The Pomp Podcast

By Anthony Pompliano

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Host Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano talks to some of the most respected names in crypto and Wall Street to find out how intelligent investors from the new and old financial system are thinking about digital assets.

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#480: Rahul Rana on Moonsho...

01.28.2021

Rahul Rana is an Associate at Lux Capital and the Author of “Making Moonshots." In this conversation, we discuss what a moonshot is, why they are important, how the best entrepreneurs go after moonshots, and why iterative progress in science ...

The Pomp Podcast episodes:

01.28.2021 #480: Rahul Rana on Moonshot Ideas Rahul Rana is an Associate at Lux Capital and the Author of “Making Moonshots." In this conversation, we discuss what a moonshot is, why they are important, how the best entrepreneurs go after moonshots, and why iterative progress in science ...
01.27.2021 #479 Jeff Morris Jr on Investing In Product Companies Jeff Morris Jr is the founder and Managing Partner of Chapter One. He was previously the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder In this conversation, we discuss the product thinking that built the highest grossing app in the app store, ...
01.26.2021 #478: Harley Finkelstein on Entrepreneurship Harley Finkelstein is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and the President of Shopify In this conversation, we discuss Shopify, the expansion of the digital economy, competing with Amazon, how he spends his day, digital as default, and the role for Bitcoin and ...
01.25.2021 #477 Avichal Garg on His Crypto Thesis Avichal Garg is a co-founder and partner on the investment team at Electric Capital. Avichal is a successful serial entrepreneur with executive experience at Google and Facebook, which acquired his previous company in 2012. In this conversation, we discuss Avichal’s ...
01.22.2021 #476: Mason Jappa on The State of Bitcoin and Mining Mason Jappa is the cofounder and CEO of Blockware Solutions, a blockchain infrastructure company and network advisory firm. In this conversation, we discuss the latest Blockware research report on Bitcoin, including why $40,000 is just the beginning and how the ...
01.21.2021 #475 Robert Materazzi on Standardizing Crypto Robert Materazzi is the CEO of Lukka, which bridges the gap between the complexities of blockchain data and traditional business needs. Formerly he was a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, specializing in large risk, regulatory, and cybersecurity driven technology implementations for traditional ...
01.20.2021 #474: Josh Clemente on Improving Metabolic Health Josh Clemente is the Co-Founder of Levels. Josh is a rocket scientist and worked at SpaceX for 6 years, managing the team that designed the life support systems in their space shuttles. In this conversation, we discuss biowearables, metabolic health, ...
01.19.2021 #473 Everett Cook on Building A Modern Fintech Everett Cook co-founded Rho Business Banking to fundamentally change the way businesses manage their finances. He also previously spent time as a macro hedge fund trader. In this conversation, we discuss the rise of fintechs, how Rho has navigated the ...
01.18.2021 #472: Isaiah Jackson on Bitcoin and Black America Isaiah Jackson is the author of the best selling book “Bitcoin and Black America.” He is one of the most underrated people in the Bitcoin ecosystem and is constantly educating one of the most important communities for mainstream adoption. In ...
01.15.2021 #471 Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar on Decentralized Infrastructure for Bitcoin Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar is the CEO of IOVLabs, which is focused on leveraging RSK to build decentralized infrastructure for the Bitcoin ecosystem. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, decentralized infrastructure, Ethereum, DeFi, and current trends in the developing world. This ...
01.14.2021 #470: Kevin Rose on Decentralization on the Internet Kevin Rose is an Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk. He has been building compelling products for a long time and today serves as a partner at True Ventures. In this conversation, we discuss early days of ...
01.13.2021 #469 Ric Edelman on RIAs Investing In Bitcoin Ric Edelman is the chairman and co-founder of Edelman Financial Services, LLC, the author of several personal finance books and the host of a weekly personal finance talk radio show called The Ric Edelman Show. In this conversation, we discuss ...
01.12.2021 468: Jason Yanowitz and Michael Ippolito on Crypto Media Jason Yanowitz and Michael Ippolito are cofounders of Blockworks, a new media business focused on helping institutional investors understand Bitcoin and digital assets. In this conversation, we discuss the current state of media companies, the challenges institutions face when trying ...
01.11.2021 #467 Lauren Johnson on the Performance Mindset Lauren Johnson is the Mental Conditioning Coordinator at the New York Yankees, where she is responsible for aiding in the development of athletes and staff through education, application, and support. In this conversation, we discuss mental toughness, invincibility, breaking out ...
01.08.2021 #466: Cliff Hudson on Scaling Sonic Nationally Cliff Hudson is a business executive best known for serving as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Oklahoma City-based Sonic Corp. He also served as a trustee of the Ford Foundation and is a past chairman of ...
