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

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/  

Chapters

• 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