Podcast: The Perfect Scam (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Archive Episode: The Credit Card Con QueenPub date: 2024-08-23 In this 2021 episode, credit card scammer Lisa Reid’s methods are sophisticated, creative and callous. After gaining credit card information from the wealthy seniors she targets, Lisa goes on lavish shopping sprees at high-end retailers, leaving her victims with bills of hundreds of thousands of dollars. But when one of her victims teams up with the FBI, this

Podcast: Built to Sell Radio (LS 48 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Ep 456 The Hidden Risk In Selling to Private Equity: A Cautionary Tale From Protein Bar’s Matt Matros' on How to Avoid a 7-Figure MistakePub date: 2024-08-23 Matt Matros built Protein Bar from a single smoothie shop into a fast-growing chain. In 2012, private equity firm L Catterton came knocking with a deal valuing his company at $44 million. Matt decided to roll 40% of his equity, expecting it to grow even more.The

Podcast: We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network (LS 70 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: TIP654: Investing Across the Life Cycle w/ Aswath DamodaranPub date: 2024-08-23On today’s episode, Clay Finck is joined by Aswath Damodaran to discuss his new book, The Corporate Life Cycle. Aswath Damodaran is a professor at NYU of corporate finance and valuation and has taught thousands of students how to value companies and pick stocks. He has written numerous books on valuation and

Podcast: This Week in Startups (LS 64 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: AI on the blockchain, Waymo's rise, and the truth about tech layoffs | E1996Pub date: 2024-08-22This Week in Startups is brought to you by…Lemon.io - Hire pre-vetted remote developers, get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist .Tech Domains - Don’t miss our “Jam with JCal” contest! To apply and get more details go to https://jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. CommandBar

Podcast: All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins (LS 58 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Beyond the 4% Rule: Smarter Strategies for Financial Independence with Karsten JeskePub date: 2024-08-21#189: Learn to master retirement market risks and safe withdrawal rates with finance expert Karsten Jeske. We explore key strategies like the 4% rule, sequence of return risk, and delve into roles of taxes, annuities, inflation protection, portfolio allocation, and even the psychological aspects of

Podcast: The Sweaty Startup (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: 396: How I'm Building My Holding CompanyPub date: 2024-08-21In this clip, I talk with Chris Powers about how I'm building my holding company and all of my businesses   Thanks for listening!   Like this episode? I think you’ll love my newsletter. I write a long form essay on how to build wealth and succeed to 250K+ readers each week. Subscribe here: www.nickhuber.com/newsletter   Want to see all of my companies? Click here:

Podcast: The Journal. (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: The Inside Story of Starbucks’s CEO DramaPub date: 2024-08-21Last week, Starbucks ousted its CEO Laxman Narasimhan and replaced him with Brian Niccol, the current leader of Chipotle. Lauren Thomas reports on the dramatic leadership change, as Starbucks struggles to turn around its business and contend with activist investors. Further Listening: - Can Chinese Customers Rescue Starbucks? - The Underdog Coffee Bean That’s

Podcast: a16z Podcast (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: The SSN Breach: What Now?Pub date: 2024-08-18In this episode, we cover the recent data breach of nearly 3B records, including a significant number of social security numbers. Joining us to discuss are security experts Joel de la Garza and Naftali Harris. Incredibly enough, Naftali and his team were able to get their hands on the breached dataset and were able to validate the nature of the claims. Listen in as we explore the who,

Podcast: Frequent Miler on the Air (LS 50 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Best Uses for Virgin Points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep268 | 8-16-24Pub date: 2024-08-16You can use these points for cruises, hotels and some really compelling deals on flights, of course. In this episode, we'll discuss some of our favorite uses for Virgin Points. (01:28) - Tips for using AutoSlash for car rentals... (06:50) - The Amex Gold card's Dunkin' benefits can apparently be used at Baskin Robbins! Read

Podcast: No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups (LS 43 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: How AI can help build smarter systems for every team with Eric Glyman and Karim Atiyeh of RampPub date: 2024-08-15In this episode of No Priors, hosts Sarah and Elad are joined by Ramp co-founders Eric Glyman and Karim Atiyeh of Ramp. The pair has been working to build one of the fastest growing fintechs since they were teenagers. This conversation focuses on how Ramp engineers have

Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast (LS 48 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: John Sullivan: Midnight in MoscowPub date: 2024-08-15For weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, John J. Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador in Moscow, was warning that it would happen. When troops finally crossed the border, he was woken in the middle of the night with a prearranged code. The signal was even more bracing than the February cold: it meant that Sullivan needed to collect his bodyguards and get

Podcast: Frequent Miler on the Air (LS 50 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Chris Hutchins' favorite life hacks | Coffee Break Ep22 | 8-13-24Pub date: 2024-08-13Chris Hutchins is the host of a podcast called "All the Hacks" where he talks about not just travel hacks, but life hacks as well. In today's episode, he shares some of his favorite life hacks with us.  (01:09) - You can find the episodes where Chris Hutchins interviewed Greg and Nick on All the Hacks here:

Podcast: I Will Teach You To Be Rich (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: 169. “We flew to Lisbon for Taylor Swift, but my $5 beer is the problem?”Pub date: 2024-08-13Annie’s 39 and Emery is 43. Although they have a high combined income, Annie makes 5x more than Emery. This leads to frustration over small purchases, like an extra drink at dinner—while they’re on vacation in Europe. Emery also manages their two rental properties even though they earn $0. He’s desperate to sell, but Annie

Podcast: MoneyWise (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: What It’s Like to Lose 95% of Your Net Worth OvernightPub date: 2024-08-13Imagine waking up one day to find nearly everything you've worked for is gone. Today’s guest, Domenic, lived through that nightmare.His story begins at Facebook, where he was one of the early employees during the dawn of the social media era. He wisely took as much equity as possible, which paid off handsomely when the company went public. Despite his newfound

Podcast: The Economics of Everyday Things (LS 58 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: 59. Restaurant ReservationsPub date: 2024-08-12Thanks to online booking platforms, the way we make reservations has changed — but a table at a hot restaurant on a Friday night is still a valuable commodity. Zachary Crockett books a four-top for 7 p.m. SOURCES:Lisa Blount, director of marketing and public relations at Antoine’s Restaurant.Adam Iscoe, writer. RESOURCES:"Why You Can’t Get a Restaurant

Podcast: All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg (LS 70 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Yen Carry Trade, Recession odds grow, Buffett cash pile, Google ruled monopoly, Kamala picks WalzPub date: 2024-08-09(0:00) Bestie intros: Jason is back from COVID! (3:55) Yen carry trade unravels, Japan's unique economic issues (27:22) Recession odds growing, is the US already in a "lowkey recession"? (45:46) Why Buffett is selling Apple and massively increasing Berkshire's cash position (55:54)

Podcast: BG2Pod with Brad Gerstner and Bill Gurley (LS 49 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Ep14. Public Market Volatility, AI Air Pocket, $GOOG Ruling | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad GerstnerPub date: 2024-08-09Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week they discuss the Public Market Volatility, AI Air Pocket, $GOOG Ruling, Search GPT & more Enjoy another episode of BG2. Enjoy another episode of

Podcast: The Journal. (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: $25 Billion to Zero: Bill Ackman’s Bungled IPOPub date: 2024-08-08Bill Ackman has pressed pause on the initial public offering of a new fund aimed at everyday investors after a lack of demand. Ackman originally aimed to raise around $25 billion in the offering, hoping to capitalize on his social-media celebrity but his fund goals shrunk dramatically. WSJ’s Peter Rudegeair unpacks what happened. Further Reading: -Can Bill

Podcast: Search Off the Record (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Crawling smarter, not harderPub date: 2024-08-08In this episode of SOTR, John Mueller, Lizzi Sassman, and Gary Illyes talk about misconceptions around crawl frequency and site quality, what's challenging about crawling the web nowadays, and how search engines could crawl more efficiently.  Resources: Episode transcript → https://goo.gle/sotr079-transcript Gary's post on LinkedIn  → https://goo.gle/3YAT55q  Crawling

Podcast: All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins (LS 58 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: 42 Travel Planning Tips & Hacks from Travel Pro Leigh RowanPub date: 2024-08-07#187: Learn the art of travel planning to enjoy incredible vacations. Travel pro Leigh and I share over 40 practical tips to create the perfect itinerary, save on flights and hotels, find travel inspiration, experience destinations like a local, and much more.Leigh Rowan is the founder and CEO of Savanti Travel, a full-service