PodcastJack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/BADMGqhzllYLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niadeskTimestamps:0:00:00 – Intro + Pour One Out For Fiat Phan0:05:40 – a16z's $2.2bil Crypto Fund0:08:27 – Trung's Swear Jar0:11:32 – Preview Of What We'll Cover + Jack's Red Pill Media Diet0:13:42 – Decentralized Disney + The Bored Ape Cinematic Universe0:26:07 – Bored Ape Community + Commercial Rights For Characters0:32:28 – “Investing becomes a team sport you play with people on the internet”0:34:51 – Patterns From The Past + Jack’s Ape Collection0:36:29 – Wearing NFT Hoodies in VR0:38:15 – Jack’s Most Valuable Ape + Rare Traits Spreadsheet0:45:33 – Web 1.0 to Web 3.0 Evolution0:50:30 – Fun Fact Phan: Peter Thiel’s Lord of the Roths1:01:33 – Audience Questions - Radical Idea: Music Investment Platform + Content ID1:11:20 – SoftBank Since WeWork1:12:38 – Who’s the Best Athlete Out of Trung, Bilal + Jack? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/zdv7VmpESKoLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niadeskTimestamps:0:00:00 – Intro + Trung’s 100k Cake0:01:39 – Preview Of What We'll Cover0:03:07 – Harry Stebbings $140mil Fund + a16z Future0:07:51 – Jake Paul’s Investing Partner, Geoffrey Wu0:11:37 – Owning Brands: 50 Cent, Nelk Boys + Logan Paul0:15:21 – First Creator Billionaire + Alcohol Brand Plays0:19:04 – Validating Demand + "Trusted Distribution"0:22:22 – $60mil Podcast Deal: Call Her Daddy, Spotify + Barstool Sports0:35:25 – Did Joe Rogan + Alex Cooper Make Good Deals?0:37:43 – YouTube Upside + Mechanics0:41:56 – Tokenization of Creators, Billion Dollar Market Caps + Robinhood For Investing In People0:49:34 – Decentralized Social + Evolution of Bitclout0:52:41 – Opportunities On Bitclout0:56:30 – Gary Vee NFTs + Community0:58:00 – Mark Cuban DeFi Bet + Titan Collapse1:02:50 – Categories of DeFi Projects + Auditing Contracts1:10:57 – Audience Questions: How Bilal, Jack + Trung Met1:15:02 – Trung’s Reddit Discovery Process  + Reply Guys1:21:20 – Jack's View On Using Substack1:26:40 – Close Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan are joined by Packy McCormick for a deep dive into Ethereum.Every week on Not Investment Advice, we discuss what we're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, tech and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/bfTKEyCpp00Let us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niadesk@packyMPacky's Posts Discussed:https://www.notboring.co/p/own-the-internethttps://www.notboring.co/p/the-great-online-gameTimestamps:0:00:00 – Intro0:01:47 – Coffee Blasphemy 0:06:44 – Back From Bitcoin Miami0:11:23 – El Salvador Adopting Bitcoin: Good, Bad + Ugly0:19:41 – Volcano Energy + Bitcoin Mining0:22:14 – Geopolitical Implications0:24:47 – Packy's Intro Into Crypto0:28:55 – "Ethereum Is The Excel of Blockchains"0:32:11 – Fiat Phan Goes Rogue + Jack Bought A Crypto Punk0:36:27 – Ethereum Bull Case0:42:45 – Cardano, Solana + Risks0:46:55 – The Great Online Game0:48:29 – Packy's Top Posts + Dad Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/pbU_NzZiEAILet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niadeskTimestamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:00:34 - Trung CNBC Counter Update0:02:03 - Jack Live From Miami Bitcoin Week0:07:46 - Crypto OGs, Floyd Mayweather + Miami Coin0:10:00 - Apps Being Built On Bitcoin + Startup Cities0:15:26 - Trung's "Think Different"0:17:14 - Fair Use Rules + Will Trung Get Flagged?0:20:31 - HSBC US0:24:08 - DeFi + Banking0:29:56 - Mr. Beast - one-man media company0:31:36 - DAOs + Creative Leverage0:42:34 - Exciting Creative Work vs Cash Cows0:47:26 - Experience Hiring At Google0:50:42 - Bored Ape Yacht Club - Ground Floor Price Update0:53:53 - Jack + Bilal buying .btc domains1:01:40 - Bilal's Bday1:06:33 - Coming Up Next Week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/GZTR3R-egjcLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcherTimestamps:0:00:00 – Intro0:03:10 – Trung Broke His MacBook0:06:00 – Apple Dilemma0:11:27 – Amazon Buying MGM + The Best James Bond?0:15:23 – Amazon Prime vs Netflix, Disney + YouTube0:22:42 – Jeff Bezos The Oreo McFlurry0:23:50 – Asian in UK vs US0:25:44 – The New York Times + The Athletic0:27:08 – Cognitive Dissonance In Media + NFT Boom0:30:54 – Jack's Take On NFTs Since March Boom0:36:07 – Stanley Druckenmiller Interview Takeaways + View On Crypto0:45:06 – Family Friends Asking Jack About Crypto Allocation0:48:58 – European Exchange Rate Mechanism0:54:15 – 1920 Germany Hyperinflation0:55:05 – Legendary Trade: Soros + Druckenmiller Broke The Bank of England0:59:41 – Carl Icahn, GameStop NFTs + Gary Vee1:02:31 – Mark Cuban + Polygon/MATIC1:06:47 – Gary Vee + Bored Ape Yaught Club1:09:52 – Bored Ape Giveaway1:10:48 – Biden’s $6Tril Budget Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/FQpFP2M55psLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcherTimestamps:0:00:00 – Intro0:01:49 – When Jack and Bilal got into crypto 0:05:19 – Jack’s Thoughts On Bitcoin in 20180:07:16 – Warren Buffet “Have Fun Staying Poor”0:08:34 – Winklevoss Twins + Bilal’s Experience In 2017/180:12:04 – 2018: The End of Crypto?0:12:44 – Trung’s Stanley Druckenmiller Interview0:14:10 – Evolving Narratives On Bitcoin & ETH0:21:55 – Trung’s MBA Paper on Bitcoin0:23:58 – Believers + HODLers0:30:01 – Thoughts On Recent Sell-off0:37:11 – Delirium & Euphoria0:39:22 – Gambling, Memecoins + FOMO0:44:57 – Goldrush + Collective Consciousness0:49:58 – Disclaimer, Subscribe + Review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan are joined by Alex Cohen to discuss the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/t1MmZk6aWnILet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@anothercohenTimestamps:0:00:00 - Trung’s Return to CNBC0:00:43 - Pamela Anderson Followed Jack0:00:58 - Special Guest: Alex Cohen0:01:48 - Art of Shitposting0:05:21 - Carbon Health0:06:33 - Recap Of Crypto Crash + Elon Musk's Trolling0:12:14 - Disclosing Investments As A Journalist0:14:25 - Elon + Paypal History0:16:50 - Comments On Bitcoin’s Impact on Environment0:18:22 - Balaji + "Post Economic"0:19:12 - Business Impact Of Shitposting + Emotions In The Stock Market0:21:46 - Elon’s Master Plan0:24:09 - Ford’s Electric Truck + 2nd Mover Advantage0:25:40 - “You Don’t Want To Be In Here”0:26:34 - Stanley Druckenmiller + Emotional Investing0:28:04 - Buying The Dip + Lessons Learned From 2017 + 20200:34:33 - PR + Getting Cancelled0:37:41 - Why Jeff Bezos Took Helicopter Lessons0:38:53 - Pomp’s Bitcoin Pizza0:42:12 - Pamela Anderson + Decentralized Social Networks0:45:49 - 2021 version of ICO Scams?0:49:36 - Stanford Grads Working On Ad Approvals0:51:13 - Inside Fast Growing Startup + Future of Healthcare0:57:04 - Jack’s Experience Selling Print On Demand Merch1:01:34 - Selling Canvas Prints To 2000 Followers1:02:40 - Crypto Media Brand1:06:42 - Zooming Out + Bitcoin to ETH Flip Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/mg8n7x6ON3gLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcherTimestamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:00:50 – Bilal's Makeshift Podcast Studio0:02:34 – The Lindy Effect0:03:31 – DogeCoin0:06:12 – Memes + Attention Economy0:10:55 – Doge Rich List0:11:55 – Infinite Supply + Attention Allocators0:16:15 – Is Trung The New Benjamin Graham?0:22:51 – Limited Supply + Text From Dad0:25:43 – Bored Ape Yacht Club, NFTs + Crypto Punks0:33:45 – Blockchain + Emoji Domain Names0:36:10 – Emoji Domain Names0:38:22 – Selling Domains0:42:40 – Sharing NFT Upside on Mirror0:47:01 – James Wang (Ark) On Crypto0:53:17 – The Gradients of Rich0:57:09 – Bill + Melina Gates Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2 of the "Not Investment Advice" podcast with Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/5j3g_Qj5sGgLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcherTimestamps:00:00 - Intros + Ground Rules00:59 - Behind Jack’s Twitter Account Take Down04:55 - Naval’s Tweetstorm + Rented Platforms07:44 - No Warning + Escalation08:33 - Attention + Leverage09:44 - Engineer Had Job At Google + FB At The Same Time10:49 - What Was Going Through Jack’s Head14:50 - Decentralized Social17:56 - Conspiracy- Who Was Behind It?24:01 - What Next + Alternatives30:10 - Group Chats In The Middle East32:19 - Jack’s Antifragility Plan35:04 - Apple Podcast Subscriptions + Spotify39:20 - Multi Skew Creators39:57 - Update On Word’s Worst ETF42:58 - Trung’s Kan Opnr49:52 - Early Internet53:17 - Fav Jackass Moments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 1 of the "Not Investment Advice" podcast with Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/_pqfAU92ZGwLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcherTimestamps:0:00:00 - Jack + Klay Thompson0:00:34 - Best Bad Investments + The Surprise Gap0:04:06 - Anti-Life Portfolio - Trung’s 20s In Vietnam0:07:12 - Bilal’s 401k Mistake0:11:12 - Paper Hands0:14:13 - Immigrants + Property0:16:00 - Jack’s 20s + Working On Brands0:17:11 - Working on Ferrari0:19:36 - “You’ll Never Work In This Town Again”0:21:19 - Anti Warren Buffet Portfolio0:26:22 - European Super League0:37:42 - Meme School On The Blockchain0:47:25 - Trung’s Comedy Script (Preview)0:49:08 - Audience Question: Life 5yrs Ago Vs Now0:52:54 - Jack’s 1800:55:09 - Trung 5yrs ago vs now0:57:57 - Useless Dads + Super Moms1:00:47 - What Changed After Becoming A Dad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.