The Pomp Podcast
Episodes
#498 Edan Yago on Decentralized Infrastructure for Bitcoin
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with Sovryn community founder Edan Yago. This podcast is a a recordeding from a Youtube Livestream on 2-15-21. In this conversat...
#497 Sahil Bloom On Financial Education
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sahil Bloom is a Vice-President at a Private Equity Firm, as well as a frequent contributor to CNBC. He also holds a degree in economics, and a master...
#496: Stani Kulechov on Decentralized Lending
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stani Kulechov is the founder and CEO of Aave, a leading startup in the decentralized lending space. In this conversation, we discuss decentralized...
#495 James Peyer on Longevity and Curing Cancer
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
James Peyer, PhD is the Founder and CEO of Cambrian Biopharma, a Distributed Drug Discovery Company developing therapeutics targeting the biology of a...
#494: Ian Sigalow on Venture Capital as a Platform
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Sigalow is a Co-Founder of Greycroft and a Partner in the firm’s New York office. In this conversation, we discuss the venture capital industry...
#493 Brian Requarth on Startups in Latin America
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Requarth is the co-founder and former CEO of Viva Real, the leading real estate marketplace in Brazil. He recently wrote a book titled “Viva t...
#492: Chris Giancarlo and Jake Ryan on Crypto Regulation
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Giancarlo is a lawyer who served as the prior Chairman of the CFTC. He earned the nickname of Crypto Dad for his innovative thinking while servi...
#491 Jeremy Boynton on Digital Asset Active Management
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Boynton is the Founder of Laureate Wealth Management, a comprehensive wealth management firm for affluent investors generally ranging from $5 m...
#490: Simon Chamorro on Crypto in the Developing World
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Chamorro is the co-founder and CEO of Valiu, which is making cross border payments much more effective for millions of people. I was so impresse...
#489 Dave Rodman on Law in the Decentralized World
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Rodman is the Managing Partner of The Rodman Law Group. He specializes in business, cannabis, crypto, IP, hemp, and securities law. In this conv...
#488: Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart on the Bitcoin ETF
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
James Seyffart is an ETF Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence and Eric Balchunas is a Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. In this c...
#487 Tony Thomas on Defense, Technology, and Leadership
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Thomas is a retired 4-star General and was the 11th Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). General Thomas is one of our nation's...
#486: Ouriel Ohayon on Introduction to Crypto
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ouriel Ohayon is the CEO of ZenGo, a cryptocurrency wallet that has cutting-edge cryptography, security, and UX/UI for crypto assets. In this convers...
#485 Neil Sheppard on the Future of Derivatives
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Sheppard is the COO of Financial Services at Diginex, where he oversees capital markets, trading, exchange and trading products. Previously, he s...
#484: Nik Bhatia on Counterparty Free Money
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nik Bhatia is the author of the new book, Layered Money. He is an Adjunct Professor of Finance and Business Economics at USC Marshall. In this conver...
#483 Matteo Franceschetti on Improving Your Sleep
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matteo Franceschetti is the cofounder of Eight Sleep, the world's leading sleep enhancement company. In this conversation, we discuss sleep fitness, ...
#482: Senator Lummis on Bitcoin and Government
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia Lummis is a United States Senator from Wyoming. She is the first Senator in history to own Bitcoin and has become a strong advocate for the di...
#481 Brad Kam and Haider Rafique On Human Readable Domains For Exchanges
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Haider Rafique is the Chief Marketing Officer at OKCoin and Bradley Kam is the cofounder of Unstoppable Domains. In this conversation, we discuss hum...
#480: Rahul Rana on Moonshot Ideas
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
#479 Jeff Morris Jr on Investing In Product Companies
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 di...
#478: Harley Finkelstein on Entrepreneurship
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Harley Finkelstein is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and the President of Shopify In this conversation, we discuss Shopify, the expansion of the digital ec...
#477 Avichal Garg on His Crypto Thesis
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Avichal Garg is a co-founder and partner on the investment team at Electric Capital. Avichal is a successful serial entrepreneur with executive experi...
