Mindshift with Luca and Jonty

Luca Steiner (@steinerluca_) is a consultant working in the Banking and Credit Risk Management space. He is a big believer in Web 3.0, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and has been deep down the crypto rabbit hole for over 2 years. He is a digital nomad of sorts, splitting his time between Frankfurt Germany and Stavanger in Norway.  

Jonty Quenet (@GalacticQue) first started trading and investing in stocks when he was 13 and has made the transition to crypto investing in the past few years. After looking beyond the charts and understanding the true promise of the technology, he has become a firm believer in Crypto and Web 3.0. He believes it is time the average person has control over their own wealth, which can be enabled through innovations in crypto.  

The two guests join Luca Bersella, the host of Mindshift, to breakdown Ethereum (which at the time of recording hadn't been smashing its ATH), how it works versus Bitcoin, how it is a global supercomputer and why it is so valuable in the context of its analogy to digital oil.  

ETHEREUM RESOURCES: 

Ethereum website: https://ethereum.org/

ETH Deep dive: https://www.notboring.co/p/own-the-internet

Crypto & Web 3 Deep dive: https://medium.com/coinmonks/crypto-and-web-3-0-are-the-future-of-product-and-work-3d19e3733181

Why Ethereum is undervalued: https://twitter.com/CroissantEth/status/1412574228973563909 

PODCASTS: 

Bankless: https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy

Into the Ether: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CNyWXgKVxTqTlmLhc8A5m?si=oNSl_SASTY-g0_9Eoxtoow&nd=1

Breakdown of Ethereum: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZXzLELW1489aCjUPHjTO4

All-In Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2IqXAVFR4e0Bmyjsdc8QzF 

BOOKS: 

Mastering Ethereum: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Ethereum-Andreas-Antonopoulos/dp/1491971940

The Infinite Machine: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Infinite-Machine-Crypto-hackers-Building-Internet-ebook/dp/B07X8HS2WC

Ethereum for Dummies: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1119474124/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=gs2&tag=dummiesuk-21 

CONNECT WITH LUCA STEINER: 

https://twitter.com/steinerluca_ 

CONNECT WITH JONTY QUENET: 

https://twitter.com/GalacticQue

Discord: https://www.patreon.com/AlphaSquadCrypto/membership 

Timestamps: 

00:00 Introduction 

2:55 Origins of Ethereum & its Defining Features 

11:38 Global Supercomputer, Digital Oil & The Network Value 

13:38 Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake 

18:25 What Give Ethereum Value?  

19:45 What is DeFi, Adoption Possibilities, Yield Farming 

26:18 Notable Projects on Ethereum & Competitor Platforms 

34:03 EIP-1559 Upgrade, Ultra-Sound Money, Future Prospects 

41:24 Future Outlook for Crypto, The Decade Investment 

47:23 Crypto Resources & Who to Avoid 

51:10 Conclusion

Luca Steiner (@steinerluca_) is a consultant working in the Banking and Credit Risk Management space. He is a big believer in Web 3.0, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and has been deep down the crypto rabbit hole for over 2 years. He is a digital nomad of sorts, splitting his time between Frankfurt Germany and Stavanger in Norway.  

Jonty Quenet (@GalacticQue) first started trading and investing in stocks when he was 13 and has made the transition to crypto investing in the past few years. After looking beyond the charts and understanding the true promise of the technology, he has become a firm believer in Crypto and Web 3.0. He believes it is time the average person has control over their own wealth, which can be enabled through innovations in crypto.  

The two guests join Luca Bersella, the host of Mindshift, to explore the idea behind Bitcoin, how it works and why it is so valuable in the context of modern-day government money and the legacy financial system.  

BITCOIN RESOURCES: 

Bitcoin Website & Whitepaper: https://bitcoin.org/en/

Bitcoin increases Economic Freedom: https://medium.com/@jmnno01/bitcoin-increases-economic-freedom-a21964cac03b

Bitcoin Wiki: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page

Bitcoin's Price History: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/121815/bitcoins-price-history.asp#:~:text=The%20cryptocurrency's%20first%20price%20increase,rallies%20and%20crashes%20since%20then. 

