Chris Zarou is an entrepreneur and investor. He is the mastermind behind the legendary rise of artist Logic, along with a host of other incredibly talented individuals. In this conversation, we discuss the creator world, how to build an audience, intersection of entertainment and tech, fans vs listeners, music distribution, talent in startups, playing not to lose, and bitcoin. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that numb...
May 27, 2021•1 hr
Jessica Vaugn is a former Playboy Playmate who has reinvented herself as a talented photographer. She also has become a staunch proponent of bitcoin over the last few months. In this conversation, we discuss fake news, Elon Musk, Miami, Federal Reserve, Laser Eyes, Relative Wealth, Optimism vs Realism, and how she is getting others into bitcoin. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Matt James is a businessman, former football player, and bitcoiner. Matt is best known for being The Bachelor in season 25. In this conversation, we discuss The Bachelor, Matt’s relationship with Rachel, watching the show like sports, how Matt got into Bitcoin, and why Matt has an unique opportunity to tech new people about bitcoin. ======================= Public Rec is where indoor comfort meets outdoor style. Their best-selling All Day Every Day Pant is a more stylish alternative to sweatpants...
May 25, 2021•1 hr
Kevin O’Leary is a Canadian businessman, author, politician, and television personality. He is a Shark on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank and has had numerous previous business successes, including when he sold The Learning Company to Mattel for $4.2 billion in 1999. In this conversation, we discuss bitcoin, gold, risk management, institutional investors, DeFi, yield farming, regulatory environment, ESG mining, energy consumption, and Kevin’s portfolio. ======================= Choice is a new self-dir...
May 24, 2021•56 min
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss this week’s price sell-off, on-chain metrics, who is selling and who is buying, and much more. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to acces...
May 23, 2021•28 min
Polina Marinova Pompliano is the founder and author at The Profile, which is a community that studies the world's most successful people and companies. She previously was the author of Term Sheet at Fortune Magazine. In this conversation, we take a look at 6 recent profiles and discuss lessons learned from Dolly Parton, Keanu Reeves, Kris Jenner, and more. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up today at Revol...
May 21, 2021•42 min
Felix Hartmann serves as the Managing Partner of Hartmann Capital, navigating its flagship Hartmann Digital Assets Fund. In this conversation, we discuss yield farming, ponzinomics, rug pulls, fair launches, AMMs, DAOs, metaverse, VR/AR, Aave restricted pool, and buy & burn. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever. Looking to make your first NFT? Check out NEAR’s fast, scalable, low...
May 20, 2021•59 min
Bobby Goodlatte is the co-founder and General Partner at Form Capital, an early stage venture capital firm focused on leveraging their design expertise. Previously, Bobby has made over 50 angel investments and was a former early designer at Facebook. In this conversation, we discuss the importance of design, angel investing, hunting deals, rational vs irrational investors, Facebook, Coinbase, Form Capital, UX/UI in crypto, and Miami. ======================= Circle is a global financial technolog...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Alexandra Zatarain is the co-founder and VP of Brand and Marketing at Eight Sleep, the world's first sleep fitness company. Eight Sleep designs tech-enabled products, content and services that make people sleep fit. In this conversation, we discuss sleep science, creating a new category, marketing hardware, building a cult, turning customers into marketers, and building Eight Sleep from scratch. ======================= Public Rec is where indoor comfort meets outdoor style. Their best-selling Al...
May 18, 2021•55 min
Joshua Browder is the co-founder and CEO of DoNotPay, the world's first robot lawyer. He fundamentally believes in using the internet to empower the average consumer to defend their rights. In this conversation, we discuss DoNotPay’s product development, company growth, Robinhood of the Internet, regulatory pushback, credit dispute letters, HOA products, photo ninja, and angel investing. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are l...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss Elon’s tweet, Bitcoin’s on-chain metrics, miner accumulation, NVT, whale purchases, and whether the bull market is still in tact. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that sa...
May 15, 2021•26 min
Sam Cassatt is the Founder at Aligned Capital. He is the former Chief Strategy Officer at Consensys. In this conversation, we discuss Ethereum, Decentralized Finance, Degens, Yield Farming, Asymmetric Investments, the dark corners of Crypto, and where Sam sees opportunity. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever. Looking to make your first NFT? Check out NEAR’s fast, scalable, low-cost,...
May 14, 2021•43 min
Amanda Cassatt is the CEO of Serotonin, a marketing firm and product studio for transformative technologies. She is the former Chief Marketing Officer of Consensys. In this conversation, we discuss brand positioning, public relations, marketing, what most teams get wrong, how to talk about your product, and the positive impact of marketing. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public bloc...
May 13, 2021•44 min
Pete Rizzo is Editor at Bitcoin Magazine and Editor-at-Large at Kraken. He previously served as Editor-in-Chief at Coindesk. Pete has spent the last few years documenting the early days of Bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss Satoshi Nakamoto, who it could be, what we can learn from the early communications, why Satoshi disappeared, and how important Satoshi is moving forward. ======================= Public Rec is the first to bring tailored sizing to leisurewear so that you don’t have to c...
May 12, 2021•53 min
Chrisman Frank is the co-founder and CEO of Synthesis, a new educational experience for children aged 8-14 that focuses on teaching problem solving and critical thinking skills. In this conversation, we discuss the industrial education system, why students are suffering, how teachers fit into the system, why the old model doesn’t work, how Synthesis works, the current traction of the business, and what parents are saying. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto inv...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Hany Rashwan is the founder of crypto companies Amun AG and 21Shares AG. He previously founded social commerce company Ribbon and enterprise fintech company Payout. In this conversation, we discuss crypto indexing, US market vs European market, institutional interest, ESG bitcoin, 21 Shares’ AUM growth, and when countries will buy bitcoin. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say they're the simplest way to access crypto. Sign up today at Revolut.com/pomp and m...
