TVS 050 – Thoughts after a life-changing paralyzing accident from a Thiel Fellow and Shark Tank Alum (Anthony Zhang) Part II

TVS – Reflections and a Pause: Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! I just got back from a wonderful trip to Japan and Taiwan, extremely jetlagged, as it’s 5am currently in New York. Alas, as this podcast episode name sounds, I am putting the podcast on an indefinite pause due to a co... by The Vampire Squid

5 min listen

TVS 056 – Credit Score (Bethy Hardeman – Credit Karma): Welcome to Episode 56 of The Vampire Squid! Today we have on Bethy Hardeman, Chief Consumer Advocate, at Credit Karma! I wish I had taken a personal finance course in high school / college so I would have a better understanding of why a credit score is... by The Vampire Squid

23 min listen

TVS 055 – Poker and Investing: Today, we are going to talk about one of my favorite hobbies, Poker!, and how that relates to investing and finance. I’ve recently been watching a lot of poker online as well as reading Phil Hellmuth’s autobiography, Poker Brat, by The Vampire Squid

15 min listen

TVS 054 – Finance to Startups and Entrepreneurship (Head of Expa Labs – Eric Friedman): Today’s episode is with Eric Friedman, who is the head of Expa Labs, as six-month incubator for early-stage startups. This interview is one of the most informative and immediately applicable if you are interested in technology and / or pursuing entrepr... by The Vampire Squid

48 min listen

TVS 053 – Brian Wong (Founder of Kiip, 18 Year Old College Graduate): Happy labor day weekend, and I’ve missed you guys! Welcome back, and I’m super excited for this season of TVS and share with you things that I have learned as well as interviews that I have had. I hope everyone had an awesome summer break and is refres... by The Vampire Squid

35 min listen

TVS – Summer Break til August: Congrats to everyone who has graduated or is currently graduating this year! I hope everyone gets to take some time off before you start your next venture whether that be starting a new job, going to get a masters, starting a business, or more! by The Vampire Squid

2 min listen

TVS 052 – Introduction to Term Sheets: Happy episode number 52! Today I will be giving a quick introduction to Term Sheets, which is one of the first important steps for a material business agreement like debt financing or equity financing. Today we will focus on equity financing, by The Vampire Squid

13 min listen

TVS 051 – The Truth About Investing: Welcome back to episode 51 of The Vampire Squid! In today’s episode, we are going to be talking about “The Truth About Investing”, which is a presentation that Howard Marks (OakTree) created, which I found extremely insightful and a bit contrarian to h... by The Vampire Squid

14 min listen

TVS 049 – Thoughts after a life-changing paralyzing accident from a Thiel Fellow and Shark Tank Alum (Anthony Zhang): I’m so excited to present this episode with, Anthony Zhang, who was the founder of EnvoyNow, a USC food delivery application. I first read about Anthony’s story in Fortune, where Anthony was a Thiel Fellow, Shark Tank Alum, by The Vampire Squid

18 min listen

TVS 048 – Women in Finance (with Valerie Wong): Women in Finance! One of the topics that I have been wanting to cover for a long time on TVS, and finally had the opportunity to do so with Valerie Wong. Today’s episode focuses a lot on the cultural biases that dominate the workspace, by The Vampire Squid

14 min listen

TVS 047 – Diversity in Finance – International to the United States (Valerie Wong): I’m very excited for this week’s episode with Valerie Wong, who is the president of Latinos in Finance and an employee of MSCI. We talk about two very important topics including being international and breaking into the United States for a finance role... by The Vampire Squid

25 min listen

TVS 046 – Trading Gold and Silver (with Peter Hug): Today’s episode is on trading precious metals, specifically gold and silver! I’ve always been interested in learning about what drives the prices of gold and silver and how to add it to my portfolio. This episode was extremely informative for me and ho... by The Vampire Squid

24 min listen

TVS 045 – Finimize (Co-Founder Scott Tindle) Part II: Today is Part II of the episode with Scott Tindle, co-founder of Finimize! This episode dives a bit deeper into how Finimize is performing in addition to learning more about what people have the most difficulty understanding in terms of concepts in fin... by The Vampire Squid

17 min listen

TVS 044 – Finimize (Co-Founder Scott Tindle): *If you have experience with mobile graphic design, please reach out to me alan@thevampiresquid.com* Please welcome a special guest for this week, Scott Tindle, who is the co-founder of Finimize, an easy to understand newsletter of financial news that ... by The Vampire Squid

26 min listen

TVS 043 – Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (with Jacob Mullins from Shasta Ventures): I’m very excited about today’s episode because it is on two of the most fascinating emerging technologies out there, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality. Today, we have on Jacob Mullins from Shasta Ventures who focuses on these types of emergin... by The Vampire Squid

