Smart Humans with Slava Rubin
Vincent
Smart Humans explores the world of alternative investments. From Venture to Collectibles, NFTs to Real Estate, Art to Debt and beyond - we discuss a new world of investment opportunities and the catalysts that impact their demand. Join our host Slava Rubin as he talks with entrepreneurs, investors and thought leaders across the diverse ecosystem.
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Feb 28, 2022 • 41min
Smart Humans: Collectors Holdings’ Nat Turner on making good sports card investments, taking CLCT private, and the future of investing into collectibles
Nat Turner is currently CEO of Collectors Holdings after taking CLCT private from the Nasdaq for nearly $1 Billion. The holding company is focused on the collectibles industry - including PSA (trading card grading), PCGS (coin grading), Wata Games (video game grading), and Goldin Auctions.
Before Collectors Holdings, Nat built and exited two companies - Flatiron Health, a technology company focused on the oncology industry, was acquired by Roche for $1.9 Billion in 2018. Invite Media, an advertising technology company based in NYC, was acquired by Google in 2010.
An active angel investor since 2010, Nat has invested in over 250 startups, including BarkBox, Cedar, Clover Health, Color Genomics, Oscar, and Plaid.
Feb 28, 2022 • 45min
Smart Humans: Uniswap’s Mary Catherine Lader on the future of DeFi (Decentralized Finance), choosing Layer 1 vs Layer 2 protocols, and the impact of blockchain on our world
Mary-Catherine Lader is Chief Operating Officer of Uniswap Labs, the top DeFi platform by marketcap. She previously was a Managing Director at BlackRock, and Chief Operating Officer of the firm’s Digital Wealth business and head of its climate tech business, Aladdin Sustainability. BlackRock has nearly $10 Trillion in assets under management, serving retail and institutional investors across the world. She began her career as an investment analyst with Goldman Sachs’ Special Situations Group and served on the staff of the World Economic Forum’s Davos gatherings for a decade.
Feb 28, 2022 • 30min
Smart Humans: 8VC’s Joe Lonsdale on spotting unicorns early, macro market trends, and the importance of diversifying into alternative investments
Joe Lonsdale is the managing partner at 8VC, a US-based venture capital firm which manages $5 billion in committed capital. He was an early institutional investor in many notable companies including Wish, Oculus (acq.Facebook), Guardant Health (NASDAQ: GH), Oscar (NYSE: OSCR), Illumio, Anduril,, Flexport, Joby Aviation, and Orca Bio. Joe has been on the Forbes 100 Midas List since 2016 and was the youngest member included in 2016 and 2017.
Before focusing on institutional investing, Joe co-founded Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) a global software company known for its work in defense and other industries. After Palantir, he founded and remains as Chairman of both Addepar, which has over $2.5 trillion managed on its wealth management technology platform, and OpenGov, which provides software for over 2,000 municipalities and state agencies. More recently, he is also a co-founder of Affinity, Epirus, Esper, Swiftscale Bio, Resilience Bio. Joe began his career as an early executive at Clarium Capital and also worked with PayPal while he attended Stanford.