01.07.2021 #465 Dave Collum on The Wild Year of 2020 Dave Collum is a Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. He is a popular staple of FinTwit and writes one of the best annual summaries at the end of each year. In this conversation, we discuss investing, markets, wealth creation, ...
01.06.2021 #464: Mitch Garber on Understanding Bitcoin Mitch Garber is an investor and entrepreneur from Canada. He was previously the CEO of Caesars Interactive Entertainment and has served on the Board of Directors of Cirque du Soleil, Caesars Entertainment, RackSpace, Shutterfly and many others. In this conversation, ...
01.05.2021 #463 Griffin Johnson on Building Generational Wealth Griffin Johnson is one of the most famous TikTok stars on the planet. He recently has begun spending more time investing, along with creating companies and products. In this conversation, we discuss how Griffin built his audience, why he is ...
01.04.2021 #462: Josh Richards on Becoming an Entrepreneur Josh Richards is one of the most famous TikTok stars in the world. He has recently started to spend most of his time as an investor and entrepreneur. This conversation unpacks the transition. In this conversation, we discuss how Josh ...
12.30.2020 #461 Chamira Gamage on Potential Pardon for Julian Assange Chamira Gamage is a Philanthropy Manager at Amnesty International and cofounder at Thinkrs.io. In this conversation, we discuss Julian Assange’s story, freedom of the press, why he was arrested, the potential issues with his case, how a pardon would work, ...
12.29.2020 #460: Ilir Sela on Empowering Local Pizzerias Ilir Sela is the founder and CEO of Slice, the easiest way to order your favorite local pizza. In this conversation, we discuss small business challenges, biggest learning from Dominos, why Slice has been so successful, how they scaled nationally, ...
12.28.2020 #459: George Goldsmith on Improving Mental Health George Goldsmith is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of COMPASS Pathways, which aims to treat depression through psychedelic mushrooms. In this conversation, we discuss mental health, depression, psychedelics, psilocybin therapy, and regulation. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. ...
12.23.2020 #458: Rameez Tase on Subscription Business Models Rameez Tase is co-founder & CEO of ANTENNA Analytics, a new media measurement company using an advanced data approach to provide analytics for subscription businesses. Previously, he was VP of Audience Growth & Analytics at Axios and Mic, where he ...
12.22.2020 #457 Liron Shapira on Relationships and Rationality Liron Shapira is the co-founder and CEO of Relationship Hero. He’s a serial entrepreneur, founding his first company at age 21, which raised over $130 million. In this conversation, we discuss the YCombinator experience, rationality community, superintelligence artificial intelligence, Relationship ...
12.21.2020 #456: Eddie van der Walt on Gold and Bitcoin Eddie van der Walt is a financial journalist at Bloomberg based in London, with a background in covering commodity markets, an awareness of currencies and expertise in precious metals trading. He previously was a Bitcoin skeptic, but recently converted to ...
12.18.2020 #455 Kate Clark and Amir Efrati on the Technology Industry Kate Clark is a reporter for The Information, covering venture capital and startups, with a specific interest in fintech. Amir Efrati is the Executive Editor of The Information, which he helped to launch in 2013. In this conversation, we discuss ...
12.17.2020 #454: Rafael Ilishayev on Scaling a Consumer Business Rafael Ilishayev is a Co-Founder and Co-CEO of goPuff. A first-generation immigrant, Mr. Ilishayev grew up in an entrepreneurial family in the New York metro area. In this conversation, we discuss the instant needs market, managing a fast growing business, ...
12.16.2020 #453 Nick Huber on Profitable Real Estate Investing Nick Huber is an entrepreneur and investor. He owns a number of self-storage facilities and also previously built a large student storage business. Nick is documenting all of his work at Sweaty Startup in both audio and written form. In ...
12.15.2020 #452: Alex Gladstein on Funding Bitcoin Development Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and the Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009. In this conversation, we discuss the Bitcoin Development Fund, how recipients are ...
12.14.2020 #451 Christian Angermayer on Investing in Innovation Christian Angermayer is the founder and CEO of Apeiron Investment Group, which serves as his family office. Christian has previously built and invested in numerous multi-billion dollar companies. In this conversation, we discuss investing in innovation, including biotech, longevity, psychedelics, ...
12.11.2020 #450: Jed McCaleb on Building Payment Technologies Jed McCaleb is the co-founder and the CTO of Stellar. Prior to co-founding Stellar, McCaleb founded and served as the CTO of the company Ripple until 2013. McCaleb is also known for creating the infamous Mt. Gox. In this conversation, ...
12.10.2020 #449 Polina Pompliano on The World’s Most Successful People Polina Marinova Pompliano is the founder and author at The Profile, which is a community that studies the world’s most successful people and companies. In this conversation, we discuss the world’s most successful people, including Elon Musk, Sara Blakely, Martha ...
