Mindshift with Luca and Jonty

Luca Bersella

Luca Bersella and Jonty Fish, two young South African entrepreneurs, embark on a journey of shifting their minds to find the truth of how to succeed in the world. In their conversations between them and their guests, they cover topics ranging from business, finance, technology, mindset and everything in between.

  1. 11/08/2021

    Mindshift #19 | Part 2 - Ethereum, The Global Supercomputer

    Luca Steiner (@steinerluca_) is a consultant working in the Banking and Credit Risk Management space. He is a big believer in Web 3.0, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and has been deep down the crypto rabbit hole for over 2 years. He is a digital nomad of sorts, splitting his time between Frankfurt Germany and Stavanger in Norway.   Jonty Quenet (@GalacticQue) first started trading and investing in stocks when he was 13 and has made the transition to crypto investing in the past few years. After looking beyond the charts and understanding the true promise of the technology, he has become a firm believer in Crypto and Web 3.0. He believes it is time the average person has control over their own wealth, which can be enabled through innovations in crypto.   The two guests join Luca Bersella, the host of Mindshift, to breakdown Ethereum (which at the time of recording hadn't been smashing its ATH), how it works versus Bitcoin, how it is a global supercomputer and why it is so valuable in the context of its analogy to digital oil.   ETHEREUM RESOURCES:  Ethereum website: https://ethereum.org/ ETH Deep dive: https://www.notboring.co/p/own-the-internet Crypto & Web 3 Deep dive: https://medium.com/coinmonks/crypto-and-web-3-0-are-the-future-of-product-and-work-3d19e3733181 Why Ethereum is undervalued: https://twitter.com/CroissantEth/status/1412574228973563909  PODCASTS:  Bankless: https://open.spotify.com/show/41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy Into the Ether: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CNyWXgKVxTqTlmLhc8A5m?si=oNSl_SASTY-g0_9Eoxtoow&nd=1 Breakdown of Ethereum: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZXzLELW1489aCjUPHjTO4 All-In Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2IqXAVFR4e0Bmyjsdc8QzF  BOOKS:  Mastering Ethereum: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Ethereum-Andreas-Antonopoulos/dp/1491971940 The Infinite Machine: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Infinite-Machine-Crypto-hackers-Building-Internet-ebook/dp/B07X8HS2WC Ethereum for Dummies: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1119474124/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=gs2&tag=dummiesuk-21  CONNECT WITH LUCA STEINER:  https://twitter.com/steinerluca_  CONNECT WITH JONTY QUENET:  https://twitter.com/GalacticQue Discord: https://www.patreon.com/AlphaSquadCrypto/membership  Timestamps:  00:00 Introduction  2:55 Origins of Ethereum & its Defining Features  11:38 Global Supercomputer, Digital Oil & The Network Value  13:38 Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake  18:25 What Give Ethereum Value?   19:45 What is DeFi, Adoption Possibilities, Yield Farming  26:18 Notable Projects on Ethereum & Competitor Platforms  34:03 EIP-1559 Upgrade, Ultra-Sound Money, Future Prospects  41:24 Future Outlook for Crypto, The Decade Investment  47:23 Crypto Resources & Who to Avoid  51:10 Conclusion

