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A life of stock charts—or music charts? In this episode, Vlad chats with multi-platinum rapper Golden Landis Von Jones, or 24kGoldn, about why you can have both. A San Francisco native, Golden was on track to become a hedge fund manager with a full-ride scholarship to USC when he decided to switch paths and follow his musical ambitions. Now, 20 years old and with several top-ranking songs under his belt, Golden is bringing an entrepreneurial mindset to his flourishing music career. He and Vlad discuss his years growing up in San Francisco, his rise to fame through the pandemic, and belief in financial literacy for everyone.
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The future is in the fringes. In this episode, Vlad sits down with entrepreneur, software engineer, and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. Co-founder of Netscape, Opsware, and a16z, Marc is known for his uncanny ability to predict the future in Silicon Valley. He believes Western civilization has grown complacent in terms of innovation and that this inertia is leading to major social, public health, and economic issues. In this episode, they talk about where to go from here, where the future builders are, and what role the democratization of finance plays in rebuilding the West.
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The Robin Hood connection. In this episode, Vlad chats with Dr. Robert Pogue Harrison, Stanford professor of French & Italian, published author, and host of the podcast “Entitled Opinions,” in an effort to investigate the deeper roots of our name. Dr. Harrison’s second book, Forests: The Shadow of Civilization, touches on the history of Robin Hood—the infamous rogue and equalizer—and the factors that led to the character’s creation. In this episode, they discuss the concept of outlaws, who the man in tights actually represents, and how a new understanding of Robin Hood might change the way we think about our mission to democratize the financial markets.
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Money can be a mindset—and Lyn Alden has the story to prove it. In this episode, Vlad speaks with Lyn Alden, an investment strategist and founder of her own eponymous strategy company. After experiencing homelessness as a child, Lyn knew that financial stability was an essential part of life. By the time she was a teenager she started devising strategies to reach and maintain her own financial wellbeing. Today, Lyn applies an engineering background and more than 15 years of investment research experience to provide information to new and experienced investors alike. In this episode, we talk about her path to financial stability and independence, and what both beginners and experts should know about growing their wealth.
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Do you ever think about your relationship with money? In this episode, Lauren Simmons chats with Vlad about why you should. In 2017, at age 22, Lauren became the the youngest female trader at the New York Stock Exchange and the second African American woman in the Exchange’s 228 year history. But her path to finance was a little unusual. She majored in genetics and minored in statistics and she moved to NYC after college with no job prospects. After landing a job at Rosenblatt Securities, she shocked her colleagues by passing the difficult Series 19 equity trader exam on her first try. After two years at the NYSE, Lauren left the trading floor and is now making a film about her ascent and working on a reality TV show. In this episode, we talk about her upbringing, her journey through Wall Street, and how we can build a more inclusive financial system.

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Payment for Order Flow: Is it good or evil? In this episode, Vlad sits down with Doug Cifu, co-founder and CEO of Virtu Financial, to unpack PFOF—and what it means for everyday investors. Doug started his career as a lawyer and worked in the field for more than two decades before he turned his gaze to finance. Since then, his main focus has been Payment for Order Flow, an investing term with controversial roots and a debate that's been fueled to this day. We chat with Doug about his choice to leave law for finance, his belief in PFOF, and how he sees this, and new technologies, transforming the financial industry.
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