Under Qualified

We ponder scenarios in which monolithic companies drive our societies into dystopias, and explore what Sith lords Jensen Huang and Jeff Bezos are investing in to benefit from this future.

(0:00) GameStop update and who is the billionaire CEO behind GME (Ryan Cohen)

(8:58) Top 5 stocks for the first time make up 25% of the entire stock market

(13:15) How to invest in the new era of computing: humanoids

(32:06) Letting your car Uber people around while you’re not using it to generate side income

(40:47) Does Elon deserve his $55B bonus and the role of a bold CEO

(51:42) Apple AI release and their strategy to become a $10 trillion company

(1:03:41) Why did a French mobile games publisher buy BeReal for $500M?

(1:09:53) Japanese government will start helping incels get laid

(1:13:07) Trump’s Bitcoin tour and utilising single-issue voters to win the election

(1:17:27) The financialization of clout: celebrities launching their own tokens (aka shitcoins)

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If you’re someone who is new to the GameStop ($GME) stock saga between Keith Gill/RoaringKitty/DeepFuckingValue and the hedge fund elites, this is the perfect explanation for you to learn exactly what he did to potentially make a billion-dollar fortune from $50K in just 5 years.

(0:00) Catching up with the boys

(5:54) Recap of who RoaringKitty is and why GameStop went up in 2020

(18:48) What are hedge funds and how do they make so much money

(23:44) The return of RoaringKitty and explaining step by step how he could become a billionaire

(40:04) Complexities of selling $1B of stock and options

(51:11) Why people are buying meme stocks and creating fairer, more equitable financial markets

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We start by reading out your darkest secrets that were anonymously submitted (juicy!), exploring the insanely data-driven and lucrative world of billion-dollar dating apps, approaching business as a sport, and quantifying decisions with probabilities — with a bit of poker talk in there!

(0:00) Ed’s surprise gift and our new set!

(3:29) Reading out audience anonymously submitted secrets

(22:14) Fake signs of success (cash or net worth?) and competition

(35:48) Every decision is a gamble

(43:48) Dating apps are similar to casinos

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The gang is back! Andre has returned to join Ed and Ishan in this week's boys-only episode. There's a lot of AI debates, lottery daydreaming, and advice on the easiest way to become a multi-millionaire in your 20s.

(0:00) Addressing our first-ever op

(3:54) Practical strategies post-winning $150M from the lottery

(15:02) Our plans to become billionaires

(22:48) Reacting to and discussing OpenAI’s new ChatGPT 4.0 voice chat model and AI replacing boyfriends/girlfriends

(38:13) ScarJo vs. Sam Altman and debating the rights of an artist in an AI world

(51:56) Covering the two best investments in history

(58:41) The easiest way to become a multi-millionaire in your 20s and making the move to ambitious cities to further your career

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Hamish worked at a large e-commerce company that faced the issue of 30% of their customers requesting order edits. For some reason, platforms like Shopify don’t allow customers to edit their orders after purchase, so Hamish built an app to solve this problem. Today, it's generating hundreds of thousands in annual revenue, and he plans to sell it for $20M in the next few years.

(1:56) Developing ambition early on and finding a technical co-founder

(21:33) How to build your personal brand and create content to get opportunities

(36:24) Planning to sell the business for millions and raising venture capital

(46:30) Co-founders are like your girlfriend/boyfriend

(53:36) Life is unfair and how you can make the most of it

(1:00:00) Chasing fulfilment after a sale/making a fortune

(1:11:48) Importance of learning sales and Ishan’s Wolf of Wall Street story

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Calum worked at Universal Music Group, which is the largest record label in the world—representing Drake, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Tame Impala, and more. He breaks down everything you need to know about the music business, including how record deals are structured, how much money artists really make, and explains things like advances, masters, and features. He also delves into detail on how he got into the music business along with his other ventures—including a side hustle that generated $1m+ in under a year.

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Darcy Ahrns from Cold Ones (YouTuber group with 10M+ following) joins us today to discuss how he transitioned into the role of producer for millions of fans. We cover his journey starting with making YouTube videos alongside Lachlan Fairbairn (of Fairbairn Films) in high school, his decision to drop out of university after only 3 weeks, moving to a small town where he knew no one to work as a "liftie", and the moment he saved a 4-year-old's life after her father fell out of their ski lift. We also delve into how brand deals work and strategies to get them, why he left Fairbairn Films, how he joined Cold Ones, renting his IG bio for cash and finding his footing in the creator business.

(2:57) Starting YouTube at 7, joining Fairbairn Films, and dropping out of university after 3 weeks

(10:43) Becoming a ski lift operator and saving a 4-year-old's life after her father fell out of the ski lift

(14:37) Transitioning to content creation full-time, navigating brand deals, and adjusting to being recognised in public

(31:33) The reason for leaving Fairbairn Films, joining Cold Ones, and his role as a Producer

(45:39) Renting his Instagram bio for $$$

(55:12) Darcy's journey to finding his place in the creator business and feeling established

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Ishan recaps his business trip to Dubai and his adventure in the floods, discussing moving countries to pay 0% tax, how he got into investing, how Ishan will sell tens of millions of dollars in assets, rumours about Timothée Chalamet's baby, and Andre explains life as a solopreneur who's been dealing with issues ever since contracting Long Covid.

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We're kicking off with the deep lore of two of our co-hosts: Edward Holland and Andre Barber. They worked at the creator merch agency Revolt, which landed juggernaut clients like Mr. Beast and amassed $20 million in sales from just five drops. Young, with private jets and LA mansions: what could go wrong?

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