Listen "#434: Capital in the 21st Century with Allen Farrington"
Episode Synopsis
Marty sits down with Allen Farrington from Axiom to discuss his perspective on capital allocation and how it is affected by Bitcoin.
Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32
Allen on Medium: https://allenfarrington.medium.com/
5:30 - Introducing Axiom
9:43 - Cost of capital
14:26 - Debt is not universally bad
16:59 - Capital as a tool
18:51 - The goal of capital allocation
22:13 - Affecting individual savings
26:06 - Capital flowchart and long term thinking
37:18 - Bitcoin doesn’t allow fiat games
44:47 - Bitcoin mining illustrating the point
58:09 - Impact of lightning’s instant settlement
1:06:26 - Building a long term company
1:14:46 - Temperance during the boom
1:18:46 - Liquid BTC
1:27:28 - Axiom and further upcoming writing
1:41:04 - Wrapping up
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Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32
Allen on Medium: https://allenfarrington.medium.com/
5:30 - Introducing Axiom
9:43 - Cost of capital
14:26 - Debt is not universally bad
16:59 - Capital as a tool
18:51 - The goal of capital allocation
22:13 - Affecting individual savings
26:06 - Capital flowchart and long term thinking
37:18 - Bitcoin doesn’t allow fiat games
44:47 - Bitcoin mining illustrating the point
58:09 - Impact of lightning’s instant settlement
1:06:26 - Building a long term company
1:14:46 - Temperance during the boom
1:18:46 - Liquid BTC
1:27:28 - Axiom and further upcoming writing
1:41:04 - Wrapping up
Shoutout to our sponsors:
Unchained
River
CrowdHealth
Bitcoin Talent Co
TFTC Merch is Available:
Shop Now
Join the TFTC Movement:
Main YT Channel
Clips YT Channel
Website
Twitter
Instagram
Follow Marty Bent:
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