Лучшие подкасты про Ben Sommer (2024)

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#75 - The Problem of Induction, Relitigated (w/ Tamler Sommers) 1:41:13

7d ago1:41:13

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When Very Bad Wizards meets Very Culty Popperians. We finally decided to have a real life professional philosopher on the pod to call us out on our nonsense, and are honored to have on Tamler Sommers, from the esteemed Very Bad Wizards podcast, to argue with us about the Problem of Induction. Did Popper solve it, or does his proposed solution, like…

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Blue Owl GP Strategic Capital's Sean Ward - transforming GP stakes into an industry 1:06:27

7d ago1:06:27

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s podcast illustrates just how far private markets have come. We dive into the world of GP stakes with Sean Ward, Senior Managing Director from Blue Owl’s GP Strategic Capital Platform, where he was a founding partner and is responsible for helping to oversee the firm that has done the lion’s s…

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HGGC's Steve Young & True North Advisors' Scott Wood - "the score takes care of itself" on the field and in investing 56:46

14d ago56:46

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode welcomes two elite performers in Steve Young of HGGC and Scott Wood of True North Advisors, where they talk about how they formed a partnership based on shared values. Steve’s private equity firm, $7B AUM HGGC, took a minority stake in Scott’s independent wealth management firm, $3.9B…

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Going Public Ep. 1 with Evercore's Glenn Schorr 54:30

21d ago54:30

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Today marks the launch of a new show on Alt Goes Mainstream: Going Public with Evercore’s Glenn Schorr. 17 years ago, there wasn’t a single alternative asset manager that was part of the public markets. Today, not only are a number of the industry’s largest firms public, but in 2024, the industry’s largest alternative asset manager, Blackstone, ent…

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 12: Taking the pulse of private markets and the future of AI and automation in private markets with Eileen Duff, Managing Partner & Chief Client Success Officer at iCapital 26:15

26d ago26:15

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Welcome to the 12th episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. This month’s episode features one of iCapital’s senior executives, Eileen Duff, Managing Partner & Chief Client Success Officer, and a private markets veteran who was Head of Alternative Investments, North America for Credit Suisse for a n…

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#74 - Disagreeing about Belief, Probability, and Truth (w/ David Deutsch) 1:32:02

29d ago1:32:02

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What do you do when one of your intellectual idols comes on the podcast? Bombard them disagreements of course. We were thrilled to have David Deutsch on the podcast to discuss whether the concept of belief is a useful lens on human cognition, when probability and statistics should be deployed, and whether he disagrees with Karl Popper on abstractio…

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Cantilever Group's Todd Owens - the untapped opportunity in GP stakes 48:32

1M ago48:32

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s podcast dives into the continued innovation in the GP stakes space with someone who has advised some of the industry’s largest firms on their businesses and going public. We are joined by Todd Owens, the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Cantilever Group. Cantilever is an independent firm fo…

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57.5 - Marguerite de Valois (Queen Margot), Part 2 54:49

1M ago54:49

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It's time for Margot to truly REBEL. How will Margot's rollercoaster end, and how will she rate compared to the rest of the Valois clan? ⚜️ Visit our Wordpress for episode images, score summaries, contact details and more! Make sure you leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. You can also support the show on Patreon! Jo…

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Intapp's Ben Harrison - using data and automation to transform private markets 1:00:58

1M ago1:00:58

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is a special show with Ben Harrison, the Co-Founder of DealCloud, which is now part of Intapp, where he is President, Industries. Ben is a former banker and private equity professional at Falfurrias Capital Partners who went on to co-found DealCloud to make the process of managing dea…

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#73 - The Unfairness of Proportional Representation 1:25:12

2M ago1:25:12

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Want to make everyone under 30 extremely angry? Tell them you don't like proportional representation. Tell them proportional representation sucks, just like recycling. In this episode, we continue to improve your popularity at parties by diving into Sir Karl's theory of democracy, and his arguments for why the first-past-the-post electoral system i…

