58 min
E1: Psychoanalyzing SBF, Crypto Markets, and Byrne's Biggest Influences "The Riff" with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg
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In our first episode of The Riff, Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg discuss Byrne's writing for his newsletter The DIff, his biggest influences, and the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried.
The Riff is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co
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We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.
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RECOMMENDED PODCAST: LIVE PLAYERS
Join host Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg as they analyze the mindsets of today’s most intriguing business leaders, investors, and innovators through the lens of their bold actions and contrarian worldviews. You’ll come away with a deeper understanding of the development of technology, business, political power, culture and more. LIsten and subscribe everywhere you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/liveplayers.
Thanks to our sponsor: Secureframe
Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 20% off your first year of Secureframe by mentioning "The Riff" during your free demo: https://secureframe.com/riff
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LINKS:
Byrne's writing: https://thediff.co
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X / TWITTER:
@eriktorenberg
@byrnehobart
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:05) Byrne's moonshot and the intersection of finance and technology
(04:28) What Bryne thinks is his best piece ever written in 2020 and before
(11:29) Byrne's take on fake jobs in the economy
(15:44) Which historical figure is Byrne seeking to play as?
(20:41) Does Byrne have this big idea he keeps coming back to?
(27:37) Byrne's analysis on Michael Lewis
(30:12) On Michael Lewis' book "Going Infinite" and the fall of FTX
(45:27) Blogging and the innermost thoughts of prominent people
(47:39) Byrne's analysis on crypto
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theriffpodcast.substack.com
In our first episode of The Riff, Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg discuss Byrne's writing for his newsletter The DIff, his biggest influences, and the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried.
The Riff is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co
--
We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.
--
RECOMMENDED PODCAST: LIVE PLAYERS
Join host Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg as they analyze the mindsets of today’s most intriguing business leaders, investors, and innovators through the lens of their bold actions and contrarian worldviews. You’ll come away with a deeper understanding of the development of technology, business, political power, culture and more. LIsten and subscribe everywhere you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/liveplayers.
Thanks to our sponsor: Secureframe
Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 20% off your first year of Secureframe by mentioning "The Riff" during your free demo: https://secureframe.com/riff
--
LINKS:
Byrne's writing: https://thediff.co
--
X / TWITTER:
@eriktorenberg
@byrnehobart
--
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:05) Byrne's moonshot and the intersection of finance and technology
(04:28) What Bryne thinks is his best piece ever written in 2020 and before
(11:29) Byrne's take on fake jobs in the economy
(15:44) Which historical figure is Byrne seeking to play as?
(20:41) Does Byrne have this big idea he keeps coming back to?
(27:37) Byrne's analysis on Michael Lewis
(30:12) On Michael Lewis' book "Going Infinite" and the fall of FTX
(45:27) Blogging and the innermost thoughts of prominent people
(47:39) Byrne's analysis on crypto
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theriffpodcast.substack.com
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