Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Nick King to talk about how his company, Vint, has made investing in fine wine and spirits a simple and profitable experience for both retail and accredited investors. They also touch on how Nick’s work at a value-based stock fund influenced the creation of Vint in attempting to find mispriced wine assets with a margin of safety, why wine provides for great arbitrage opportunities, and Nick’s thoughts on how to best succeed at the entrepreneurial game.

Nick King is the co-founder & CEO of Vint, the first SEC-qualified platform that is securitizing the wine and spirits industry. Nick leads fundraising efforts, sets Vint’s strategic vision, recruits talent, and manages day to day operations. 

Prior to Vint, Nick was on the domestic equities team at a $20bn value investment fund, where he learned to think, invest, and build a business. Nick is a graduate of the University of Virginia, with a degree in financial economics.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro.

02:13 - How he learned about inefficient markets as a kid.

07:17 - What he learned working at a value fund and how he applies it to Vint.

09:05 - Why he maximized for learning early in his career.

10:00 - How the concept of margin of safety became important.

10:51 - What the genesis of Vint was.

11:59 - Why he thinks traditional education on the steps to start a business are misguided.

13:16 - How he explains what Vint does to people.

23:02 - What it was like working with the SEC to get approval for Vint.

26:21 - Why it is important to burn the boats in any entrepreneurial venture.

34:34 - How the process of reaching out to VCs went.

42:31 - How capital is returned to investors.

53:18 - Why Nick loves the volatility of the wine market.

& much more!

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