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Jan 13
Trump vs. The World
Last week, the White House decided to pivot from "America First" to "America Everywhere." It began on Saturday morning with a 150-aircraft military strike to serve what Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "routine law enforcement warrant"—proving once and for all that i ... Show More
32m 14s
Jan 5
YouTube Censorship: The Video They Didn't Want You to See!
Two days after its release, my analysis of the Epstein files was on track to break every record on this channel. Then the yellow dollar sign appeared, and the video flatlined.In this video, we explore how algorithmic demonetization has evolved into a form of "soft censorship." It ... Show More
19m 12s
Dec 28
The Epstein Files are Worse Than You Think!
The first two batches of the Epstein files have finally been released, and the revelations are explosive. For decades, the media and the justice system ignored the most basic question: Who helped him? Now, thanks to thousands of pages of newly released DOJ documents, we know that ... Show More
35m 28s
Jan 2022
E62: Elizabeth Holmes verdict, fraud origins & takeaways, navigating "The Great Markdown" & more
0:00 Bestie intro and poker recap 3:14 Elizabeth Holmes verdict, origins of the fraud, breakdown of the Theranos promise 17:51 Lessons for founders and investors from the Theranos debacle, bad behavior a sign of the top 26:09 Implications of "The Great Markdown" on public and pri ... Show More
1h 6m
Oct 2016
Confessions of a Tech Entrepreneur Who Lied to Investors
When Antonio Garcia Martinez was trying to raise money for his fledgling tech company, he worried that an honest pitch wouldn't get him the funds he needed. So he lied. This week, Brad and Bloomberg Technology's Ellen Huet explore the murky world of early-stage startups -- not ju ... Show More
15m 47s
Apr 2022
E78: VC fund metrics that matter, private market update, recession, student loans, Bill Hwang arrest
0:00 Bestie intros 4:32 Understanding VC fund metrics that matter, state of private markets 29:37 Recession possibilities, Q1 negative growth 44:56 Student loan forgiveness, fixing the underlying system, solutions 1:09:52 Archegos founder Bill Hwang arrested and charged with frau ... Show More
1h 51m
Sep 2021
E47: Facebook's week from hell, Ellen Pao on sexism in Elizabeth Holmes coverage, Newsom's win, frauds & more
1h 35m
Jul 2022
BTC088: FED Policy, Bitcoin ETFs, & Euro Dollar Impacts w/ Steven McClurg (Bitcoin Podcast)
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
01:48 - Steven's quick lesson on the bond market.
07:17 - How should people think about the securitization of lending?
14:20 - How banks are dependent on credit duration on their balance sheet.
24:53 - Steven's opinions on what to expect from th ... Show More
1h 16m
Aug 2021
E43: Innovative venture strategies, Zymergen's implosion, Square acquires Afterpay, future of fintech & more
1h 31m
Nov 2022
The Science Of Raising Money As An Entrepreneur
30m 4s
Jan 2022
Holmes stretch: Theranos’s founder convicted
<p>Elizabeth Holmes has been found guilty of fraud. We ask what lessons her downfall holds for Theranos’s high-profile backers—and for a startup culture of hype before science. As Apple crosses a $3trn valuation we examine the motives for its stop-start forays into the competitiv ... Show More
21m 34s
Mar 2021
White Collar Crime Part 3 -- Former Enron CFO Andy Fastow on the Problem of "Legal Fraud"
Real Vision Live Replay. Former Enron CFO Andy Fastow is infamous for his role in Enron's collapse; however, since serving his time and reflecting on his actions, he has turned over a new leaf, speaking about ethics and the problem of "legal fraud". In this interview with Quinton ... Show More
1h 35m
Oct 2021
Trillions: How a Band of Renegades Invented the Index Fund Part Two
Fifty years ago, the Manhattan Project of money management was quietly assembled in the financial industry's backwaters, unified by the heretical idea that even many of the world's finest investors couldn't beat the market in the long run.
The motley crew of nerds, including econ ... Show More
19m 16s
Send us a textOn Monday we saw the fraud conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. This conviction we are told in the press has split Silicon Valley. Supporters worry that the spirit of entrepreneurship has been put in ‘jeopardy’ while others say she overstepped boundaries.Tim Draper, a venture capitalist and family friend of Holmes who provided early ... Show More
<p>Show Notes:</p> <p>0:00 Besties intro, TPB Symposium recap, rapid generations in tech</p> <p>7:00 UBI, incentives for success, social safety nets</p> <p>19:45 Newsom's recall victory in California, where the GOP went wrong</p> <p>33:59 Facebook's week from hell, Instagram's ha ... Show More
<p>Show Notes:</p> <p>0:00 Big week for the besties: Friedberg's new raise, Sacks' new fund & more</p> <p>16:30 Innovative venture strategies: internal mark ups, venture studios, deployment strategies</p> <p>30:44 Zymergen's implosion: role of diligence, how to make deep tech sus ... Show More
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