20 min listen

TVS 042 – Shasta Ventures with Jacob Mullins: We have a great interview for you guys today with Jacob Mullins from Shasta Ventures! Jacob has a strong entrepreneurial background and has founded multiple companies before he joined and rejoined Shasta Ventures where he now focuses on emerging techno... by The Vampire Squid

24 min listen

TVS 041 – Aswath Damodaran (NYU Finance Valuation Expert) Part II: We continue our conversation with Aswath Damodaran where we dive into the technology industry, great books to get read if you want to learn about finance, and Aswath’s thoughts on the market. I hope you enjoy! by The Vampire Squid

23 min listen

TVS 040 – Aswath Damodaran (NYU Finance Valuation Expert): Wow, I had to bring on an incredibly special guest for the 40th episode of The Vampire Squid! Today’s episode, we have Aswath Damodaran, who I’m sure many of you know well in finance. He is considered the go-to expert for valuation and has taught at NY... by The Vampire Squid

23 min listen

TVS 039 – Patrick Curtis (Founder of Wall Street Oasis) Part II: Welcome back to Part II of the episode with Patrick Curtis, founder of Wall Street Oasis. In this episode, we dive into Patrick’s experiences in Buenos Aires, his favorite wall street oasis stories, how he deals with “fake news”, and much more. by The Vampire Squid

21 min listen

TVS 038 – Patrick Curtis (Founder of Wall Street Oasis) Part I: Today we have on a very special guest, Patrick Curtis, who is the founder of WallStreetOasis.com! I met Patrick a few months ago and we’ve stayed in touch and gotten drinks a couple times, but thought he would be incredibly interesting to bring on the ... by The Vampire Squid

22 min listen

TVS 037 – Studying for the GMAT: This week’s episode is on studying for the GMAT, which I thought would be a nice follow up to last week’s episode on The Virtual MBA. I will provide some tips on how I went about studying for the test and things that I wish I had known prior to studyin... by The Vampire Squid

19 min listen

TVS 036 – The Virtual MBA: Today’s podcast will be cross listed with one of my friends who recently started his podcast, The Virtual MBA. On this episode, Alex and I dive a bit into my background of where I grew up, went to school, and some of the decisions that have now landed ... by The Vampire Squid

23 min listen

TVS 035 – Investing in Royalties from Music Artists (Royalty Exchange) Part II: Welcome back to Part II of the interview with Jeff Schneider, the CFO from Royalty Exchange. In today’s follow up to last week’s talk, we finish the conversation we had on the music industry and Royalties. Hope you guys enjoy the rest of the episode! by The Vampire Squid

26 min listen

TVS 034 – Investing in Royalties from Music Artists (Royalty Exchange): Really excited for this episode as we explore a completely new investment vehicle, investing in royalties from music artists! I bring on Jeff Schneider, the CFO from Royalty Exchange , to share his path to becoming a CFO and insights into how the inves... by The Vampire Squid

24 min listen

TVS 033 – Market Index and Exchange (S&P 500, DJIA, NYSE, NASDAQ): Happy New Year! Welcome back to The Vampire Squid, I’m incredibly excited for this year and for what is to come for TVS. Today’s episode will be on Market Indices and Exchanges like the S&P 500, DJIA, NYSE, and NASDAQ. by The Vampire Squid

14 min listen

TVS 032 – 2016 Year in Review: Greetings from the Galapagos Islands!! Before we start, if you are a developer (iOS), shoot me an email!! I hope everyone is getting some time off for the holidays! This episode is short and sweet and a quick review of how far The Vampire Squid has com... by The Vampire Squid

6 min listen

TVS 031 – Wall Street Culture with Karen Ho Part II: Welcome to Part II of the interview with Karen Ho, our expert on Wall Street Anthropology! This episode continues with quality insights from Karen as we continue to discuss past recessions, training, and socioeconomic inequality. by The Vampire Squid

22 min listen

TVS 030 – Wall Street Culture with Karen Ho Part I: I’m so excited to introduce this episode, one of the most revealing and informative ones that I have done to date! Please welcome a special guest, Karen Ho, an American Anthropologist, who studies wall street culture. by The Vampire Squid

32 min listen

TVS 029 – Jesse Felder Hedge Fund Part II: Welcome back everyone and to Part II of the hedge fund episode with Jesse Felder! I recently did some very exciting interviews as well that I can’t wait to share with everyone shortly ? Hope you enjoy and please don’t hesitate to reach out with any que... by The Vampire Squid

24 min listen

TVS 028 – Jesse Felder Hedge Fund Interview Part I: Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Today, we have brought on Jesse Felder, who is the author of The Felder Report, that educates and informs individual investors about the issues most important to success in the financial markets. by The Vampire Squid

21 min listen

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TVS 050 – Thoughts after a life-changing paralyzing accident from a Thiel Fellow and Shark Tank Alum (Anthony Zhang) Part II

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