May 10, 2021•58 min
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics. Subscribe to Will’s new email newsletter here: https://btcbywc3.substack.com/ In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin’s on-chain metrics, miner accumulation, strong hands buying up weak hands, dormancy, and continued bullish movements. ======================= Revolut is a finance app in the US and UK, that say th...
May 08, 2021•17 min
Alex Taub is the co-founder and CEO of Upstream, a new social professional network. He is also an avid investor in, and user of, Zed, a new digital horse racing ecosystem. In this conversation, we discuss digital ecosystems, virtual horse racing, stud farms, various investment strategies, the metaverse, and building a new professional network. ======================= Did you know nearly 338 million dollars worth of NFTs were sent last year? And in 2021 that number is growing faster than ever. Lo...
May 07, 2021•58 min
Caitlin Long is the Founder and CEO of Avanti Bank, a new US bank based in Wyoming that intends to serve the digital asset industry with new products and services that are not currently available in US dollar markets. In this conversation, we discuss the Fed payment system, OCC trust companies, SPDIs, FDIC insurance, uninsured institutions gaining Fed access, and settlement risk in crypto. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes t...
May 06, 2021•23 min
Mike Gonzalez is the CEO and co-founder at Trace, the first service desk for finance teams. Before Trace, Mike developed a deep empathy for the problems finance teams face as the VP of Finance & Strategy at Zenefits, where he led FP&A. Before that, Mike built and managed financial systems at Facebook. In this conversation, we discuss working at Facebook and Zenefits, building finance teams, real-time data, financial planning, asset allocation, startups, and entrepreneurship. ============...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Srivatsan Prakash is the Host of the Market Champions podcast and one of the best read people in the finance industry. You can follow him on Twitter at @elite_investor. In this conversation, we discuss George Soros breaking the Pound, Paul Tudor Jones in 1987 crash, Andy Kreiger with the Kiwi Dollar, David Tepper during the Global Financial Crisis, John Paulson using Credit Default Swaps, and John Arnold trading natural gas in 2006. ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA produ...
May 03, 2021•29 min
Jesse Proudman is the co-founder and CEO of Strix Leviathan, a quantitative crypto hedge fund algorithmically trading digital assets. He and his team is spinning out Makara, which is the first SEC-registered crypto robo-advisor. In this conversation, we discuss automated investing, defensive crypto, market drawdowns, bull market cycles, importance of SEC registration, and what is next for Makara. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all ...
Apr 30, 2021•36 min
Brian Barnes is the founder and CEO of M1 Finance, a free automated brokerage offering a modern approach to managing an investment portfolio. In this conversation, we discuss building a finance super app, long term investing trends, generational differences, legacy finance platforms, and how M1 has grown so fast over the last year. ======================= Polymarket is the world’s leading information markets platform where you can trade on the most pressing global questions. Choose from a variet...
Apr 29, 2021•36 min
Brad Kam is the Co-Founder of Unstoppable Domains. In this conversation, we discuss human readable domains, the recent Opera browser integration, NFT galleries, and bringing crypto to internet users in the developing world. ======================= Public Rec is the first to bring tailored sizing to leisurewear so that you don’t have to choose between comfort and style. They make leisurewear in waist and inseam sizes because they believe comfort starts with a better fit. And when things fit bette...
Apr 28, 2021•20 min
Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various on-chain analytics. In this conversation, we discuss leverage, bitcoin price, short liquidations, market cycles, and the science behind the recent bitcoin price drawdown. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global full-time employees and contractors. We take care of international payroll...
Apr 27, 2021•25 min
Capital Bleed is a pseudonymous account on Twitter who has proven to be an independent thinker. He recently published an article on Substack titled “The Problem with Elon Haters.” Read it here: https://capitalbleed.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-elon-haters In this conversation, we discuss Elon Musk, Tesla, short selling, independent thinking, cognitive dissonance, mental models, investor bias, and social media trends. ======================= Gemini is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange, walle...
Apr 26, 2021•38 min
Chad Barraford is a software engineer and the Technical Lead for THORchain. In this conversation, we discuss THORchain, how it works, why cross-chain swaps are important, how ShapeShift adopted the system, and what the impact on DeFi will be. ======================= Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of stablecoins and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle is also a principal deve...
Apr 22, 2021•38 min
Jeremy Allaire is the co-founder and CEO of Circle, the company behind USDC, which is issued by regulated financial institutions, backed by fully reserved assets, redeemable on a 1:1 basis for US dollars. In this conversation, we discuss USD Coin, how it works, current progress, how Circle makes money, most popular use cases, Visa partnership, DeFi, treasury management product, and streaming money. ======================= Polymarket is the world’s leading information markets platform where you c...
Apr 21, 2021•41 min
Today is a special episode. I record the latest shareholder letter from Jeff Bezos, including what I think is most interesting as his last letter as CEO of Amazon. ======================= Public Rec is the first to bring tailored sizing to leisurewear so that you don’t have to choose between comfort and style. They make leisurewear in waist and inseam sizes because they believe comfort starts with a better fit. And when things fit better, they look better. No tailors. No settling. No stress. Com...
Apr 20, 2021•32 min
Duncan Cock Foster is a co-founder of Nifty Gateway, the leading platform and exchange for digital art and NFTs. In this conversation, we discuss the current state of NFTs, successful drops, sale dynamics, digital museums, physical NFT displays, impact on artists, and the response from the legacy market. ======================= Remote makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ global full-time employees and contractors. We take care of international payroll, benefits, taxes and local com...
Apr 19, 2021•43 min
