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Smart Humans with Slava Rubin

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. Any data, text, or other content on this page is provided as general market information and not as investment advice. Past performance is not necessarily

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Smart Humans: Applied Arts’ Ryan Chang on investing...

Smart Humans with Slava Rubin ·

2022/04/27

Ryan Chang is an entrepreneur, collector, and artist. He has one of the top sneaker collections and helped move sneakers forward as an investable asset class. Ryan sold Kanye West ‘Grammy Worn’ Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototypes from 2008 for a record-breaking $1.8 million in 2021 - The world record for most expensive sneaker sale. He is also the Founder and Chief Curator of Applied Arts which provides consulting services to individuals and companies investing in alternative assets such as

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50:38

Smart Humans: Slated’s Stephan Paternot on investing...

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2022/04/20

Stephan Paternot is Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Slated, the leading online film packaging, financing, and distribution marketplace, supplying the exploding global demand for great content. In 2004, Stephan co-founded PalmStar, a film production and financing company that has produced and financed over 30 films including Hereditary (2018), Collateral Beauty (2016), Sing Street (2016) and John Wick (2014). Stephan is also the founder and general partner of the Actarus Funds

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51:19

Smart Humans: Collectable’s Ezra Levine on investing...

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2022/04/13

Ezra Levine is the CEO of Collectable, leading the company’s efforts to democratize the sports card & memorabilia industry by providing investment and ownership opportunities to sports fans, collectors, and investors of all income brackets. Collectable has completed over $50M in fractionalized sports collectibles offerings since their September 2020 launch. As of April 2022, investors have enjoyed 26 exits for an average return of 62% above the IPO price. In addition, Collectable

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27:11

Smart Humans: VaynerX’s Gary Vaynerchuk on investing...

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2022/04/05

Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur, and serves as the Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia and the Creator & CEO of VeeFriends. Known as “GaryVee” he is described as one of the most forward thinkers in business - he acutely recognizes trends and patterns early to help others understand how these shifts impact markets and consumer behavior. Whether its emerging artists, esports, NFT investing or digital communications, Gary understands how to bring brand relevance to the

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49:17

Smart Humans: Cult Wine’s Tom Gearing on investing...

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2022/03/30

Tom Gearing is CEO of Cult Wines, a top wine investment platform. Tom has grown Cult Wines from a burgeoning start-up to an award-winning global company with six offices across the United Kingdom, North America, and Asia Pacific. Tom’s expertise, entrepreneurship and knowledge of wines have been widely regarded and he is regularly quoted in the New York Times, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal. His most memorable vinous experiences to date are Petrus ’61 en Magnum, Liger Belair La

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Smart Humans: Congressman Patrick McHenry on driving...

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2022/03/23

Congressman Patrick McHenry is serving his ninth term as the representative for North Carolina's 10th Congressional District since starting in 2005. He has become a leader on crowdfunding, capital formation, and other forms of disruptive finance. In the 116th Congress, Congressman McHenry was elected as the Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee. Additionally, Congressman McHenry authored the primary legislation to legalize equity-based crowdfunding in the United

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Smart Humans: Masterworks’ Scott Lynn on art...

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2022/03/16

Scott Lynn is a serial entrepreneur and passionate art collector. He is the Founder and CEO of Masterworks.io, a platform making it possible to invest in multimillion-dollar works from artists like Banksy, Kaws, Basquiat, and more. In 2021 the platform reached unicorn status. In 2014, Scott founded Payability, a digital lending provider. Scott has been an active collector of contemporary art for more than fifteen years and has built an internationally-recognized collection of Abstract

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49:21

Smart Humans: Gumroad’s Sahil Lavingia on angel...

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2022/03/09

Sahil Lavingia is a founder, investor, and author. He is founder & CEO of Gumroad which exists to help every creative earn a living selling the stuff they make directly to their audience. He used the new equity crowdfunding rules in 2021 for Gumroad to be the first ever company to raise $5m from the crowd. He also founded SHL Capital, which invests more than $15 million a year in early-stage startups. Previously, he was Pinterest employee No. 2. In his spare time he wrote a book, “The

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40:59

Smart Humans: Collectors Holdings’ Nat Turner on...

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2022/02/28

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

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45:21

Smart Humans: Uniswap’s Mary Catherine Lader on the...

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2022/02/28

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

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Smart Humans: 8VC’s Joe Lonsdale on spotting unicorns...

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2022/02/28

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

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