Michael Covel's Trend Following

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Ep. 830: Roll into 2020 with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Jan 06, 2020

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Please enjoy my monologue Roll into 2020 with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show.

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Ep. 829: Steve Blank Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Jan 03, 2020

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My guest today is Steve Blank, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur based in Pescadero, California. Blank is recognized for developing the customer development method that launched the lean startup movement, a methodology which recognized that startups are not smaller versions of large companies, but require their own set of processes and tools to be successful. His Lean Launchpad class (taught as the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps) has become the standard for commercialization for all federal research. Blank writes and teaches about customer development and the lean startup method. He is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Stanford; lectures at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, and is a senior fellow at Columbia University. He has written four books: The Four Steps to the Epiphany, Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost, The Startup Owner's Manual and Holding a Cat by the Tail.

The topic is entrepreneurship.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

All Things VC and the Lean Startup Method.

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Ep. 828: The TurtleTraders Revisited with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 30, 2019

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Please enjoy my monologue The TurtleTraders Revisited with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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Ep. 827: Chris Ryan Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 27, 2019

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My guest today is Chris Ryan, the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which "progress" has perverted the way we live: how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die. His work has been translated into over twenty languages, and appeared just about everywhere, including Netflix, HBO, MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, NPR, The New York Times, The Times of London, Playboy, The Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, National Geographic, and The Atlantic.

The topic is his book Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Explores the ways in which "progress" has perverted the way we live—how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die

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Ep. 826: A 2019 Christmas Deep Dive with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 23, 2019

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Please enjoy my monologue A 2019 Christmas Deep Dive with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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Ep. 825: Robert Glazer Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 20, 2019

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My guest today is Robert Glazer, the Founder and Chairman of the Board of global partner marketing agency, Acceleration Partners. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of BrandCycle. A serial entrepreneur, Bob has a passion for helping individuals and organizations build their capacity to elevate. Outside of work, Bob can likely be found skiing, cycling, reading, traveling, spending quality time with his family or overseeing some sort of home renovation project.

The topic is his book Elevate: Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success in Yourself and Others.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Robert reveals four life-changing principles ― or capacities ― that will allow you to overcome self-limiting beliefs, establish positive habits, and find your "why."

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Ep. 824: Robert Greifeld Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 16, 2019

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My guest today is Robert Greifeld, an American businessman and was the chairman of Nasdaq, the largest electronic screen-based equity securities market in the United States. He served as CEO from 2003 to 2016 and was succeeded by Adena Friedman. Greifeld focused the NASDAQ-OMX mission on being the premier U.S equities market, leveraging NASDAQ-OMX's fundamental market structure advantage. He stepped down as Chairman in May 2017 to become Chairman of Virtu Financial.

The topic is his book Market Mover: Lessons from a Decade of Change at Nasdaq.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Robert looks back at more than a decade of transformational change that occurred on his watch in order to share his insights and lessons.

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Ep. 823: Joseph Pine Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 13, 2019

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My guest today is Joseph Pine II, the co-author of The Experience Economy. He is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and management advisor to Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial start-ups alike. The economic competitive reality of the future is fast-paced change. Mr. Pine helps clients design strategies to leverage these new economic opportunities and create experiences that drive revenue.

The topic is his book The Experience Economy.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Joseph Pine and James Gilmore make an even stronger case for experiences as the critical link between a company and its customers in an increasingly distractible and time-starved world.

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Ep. 822: You Are Supposed to Think Like the Mob with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 09, 2019

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Please enjoy my monologue You Are Supposed to Think Like the Mob with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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Ep. 821: Chris Varelas Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 05, 2019

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My guest today is Chris Varelas, a co-founding partner of Riverwood Capital. Prior to establishing Riverwood, Chris worked at Salomon Brothers/Citi as Global Head of Technology, Media & Telecom Investment Banking, Head of Citi's National Investment Bank, member of Citi's Global Operating Committee and Culture Czar for all of Citi. Chris was selected as one of the 100 most important deal makers by the New York Times and was named top "rainmaker' in the technology sector by Dealmaker Magazine. Chris earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and a BA from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California for which he serves on the Board of Trustees. He is a moderator for the Aspen Institute for which he recently founded the Aspen Finance Fellows program created to produce effective enlightened leaders in the financial services industry.

The topic is his book How Money Became Dangerous.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Chris brings a provocative and entertaining voyage into the turbulent heart of modern money that sheds new light on the rise of our threatening and complicated financial system, how money became our adversary, and why finding a new course is crucial to a healthy society.

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