#476: Mason Jappa on The State of Bitcoin and Mining
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mason Jappa is the cofounder and CEO of Blockware Solutions, a blockchain infrastructure company and network advisory firm. In this conversation, w...
#475 Robert Materazzi on Standardizing Crypto
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Materazzi is the CEO of Lukka, which bridges the gap between the complexities of blockchain data and traditional business needs. Formerly he wa...
#474: Josh Clemente on Improving Metabolic Health
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 suppo...
#473 Everett Cook on Building A Modern Fintech
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everett Cook co-founded Rho Business Banking to fundamentally change the way businesses manage their finances. He also previously spent time as a macr...
#472: Isaiah Jackson on Bitcoin and Black America
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ecosyste...
#471 Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar on Decentralized Infrastructure for Bitcoin
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar is the CEO of IOVLabs, which is focused on leveraging RSK to build decentralized infrastructure for the Bitcoin ecosystem. I...
#470: Kevin Rose on Decentralization on the Internet
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#469 Ric Edelman on RIAs Investing In Bitcoin
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 p...
468: Jason Yanowitz and Michael Ippolito on Crypto Media
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Yanowitz and Michael Ippolito are cofounders of Blockworks, a new media business focused on helping institutional investors understand Bitcoin a...
#467 Lauren Johnson on the Performance Mindset
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Johnson is the Mental Conditioning Coordinator at the New York Yankees, where she is responsible for aiding in the development of athletes and ...
#466: Cliff Hudson on Scaling Sonic Nationally
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#465 Dave Collum on The Wild Year of 2020
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 en...
#464: Mitch Garber on Understanding Bitcoin
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mitch Garber is an investor and entrepreneur from Canada. He was previously the CEO of Caesars Interactive Entertainment and has served on the Board o...
#463 Griffin Johnson on Building Generational Wealth
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Griffin Johnson is one of the most famous TikTok stars on the planet. He recently has begun spending more time investing, along with creating companie...
#462: Josh Richards on Becoming an Entrepreneur
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
#461 Chamira Gamage on Potential Pardon for Julian Assange
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chamira Gamage is a Philanthropy Manager at Amnesty International and cofounder at Thinkrs.io. In this conversation, we discuss Julian Assange’s ...
#460: Ilir Sela on Empowering Local Pizzerias
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 challe...
#459: George Goldsmith on Improving Mental Health
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
George Goldsmith is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of COMPASS Pathways, which aims to treat depression through psychedelic mushrooms. In ...
#458: Rameez Tase on Subscription Business Models
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rameez Tase is co-founder & CEO of ANTENNA Analytics, a new media measurement company using an advanced data approach to provide analytics for subscri...
#457 Liron Shapira on Relationships and Rationality
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 $1...
#456: Eddie van der Walt on Gold and Bitcoin
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie van der Walt is a financial journalist at Bloomberg based in London, with a background in covering commodity markets, an awareness of currencies...
#455 Kate Clark and Amir Efrati on the Technology Industry
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Clark is a reporter for The Information, covering venture capital and startups, with a specific interest in fintech. Amir Efrati is the Executive...
#454: Rafael Ilishayev on Scaling a Consumer Business
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Yor...
#453 Nick Huber on Profitable Real Estate Investing
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Huber is an entrepreneur and investor. He owns a number of self-storage facilities and also previously built a large student storage business. Ni...
#452: Alex Gladstein on Funding Bitcoin Development
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 in...
#451 Christian Angermayer on Investing in Innovation
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Christian Angermayer is the founder and CEO of Apeiron Investment Group, which serves as his family office. Christian has previously built and investe...
#450: Jed McCaleb on Building Payment Technologies
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#449 Polina Pompliano on The World’s Most Successful People
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Polina Marinova Pompliano is the founder and author at The Profile, which is a community that studies the world’s most successful people and compani...
#448: Mike Solana on Independent Thinking
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#447 Ryan Sekis on Crypto Theses for 2021
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Selkis is the founder of Messari, an open data library and curation tool that helps researchers, investors, and regulators make sense of the cryp...
