At just 20 years old, Aleksandar Svetski lost everything, $200,000 in debt, wiped out by the stock market, living on a friend’s floor, and selling door-to-door to afford a can of tuna. That rock-bottom moment didn’t break him; it built him.

In this raw and unapologetic conversation, Sonia sits down with Alex to unpack the failures, pivots, and rebuilds that shaped his unconventional path from debt to becoming a leading voice in the Bitcoin space. From early entrepreneurial mistakes to launching the world’s first Bitcoin-only savings app to stepping away when regulation and burnout crushed his joy. Alex shares the truth behind resilience that most founders rarely discuss.

In this episode, we dive into:

• Losing $200K and rebuilding from zero
• The life-changing lessons of door-to-door rejection
• Why his early startup failed and how that led to Bitcoin
• Battling regulators while trying to innovate
• Knowing when persistence becomes self-destruction
• How to avoid “founder Frankenstein” product mistakes
• What the next generation of Bitcoin adoption will really look like

If you’re a founder facing uncertainty, burnout, or the fear of letting go, this episode will challenge how you think about resilience and what it truly means to rebuild.

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