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Janet Yellen wrote an opinion piece for the wall street journal in which she claims that increasing corporate tax rates will make the USA more competitive on the world stage. I respectfully disagree.What's even worse is that she is cherry picking data to make readers reach the wrong conclusions. I dive into all of these topics and provide my opinion.http://hardcorefinance.comApple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbrSpotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfcSupport Hardcore Finance: https://www.hardcorefinance.com/donate@MrEBITDA@ShimonLazarovSupport the show (https://www.hardcorefinance.com/donate)Support the show

Today Alex and Shimon chat with Gad Allon – an award-winning and favorite professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. We discuss the one macro shift that is disrupting everything and we don’t even know it: Gigafication. We talk about the Gig Economy of today, the immense challenge of matching Supply and Demand, how the concept of the “firm” is dead as we know it, and the off-the-charts efficiencies Gigafication will bring. _________________________________________Gad Allon is the Jeffrey A. Keswin Professor and Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions, and the director of the Management and Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania.He received his PhD in Management Science from Columbia Business School in New York and holds a Bachelor and Master degree from the Israeli Institute of Technology.Professor Allon has been studying models of information sharing among firms and customers both in service and retail settings, as well as competition models in the service industry. His articles have appeared in leading industry  journals. Gad is an award-winning educator and an innovative leader in many educational technology initiatives. He is the co-founder of ForClass, a platform that enables professors to drive higher student engagement and accountability in their classrooms. Professor Allon regularly consults firms both on service strategy and operations strategy.Gad Allon on Substack: https://gadallon.substack.com/people/1654576-gad-allon Gad Allon  on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gadallon  http://hardcorefinance.comApple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbrSpotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfcSupport Hardcore Finance: https://www.hardcorefinance.com/donate@g_allon@MrEBITDA@ShimonLazarovSupport the show

Today Shimon and Alex welcome Chris Erwin Founder of RockWater Industries. It's a killer chat about New Media, #Clubhouse, at-homification, #NFTs. We talk about how brands have expanded their presence into the home, the fight for attention, tradeoffs between high-production media and live events (such as clubhouse) and even how to value NFTs. If you're into new media you cannot miss this pod!Chris Erwin is the founder of RockWater, a research and advisory firm for media, tech, and commerce brands. Their clients range from YouTube and ViacomCBS, to Team Coco and Cool Japan Fund. RockWater is also a media brand itself, with a growing portfolio of newsletters and podcasts to help leaders and investors build smarter. Chris's nearly 20-year executive experience spans New Hollywood, venture capital, and investment banking, and was named by Variety as one of Hollywood’s New Digital Leaders. RockWater BlogThe Come Up PodcastConnect with Chris on LinkedInhttp://hardcorefinance.comwearerockwater.comSupport Hardcore Finance: https://www.hardcorefinance.com/donate Apple Podcast:  https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbrSpotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfcSupport the show

We need your help! Shimon and Alex have been working with the Honorable Representative Croke (https://crokeforillinois.com/​) to make Illinois the most Digital Asset -friendly state. It will boost jobs, bank the unbanked, bring business and fintech to the entire state and Chicago. Bill HB3968 will come out of committee on March 23rd and go to the floor for a vote. Help us and help yourselves!What can you do?1. Read the bill: https://tinyurl.com/vdju6jvt​2. Sign a witness slip showing your support: https://tinyurl.com/cbrs5x2k​  (Anyone can sign)This is just the beginning guys! We're working on real crypto-forward legislation, lending, and the works. Let's do this!https://crokeforillinois.com/​hardcorefinance.comSupport the show

There is a massive Bitcoin Energy usage debate out there about Bitcoin being Green or dirty. It is completely wrong and both sides don't understand what they are talking about. @MrEBITDA worked in energy in the past and corrects the record once and for all. hardcorefinance.com@ShimonLazarov@MrEBITDASupport the show

Today we are thrilled to welcome Divya Narendra, the Founder and CEO of SumZero, the world's largest investment community.We talk about how Divya founded Sumzero, the investment research community, fed monetary policy, bitcoin, generating alpha and a lot more.hardcorefinance.comsumzero.com@MrEBITDA@ShimonLazarov@divyanarendraSupport the show

Today we are thrilled to welcome Wasim Ahmad - the Chief Crypto Officer of Vault12 - to the Podcast. Wasim is a serial entrepreneur with five exits, and an advisor in the fields of AI, the blockchain, cryptocurrency, and encryption solutions. At Vault12, he led the private and public fundraising - one of the world’s first STOs and focuses today on expanding the Vault12 ecosystem. We discuss different security measures and how security will become paramount in the world of cryptocurrencies. If you ever had a question about passwords, online security, your privacy, do not miss this episode! And go to securemycrypto.org to get a fantastic step-by-step guide to every key Crypto Wallet.hardcorefinance.comvault12.com@MrEBITDA@ShimonLazarov@_ Vault12_@wasimaSupport the show

In today's episode, Alex and Shimon discuss the topic of inflation. Is it good or bad? Do we see it coming up on the horizon? Does the fact that we're moving to a zero marginal cost economy impact the effect of money printing on inflation?Visit us at www.hardcorefinance.comFollow us on twitter:@shimonlazarov@mrebitdaSupport the show

In today's episode, Alex and Shimon discuss the recent sentiment around the stock market and bitcoin being in a bubble territory. Are we due for a correction soon? Tune in to find out.Follow us on twitter:@shimonlazarov@mrebitdawww.hardcorefinance.comSupport the show

Today we are joined by Daniel Prince (@princey1976) host of the Once Bitten Podcast (http://www.once-bitten.com/) - one of my favorite podcasts in the space. Daniel worked in currency trading for many years before discovering bitcoin. We dive deep into issues such as technology, Bitcoin's impact on the financial sector, governments, and many more.We had some audio issues which required us to cut out some of the content, but we hope the end result isn't terrible :-)Follow us on twitter:@shimonlazarov@mrebitdaVisit our website:www.hardcorefinance.comSupport the show