12.09.2020 #448: Mike Solana on Independent Thinking Mike Solana is a Vice President at Founders Fund focused on community and brand. He runs creative programming and is the creator / producer of Anatomy of Next. In this conversation, we discuss freedom of speech, independent thinking, science, the ...
12.08.2020 #447 Ryan Sekis on Crypto Theses for 2021 Ryan Selkis is the founder of Messari, an open data library and curation tool that helps researchers, investors, and regulators make sense of the crypto industry. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, Grayscale, Coinbase, FATF, Ethereum, DeFi, crypto exchange unbundling, ...
12.07.2020 #446: Lyn Alden on Investing Across Asset Classes Lyn Alden is the founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, which provides market research to hundreds of thousands of individual investors and financial professionals. Lyn’s focus is on value investing with a global macro overlay, including currency differentials, shifts in ...
12.05.2020 #445: Nicole Arbour on Creating Viral Content Nicole Arbour is a comedian and digital renegade that has racked up more than 1 billion video views online. She is constantly reinventing the game, both for herself and for your favorite brands. In this conversation, we discuss how Nicole ...
12.04.2020 #444 Raoul Pal on Bitcoin & The Macro Economy Raoul Pal is the cofounder and CEO of Real Vision. He spent his entire career as a successful macro investor, retired at an early age, and is one of the most prolific investor voices on Twitter. In this conversation, we ...
12.03.2020 #443: McKenzie Collins on Providing For Your Family McKenzie Collins is the owner of Mack’s Flooring Installations. He is an everyday person who lives in Canada and has discovered Bitcoin over the last few years. This is an amazing episode. You can follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mack.the.builder/. ...
12.02.2020 #442 Edwin Dorsey on Short Selling Edwin Dorsey is the creator and writer behind the Bear Cave newsletter, where he covers the weekly developments in the short selling community. His work has previously been featured in various publications, including the Wall Street Journal and Institutional Investor. ...
12.01.2020 #441: Kevin O’Leary on Alternative Assets Kevin O’Leary is a Canadian businessman, author, politician, and television personality. He is a Shark on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank and has had numerous previous business successes, including when he sold The Learning Company to Mattel for $4.2 billion ...
11.27.2020 #440 Sergey Nazarov on Oracles and Smart Contracts Sergey Nazarov is the CEO of Chainlink, where he is focused on smart contracts and oracles. In this conversation, we discuss decentralized finance, what is driving the growth of this part of the industry, and how Chainlink’s technology can accelerate ...
11.26.2020 #439: Brad Garlinghouse on Crypto Regulation Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO of Ripple. In this conversation, we discuss crypto regulation, the US approach compared to other jurisdictions, whether Ripple would ever move from the US, how the SEC and OCC affect regulation, and what a Biden ...
11.25.2020 #438 Diogo Monica on Crypto Custody Diogo Monica is the Co-Founder and President of Anchorage. Anchorage brings the world’s most advanced and proven security architecture to cryptocurrency custody, to deliver the services institutions expect from a traditional custodian. In this conversation, we discuss institutional custody requirements, ...
11.24.2020 #437: Nic Carter on Measuring Bitcoin’s Growth Nic Carter is a Partner at Castle Island Ventures and a Co-Founder of CoinMetrics. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin’s market cap all-time high, GBTC’s premium, DeFi, Satoshi’s coins, Ray Dalio, and what metrics Nic checks every morning when he ...
11.23.2020 #436 Dan Tapiero on Gold and Bitcoin Dan Tapiero has more than 25 years of experience investing across asset classes on Wall Street and is one of the most well-known macro investors in the world. He previously spent time working with Julian Robertson, Stanley Druckenmiller, Steve Cohen, ...
11.20.2020 #435 Zach Cox the 12-year old Trading Wonder Zach Cox is a 12-year old from the UK who recently gained popularity on the internet. Here is his story.
11.20.2020 #434: Max Rofagha on Building Internet Communities Max Rofagha is founder and CEO of Finimize, one of the world’s largest and most engaged finance communities. Max previously founded DeinDeal, an online retailer that was acquired by media conglomerate, Ringier. In this conversation, we discuss audience growth, monetization, ...
11.19.2020 #433 Eric Siu on Hacking Revenue on the Internet Eric Siu is the CEO of digital marketing agency Single Grain. Single Grain has worked with companies such as Amazon, Uber and Salesforce to help them acquire more customers. He is also the author of a new book called Leveling ...
11.18.2020 #432: Michael Weisz on Investing in Alternative Assets Michael Weisz is co-founder and President of YieldStreet, an investing platform that believes in the power of technology to drive equality and transparency to investing. Previously, Michael was the Vice President at a New York-based credit opportunities hedge fund with ...
11.17.2020 #431 Yoni Assia on eToro’s Incredible Growth Yoni Assia is the founder and CEO of eToro, the largest social trading platform in the world. He has been a Bitcoin proponent for almost a decade and was part of the team that built the original colored coins too. ...

