Winner Take All

The show kicks off with coverage of Google announcing they will be  making some changes to how they track and target users. Next, Jack  Dorsey's fintech giant Square has decided to buy failed music streaming  service Tidal... Alex tries to get to the bottom of what Dorsey is doing  here. Also covered, manufactures buying into the quickly growing  fashion marketplace landscape and how much crypto Coinbase is hodling.  

Originally Aired: 03/05/21 

#Tidal #FashionBusiness #GoogleTracking

Alex speaks with Tendayi Kapfidze, Chief Economist and Vice President at  LendingTree, about the current market conditions, asset and USD  inflation scenarios, and LendingTree's data on the COVID spurred  "migration" from large cities. Also covered, the actual impact seen of  the recent stimulus actions taken, whether you should be holding  bitcoin, cash, or gold, and if a 2021 GDP growth rebound can get the  U.S. back to pre-pandemic levels.  

Tendayi Kapfidze is Vice President, Chief Economist at LendingTree. He  leads the company’s analysis of the U.S. economy with a focus on housing  and mortgage market trends. Tendayi utilizes data analysis to be a  resource for both consumers and trade media, providing actionable  insights to help consumers make informed financial decisions. He has  been quoted in numerous publications including The New York Times, The  Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, Yahoo Finance, The  Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald and Reuters and has appeared on CNBC  and Cheddar television.  

Tendayi has a successful track record as a research professional  specializing in macroeconomic and financial analysis. In his most recent  role, Tendayi served as Director of Global Economics at Pfizer in New  York City. He crafted Pfizer’s view on global macroeconomic trends,  advising the executive leadership team on economic and financial risks.  Prior to his position at Pfizer, Tendayi served as Director of Economic  and Capital Markets Research at Ally Financial and as Vice President and  Senior Economic Analyst in the chief investment office at Bank of  America.  

Tendayi earned his B.S. in Engineering Management at Saint Louis  University and his M.S. in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins  University.   

Originally Aired: 03/16/21

Grab a copy of Mike's new book "Never Enough" here: https://celadonbooks.com/book/never-enough/  Alex sits down with former Commanding Officer of SEAL Team TWO and  current Chief Digital Transformation Officer at VMware, Mike Hayes.  As Commanding Officer of SEAL Team TWO, Mike led a two thousand–person  Special Operations Task Force in Southeastern Afghanistan. He has been  held at gunpoint and threatened with execution. He’s jumped out of a  building rigged to explode, helped amputate a teammate’s leg, and made  countless split-second life-and-death decisions. In addition to a  twenty-year career as a SEAL, Mike was a White House Fellow, served two  years as Director of Defense Policy and Strategy at the National  Security Council, and has worked directly with both Presidents George W.  Bush and Barack Obama.  In his new book Never Enough, Mike Hayes helps readers apply high-stakes  lessons about excellence, agility, and meaning across their personal  and professional lives.

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Originally Aired: 03/09/21 

#NavySEAL #Leadership #NeverEnough

Alex starts the show with a look at the recently released S-1 from  cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, who is planning a direct listing that  could value the company at $100 billion+. Next, coverage of comments  from Disney's CEO that paint a grim picture for AMC and other movie  theater operators. Also covered, why Robinhood CEO Vladimir Tenev needs  to call out big banks, YouTube banning crytocurrency news channel  CoinDesk, and Twitter's new super follow feature.

Originally Aired: 03/02/21 

#CoinbaseIPO #AMCStock #YouTube Ban

The show opens with an update on the Roblox stock direct listing date  and a look at Patreon's possible platform IPO this year. On a similar  IPO note, Alex looks at Coinbase's recent private market share sales as  the crypto giant looks into going public in the near future. Also  covered, platform investments by Groupe Artémis, Applico's new  LBRY/Odysee page, and an update on the new Australian content platform news laws.  

Originally Aired: 02/23/21 

#RobloxIPO #PatreonIPO #CoinbaseIPO

Alex opens the show with an update on Roblox's delayed direct stock  offering and details why the SEC wanted a closer look at Roblox's  revenue numbers. Next, an update to the ongoing battle between  Austrailia and big tech content monopolists Google and Facebook. Also  covered, Twitter gets called out by Russia for censorship, Twitter Q4  2020 earnings, and why Alex is shorting Twitter. The show closes with a  look at how Tesla could embrace the platform business model.  

Originally Aired: 02/19/21 

#LinkTax #RobloxIPO #Tesla

Alex starts the show by digging into some new statistics on live  streaming giant Twitch. He talks about new Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's role  in acquiring the platform and explains why Twitch is a clear winner in  the streaming space. Next, a look at Elon Musk buying $1.5 billion worth  of bitcoin! Is this a risky and irresponsible business move for Tesla  or a genius alternative investment? The second half of the show covers  the business of content moderation and looks into a Chinese SDK that new  unicorn startup Clubhouse is built on.  

Originally Aired: 02/11/21 

#Twitch #ContentModeration #Clubhouse

Serial entrepreneur Peter Saddington joins us on Winner Take All to  discuss the current bitcoin bull market, his new IoT project Emrit, and  content platform censorship. Peter created a $10M venture capital fund  to invest in blockchain and IoT, has founded 4 startups, and authored  multiple books on Scrum, Agile, and Personal Branding. Peter has had  multiple large channels censored by YouTube and discusses with Applico  CEO Alex Moazed how he sees free speech being suppressed on content  platforms. Saddington also lists some of his favorite alt coins for  2021, shares what impacts he thinks decentralized finance can have on  the the planet, and recounts buying the first bitcoin Lamborghini for  $115. 

Check out Peter’s project Emrit at https://emrit.io/  

Originally Aired: 02/17/21 

#Entrepreneur #BitcoinVC #HARDWAREDROP —

Alex opens the show with a look at Google reveling losses incurred from  their cloud business. Also covered, Carta rolling out a new platform to  buy equity in private startups and Uber acquiring alcohol delivery  provider Drizly. The second half of the show looks at how Robinhood  makes money and continued censorship in the tech space. 

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Originally Aired: 02/04/21 

#GoogleCloud #Robinhood #OnlineSpeech

Alex starts the show with a look at Chinese education platform VIPKid  before kicking off a deep dive into the current battle between Apple and  Facebook. He looks into how Apple's new beefed up iOS privacy controls  could damage Facebook's ad business and banter between the two CEOs, Tim  Cook and Mark Zuckerberg. This includes a look into recent Facebook and  Apple earnings, Apple's connections in China, and fundamental  differences in business model between the two tech monopolies. The show  closes with a look at Facebook's new content oversight board, a new  external governing body designed to make binding decisions about speech  and online safety on Facebook.

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Originally Aired: 02/02/21