The Nth Principle Podcast

After talking about the inspiration behind his company Gumbo LLC, sharing his life experiences, and giving us a brief lesson on cryptocurrency 101, cryptocurrency hedge fund manager Nolan Foster returns to AJK HFB to dive deeper into the emerging asset class. Backed by popular demand among the listeners and to commemorate Bitcoin's 12th birthday, Nolan takes us through crypto's 12-year history and what we can expect going forward. In this episode, Nolan talks about the early days of crypto; the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto; COVID's impact and bitcoin's record highs; mass adoption and some of the major criticisms/roadblocks; the book Age Of Cryptocurrency by Michael Casey and Paul Vigna; the false promise of Green/Social justice funds; and just for fun, his days as a wrestler. 

Nolan is a cryptocurrency hedge fund manager and entrepreneur. After attending Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, he founded his own company Gumbo LLC by securing funds from angel investors --- an achievement in itself. In Gumbo, Nolan operates a cryptocurrency hedge fund. Only a few years after starting out, Nolan and his team are currently working on a fund capped at over $10M. They pride themselves on the value proposition based on mutually beneficial fee structures, novel strategies centered around 'acquiring more of the asset' rather than obsessing over the link between the US dollar and cryptocurrency, and other structural/positional economic moats.

To learn more, go to the Gumbo LLC website at www.Gumbo.fund

To connect with the man himself:

Email: [email protected] | LinkedIn: Nolan Foster

Connect with me via the following:

Facebook: Ali Khan | Instagram: Ajk737 | LinkedIn: Ali Khan | Email: [email protected] or [email protected] | Twitter: @Ali_Khan737

Oluwatoniloba (Toni) Abiru is the co-founder of Waves of Afro (WOA) clothing brand. After much experimentation and many failures, but ever so passionate about not working 9-to-5, he created Waves of Afro with his best friend --- at 18 years of age!! But Toni wanted it all, and given his penchant to learn, he decided to go to college (in a country more than 3000 miles away!) and manage the business remotely. With his partner managing the day-to-day operations, Toni secured funding, grew the business, attained a college education,  and became Bloomberg Certified, all the while working a minimum wage job to sustain himself. And only six years on, WOA has been recognized as an award-winning campus fashion brand. Through WOA, Toni& co. not only hope to work for themselves, but also hope to give African Culture a global platform through WOA's African tradition inspired designs. But Toni has no plans to stop here: He has enrolled in a full-time master program at the Fox School of Business at Temple University, and a major sports enthusiast, he is also a podcast host for Learn the Game where, with his friends, he covers major sports events across the globe.

In this episode, Toni shares the ups and downs WOA faced in its early years; recommendations for aspiring entrepreneurs and startups; impacts of COVID and recent protests in Nigeria on local businesses; and his podcast. Thank you, Toni, for sharing your insights. You're a personal motivation to me and I have no doubt you're gonna go on to do much much more.

Learn more about Waves Of Afro Clothing Brands here: 

Twitter: @WavesofAFRO | Instagram: AFRO CREATIVE GROUP | website:  http://madinna.com/brands/waves-of-afro/

Listen to Learn the Game Podcast anywhere you get your podcasts; links to all platforms including Spotify & Apple Podcasts can be found on the website: https://podlink.to/d2gA

Connect with the man himself here: 

LinkedIn and Facebook: Toni Abiru | Instagram:  toni_abiru | Twitter: @toni_abiru

Connect with me via the following:

Facebook: Ali Khan | Instagram: Ajk737 | LinkedIn: Ali Khan | Email: [email protected] or [email protected] | Twitter: @Ali_Khan737

Jim Cathcart is a legendary motivational speaker, author, entrepreneur, sales and leadership coach, executive mentor, and entertainer. He has authored 20+ bestselling books and pioneered the Acorn Principle. Mr. Cathcart has also been named top 1% TEDx speaker, inducted into the sales & marketing as well as speaking hall of fame, listed among the top influencers in the world, and even featured in his own show called the purpose of selling. He was the past president of the NSA (National Speakers Association), and has gone on to found the Cathcart Institute and the Skyliners Academy (latter in China), which seek to carry on his legacy. He boasts over 44 years of experience in the field of professional speaking and much more, all while singing (literally) his way through life ---and to think he started out as an overweight urban renewal worker who smoked 2 packets of cigarettes a day!!! How did he change the course of his life? what does he have to say? And how can you do it?

In this episode, Mr. Cathcart shares his life experiences, talks about what it takes to find one's passion in life and success in sales, as well as what he has been up to in recent years. One of my personal mentors in life, it was a dream come true and a privilege for me to finally meet the man who pioneered the daily question that changed my life (and can undoubtedly change yours too): How would the person I would like to be... do the things I am about to do?

You can find out more about Mr. Cathcart's work here:

LinkedIn and Facebook: Jim Cathcart | Learn about his 8-week mentor program by emailing [email protected] | Email: [email protected]

Connect with me via the following:

Instagram: Ali Khan | LinkedIn: Ali Khan | Email: [email protected] or [email protected] | Twitter: @Ali_Khan737

Nolan Foster is a cryptocurrency hedge fund manager and entrepreneur. After attending Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, he founded his own company Gumbo LLC by securing funds from angel investors --- an achievement in itself. Through Gumbo, Nolan operates a cryptocurrency hedge fund. Only a few years after starting out, Nolan and his team already have a fund worth approximately $7M and are currently working on another fund worth $30M. They pride themselves on the value proposition based on mutually beneficial fee structures, novel strategies centered around 'acquiring more of the asset' rather than obsessing over the link between the US dollar and cryptocurrency, and other structural/positional economic moats. 

