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#77 - HITEN SHAH Sep 10, 2021

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Hiten is a serial entrepreneur and investor currently serving as the Co-Founder and CEO of Nira. He previously co-founded KISSmetrics, and before that, CrazyEgg. Hiten has invested in or advised more than 200 startups over the last 15 years and has recently turned his attention towards crypto. Follow Hiten on Twitter @hnshah.

[2:21] - Hiten’s story, his fathers advice, and early days as an entrepreneur

[15:00] - Extreme curiosity, customer obsession, and arbitrage

[19:02] - How Hiten got into crypto

[23:20] - When great technologies start on the fringe

[26:22] - NFT avatars and Lazy Lions

[34:59] - Discord as a new arena for learning

[38:26] - Observations from 18 years of working remotely

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#76 - RYAN SELKIS Sep 02, 2021

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Ryan is co-founder & CEO of Messari, a leading crypto data and intelligence company. Prior to founding Messari, he served as an entrepreneur-in-residence at ConsenSys, and on the founding teams of Digital Currency Group and CoinDesk. Ryan has been an investor & prolific writer in the crypto industry since 2013. Follow him on Twitter @twobitidiot.

[2:21] - Ryan's journey from crypto OG to founding Messari

[7:28] - Ethereum as the first challenger to Bitcoin

[12:05] - Why DeFi and DAOs stood out as important innovations

[16:40] - Ryan's perspective on the US crypto regulatory environment

[22:11] - Categorizing the crypto movement along the political spectrum

[30:17] - Contrasting a gradual crypto transition versus a sudden exit

[38:12] - The future of DAOs

[44:09] - Bitcoin vs. Ethereum

[49:26] - The perfect storm for crypto

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#75 - MARK MANSON Aug 26, 2021

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Mark is the bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope. His most popular book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, was the most read non-fiction book in the world in 2017. Mark began writing as a blogger in 2009 and his site, markmanson.net, is now read by more than 15 million people each year. Mark's next book, Will (the memoir of Will Smith), is now available for pre-order.

[2:21] - How Mark's e-commerce and blogging attempts led him to self-help writing

[10:05] - Persisting through failures to find success

[15:27] - Traveling the world for several years

[19:24] - Perspectives on choosing a place to live for the long term

[26:08] - Comparing the quality of life in America to other countries

[33:31] - Finding "chosen struggles" and battling attention hijacking

[49:47] - Using death to influence our life decisions

[55:33] - Mark's views on handling success

[1:01:17] - Lessons learned from working with Will Smith

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#74 - DANNY MIRANDA Aug 20, 2021

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Danny is the host of The Danny Miranda Podcast, currently a Top 1% podcast in the world. He also writes a weekly newsletter called Tuesday Treasure. His stated missions are to pursue his highest version and inspire others to do the same, to make the world happier, healthier, and wiser, and to raise the consciousness of humanity. Follow Danny on Twitter @heydannymiranda.

[0:59] - Danny's transformative experience with the 75 Hard program

[7:35] - Shifting to a mindset of accountability

[10:15] - Takeaways from years of meditation

[16:24] - Digital detoxing and viewing life from a third-person perspective

[23:49] - Pursuing the highest version of oneself

[29:22] - Balancing the peaks and valleys of self-improvement

[33:12] - How Danny leaned into his authentic self to build his internet brand

[37:24] - Approaching podcasting as an art form

[43:24] - Perspectives on the purpose of work

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#73 - READE SEIFF Aug 11, 2021

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Reade is the Managing Member of Sunset Digital Asset Management. He is an angel investor and early adopter of BitClout. As of this episode's release, Reade is one of the Top 5 active profiles on BitClout by the value of his creator coin. He has invested in a number crypto companies, including several built on BitClout, and others, as well as the creator coins of many individuals on BitClout. Follow him on BitClout @reade.

[0:59] - How Reade got his start in entrepreneurship and crypto

[6:56] - Differences between centralized and decentralized media platforms / breaking down the social token ecosystem

[16:20] - An introduction to BitClout and its new creator-centric model

[34:34] - Reade's early experience on the platform and advice for new people joining today

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#72 - JOEY KRUG Aug 06, 2021

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Joey is Co-Chief Investment Officer at Pantera Capital. Prior to Pantera, he co-founded Augur, a decentralized prediction market platform and solution to the oracle problem. Joey also co-founded Eco, an app which offers a simple balance to let users spend, send, save and make money at the same time. He co-founded a crypto-focused AngelList syndicate which became one of the top fifteen by backing and was an early investor in projects like 0x and Numerai. In 2013, Joey built a point of sale system enabling Bitcoin payments with sound and Bluetooth. He is both a Thiel Fellow and an Edmund Hillary Fellow. Follow Joey on Twitter @joeykrug.

