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#29 Giving Away $4.5 Billion with Sam Bankman-Fried

December 10, 2020 Koroush AK
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Sam is a former quant trader, entrepreneur, philanthropist and was recently named in Forbes's annual 30 Under 30 list. He is the CEO of cryptocurrency derivative exchange FTX and Alameda Research.

Twitter: @SBF_Alameda

Website: https://ftx.com/

My Twitter: @koroushak

My Newsletter: https://koroushak.substack.com/  

1:15
Sam’s altruism
7:40
Thinking about animal welfare
19:10
Having goals bigger than oneself
25:40
Detaching yourself from outcomes
28:38
Where has Sam been lucky in his life?
32:58
Quitting his Job at Jane Street
38:44
Hiring the right people
46:45
What lessons did Sam learn through building Alameda?
55:27
What's FTX's edge?
59:34
Doing the obvious thing
1:05:00
Scaling a company
1:11:06
Investing philosophy
1:14:20
Personal growth
1:22:45
Where can the retail trader find an edge in this market