#446: Lyn Alden on Investing Across Asset Classes
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lyn Alden is the founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, which provides market research to hundreds of thousands of individual investors and financi...
#445: Nicole Arbour on Creating Viral Content
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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, bo...
#444 Raoul Pal on Bitcoin & The Macro Economy
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
#443: McKenzie Collins on Providing For Your Family
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 las...
#442 Edwin Dorsey on Short Selling
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Edwin Dorsey is the creator and writer behind the Bear Cave newsletter, where he covers the weekly developments in the short selling community. His wo...
#441: Kevin O’Leary on Alternative Assets
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 nu...
#440 Sergey Nazarov on Oracles and Smart Contracts
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sergey Nazarov is the CEO of Chainlink, where he is focused on smart contracts and oracles. In this conversation, we discuss decentralized finance,...
#439: Brad Garlinghouse on Crypto Regulation
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO of Ripple. In this conversation, we discuss crypto regulation, the US approach compared to other jurisdictions, whethe...
#438 Diogo Monica on Crypto Custody
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Diogo Monica is the Co-Founder and President of Anchorage. Anchorage brings the world’s most advanced and proven security architecture to cryptocurr...
#437: Nic Carter on Measuring Bitcoin’s Growth
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 h...
#436 Dan Tapiero on Gold and Bitcoin
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
#435 Zach Cox the 12-year old Trading Wonder
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zach Cox is a 12-year old from the UK who recently gained popularity on the internet. Here is his story.
#434: Max Rofagha on Building Internet Communities
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Max Rofagha is founder and CEO of Finimize, one of the world’s largest and most engaged finance communities. Max previously founded DeinDeal, an onl...
#433 Eric Siu on Hacking Revenue on the Internet
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#432: Michael Weisz on Investing in Alternative Assets
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Weisz is co-founder and President of YieldStreet, an investing platform that believes in the power of technology to drive equality and transpa...
#431 Yoni Assia on eToro’s Incredible Growth
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#430: Nikhil Basu Trivedi on The Mind of a Venture Capitalist
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nikhil Basu Trivedi is a venture capitalist who has spent the last decade investing in various successful startups, including Canva, Imperfect Foods, ...
#429 Bo Jiang on Secure Virtual Cards
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bo Jiang is the co-founder and CEO at Privacy.com, a company focused on protecting your privacy online. Their team builds easy to use online privacy a...
#428: Ronan Levy Gives An Overview of Psychedelics
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ronan Levy is a pioneer in the medical cannabis and psychedelic industries. He is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Field Trip, along with a pa...
#427 Andrew Wilkinson on Why He Buys Certain Companies
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Wilkinson is the co-founder and Managing Partner at Tiny. He previously founded MetaLab, one of the world’s top design agencies. He has gone ...
#426: Ryan Denehy on How To Be A Startup CEO
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Denehy is a 3x entrepreneur and the founder/CEO of Electric, which is revolutionizing IT support with the world’s first automated IT platform. ...
425: Eliza Orlins on Criminal Justice Reform
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eliza Orlins is a Manhattan public defender who has represented thousands of New Yorkers over the last decade. She is currently running for Manhattan ...
#424: Bradley Kam on Crypto Payments
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Kam is the Co-Founder of Unstoppable Domains. In this conversation, we discuss crypto payments, real world IDs, oracles, how to access the decen...
#423 Brock Blake on Small Businesses During The Pandemic
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brock Blake is founder and CEO of Lendio, an online marketplace for small business loans. Lendio offers borrowers access to loan options from more len...
#422: Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster on Digital Art
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster are the founders of Nifty Gateway, which was recently acquired by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss’ Gemini crypto exchang...
#421 Mario Gabriele on Writing About Technology Companies
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mario Gabriele is the Founder and Writer at The Generalist, a new publication that covers the technology industry from idea to IPO. He previously work...
#420: Anna Irrera on PayPal Entering the Crypto Industry
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Irrera is a Chief Correspondent at Reuters in London where she covers the financial technology sector and technology related developments at some...
