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Timeless VS Just-In-Time Lessons | Earnest Sweat & Alexa Binns | Superclusters | S6PSE1

Dec 15, 2025
Earnest Sweat, a venture investor and co-host of Swimming with Allocators, joins fellow co-host Alexa Binns, an experienced investor, to discuss their origins in finance. They share their early money memories and first significant purchases, offering entertaining insights. The duo contrasts public speaking with interviewing, highlights memorable podcast guests, and explores the value of evergreen content for LPs and GPs. They reflect on the evolution of their podcast and tease upcoming projects, making for a lively and insightful conversation.
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ANECDOTE

Childhood Stock Picking Lesson

  • Alexa's earliest money experience was picking a gifted stock as a child and watching outcomes diverge unexpectedly.
  • She learned early that similar choices can have very different results and timing matters.
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Counting Birthday Cash

  • Earnest remembers counting birthday cash at age six and feeling ownership over it despite his mom's 'parent tax.'
  • That moment taught him money gives direct access and agency to buy what you want or save for later.
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The 2007 Big-Screen Regret

  • Earnest's first big post-college purchase was a then-expensive 45-inch LCD TV in 2007 that quickly dropped in price.
  • He bought it to host friends and watch events, learning early about timing and consumer tech depreciation.
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