

Not Investment Advice
Bilal Zaidi, Jack Butcher, Trung Phan
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Let us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 10, 2021 • 1h 9min
7: Bitcoin Miami, Citycoins, DAOs + Buying .btc domains
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.

Jun 3, 2021 • 1h 22min
6: Amazon Buying MGM, Stanley Druckenmiller's Interview, Biden's Budget + Latest In Crypto
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.

May 21, 2021 • 1h 9min
4: Crypto Crash Recap, Decentralized Social Networks + A Special Guest // Not Investment Advice
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.

May 13, 2021 • 1h 2min
3: Bored Ape Yacht Club, Rise of Memecoins + The New Benjamin Graham
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.

May 7, 2021 • 56min
2: Jack's Twitter Takedown + Early Internet Stories
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.

Apr 29, 2021 • 1h 8min
1: Anti-Life Portfolio, Meme School + European Super League
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.

Apr 15, 2021 • 1h 20min
0 - Jack Sold An NFT For $150k, Balaji on Tim Ferriss & Coinbase IPO
Episode zero of the "Not Investment Advice" podcast with Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/ZNFxICgbkuYLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcherTimestamps:0:00:00 - Start0:00:16 - Intros - Trung, Jack + Bilal0:01:44 - ROI On Jack’s Tweets0:03:17 - Inside Look At Jack’s NFTs0:13:40 - NFTs Explained - Visualize Value0:14:58 - Meme Mechanics + The Roast Of Jack Butcher0:16:41 - Selling An NFT For $150k0:17:41 - Trung’s Theory0:19:55 - Jack’s Opinion On NFTs0:26:05 - From Nations To Nodes0:27:07 - Crowdsourcing Creativity On Figma0:29:16 - What Goes Into Writing A Daily Email To 1.7mil People?0:31:45 - “Give Me That Dopamine Son!”0:34:18 - Ideas From Balaji’s Tim Ferriss Podcast0:35:30 - “2020 is the year the internet starts”0:37:14 - Pseudonymity + The Future Of Identity Online0:45:55 - Bitclout + Moving Beyond Rented Platforms0:48:51 - “Can I Get A Dollar Son”0:51:50 - Bitclout, legit or scam?0:53:07 - “Not Financial Advice”0:55:28 - Fiat Phan0:58:25 - US, China + Bitcoin1:02:32 - Coinbase Going Public1:08:56 - WeWork Documentary1:12:48 - Reality Distortion Field1:17:40 - Difference Between Fyre Fest + Tesla Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 15, 2021 • 5min
Trailer - Not Investment Advice
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss the latest in business, technology & memes.Episode 0 on YouTube:https://youtu.be/ZNFxICgbkuY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.