#419: Justin Blau on Monetizing Creativity in Today’s World
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Blau, who is best known as 3LAU, is a DJ and electronic dance music producer. He has also been an early advocate for Bitcoin and digital art as...
#418: Dave Nemetz on The Current State of Media Companies
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Nemetz previously founded Bleacher Report and Inverse. Today he serves as the General Manager at BDG Media, along with spending time advising and...
#417: Chris Herd on The Future of Work
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Herd is the Founder and CEO of Firstbase, which provides remote teams with all the tools they need to be as safe, comfortable, and productive at...
#416 Zuben Mathews on Solving Financial Stress with Technology
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zuben Mathews is the CEO and Co-founder of Brigit. Prior to founding Brigit, Zuben was the Managing Director of Mergers & Acquisitions at Infosys. He ...
#415: Jon Steinberg on The Current State of Media
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Steinberg is the President of Altice News & Advertising. He previously founded Cheddar, which was eventually acquired by Altice. Jon also serv...
#414: Jordan Harbinger on Building A World Class Podcast
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Harbinger is an American podcaster and radio personality. He hosts one of the most popular podcasts in the United States, The Jordan Harbinger ...
#413: Mark Phillips on Why Derivatives Are for Everyone
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Phillips is the founder and CEO of Harvested Financial. He has spent much of his career at Group One Trading in Chicago, where he learned how to ...
#412: Peter Doyle on Modern Value Investing
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Doyle is a Managing Director and co-founder of Horizon Kinetics. He is a senior member of the research team, along with being a member of the In...
#411: Li Jin on the Passion Economy
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Li Jin is the Founding Partner at Atelier Ventures. She previously worked at Andreessen Horowitz and is well known for coining the term "Passion Econo...
#410: Jeff Richards on Investing In Innovation
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Richards is a Managing Partner at GGV Capital. He has been at the firm since 2008 and previously spent 13 years as an entrepreneur and operating ...
SPECIAL EPISODE: Pomp Answers Listeners' Questions
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode of The Pomp Podcast where I answer questions from listeners about everything, including Bitcoin, crypto, finance, investing,...
#409: Mike Colyer on Building North America's Mining Industry
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Colyer is the CEO of Foundry, a new DCG subsidiary focused on crypto mining. Foundry was created to meet the institutional demand for improved ca...
#408: CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert on Crypto Regulation
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Heath Tarbert is Chairman and Chief Executive of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The mission of the CFTC is to promote the integrity,...
#407: Alexander Leishman On Building A Bitcoin Company
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Leishman is a Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of River Financial. Prior to that, he was the Engineer and Investor at Polychain Capita...
#406: Reid Hailey on The Business Behind Memes
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reid Hailey is the Co-Founder and CEO of Doing Things Media, a digital content and entertainment company that owns over 20 brands and shows with a com...
#405: Hong Fang on Building A World Class Crypto Exchange
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hong Fang is the CEO of OKCoin, a leading fiat-focused digital asset exchange with service in 184 countries. She previously served as a former Goldman...
#404: Wes Barton on Venture Capital in Middle America
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wes Barton is co-founder and Managing Partner of Third Prime. He started his career as a tobacco farmer, spent time on Wall Street, and now is focused...
#403: Tesla Daily's Rob Maurer on Tesla Battery Day
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Maurer is the man behind Tesla Daily, a media platform focused on covering all things Tesla. This includes news on Tesla Motors, Tesla Energy, Tes...
#402: Nicholas Hinrichsen on How To Build A Successful Startup
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Hinrichsen started his first company, Carlypso, in 2013. He participated in YCombinator and raised $10M in venture funding, before eventually...
#401: Parker Lewis & Will Cole on Bitcoin As A Reserve Asset
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Will Cole is the Chief Product Officer at Unchained Capital and Parker Lewis is the Head of Business Development at Unchained Capital. In this conver...
#400: Kraken Financial CEO David Kinitsky on Crypto's First Bank
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Kinitsky is the CEO of Kraken Financial, the first approved SPDI bank under Wyoming's new crypto-friendly legislation. He previously worked at C...