E1: Psychoanalyzing SBF, Crypto Markets, and Byrne's Biggest Influences

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.
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LINKS:
Byrne's writing: thediff.co
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X / TWITTER:
@eriktorenberg
@byrnehobart
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:40) Byrne's moonshot and the intersection of finance and technology
(04:50) What Byrne thinks is his best piece
(11:49) Byrne's take on fake jobs in the economy
(15:51) Sponsor: Secureframe
(16:50) Byrne's influences
(20:41) Does Byrne have a core big idea he keeps coming back to?
(28:56) Byrne's analysis on Michael Lewis
(31:38) On Michael Lewis' book "Going Infinite" and the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
(48:02) Blogging and the innermost thoughts of prominent people
(48:58) Byrne's analysis on crypto
(58:57) Wrap
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[@alexpietropaolo7526]

First to the party! Huge fan Erik, I’m sure this will be another great one! I had my YT algo recommend MoZ episode 1 and have seen nearly every episode Turpentine has put out. If you ever want to do something with your network fans, count me in as an anchor tenant!