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1: Anti-Life Portfolio, Meme School + European Super League

Episode 1 of the "Not Investment Advice" podcast with Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.


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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 - Jack + Klay Thompson
  • 0:00:34 - Best Bad Investments + The Surprise Gap
  • 0:04:06 - Anti-Life Portfolio - Trung’s 20s In Vietnam
  • 0:07:12 - Bilal’s 401k Mistake
  • 0:11:12 - Paper Hands
  • 0:14:13 - Immigrants + Property
  • 0:16:00 - Jack’s 20s + Working On Brands
  • 0:17:11 - Working on Ferrari
  • 0:19:36 - “You’ll Never Work In This Town Again”
  • 0:21:19 - Anti Warren Buffet Portfolio
  • 0:26:22 - European Super League
  • 0:37:42 - Meme School On The Blockchain
  • 0:47:25 - Trung’s Comedy Script (Preview)
  • 0:49:08 - Audience Question: Life 5yrs Ago Vs Now
  • 0:52:54 - Jack’s 180
  • 0:55:09 - Trung 5yrs ago vs now
  • 0:57:57 - Useless Dads + Super Moms
  • 1:00:47 - What Changed After Becoming A Dad


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