Nam & Sean are on a break, crafting new content for a more well-rounded and informative podcast on global technology and business trends! Stay tuned!

In this episode, Sean and Nam discuss the rideshare boom, specifically as it relates to Uber and Lyft, the two rideshare behemoths! They discuss the early beginnings of these companies, their market success and why they have both struggled to achieve profits even though they are both household names.

In the second part of this two-part series, Nam and Sean discuss the “soft tech side” of the future of fitness, such as how it will relate to the metaverse, social networking, etc.

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In the first part of this two-part series, Nam and Sean discuss the future of fitness as it relates to hardware, such as home gyms and exercise bikes.

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In this episode, Nam and Sean talk about FIN7, a hacking organization that has been responsible for billions of dollars stolen since its inception. Sean discusses how FIN7 is run like a tech company, with a proper business model and recruiting process. Moreover, Nam discusses how cyber security will become one of the most important professions in the future because of all the information that we keep online. What will be the future of hacking and cyber security? Tune in for more.

Theranos trial

Crypto hearing, executive from coinbase speaks to congress : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux6CmsrOFeo

https://cointelegraph.com/news/defi-is-the-most-dangerous-part-of-the-crypto-world-says-senator-elizabeth-warren

Nike acquired RTFKT: https://news.nike.com/news/nike-acquires-rtfkt

Adidas collar with BAYC and Comic punk: Sold more than 22 million NFTs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-16/melania-trump-joins-crypto-frenzy-with-nfts-release

https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/17/tiktok-is-launching-delivery-only-restaurants-across-the-u-s-in-march/

Curios Card: https://curio.cards/

Crupto Punk: https://www.larvalabs.com/cryptopunks

Punk Comics: https://punkscomic.com

Bored Ape Catch Club: https://boredapeyachtclub.com/#/home

Axie infinity: https://axieinfinity.com/

In this episode, Sean and Nam discuss Alibaba, the e-commerce giant that has been referred to by many as the Amazon of China. Alibaba was, at one point, valued as high as $1T. It's not doing Alibaba justice when people try to compare it with Amazon. This is an entirely different business in terms of origin and source of revenue. Nam and Sean go discuss the core businesses of Alibaba. They also talk about the early days of Jack Ma, and how he came up with the idea for his company. What truly is Alibaba, how do they make money, and what challenges does it face in the future? Tune in for more!