Michael Saylor Bitcoin Education: https://www.hope.com/

Bitcoin Strategy for Corporations: https://www.microstrategy.com/en/bitcoin/bitcoin-for-corporations

Beginner's Guide to Bitcoin: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/the-beginners-guide-to-bitcoin

Best YouTube Discussions on Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/purvil_g/status/1451545120424140801?s=24 

BOOKS: 

The Bitcoin Standard: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861

The Bitcoin Money Book: https://thebitcoinrabbi.com/bitcoin-money-book/

Mastering Bitcoin: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1491954388/

Digital Gold: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Gold-Bitcoin-Millionaires-Reinvent/dp/006236250X/ 

Show Notes: 

00:00 Episode Introduction 

03:04 Setting the Scene for Crypto & Bitcoin 

06:12 Luca Steiner & Jonty Quenet 

08:42 When Did You Realise the True Importance of Crypto? 

13:54 What Is Money?  

19:56 Problems with the Current Monetary System, Effects of Inflation and The Money Supply Concept 

25:29 How Bitcoin Attempts To Solve These Problems 

31:29 What is Bitcoin, How Blockchains Work and their Importance 

36:32 What is Mining, How it works on a Blockchain, Decentralized Ledger Concept 

42:08 The Double Spend Problem, Potential for a 51% Attack, Miner Rewards 

49:05 Why none of the Risks to Bitcoin have actually materialised 

51:05 Summary of Key Points for Bitcoin 

57:27 El Salvador Legislating Bitcoin as Legal Tender 

58:53 Does Every Public Company Have to Buy Bitcoin? Bitcoin's rolling return each year, Supply of bitcoins vs millionaires, Future price outlook 

1:02:30 The Bitcoin Community 

1:09:41 Conclusion

All views and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca Bersella or Jonty Fish. Anything said about Bitcoin, Ethereum or any other asset is not meant to and does not constitute investment advice.

Max Linley is a sports physiotherapist who runs his own practice out of the Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. He specialises in treating and managing the health of combat sport athletes including MMA, Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai and Boxing.  

CONNECT WITH MAX: 

http://www.waterfrontphysiotherapyclinic.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/waterfrontphysiotherapyclinic/ 

https://www.facebook.com/waterfrontphysiotherapyclinic 

WATCH MINDSHIFT:  

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5uxfEj8hccVSqMYniANVA 

CONNECT WITH LUCA:  

https://twitter.com/lucabers 

https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/

All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.

Gal Ezra is the co-founder of one of South Africa's biggest events' companies, Vacation Club, which collectively manages and runs summertime festival brands such as We Love Summer, Future Frequency and Kinky Summer - all of which are South African fan favourites!  

He's also the founder of Empower Funding, South Africa's most affordable bridging finance provider, where he is day-in and day-out disrupting one of the oldest financial services industry in the country.  

Not only is Gal a seriously talented entrepreneur who has years of marketing tips and tricks to share, he's also a podcaster (with his wife Mariah in "The Adventure Continues" Podcast), a coach to many people professionally and personally and is just an all-out nice guy.  

I hope you enjoy this conversation. Timestamps are below.  

CONNECT WITH GAL: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/galaezra/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GalAEzra

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLFsPKZ_rzN9LGjhiz51gXw

Website: https://www.galezra.com/

His Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiQZQhEuVbKf5ybC24AJF 

WATCH MINDSHIFT:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5uxfEj8hccVSqMYniANVA

CONNECT WITH LUCA:  

https://twitter.com/lucabers

https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/ 

All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.   

00:00 Introduction 

01:45 Gal's backstory 

05:49 Gal's early years in entrepreneurship, sales and acting 

09:51 We Love Summer and lessons from building the business 

33:02 Thoughts on COVID-19's effects on businesses 

38:09 Starting Empower Funding and disrupting an old industry 

56:25 Gal's podcast - The Adventure Continues with his wife Mariah 

1:06:14 Quickfire questions: importance of relationships, reading recommendations, timeless advice

Stripe, the disruptive payment processor native to the internet, is the 2nd most valuable Unicorn Company (private company valued over $1bn), behind Elon Musk's SpaceX, and is currently valued at $36 billion.   

Being one of the fastest growing tech startups out there, their mission is to massively "increase the GDP of the internet" through their suite of payments products.   

In this episode, Luca and Jonty dive into Stripe's epic rise to the top - breaking down their product suite, explaining how a die-hard community of developers took their brand to new heights, and predict where they could grow from here.   

Stick around for another Strategy Session as Luca and Jonty explain how the exciting payments industry works and share business strategy insights we can all learn from!   

Let us know which business we should break down next in your review of the pod :)   

Watch this episode on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMipCj8zF24    

Tell us what you think of the Podcast:  

https://twitter.com/lucabers 

https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/   

All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.  

Show Notes:

 00:00 Introduction 

 01:58 Setting the Scene: How Does the Payments Ecosystem Work?  

