Around The Coin

Stephen Sargeant and Mike Townsend
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Aug 28, 2014 • 35min

Brian and Mike Get Philosophical

Brian and Mike get philosophical as some major tectonic plates shift in the payment world and what this means for all of us.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 28, 2014 • 35min

Amazon's Secret Payment Plan

On Episode 28 of Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele (Romm-lee), and Faisal (f uh y - z uh l) Khan (k AA n ) discuss what the CEO of Starbucks is planning to do with the most successful mobile payments app in the world. Also, Amazon’s secret plan to combine same day delivery, payments, and the new Fire phone. Lastly, we discuss the release of the brand new Stellar cyrptocurrency.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 6, 2014 • 1h 6min

Payments and Social Media are on a Collision Course

On Episode 27 of Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele, and Faisal Khan predict the future of payments in social media with Twitter buying cardspring, snapchat payments, and Facebook’s new “Buy Button” for one click buying. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 5, 2014 • 1h 6min

Our Trip to the White House

This week on Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele, and Faisal Khan discuss Brian’s trip to the White House, meeting with economic advisors in a colaborative plan to improve America’s payment industry.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 5, 2014 • 1h 3min

Recap of the Last 25 Episodes

This week on Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele, and Faisal Khan recap the last 25 shows and provide life tips that you can use to discover new opportunities and engage with awesome people online.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 22, 2014 • 1h 4min

CA Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill Legalizing Bitcoin

This week on Around the Coin, Mike Townsend, Brian Roemmele, and Faisal Khan discuss the huge effects of governor Jerry Brown signing a law that legalizes bitcoin in California as well as the implications of a Bitcoin Exchange.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 8, 2014 • 1h 4min

Why Oracle buys Micros for $5 Billion and what Amazon has planned with Fire Phone.

This week on Around the Coin, Brian Roemmele, Faisal Khan, and Mike Townsend discuss Oracle’s acquisition of Micros for 5 billion dollars, a review of the Amazon Fire phone, and how crypto currencies are affecting marketplace startups.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 1, 2014 • 1h 5min

Part 1: 'Knox Payments' CEO Interview. Part 2: Why Did David Marcus Quit Paypal for Facebook?

This week on Around the Coin we’re joined by CEO of Knox Payments, Tommy Nicholas, telling us his strategy to kill Visa and Mastercard. Also, we’ll be discussing the $2.6 billion dollar acquisition of Open Table and the stunning move by David Marcus to quit Paypal and build Facebook’s next generation payment platform.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 21, 2014 • 1h 1min

What Did Apple’s WWDC Mean for Payments?

This week on Around the Coin we traveled to Apple’s WWDC conference and saw first hand what Apple is releasing that will shake up the world of payments. Around the coin. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 13, 2014 • 1h 7min

How to Use Quora to Make Money and Progress Your Career.

This week’s episode on Around the Coin we focus on Quora’s recent Top Writer’s Meet-up, how Quora will eventually monetize, and the secrets to getting the most out of Quora’s brilliant community by some of the most active writers in the game. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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