Episodes
Monday Aug 14, 2023
#243 - Bitcoin’s Future with Bitcoin Depot CEO Brandon Mintz
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
August 14, 2023 - On today’s show we welcome special guest, Bitcoin Depot CEO Brandon Mintz. Bitcoin Depot operates the largest bitcoin ATM network in the world. On the show, we discuss:
- Brandon’s “bitcoin moment” and what initially got him interested in the cryptocurrency
- His entrepreneurial journey and where he got the idea to start the company
- Why their customers use ATMs instead of online exchanges to buy bitcoin
- Bitcoin Depot’s growth initiatives, including their approach to M&A
- What he believes is in store for the future of bitcoin
Monday Feb 27, 2023
#242 - 2022 Dealmaker of the Year, Danny Rice
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
February 27, 2023 - On today’s show we welcome special guest and the 2022 Dealmaker of the Year, Danny Rice. Danny was the CEO of Rice Acquisition 1, which merged with Archaea Energy in a $1.15 billion deal and then subsequently sold to BP for $4.1 billion. Danny is now the CEO of Rice Acquisition 2, which recently announced a $1.5 billion merger with NET Power, a clean energy technology company.
On the show, Danny discusses:
- Key lessons learned from the Archaea Energy SPAC merger and subsequent sale to BP
- A primer on NET Power’s innovative clean energy technology
- The case for U.S. shale gas powering reliable, clean and low-cost power
- What inspires him as an entrepreneur and business leader
- And more
Friday Jan 06, 2023
#241 - Private vs Public REIT Investing with Armada ETF’s CEO Phil Bak
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
January 6, 2023 - On today’s show we welcome special guest Phil Bak, CEO of Armada ETF
Advisors. Phil has been innovating in the ETF industry for over 15 years. He has previously served as Founder/CEO of Exponential ETFs, an ETF issuer and sub-advisor acquired by Tidal ETF Services in 2020. Phil has also served as Chief Investment Officer at Signal Advisors, a venture-backed startup in Detroit and Managing Director at the New York Stock Exchange. On the show, Phil discusses:
- Characteristics of ETFs that make them a great tool for investors
- Some major innovations in ETFs over the past 15 years
- The bull case for residential real estate
- What is happening in the private REIT space
- The major risk investors face in private REITs
- And more
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus. Intuitive Machines is a diversified space exploration, infrastructure, and services company.
On the show, Steve discusses:
-Some of his main learning experiences at NASA and what inspired him to leave to launch a startup
-The current state of the space race
-The potential for long-term lunar infrastructure and commerce
-What he thinks is in store for space exploration over the next 50 years
-And more
Monday Nov 07, 2022
#238: The Entrepreneurial Journey with AvePoint CEO TJ Jiang
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, AvePoint CEO TJ Jiang. AvePoint is the largest data management solutions provider for the Microsoft cloud.
On the show, TJ discusses:
- His journey from new immigrant, to Wall Street, to successful entrepreneur taking his company public
- How he made it through the adversity when founding the company
- Lessons learned from taking his company public
- His thoughts on the current recessionary economic environment
- And more
Monday Oct 03, 2022
#233: Algorithmic Investing with Delphia’s Andrew Peek
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
On today’s show we welcome special guest, Delphia's Andrew Peek. Delphia runs an algorithmic investing strategy powered by machine learning.
On the show, Andrew discusses:
-Predicting fundamental data using AI to drive investment alpha
-Which fundamentals their algorithm trades on
-How humans can incorporate machine learning into their investment process
-What he finds most compelling about capital markets
-And more
Monday Sep 12, 2022
#230: Molecular Farming with Moolec Science CEO Gastón Paladini
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
On today’s show we welcome special guest, Moolec Science founder and CEO Gastón Paladini. Moolec is a science-based food ingredient company that is going public through a merger with SPAC LightJump Acquisition.
On the show, Gastón discusses:
What is molecular farming and how did it originate
How they produce meat molecules with plants
Why meat alternatives are necessary
His biggest challenge as an entrepreneur
And more
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
#229: Alliance Entertainment’s Chairman Bruce Ogilvie and CEO Jeff Walker
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
On today’s show we welcome special guests, Alliance Entertainment’s Chairman Bruce Ogilvie and CEO Jeff Walker. Alliance Entertainment is a distributor and wholesaler of the world’s largest in stock selection of music, movies, video games, electronics, arcades, and collectibles.
On the show, Bruce and Jeff discuss:
Insights, challenges and opportunities in the distribution business
The company’s roll-up strategy
How Alliance competes and grows in an era of streaming
Their thoughts on the current macro environment
And more
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
#228: Renewable Energy Investing with ClimateRock CEO Per Regnarsson
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, ClimateRock CEO Per Regnarsson. ClimateRock is a special purpose acquisition company that plans to acquire strategic renewable assets and enabling technologies with large decarbonization potential and strong financial history and prospects.
On the show, Per discusses:
What specific types of opportunities the SPAC is looking at
His thoughts on the current market environment
The outlook for sustainable investing
Key segments of the sustainability sector that investors should have on their radar
And more
Monday Aug 22, 2022
#227: Carsharing with Getaround CEO Sam Zaid
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
On today’s show we welcome special guest, Getaround Founder and CEO, Sam Zaid. Getaround is the world’s leading fully digital and global carsharing marketplace.
On the show, Sam discusses:
His entrepreneurial journey from Ottawa to San Francisco
The main benefits of carsharing for both hosts and guests
What it’s like being a Softbank portfolio company
His favourite productivity hack
And more