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57.5 - Marguerite de Valois (Queen Margot), Part 1 58:46

2M ago58:46

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The last surviving of the Valois, this beautiful and intelligent princess is often seen as either a victim or a villain, but the memoirs she left behind and the reevaluation of modern historians show a different side to her story. She was a woman who struggled to find agency and self-determination in a world where the cards were stacked against her…

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T. Rowe Price's Cheri Belski - how a $1.59T asset manager is approaching private markets: AGM x Pangea Private Markets Live Podcast 26:45

2M ago26:45

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Recently, AGM partnered with Pangea to bring together a group of executives in private markets and wealth management in London for a live AGM podcast featuring Cheri Belski of T. Rowe Price, one of the largest asset managers in the world with over $1.59T AUM. Cheri is the Global Head of Product at T.…

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Bernstein Private Wealth Management's Alex Chaloff - how the CIO of a $125B wealth manager navigates private markets 1:00:55

2M ago1:00:55

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with Alex Chaloff, the CIO of a large and sophisticated private wealth management firm that is very active in private markets. Alex is Chief Investment Officer of Bernstein’s $125B+ private wealth management unit within $725B AUM AllianceBernstein. He was previously the Head of Alt…

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[Repost] Animal Spirits: Alt Goes Mainstream with Michael Sidgmore 51:17

2M ago51:17

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I went into The Compound and came out alive. Recently, I joined Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson of Ritholtz Wealth Management on their Animal Spirits podcast by The Compound. It is a fantastic show that produces frank and thoughtful conversations on markets and the wealth management world. They invited me on their show to discuss why alts are going…

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#72 (C&R, Chap. 19: Part II) - On the (alleged) Right of a Nation to Self-Determination 51:18

2M ago51:18

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Part two on Chapter 19 of Conjectures and Refutations! Last time we got a little hung up arguing about human behavior and motivations. Putting that disagreement aside, like mature adults, we move on to the rest of the chapter and Popper's remaining theses. In particular, we focus on Popper's criticism of the idea of a nation's right to self-determi…

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Ranking Roundup #3 - The House of Valois 44:01

2M ago44:01

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Au revoir, Valois! We have now ranked all the kings of France belonging to the House of Valois, the cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty which reigned supreme from 1328 to 1589. Before they take a well-earned break and start gearing up for the Bourbon kings, Ben and Eliza step back to re-examine the Valois. Who did the best? Who did the worst? And …

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Mercer Investments' Gregg Sommer & CAIS' Neil Blundell - following the fast river of alts 49:47

3M ago49:47

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. On today’s episode, we are joined by Mercer Investments’ US Financial Intermediaries Leader Gregg Sommer and CAIS’ MD and Head of Investments Neil Blundell. Gregg and Neil bring deep experience and backgrounds in private markets to discuss how alternatives can be further adopted by the wealth channel…

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57 - Henry III 1:32:39

3M ago1:32:39

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This week we delve into the treacherous, tumultuous and frankly bizarre reign of King Henry III, who is certainly unlike any other king we've seen thus far! Will his entertaining shenanigans earn him a place in the tournament? And how much of his scandalous legacy is historical fact? ⚜️ Visit our Wordpress for episode images, score summaries, conta…

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Manulife's Anne Valentine Andrews - connecting real assets with real money and the world of infrastructure investing 55:00

3M ago55:00

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode features a guest who has consistently and astutely figured out the growth areas in private markets. We are joined by Manulife’s new Global Head of Private Markets Anne Valentine Andrews. She’s responsible for the strategy, business development, and growth of Manulife Investment Manage…

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#71 (C&R, Chap 19: Part I) - The History of Our Time: An Optimist's View 1:12:50

3M ago1:12:50

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Back to the Conjectures and Refutations series, after a long hiatus! Given all that's happening in the world and the associated rampant pessimism, we thought it would be appropriate to tackle Chapter 19 - A History of Our Time: An Optimist's View. We get through a solid fifth of the chapter, at which point Ben and Vaden start arguing about whether …

