Graham's has a 35-year career in med tech, starting at US Surgical; worked internationally in medical device sales, often in operating rooms with surgeons and nurses. He describes himself as a Scottish-based "old age pensioner" who entered crypto in 2017 when Bitcoin was ~$800 and is self-taught in DeFi.

In this episode, hedescribes the early learning curve (e.g., transferring BTC to a Ledger) as stressful but rewarding path to Ore. He had original purchased a Saga phone, benefited from airdrops, then acquired a Seeker phone where he discovered the Ore app, initially buying Ore near the peak but then committing to a one-year mining plan after joining the Minemore community in December.

Mining Strategy Insights

1) Avoid chasing the "mother lode": Early over-allocation led to poor P&L; shifted to disciplined, low-stakes mining

2) Diversified mine setup: Graham runs 5 concurrent mines with varied tile coverage (15–25 tiles) and low SOL allocation per round

3) Partial liquidation flexibility: Minemore allows closing one mine to sell unrefined Ore without disrupting other positions

4) Lottery mining: Small allocations across all 25 tiles can still yield top-miner rewards profitably (Brian shared a win with just ~3 cents of SOL)

Investment Philosophy

1) Avoid meme coins; focus on protocols with real utility and sustainable tokenomics

2) Use bear markets to accumulate assets with long-term conviction

3) Graham now holds Bitcoin as his backbone asset, with Ore as his second-largest holding