    53 min

  2. 11/01/2021

    Mindshift #19 | Part 1 - A Beginner's Guide to Crypto & Bitcoin

    Luca Steiner (@steinerluca_) is a consultant working in the Banking and Credit Risk Management space. He is a big believer in Web 3.0, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and has been deep down the crypto rabbit hole for over 2 years. He is a digital nomad of sorts, splitting his time between Frankfurt Germany and Stavanger in Norway.   Jonty Quenet (@GalacticQue) first started trading and investing in stocks when he was 13 and has made the transition to crypto investing in the past few years. After looking beyond the charts and understanding the true promise of the technology, he has become a firm believer in Crypto and Web 3.0. He believes it is time the average person has control over their own wealth, which can be enabled through innovations in crypto.   The two guests join Luca Bersella, the host of Mindshift, to explore the idea behind Bitcoin, how it works and why it is so valuable in the context of modern-day government money and the legacy financial system.   BITCOIN RESOURCES:  Bitcoin Website & Whitepaper: https://bitcoin.org/en/ Bitcoin increases Economic Freedom: https://medium.com/@jmnno01/bitcoin-increases-economic-freedom-a21964cac03b Bitcoin Wiki: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page Bitcoin's Price History: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/121815/bitcoins-price-history.asp#:~:text=The%20cryptocurrency's%20first%20price%20increase,rallies%20and%20crashes%20since%20then.  Michael Saylor Bitcoin Education: https://www.hope.com/ Bitcoin Strategy for Corporations: https://www.microstrategy.com/en/bitcoin/bitcoin-for-corporations Beginner's Guide to Bitcoin: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/the-beginners-guide-to-bitcoin Best YouTube Discussions on Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/purvil_g/status/1451545120424140801?s=24  BOOKS:  The Bitcoin Standard: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861 The Bitcoin Money Book: https://thebitcoinrabbi.com/bitcoin-money-book/ Mastering Bitcoin: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1491954388/ Digital Gold: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Gold-Bitcoin-Millionaires-Reinvent/dp/006236250X/  Show Notes:  00:00 Episode Introduction  03:04 Setting the Scene for Crypto & Bitcoin  06:12 Luca Steiner & Jonty Quenet  08:42 When Did You Realise the True Importance of Crypto?  13:54 What Is Money?   19:56 Problems with the Current Monetary System, Effects of Inflation and The Money Supply Concept  25:29 How Bitcoin Attempts To Solve These Problems  31:29 What is Bitcoin, How Blockchains Work and their Importance  36:32 What is Mining, How it works on a Blockchain, Decentralized Ledger Concept  42:08 The Double Spend Problem, Potential for a 51% Attack, Miner Rewards  49:05 Why none of the Risks to Bitcoin have actually materialised  51:05 Summary of Key Points for Bitcoin  57:27 El Salvador Legislating Bitcoin as Legal Tender  58:53 Does Every Public Company Have to Buy Bitcoin? Bitcoin's rolling return each year, Supply of bitcoins vs millionaires, Future price outlook  1:02:30 The Bitcoin Community  1:09:41 Conclusion All views and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca Bersella or Jonty Fish. Anything said about Bitcoin, Ethereum or any other asset is not meant to and does not constitute investment advice.

    1h 11m

  3. 10/12/2021

    Mindshift #18 - Max Linley on Finding Your Niche in the Market

    Max Linley is a sports physiotherapist who runs his own practice out of the Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. He specialises in treating and managing the health of combat sport athletes including MMA, Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai and Boxing.   CONNECT WITH MAX:  http://www.waterfrontphysiotherapyclinic.com/  https://www.instagram.com/waterfrontphysiotherapyclinic/  https://www.facebook.com/waterfrontphysiotherapyclinic  WATCH MINDSHIFT:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5uxfEj8hccVSqMYniANVA  CONNECT WITH LUCA:   https://twitter.com/lucabers  https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/ All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.

    1h 20m
  4. Mindshift #17 - Gal Ezra | Scale Your Business By Helping People

    04/08/2021

    Mindshift #17 - Gal Ezra | Scale Your Business By Helping People

    Gal Ezra is the co-founder of one of South Africa's biggest events' companies, Vacation Club, which collectively manages and runs summertime festival brands such as We Love Summer, Future Frequency and Kinky Summer - all of which are South African fan favourites!   He's also the founder of Empower Funding, South Africa's most affordable bridging finance provider, where he is day-in and day-out disrupting one of the oldest financial services industry in the country.   Not only is Gal a seriously talented entrepreneur who has years of marketing tips and tricks to share, he's also a podcaster (with his wife Mariah in "The Adventure Continues" Podcast), a coach to many people professionally and personally and is just an all-out nice guy.   I hope you enjoy this conversation. Timestamps are below.   CONNECT WITH GAL:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/galaezra/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/GalAEzra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLFsPKZ_rzN9LGjhiz51gXw Website: https://www.galezra.com/ His Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiQZQhEuVbKf5ybC24AJF  WATCH MINDSHIFT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5uxfEj8hccVSqMYniANVA CONNECT WITH LUCA:   https://twitter.com/lucabers https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/  All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.    00:00 Introduction  01:45 Gal's backstory  05:49 Gal's early years in entrepreneurship, sales and acting  09:51 We Love Summer and lessons from building the business  33:02 Thoughts on COVID-19's effects on businesses  38:09 Starting Empower Funding and disrupting an old industry  56:25 Gal's podcast - The Adventure Continues with his wife Mariah  1:06:14 Quickfire questions: importance of relationships, reading recommendations, timeless advice