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 11: Taking the pulse of private markets with Dan Vene, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Head of Investment Solutions, iCapital 26:03

3M ago26:03

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Welcome to the 11th episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. We changed up this month’s episode, welcoming iCapital Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Head of Investment Solutions Dan Vene to the show to discuss the evolution of private markets and the launch of iCapital’s Marketplace. iCapital, as the leading platform that …

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56.5 - Catherine de' Medici, Part 2 1:35:49

3M ago1:35:49

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This episode, we close out Catherine de' Medici's life and give her a score. How does this notorious queen measure up against the likes of Charlemagne and Philip Augustus? ⚜️ Visit our Wordpress for episode images, score summaries, contact details and more! Make sure you leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. You can a…

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56.5 - Catherine de' Medici, Part 1 1:06:01

3M ago1:06:01

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In our first part of the endlessly fascinating life that is Catherine de' Medici's, we chart her rise from an orphaned Italian "merchant's daughter" to the Queen-Mother of Europe's most prestigious kingdom. Next episode, we will conclude the story and ask ourselves, is she really the scheming sorceress history has made us believe? Well ... she's no…

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Partners Group's Rob Collins - The how and why of evergreens: one of the most exciting trends in private markets 1:05:05

3M ago1:05:05

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is one of evergreen importance. We talk with one of the pioneers in the evergreen fund space. Rob Collins, a Partner, Co-Head of Private Wealth, and Head of the New York office and a member of the Global Executive Board at Partners Group, a $147B+ AUM alternative asset manager, joins …

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iCapital Chairman & CEO Lawrence Calcano - Driving efficiency across the entire value chain to transform private markets 41:15

4M ago41:15

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. I've been having many conversations with GPs and LPs over the past few months — and it feels like we've reached a point in private markets where both sides are trying to figure out how to navigate this space, from a product perspective and a technology perspective. To better understand these issues, …

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#70 - ... and Bayes Bites Back (w/ Richard Meadows) 1:30:34

4M ago1:30:34

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Sick of hearing us shouting about Bayesianism? Well today you're in luck, because this time, someone shouts at us about Bayesianism! Richard Meadows, finance journalist, author, and Ben's secretive podcast paramour, takes us to task. Are we being unfair to the Bayesians? Is Bayesian rationality optimal in theory, and the rest of us are just coping …

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56 - Charles IX 1:21:08

4M ago1:21:08

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There will be blood. ⚜️ A summary of the major political figures in this episode (most of whom will be dead by the end): Catherine de' Medici, ruling on behalf of her son Charles IX, a moderating force between the factions (at first) The Ultra-Catholics: Duke Henry of Anjou, Charles IX's precocious younger brother The Duke and Cardinal de Guise, re…

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NEA's Peter Barris - From operator to VC legend, how Peter transformed NEA into a venture juggernaut 1:02:31

4M ago1:02:31

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. His career started when someone said to him, “well, have you thought about venture capital? We don’t think that you’d be any good at it.” The rest is history. Today’s episode features one of the legends of the venture capital industry. Peter Barris joined New Enterprise Associates in 1992 after a sto…

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NewEdge's Rob Sechan and Cameron Dawson - growing a cutting edge $44B platform to serve the wealth channel 59:56

4M ago59:56

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode features the architects behind one of the industry’s faster growing wealth management platforms, NewEdge. We welcome NewEdge CEO, Managing Partner, and Co-Founder Rob Sechan and NewEdge CIO Cameron Dawson. Both Rob and Cameron have a wealth of experience in both wealth management and …

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55 - Francis II (ft. Mary, Queen of Scots) 1:01:46

4M ago1:01:46

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After the sudden demise of his father, young Francis II struggles to grasp his new responsibilities as King of France. Meanwhile, his ambitious young wife Mary Stuart and her relatives, the Guise family, make their first big bid for power. And the rumbles of religious unrest in France are only getting louder... ⚜️ Visit our Wordpress for episode im…

