Not Investment Advice

Bilal Zaidi, Jack Butcher, Trung Phan
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Aug 10, 2022 • 1h 2min

72: Mary Childs, Planet Money: Bond Market, Bill Gross, Crypto & Substack Revolution

Mary Childs is the co-host of NPR’s Planet Money & has been a business reporter for over a decade (Bloomberg News, Financial Times, Barron’s, Reuters). She's the author of “The Bond King”, a profile of Bill Gross & his bond management firm (PIMCO) which managed ~$2T at its peak.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:00:48) - Meme Of The Week(00:01:35) - Mary Child's Book: The Bond King(00:05:09) - Stock Market vs Bond Market(00:07:41) - Who Are The Lenders In The Bond Market(00:09:12) - Bill Gross(00:10:42) - Bonds Then vs Now(00:16:37) - Bill Gross Motivation(00:19:27) - Mary’s Take On Bitcoin & Crypto(00:30:26) - Planet Money's Crypto Stories(00:31:17) - Can Crypto Change The Bond Market?(00:32:15) - Going Solo(00:37:18) - How has the life of a story changed?(00:39:55) - Planet Money(00:41:51) - The Definition Of Recession(00:45:24) - Podcasting: what you’d do differently with no restrictions(00:48:18) - Joe Rogan + Long Pods(00:51:14) - How NIA Boys Manage Information Flow(01:01:01) - Mary’s 3 Fav PodcastsWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, 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/jcw8YZ0b6lAJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 3, 2022 • 59min

71: The LVMH Strategy, Tiffany’s Punks & Luxury Marketing

Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro, Vitalik & Saylor beef00:02:30 - Tiffany Punks00:11:30 - LVMH & who is Alexandre Arnault?00:14:25 - Star Brands, Timeless & Modernity00:24:15 - How brands stay relevant00:30:20 - Luxury Marketing Breakdown00:42:35 - "It Ain't Ralph Tho"00:44:02 - Birkin Bag Breakdown00:46:30 - Bored Apes Off-White of NFTs?00:50:22 - Birkin Bag Supply vs Punks?00:53:10 - Whitelists & ScarcityWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, 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/syYl_v36H2UJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 27, 2022 • 1h 56min

70: Amazon’s Best Acquisitions + AMA (First Jobs, Jack’s NFT Trades, Solopreneurship)

Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:04:39) - Nancy Pelosi Meme & Drama In The DMs(00:08:41) - Amazon’s Best Acquisition & One Medical(00:39:30) - AMA Starts(00:40:05) - Jack's First Dollar(00:43:02) - Trung's First Dollar(00:46:58) - Bilal's First Dollar(00:50:53) - Jack’s NFT Trades(01:06:52) - Why Bilal Left Google(01:12:04) - ETH or BTC if you had to pick one?(01:15:56) - Any Plans To Monetize The Podcast?(01:26:05) - Going Solo vs Working In A Company(01:37:56) - What Matters In Creative Work?(01:41:18) - Starting a Business: USA vs UKWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, 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/2laDa4Z8X_gJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 23, 2022 • 1h 22min

68: Ted Gioia: The history of music innovation, Silicon Valley vs. Hollywood

Ted Gioia is a leading music historian and author of 11 books including “The History of Jazz” and “Music: A Subversive History”. He combines his cultural expertise with an extensive business background as a strategy consultant and Stanford MBA.He also writes an incredibly insightful Substack: https://tedgioia.substack.com/You can find him on Twitter: @TedGioiaTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro + Ted’s Background(00:03:16) - Why Culture Is Looking Backwards(00:09:08) - Financialization Of Entertainment(00:11:52) - Music And The Lindy Effect(00:16:12) - How To Foster A Counterculture(00:20:01) - Why Music Innovation Comes From Outsiders(00:25:58) - How Music Changes Your Body Chemistry(00:34:47) - The Downside Of The “Four Chords” Pop Music Formula(00:40:32) - How To Do Compounding Work(00:45:55) - How To Pursue A Creative Career(00:49:40) - Ted’s Thoughts On Rene Girard(00:55:22) - Rene Girard And Rock Music(01:02:35) - Hollywood vs. Silicon ValleyWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, 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/dKr-nBrbl_gJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 20, 2022 • 1h 30min

67: Saylor Reaction, BTC vs. ETH, 3AC Crash, TikTok’s Secret Sauce

Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Saylor ep reaction, Balaji’s ideas on bitcoin maxis & parallels to historic religions(00:12:21) - 5 Use Cases: Digital Property, Stablecoins, P2P Transfers, Tokens, 24/7 Trading(00:20:05) - Saylor Ep Bottom Of The Market?(00:32:07) - Meme Of The Week(00:45:57) - 3AC Crash(01:01:13) - TikTok’s eating into Google search & TikTok's Secret Sauce(01:07:52) - TikTok's Edge(01:18:20) - Category Of Searches(01:21:33) - “TikTok Should Be Banned”What Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, 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/C2RIGaaPedAJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 12, 2022 • 1h 28min