    1h 18m

  5. 02/15/2021

    Mindshift #16 - Stripe: The Most Underrated Company on the Internet

    Stripe, the disruptive payment processor native to the internet, is the 2nd most valuable Unicorn Company (private company valued over $1bn), behind Elon Musk's SpaceX, and is currently valued at $36 billion.    Being one of the fastest growing tech startups out there, their mission is to massively "increase the GDP of the internet" through their suite of payments products.    In this episode, Luca and Jonty dive into Stripe's epic rise to the top - breaking down their product suite, explaining how a die-hard community of developers took their brand to new heights, and predict where they could grow from here.    Stick around for another Strategy Session as Luca and Jonty explain how the exciting payments industry works and share business strategy insights we can all learn from!    Let us know which business we should break down next in your review of the pod :)    Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMipCj8zF24     Tell us what you think of the Podcast:   https://twitter.com/lucabers  https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/    All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.   Show Notes:  00:00 Introduction   01:58 Setting the Scene: How Does the Payments Ecosystem Work?   13:47 Breaking Down Stripe: Business Model, Target Market & Building Community, Origin Story, Products, Power of Innovation, Competition, Strategic Insights   35:41 Growth Opportunities & Threats: Online Commerce Trends, Global Expansion, Crypto, Stripe Press

    1h 13m

  6. 01/05/2021

    Mindshift #15 - How to Foster a Mindset of Service to Humanity | Savannah Cozzi

    On the surface, Savannah Cozzi is a graduate law student, entrepreneur and volunteer for numerous charities.   But who she really is, is a person who has dedicated her life to service.   No matter what she does, she is always looking to serve and affect people's lives as positively as she can.   Being a humanitarian and an ambitious, proudly South African woman who is fostering a path that holds close the notion that "Service to Humanity Is The Best Work of Life" she is truly blazing a trail that could change the world, or at least the world's of countless people.   Savannah is one of the most inspiring people we have ever met which made for a truly amazing conversation.    We touch on what it means to serve, kindness, serving through your business, conquering fear, hustling to create opportunities and challenging the status quo.   As always, we hope you enjoy this episode of Mindshift and that you are inspired by Savannah! WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GzBytdCi-M SAVANNAH COZZI:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/savannah-allessandra-cozzi-29a126179/  https://www.instagram.com/savvcozzi/?hl=en   CONNECT WITH US  https://twitter.com/lucabers  https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/ If you liked this episode, share it with a friend who you think it'll help. Or, if you LOVED it please consider leaving us a review - it helps the podcast enormously :) All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.

    1h 40m

  7. 12/16/2020

    Mindshift #14 - Jarryd Strydom on How to Validate Your Startup Idea

    Jarryd Strydom is the founder of NUBEE - a South African Tech Startup enabling "learner drivers (‘Nubees’) to search for driving instructors in their area, find a match, and book driving lessons" - as well as being the co-founder of two other startups! NUBEE has been called the uber of the learner drive industry, so pay attention ;)   This guy is full of knowledge and practical insights, marrying his experiences in starting businesses as well as his education in law, with an acute focus on tech.   If you're someone who is thinking about, or in the process of, getting your startup off the ground - this is a must watch. Jarryd will give you practical tips for considering whether your idea is worth executing and for scaling your business the right way!   We really hope you enjoy this one, let us know what you think down below.   Watch the full episode here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXJiw25MaSk Tell us what you think of the Podcast:   https://twitter.com/lucabers  https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/    All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.

    1h 18m

  8. 12/16/2020

    Mindshift #13 - Building a Digital Marketing Agency

    Kimon Aylett and Nic Price are the co-founders of Blackswan-Digital, “a digital marketing agency born out of unprecedented events.” They work with a focus on small to medium sized businesses and take a holistic approach to their marketing and client-services.  Their main goal is to create, as they have coined it, “Black Swan Moments for brands that will result in niche positioning amongst the worlds’ collection of predictable brands.”    In this conversation, we get a behind-the-scenes look of their story, how they started Blackswan, their approach to business, the value of balance and much more!    We hope you enjoy this guest episode :)    WATCH episodes of the Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5uxfEj8hccVSqMYniANVA    Tell us what you think of the Podcast:    https://twitter.com/lucabers   https://www.instagram.com/lucabers/   https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-bersella-8b927415b/     All views, thoughts and opinions put forward in this podcast are our own and are not those of any employer connected to Luca or Jonty.

    1h 41m
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Luca Bersella and Jonty Fish, two young South African entrepreneurs, embark on a journey of shifting their minds to find the truth of how to succeed in the world. In their conversations between them and their guests, they cover topics ranging from business, finance, technology, mindset and everything in between.

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