13:47 Breaking Down Stripe: Business Model, Target Market & Building Community, Origin Story, Products, Power of Innovation, Competition, Strategic Insights  

35:41 Growth Opportunities & Threats: Online Commerce Trends, Global Expansion, Crypto, Stripe Press 

On the surface, Savannah Cozzi is a graduate law student, entrepreneur and volunteer for numerous charities.  

But who she really is, is a person who has dedicated her life to service.  

No matter what she does, she is always looking to serve and affect people's lives as positively as she can.  

Being a humanitarian and an ambitious, proudly South African woman who is fostering a path that holds close the notion that "Service to Humanity Is The Best Work of Life" she is truly blazing a trail that could change the world, or at least the world's of countless people.  

Savannah is one of the most inspiring people we have ever met which made for a truly amazing conversation.   

We touch on what it means to serve, kindness, serving through your business, conquering fear, hustling to create opportunities and challenging the status quo.  

As always, we hope you enjoy this episode of Mindshift and that you are inspired by Savannah!

WATCH THIS EPISODE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GzBytdCi-M

SAVANNAH COZZI: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/savannah-allessandra-cozzi-29a126179/ 

https://www.instagram.com/savvcozzi/?hl=en  

CONNECT WITH US 

https://twitter.com/lucabers 

https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/

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All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.

Jarryd Strydom is the founder of NUBEE - a South African Tech Startup enabling "learner drivers (‘Nubees’) to search for driving instructors in their area, find a match, and book driving lessons" - as well as being the co-founder of two other startups!

NUBEE has been called the uber of the learner drive industry, so pay attention ;)  

This guy is full of knowledge and practical insights, marrying his experiences in starting businesses as well as his education in law, with an acute focus on tech.  

If you're someone who is thinking about, or in the process of, getting your startup off the ground - this is a must watch. Jarryd will give you practical tips for considering whether your idea is worth executing and for scaling your business the right way!  

We really hope you enjoy this one, let us know what you think down below.  

Watch the full episode here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXJiw25MaSk

Tell us what you think of the Podcast:  

https://twitter.com/lucabers 

https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/   

All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.  

Kimon Aylett and Nic Price are the co-founders of Blackswan-Digital, “a digital marketing agency born out of unprecedented events.” They work with a focus on small to medium sized businesses and take a holistic approach to their marketing and client-services. 

Their main goal is to create, as they have coined it, “Black Swan Moments for brands that will result in niche positioning amongst the worlds’ collection of predictable brands.”   

In this conversation, we get a behind-the-scenes look of their story, how they started Blackswan, their approach to business, the value of balance and much more!   

We hope you enjoy this guest episode :)   

WATCH episodes of the Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5uxfEj8hccVSqMYniANVA   

Tell us what you think of the Podcast:   

https://twitter.com/lucabers  

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/    

All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.

Can Spotify become THE next big media giant?

Can they beat Apple, Amazon and Google in the race for music streaming supremacy?

In this episode of Mindshift, Luca and Jonty breakdown Spotify’s business model, business strategy and their growth opportunities to answer this question.

More than breaking down Spotify as a company, our conversation goes into gaining an understanding of the ecosystem they operate in, and analysing the trends that are emerging that they will be able to ride in the future!

From the acquisition of Joe Rogan, Podcasting, Tik Tok, the music industry and more – there’s a lot in this conversation!

We hope you enjoy this and let us know if you’d like to see more strategy sessions in the future :)

Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFC84DnqLlY 

Tell us what you think of the Podcast:

https://twitter.com/lucabers

https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/

All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.

Welcome to the first Mindshuffle, a series inspired by Tim Ferriss': The Random Show that he does with Kevin Rose. (Big shoutout to Tim!)

Simply, we talk about random topics and ideas that we are finding interesting in our lives at the moment - whether it's something we are going through, books or articles we are reading or cool stuff we tried!

Today we talk a bit about dealing with negativity, self-doubt, book reviews and our approach to reading!

We hope you enjoy this and let us know if you enjoy these sorts of conversations :)

Links to books we discussed:

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: https://www.amazon.co.uk/22-Immutable-Laws-Marketing/dp/1861976100

Making Sense, by Sam Harris: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Sense-Conversations-Consciousness-Morality/dp/0062857789

Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grit-Passion-Perseverance-Angela-Duckworth/dp/1501111108

Watch on: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5uxfEj8hccVSqMYniANVA/ 

Tell us what you think of the Podcast:

https://twitter.com/lucabers

https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/

All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.