In this episode, Nolan talks about the inspiration behind Gumbo; challenges faced by and recommendations for investors/entrepreneurs (esp. during COVID-19); his work as a cryptocurrency hedge fund manager; as well as challenges, criticisms, and opportunities that come with the newest asset class that is cryptocurrency, not to mention his outlook on its future. While Gumbo currently only accepts 'high net worth (HNW) accredited' investors, feel free to reach out to him or his company to learn more (links below).

 Gumbo LLC website: www.Gumbo.fund

Nolan's email: [email protected]

my email: [email protected]; Instagram: AJK737; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-khan-43651a17a/

Amir Mujahid and Amara Donzo are aspiring financial professionals/entrepreneurs. Hailing from a low-income household and completely broke, they gathered funds from their family members to buy a property that they recently sold for over $60,000 --- while being full time working college students on full scholarship!!! 'Not letting a good crisis go to waste', they spent the past 6 months absorbing information about real estate and financial markets, founding their own brand (and soon, company) known as Money Making Individuals (MMI) in the process. Through MMI, they have launched their own trading courses and even written a book titled 'Money Making Individuals' all in the course of 6 months and at 19 years old!!! Their goal with MMI is simple: increase financial literacy among all individuals, especially younger ones. But what makes them great is not their achievements, rather their energy, positive attitude, and grit. 

In this podcast, these MMI's share their experience in real estate, house flipping, trading in the financial markets, and the inspiration behind MMI. Be sure to visit their Instagram and Twitter feeds, the links to which are shared below:

Instagram: MONEYMAKINGINDIVIDUALS

Twitter: @mmibusiness

Saif Ahmed is an investor and entrepreneur who started out as a starry eyed kid from India with a dream --- the American dream. And boy did he achieve it!!! After completing his undergraduate degree in computer science in India, he came to the US to start his own firm (Xavient Digital), taking it from a startup with 5 people to a $250M+ organization with more than 3000 employees. Xavient Digital (now powered by Telus int'l) is a Digital IT software and solutions company with multiple offices in the US. Even after earning enough capital for a lifetime, he is now working on other ventures as he looks to create more value for the world and solve problems, while powerlifting, reading, and having fun along the way --- he rides harleys! 

One would wonder how he has achieved so much success on all fronts in life: financial, familial, mental, physical, etc. His philosophy is simple: 'Leave everything you touch a tad better'. In this candid episode, Saif shares his life experiences and the lessons he learned along the way. Enjoy!

Isfandiyar (Asfi) Shaheen is a capital markets professional (investor) and entrepreneur, and is currently the founder and CEO of NetEquity, a company dedicated to making internet for all a reality. This is of special concern considering that approximately 4 billion people still do not have access to the internet; Asfi believes that this access can lay the framework needed for equal opportunities and help provide the basis for self-efficiency through access to all the knowledge the world-wide-web has to offer. He believes he is track to make his ambitious goal a reality by 2028.

This episode takes a peak into Asfi's life and the motivations behind all that he has achieved. He gives insight into the many failures and rejections he experienced that paved his path to success. Some of his most notable achievements include brokering a $750M buyout  of British Petroleum Pakistan by United Energy Group, a $970M (51%) acquisition of Engro Foods by FrieslandCampina, advising Facebook on connectivity and infrastructure, and of course, the relentless work he has put into NetEquity.  You can learn more about NetEquity.net and/or watching his ted talk on YouTube.

In this episode, fellow go-getter and investor, Farhan Sadiq shares his insights about investing and finding employment during COVID-19. Why him? Because I feel that, amid all the negativity and stress due to the pandemic, he has managed to achieve all his goals against seemingly insurmountable odds. How? Through hard work, consistency, intelligence, calm, and a whole lot of persistence. My favorite part is where, a bit disillusioned by lack of success, he almost comes to his breaking point but decides to push on. But I do not respect him because he achieved success, but because he failed well: he got up but never gave up. You can do it too!!!

Farhan is an int'l student from Lahore, Pakistan. Having graduated from Aitchison College (most prestigious high school in Asia), he came to the US to study at Macalester College, MN. An economics major, he did a number of internships in the financial industry including investment banking as a summer analyst at TD securities' Leveraged Finance Group in NYC and is now working as an analyst at CMG (Capital Markets Gateway) in Chicago.

This episode talk about the importance of self analysis, and why it is paramount for achieving ones goals. More specifically, it talks about Ray Dalio's (billionaire hedgefund manager and author of Principles) five step process for achieving your goals.

1. Write down your goals

2. Write down the problems you must overcome to get to the goal

3. Figure out the root causes of the problems

4. Devise a plan of attack

5. Put the plan into action

... and repeat.

The first half of this episode tackles the existential crisis many people grapple with: How do I know what I want to do? Now, it is essential to figure this out, not least because most people do what they do for the wrong reasons, but because they spend half their lives doing it!

The second half gives a brief overview of investing/business, training, and nutrition during COVID-19.

I will be talking about markets, volatility, mutual funds, and ETFs in episode 5.