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#69 - Contra Scott Alexander on Probability 1:45:09

4M ago1:45:09

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After four episodes spent fawning over Scott Alexander's "Non-libertarian FAQ", we turn around and attack the good man instead. In this episode we respond to Scott's piece "In Continued Defense of Non-Frequentist Probabilities", and respond to each of his five arguments defending Bayesian probability. Like moths to a flame, we apparently cannot let…

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2024 European Private Market Trends: An AGM x Pangea podcast shorts collaboration 1:07:20

4M ago1:07:20

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AGM collaborated with Pangea Group, a firm that helps B2B fintech companies with go-to-market strategies, at a live event they hosted on private markets in London with Schroders and Illuminate Financial to gather thoughts from some leaders in private markets on their views of the industry’s future in Europe. We asked seven private market participan…

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Ritholtz Wealth Management's Michael Batnick - real talk on private markets 1:06:05

5M ago1:06:05

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. On today’s show, we turned the tables. We welcomed famed podcast co-host of Animal Spirits and The Compound and Friends and writer at The Irrelevant Investor, and Managing Partner and Director of Research at $4B AUM Ritholtz Wealth Management Michael Batnick to come on the show to share a wealth mana…

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54 - Henry II 1:20:04

5M ago1:20:04

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He's the husband of Catherine de' Medici, the lover of Diane de Poitiers, the father-in-law of Mary, Queen of Scots. Can Henry II stand out in a period dominated by these legendary women? How will he fare against the might of the Hapsburg Empire? And how will he reconcile his religion with the unlikely allies he has to make? ⚜️ Visit our Wordpress …

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HgCapital Trust's Chairman of the Board Jim Strang - a masterclass in private markets 1:04:39

5M ago1:04:39

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode features a masterclass in private markets from a guest who has seen it all. Jim Strang is a deeply experienced private equity professional who has been part of the industry as a GP, LP, investor, consultant, and now a teacher, board member, and advisor to a number of firms. I’d probab…

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#68 - Libertarianism IV: Political Issues (w/ Bruce Nielson) 1:50:16

5M ago1:50:16

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The final part in a series which has polarized the nation. We tackle -- alongside Bruce Nielson as always -- the remaining part of Scott's FAQ: Political Issues. Can the government get anything right? Has Scott strawmanned the libertarian argument in this section? Is libertarianism an economic theory, a political theory, a metaphysical theory, or a…

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 10: Taking the pulse of private markets with Lawrence Calcano, Chairman & CEO of iCapital, and Robert Picard, Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments at Hightower Advisors ... 21:36

5M ago21:36

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Welcome to the 10th episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. Here’s the latest episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a live conversation in studio with Lawrence Calcano, the Chairman & CEO of iCapital, who as the leader of a platform that is responsible for the majority of individual and advisor-led investment flows into the …

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3i Members' Mark Gerson - building engaged investing communities 40:38

6M ago40:38

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s podcast is a special show with 3i Members co-founder Mark Gerson. Alt Goes Mainstream’s first sponsor is 3i Members, an investing network built on community, collaboration and capital that was co-founded by Mark Gerson, Billy Libby, and Teddy Gold. 3i Members is a global deal network for acco…

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Marc Rubinstein of Net Interest - an in-depth tour of financial markets with an expert in finance and history 59:52

6M ago59:52

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s podcast provided us with an in-depth tour of financial markets with a student of both finance and history. And what a tour guide we had. Marc Rubinstein, an investment professional with 25 years of experience researching and investing in financial services joined us on the show. Marc started …

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#67 - Libertarianism III: Social Issues (w/ Bruce Nielson) 1:45:32

6M ago1:45:32

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Have you ever wanted to be more rich? Have you considered just working a bit harder? Welcome to part III of our libertarian series, where we discuss Part B: Social Issues of Scott Alexander's Anti-Libertarian FAQ, which critiques the libertarian view that if you're rich, you deserve it, and if you're poor, well, you deserve that too. As always, the…

