Growth & Failure

Allison Bishop - Computer Scientist, Writer, Comedian. President and Co-Founder, Proof Trading.

May 26, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Alison Bishop: A Computer Scientist, Cryptograph, and Comicator

2min

Moving to a New City or State

2min

How I Picked Princeton for My Math Major

3min

The Transformative Power of Math at Princeton

3min

The Process of Curating What's Important

2min

How to Be a Mathematician

2min

The Importance of Computer Science in My PhD

3min

The Purpose of Cryptography

2min

10.

The Philosophy of Cryptography

2min

11.

How I Got My First Job With All These Degrees

2min

12.

The Path to Cryptography

4min

13.

How I Found Proof Trading

4min

14.

How I Learned Cryptography and Finance

2min

15.

Proof Trading: How Proof Trading Can Help Long Term Investors

3min

16.

Proof Trading's Resilience Through COVID

4min

17.

How to Be a Successful Startup Founder

2min

18.

How to Be a Successful VC

2min

19.

How to Be a Successful Mathematician

2min

20.

How to Be a Successful Scientist

3min

21.

The Most Impactful Failure Moment

3min

22.

The Importance of Asking Questions

4min

23.

The Power of Reflection

2min

24.

How to Be a Successful Creative Writer

2min

This is the story of Allison Bishop, an incredible polymath.

In this episode, we discuss:

- How a failure in creative writing led her down the path to computer science

- Real applications of cryptology

- Combinatorics (LMGTFY: A branch of math)

- Launching Proof Trading

- Controlling how you set people's expectations (emotionally and physically)

Please enjoy this interview with the delightful, multi-hyphenate: Allison Bishop.

Want to read more about Allison? Check out her website: https://www.thecomputersciencecomedian.com/

To learn more about Proof Trading, please visit: https://prooftrading.com/

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