66: Michael Saylor on Bitcoin’s killer app, Ethereum, Web3 & inflation

Michael Saylor joins the podcast to discuss:Bitcoin's killer appThoughts on Ethereum & ethicsImpact of inflationAdding bitcoin into objects & magic carsWhat would change his opinion on Bitcoin?Advice on progressing in your careerFor the full Saylor experience, watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/B1PI7BCjopkTimestamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:00:17) Michael Saylor went to MIT with Peter Diamandis(00:01:47) Knowing Enough To Hurt Yourself(00:05:36) Misunderstanding What Bitcoin Is + What Is Money?(00:12:14) Bitcoin’s Killer App, iPhone Comparison & Layers of Bitcoin(00:20:57) Magic car that drives itself & life insurance(00:28:22) Stablecoins vs Bitcoin in the developing world(00:36:01) Sri Lanka riots, inflation & how to crash an economy(00:38:38) What would make Saylor change his opinion on Bitcoin?(00:45:10) Talent working on Bitcoin vs ethereum and others(00:50:34) Michael Saylor's take on Ethereum & its ethics(00:55:34) “What's the yield schedule on staked ETH?…”(00:57:42) Bilal challenges ETH POV & evolving technology(01:08:43) Advice on starting your career in the modern world(01:14:21) The theme & cure for everything(01:18:00) Is Bitcoin stored or spent energy?(01:23:07) Virtual vs Real SystemsWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Join our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 6, 2022 • 1h 27min

65: How Minions Went Viral & The Michelin Guide Business Model

Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro + Where The Boys Have Been(00:05:31) - Meme Of The Week + Breaking down Minions viral elements(00:10:59) - Stunts, 200 lbs of bananas + Jack Joins(00:25:52) - Was The Minions Viral Moment Organic Or Orchestrated?(00:40:05) - The Michelin Guide Business Model(00:54:33) - Resy, AMEX & When Jack Worked On Michelin(01:04:29) - Trung’s Michelin Experience(01:10:54) - Criticism Of Michelin(01:17:48) - Gaudi - The World Famous ArchitectWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, 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/MBiAoChaB9YJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastLinks mentioned:https://twitter.com/tclarkmedia/status/1544335269888868352?s=21&t=BrAkmaq899VoGKNoq74o5Q Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 29, 2022 • 1h 30min

64: Generalist vs Specialist, NFT NYC, Compound Content & Kings of New Media

Jack & Bilal discuss:generalists vs. specialistswhere to startunsexy work compound contentkings of new media nft nycTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:09) - NFT NYC + Visualize Value NFTs(00:14:44) - Generalist vs Specialist(00:57:28) - Compound Content(01:07:35) - Cable vs Streaming + YouTube vs TikTok(01:13:33) - Kings of new media: Rogan, Schulz, Portnoy(01:18:48) - Comedians choosing YouTube vs Netflix(01:24:59) - Negative Side of Algorithm on ContentWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, 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/9TZ50I--0NQJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 21, 2022 • 1h 10min

63: AMA - Becoming Recession-Proof, What We’re Invested In, Starting From Scratch, Where To Live

Timestamps:(00:00:00) Intro   (00:00:38) Start of Q&A   (00:05:49) Make Yourself Recession-Proof   (00:07:39) Trung's Life Letdown   (00:09:23) Nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems   (00:18:22) Your Personal Capital(00:24:15) Get at it now and start taking shots(00:27:28) Pick Your Lane + Create Optionality(00:34:16) Where Do You Want to Live?   (00:39:22) Trung’s experience in Asia + Canada  (00:45:26) Bilal in New York(00:51:20) How we met(00:52:32) Optimist vs Pessimist(00:53:58) Recovering Pessimist   (00:59:11) Impact of Politics(01:04:40) All In Podcast(01:07:47) Troll QuestionsWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, 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/OnLJ5MXrkWIJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 15, 2022 • 1h 53min

62: Interview w/ Rainbolt (Google Maps pro), Crypto roundup (BTC/ETH crash, Celsius, Web5)

Timestamps:(00:00:00) Intro + Meme of the Week   (00:05:17) Interview with Trevor Rainbolt & Turner Novak   (00:06:23) How Turner found GeoRainbolt(00:08:05) TikTok vs. Twitter audiences   (00:10:15) What makes good TikTok content   (00:11:40) How Trevor cuts a TikTok   (00:12:45) Guessing fan images   (00:15:40) What are top variables   (00:19:58) How Trevor discovered GeoGuesser   (00:21:35) GeoGuesser is a young person’s game   (00:24:50) Trevor’s daily training routine   (00:28:50) Most interesting country signs   (00:32:05) The hardest country   (00:33:20) How to grow GeoGuesser   (00:40:10) How to protect your privacy   (00:45:50) What are the funniest TikTok comments?   (00:49:20) Mr. Beast collab ideas   (00:52:50) Does Trevor show his skills in public?   (00:54:37) Guessing McDonald's   (01:01:25) Celsius Crash(01:20:29) BTC/ETH Crash and are we HODLing?(01:38:23) Jack Dorsey’s Web5What Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, 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/L7OANxTd6_IJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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