In our first episode of The Riff, Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg discuss Byrne's writing for his newsletter The DIff, his biggest influences, and the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried.

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LINKS:

Byrne's writing: https://thediff.co

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X / TWITTER:

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@byrnehobart

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(00:05) Byrne's moonshot and the intersection of finance and technology

(04:28) What Bryne thinks is his best piece ever written in 2020 and before

(11:29) Byrne's take on fake jobs in the economy

(15:44) Which historical figure is Byrne seeking to play as?

(20:41) Does Byrne have this big idea he keeps coming back to?

(27:37) Byrne's analysis on Michael Lewis

(30:12) On Michael Lewis' book "Going Infinite" and the fall of FTX

(45:27) Blogging and the innermost thoughts of prominent people

(47:39) Byrne's analysis on crypto