65: Brad Mills ON: The Gift of Bitcoin

Brad Mills is a Canadian Bitcoin advocate, angel investor, and entrepreneur.

In this episode, you’re going to learn why Brad believes Bitcoin is inevitable and how he shifted his mindset to prepare for its long-term growth. You’ll also learn the biggest mistakes he made during previous Bitcoin cycles and what he wishes he’d done differently, how borrowing against Bitcoin can solve lifestyle funding challenges without selling it, why understanding Bitcoin as a savings technology can help protect wealth, and how Bitcoin’s network effect continues to grow without constant defence from its advocates.

Brad Mills is a lifelong entrepreneur, with a focus on product development & marketing. Involved with Bitcoin since 2011 as a miner, entrepreneur & investor, Brad is a Value Maximalist at his core.

Timestamps:

[02:18] Bitcoin taught Brad to save like Scrooge  

[02:56] The realization of Bitcoin’s inevitability  

[03:51] Common fears in the early days of Bitcoin  

[06:13] Why the Bitcoin education battle will last decades  

[07:03] Lessons learned about selling Bitcoin too soon  

[08:11] The entrepreneurial mindset in Bitcoin  

[10:15] Why Brad regrets selling Bitcoin to pay a mortgage  

[12:11] How to solve lifestyle problems without selling Bitcoin  

[13:39] Bitcoin as a global reserve asset  

[14:28] Why early Bitcoiners start selling at psychological price levels  

[17:28] How wealth confiscation led Tony Yazbeck to Bitcoin  

[19:05] Why Bitcoin is growing without constant defence  

[24:45] The role of Bitcoin as a productive protest  

[27:06] Scott’s story of losing money in Terra Luna  

[30:18] Bitcoin technology solving real problems  

[32:52] Why non-custodial Bitcoin lending is the future  

[34:28] Sell pressure from early Bitcoin holders  

[36:23] How borrowing against Bitcoin reduces sell pressure  

[38:43] Supporting Bitcoin-only companies solving lending issues  

[40:35] Why Brad believes Bitcoin will reach $1 million  

[41:19] Learning from mistakes strengthens Bitcoin's conviction  

[44:19] Why launching altcoins was once experimental  

[45:18] Understanding how entrepreneurs approach Bitcoin  

[46:31] How reframing Bitcoin changes perspectives  

[47:46] The appeal of Bitcoin mining in the early days  

[48:02] What new Bitcoiners should focus on  

[49:00] Bitcoin as a savings technology for entrepreneurs   

[52:35] Why entrepreneurs need to rethink Bitcoin  

If you want to stay in touch with Brad, follow him on X.  To learn more about his work, visit his Website.

Resources Mentioned:

The Block Reward, Episode 24 with Jeff Booth on Why Deflation is the Key to Abundance | Spotify or Apple

The Block Reward, Episode 52 with Tony Yazbeck on The Banks Don't Have Your Money | Spotify or Apple

Bitcoin Beach | Website

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