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Braughm Ricke of Aduro Advisors - building a fund administration business 44:52

6M ago44:52

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode features an enabler of the micro VC movement who has now scaled his business into one of the industry’s larger fund administrators. Braughm Ricke is the Founder and CEO of Aduro Advisors, a leading fund administrator that has carved out a sterling reputation in the VC world. He's grow…

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53 - Francis I (Part 2) 1:19:52

6M ago1:19:52

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It's time to pass judgement on Francis I, deciding whether or not King Big-Nose deserves the guillotine! With this monarch, we enter a new age of Protestant rebellions, American colonialism and Hapsburg domination. Did Francis rise to meet these new challenges, or was he just a blustering fool? ⚜️ Visit our Wordpress for episode images, score summa…

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 9: Taking the pulse of private markets with Lawrence Calcano, Chairman & CEO of iCapital, and Haig Ariyan, CEO of Arax Investment Partners 22:59

6M ago22:59

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Welcome to the 9th episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. Here’s the latest episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a live conversation in studio with Lawrence Calcano, the Chairman & CEO of iCapital, who as the leader of a platform that is responsible for the majority of individual and advisor-led investment flows into the a…

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Yieldstreet's Michael Weisz on unlocking access to alternatives 58:15

6M ago58:15

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with a fintech founder who has scaled one of the larger private markets investing platforms for individual investors. Michael Weisz is the Founder and CEO of Yieldstreet, a leading private markets investing platform, with more than 450K members and $3.9B invested (as of October 202…

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53 - Francis I (Part 1) 1:06:21

6M ago1:06:21

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The long-awaited Renaissance king has finally arrived! This episode we go through the big moments his life from birth to death, from his famous meeting with Henry VIII at the Field of Cloth of Gold to his disastrous imprisonment in Spain. Next episode, we will be examining Francis's reign and legacy in further detail, and determining whether or not…

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#66 - Sex Research, Addiction, and Financial Domination (w/ Aella) 1:06:36

7M ago1:06:36

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What do you get when you mix nerds and sex research? A deep dive into the world of fetish statistics, men's calibration about women's sexual preferences, and the crazy underground world of financial domination. Stay tuned as Aella walks the boys through the world of gangbangs, camming, OnlyFans, escorting, findom, and even live-tests Vaden's wild h…

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Steve Case, Chairman & CEO of Revolution and Co-Founder of America Online, on revolutionizing the world on purpose with passion 56:29

7M ago56:29

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode with an internet legend provides an illuminating window into how the past can help inform us about the future. Steve Case is a pioneer and a visionary. He built one of the foundational companies of the internet, AOL, that brought America and the world online. As one of America’s best-…

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Hamilton Lane's Griff Norville on how private markets are moving from the Stone Age to the digital age 50:47

7M ago50:47

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode takes us into the world of technology with an expert in private markets tech. Griff Norville is a Managing Director and Head of Technology Solutions at Hamilton Lane, the $903B AUM (*Inclusive of $120.2B in discretionary assets under management and $782.9B in non-discretionary assets …

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52.5 - Louise of Savoy 1:20:03

7M ago1:20:03

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From unwanted daughter to first lady of France, this episode we chart the gradual rise of Louise of Savoy - the mother, mentor and "great regent" of King Francis I. We'll see how she measures up to other French rulers of her time, and see whether she gets to sit in the VIP Box with our other impressive matriarchs. ⚜️ Visit our Wordpress for episode…

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Lessons from a leading operator: Growing ECi Software Solutions to $500M revenue and $200M EBITDA with Net Health CEO & Carlyle Operating Partner Ron Books 48:24

7M ago48:24

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today we have the operator’s view on the show. We bring in someone who rose up the ranks of a private equity-backed software company to be CEO of that company — ECi Software Solutions — that now generates over $500M in revenue and $200M in EBITDA. We welcome Ron Books, now an Operating Partner at Car…

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