Jan 13
Tom Digan & Greg Stewart - Building the World’s Best Fitness App - [Invest Like the Best, EP.454]
My guests today are Tom Digan and Greg Stewart. Tom is the co-founder of Ladder, and Greg is its CEO. Ladder was my first angel investment. What followed over the next seven years is one of the most unlikely and dramatic business stories I’ve been a part of. Today, Ladder is the ... Show More
1h 14m
Jan 6
Reed Hastings - Building Netflix - [Invest Like the Best, EP.453]
My guest today is Reed Hastings, the co-founder and former longtime CEO of Netflix. Netflix is an example of two ideas that everyone talks about, but are extremely hard to do in practice. The first is finding a simple idea and taking it extraordinarily seriously. Reed talks about ... Show More
1h 2m
Dec 30
Nick Kokonas - Know What You Are Selling - [Invest Like The Best, REPLAY]
Today, I am replaying my conversation with Nick Kokonas, one of my favorites from the show. Nick is the co-founder of 3 of the best restaurants and bars in America - Alinea, Next, and The Aviary as well as the co-founder and CEO of Tock, a comprehensive booking system for restaur ... Show More
1h 17m
Nov 12
The $500 Trillion Opportunity: Tokenizing the Real World
Juan Leon, Senior Investment Strategist at Bitwise Asset Management, unpacks the rapid institutional adoption of Bitcoin and Ethereum, fueled by ETFs, regulatory clarity, and the rise of tokenization. He shares key trends shaping the next phase of crypto, including the integratio ... Show More
14m 7s
Feb 2025
Ray Dalio on AI, Job Loss & the Future of the Economy | #EP 148
In this episode, Ray and Peter discuss the changing world order, China vs. the USA, and Ray’s thoughts on the future of the US.
Recorded on Feb 3rd, 2025
Views are my own thoughts; not Financial, Medical, or Legal Advice.
Ray Dalio is a renowned investor, hedge fund manager, an ... Show More
1h 46m
Nov 7
Alternative Investing: Alts For All - [Business Breakdowns, EP.234]
This is Matt Reustle. Today, we are back to talk about increased access to alternative investing. My guest is Josh Clarkson, managing director at Prosek Partners. You may remember that Josh joined us last year in our primer series on private credit. He is back today to discuss wh ... Show More
50m 14s
Dec 2024
E117: What Will Family Offices Invest into in 2025? w/Hansen Ringer
Hansen Ringer, Managing Director at Sepio Capital sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the asset class that delivers equity-like returns without the market risk, what distressed credit reveals about market cycles and investor behavior, and what happens when stocks and bonds m ... Show More
42m 10s
Oct 8
LIVE from RareEvo: TradFi vs DeFi Stablecoins (Lessons from Hacks, Policy, and Global Adoption)
Gerrit, developer relations at Curve Finance, discusses the unique risks and rewards associated with DeFi stablecoins, and how increased regulatory clarity has fueled the rise of TradFi stablecoins. He also spotlights the crucial role of platforms like Curve in providing essentia ... Show More
19m 14s
Aug 2025
Robert Wallace: Managing Stanford’s Endowment, Balancing Risk, and Driving Innovation
What shapes the investment strategy behind one of higher education's largest endowments? Nicolai Tangen sits down with Robert Wallace, CEO of Stanford Management Company, who oversees more than $40 billion for Stanford University. From his unique journey as a professional ballet ... Show More
47m 58s
Sep 2025
Decoding the Genius Bill: A Catalyst for Stablecoin Innovation and Adoption
Austin Campbell, Managing Partner at Zero Knowledge Consulting, and Adam Zarazinski, CEO at Inca Digital, explore the Genius Bill and its potential to revolutionize the stablecoin landscape. They discuss the many changes with the current government, including regulations and comp ... Show More
31m 40s
Feb 2025
Managing End Point Storage in Hybrid Data Strategies for Financial Services - with Yonas Yohannes of Oracle
<p>Today's guest is Yonas Yohannes, CTO of FinTech and FIS at Oracle. An accomplished executive and author, Yonas joins us on today's podcast to explain the evolving role of endpoint storage for driving new AI capabilities at the edge. He breaks down AI's true value beyond the ma ... Show More
22m 21s
My guest today is Bill Gurley. Bill was the general partner at Benchmark Capital. He joins me for his sixth time on Invest Like the Best with his most comprehensive market analysis yet, examining the realities reshaping venture capital. Bill tackles the uncomfortable math underlying today's venture returns, with companies staying private for far longer. He a ... Show More