules 00:59 - Behind Jack’s Twitter Account Take Down 04:55 - Naval’s Tweetstorm + Rented Platforms 07:44 - No Warning + Escalation 08:33 - Attention + Leverage 09:44 - Engineer H...

May 07, 202156 min