[0:59] - How Joey's interest in computers led him to crypto and venture capital

[7:25] - The best decisions Joey has made in his early career

[12:42] - Joey’s first experiences as an investor and entrepreneur

[16:47] - How Joey’s days of betting on horses made him a better investor

[21:20] - Joey's experience with the Thiel Fellowship

[26:55] - The origin story behind Augur

[30:06] - An overview of prediction markets

[35:39] - Joey's perspective on Bitcoin maximalism as an early crypto adopter

[39:41] - Predicting the dominant blockchain protocol in a multi-chain future

[46:13] - Eco's attempt to rethink modern banking and credit card companies

[49:15] - Joey's experience working with Dan Morehead at Pantera Capital

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#71 - QIAO WANG Jul 29, 2021

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Qiao is a Partner at The Defi Alliance. He previously co-founded and served as the Head of Product at Messari, now the leading cryptoasset information platform. He spent his early career working in finance as a quant trader at Tower Research. Alongside crypto, Qiao has become increasingly focused on longevity and the idea that we may be able to cure aging. Follow him on Twitter @QwQiao.

[0:59] - How Qiao's background in quant trading led him to crypto

[7:49] - Qiao's approach to investing in crypto

[15:14] - The asymmetric nature of both crypto and longevity

[28:09] - Personal health and longevity

[36:47] - Managing stress and anxiety

[46:09] - The current state of crypto and predictions for the future

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#70 - VIJAY BOYAPATI Jul 22, 2021

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Vijay is the author of the long-form article turned book, "The Bullish Case for Bitcoin". His original piece is one of the most widely read texts ever written about Bitcoin, following Satoshi Nakamoto's White Paper. Vijay's article has been translated into over 20 different languages and read about one million times. In addition to his writing, Vijay was an early employee at Google and a former campaigner for Ron Paul during the 2008 US presidential election. Follow Vijay on Twitter @real_vijay.

[0:59] - How Vijay’s experiences at Google and around politics shaped his perception of Bitcoin

[12:05] - His approach to writing "The Bullish Case for Bitcoin"

[16:00] - Debating the inevitability of Bitcoin

[23:42] - The largest risks remaining for Bitcoin

[27:08] - Frameworks for considering Bitcoin's possible futures

[34:33] - The definition and evolution of money

[46:48] - Bitcoin and the characteristics of good money

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#69 - DYLAN BEYNON Jul 15, 2021

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Dylan is an impact entrepreneur with a track record of building socially conscious technology companies in areas such as civil justice, local democracy, and now mental healthcare. He currently serves as the Founder and CEO of Mindbloom, a mental health and wellbeing brand helping people achieve personal and clinical breakthroughs with at-home, clinician-prescribed psychedelic therapies, beginning with ketamine. Dylan previously served as Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at Mighty ($100M+ raised) and Co-founder and Head of Marketing at Voter's Friend (acquired by Democracy.com). Learn more about Mindbloom at mindbloom.com.

[0:59] - How Dylan's personal story directed him towards positive technology companies

[7:12] - Examining the effects of different psychedelics on the human brain

[13:50] - Transitioning from recreational psychedelic usage to psychedelic research

[18:16] - Preparation, navigation, and integration for psychedelic experiences

[28:32] - Dealing with the reservations of mental and emotional change

[33:56] - Overcoming the access barrier for psychedelics

[39:16] - Leveraging the shift to telemedicine services to grow Mindbloom

[45:10] - Towards mainstream psychedelic usage with clinical trials

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#68 - RAOUL PAL Jul 01, 2021

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Raoul is the CEO and Co-Founder of Real Vision and Global Macro Investor. He was previously co-manager of the GLG global macro hedge fund in London and co-head of hedge fund sales in equities and equity derivatives at Goldman Sachs in Europe. Raoul was one of a relatively small number of investors to predict the mortgage crisis of 2008–2009. Today, he spends much of his time focused on crypto and what he calls The Exponential Age. Check out Real Vision's crypto page at realvision.com/crypto and follow Raoul on Twitter @RaoulGMI.

[0:58] - Raoul's story and background in macro investing

[11:04] - How Raoul first discovered Bitcoin and why he was quickly interested

[14:43] - Trading Bitcoin and crypto on macro time frames

[22:50] - The Metaverse and The Exponential Age

[29:55] - The unprecedented pace of crypto adoption and the limits of Bitcoin maximalism

[38:11] - Raoul's belief in social tokens for business model overhaul

[45:42] - How crypto can absorb the entire legacy financial system

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