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The Pomp Podcast episodes:

#480: Rahul Rana on Moonshot Ideas

#479 Jeff Morris Jr on Investing In Product Companies

#478: Harley Finkelstein on Entrepreneurship

#477 Avichal Garg on His Crypto Thesis

#476: Mason Jappa on The State of Bitcoin and Mining

#475 Robert Materazzi on Standardizing Crypto

#474: Josh Clemente on Improving Metabolic Health

#473 Everett Cook on Building A Modern Fintech

#472: Isaiah Jackson on Bitcoin and Black America

#471 Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar on Decentralized Infrastructure for Bitcoin

#470: Kevin Rose on Decentralization on the Internet

#469 Ric Edelman on RIAs Investing In Bitcoin

468: Jason Yanowitz and Michael Ippolito on Crypto Media

#467 Lauren Johnson on the Performance Mindset

#466: Cliff Hudson on Scaling Sonic Nationally

#465 Dave Collum on The Wild Year of 2020

#464: Mitch Garber on Understanding Bitcoin

#463 Griffin Johnson on Building Generational Wealth

#462: Josh Richards on Becoming an Entrepreneur

#461 Chamira Gamage on Potential Pardon for Julian Assange

#460: Ilir Sela on Empowering Local Pizzerias

#459: George Goldsmith on Improving Mental Health

#458: Rameez Tase on Subscription Business Models

#457 Liron Shapira on Relationships and Rationality

#456: Eddie van der Walt on Gold and Bitcoin

#455 Kate Clark and Amir Efrati on the Technology Industry

#454: Rafael Ilishayev on Scaling a Consumer Business

#453 Nick Huber on Profitable Real Estate Investing

#452: Alex Gladstein on Funding Bitcoin Development

#451 Christian Angermayer on Investing in Innovation

#450: Jed McCaleb on Building Payment Technologies

#449 Polina Pompliano on The World’s Most Successful People

#448: Mike Solana on Independent Thinking

#447 Ryan Sekis on Crypto Theses for 2021

#446: Lyn Alden on Investing Across Asset Classes

#445: Nicole Arbour on Creating Viral Content

#444 Raoul Pal on Bitcoin & The Macro Economy

#443: McKenzie Collins on Providing For Your Family

#442 Edwin Dorsey on Short Selling

#441: Kevin O’Leary on Alternative Assets

#440 Sergey Nazarov on Oracles and Smart Contracts

#439: Brad Garlinghouse on Crypto Regulation

#438 Diogo Monica on Crypto Custody

#437: Nic Carter on Measuring Bitcoin’s Growth

#436 Dan Tapiero on Gold and Bitcoin

#435 Zach Cox the 12-year old Trading Wonder

#434: Max Rofagha on Building Internet Communities

#433 Eric Siu on Hacking Revenue on the Internet

#432: Michael Weisz on Investing in Alternative Assets

#431 Yoni Assia on eToro’s Incredible Growth

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