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Dec 2019

1h 1m

SLP136 Alex Leishman - Bitcoin Socratic ...

About this episode

Alex Leishman, organizer of SF Bitcoin Devs and CEO of River, joins me in this episode to talk about his journey in Bitcoin and Austrian Economics, as well as talk about how to moderate and run a successful Bitcoin Socratic Seminar meet up. Listen in and get some tips on how you can run or participate in Bitcoin meet ups in your city! We talk:

Ground rules
What discussion takes place at a Bitcoin Socratic Seminar
How the rest of the world can copy this model
River FInancial

Alex Leishman links:

Twitter: @Leishman
SF Bitcoin Devs: SF Bitcoin Devs
River Financial: River Financial

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