This episode is a discussion with Tyler Winklevoss - Co-Founder and CEO at Gemini, Principal and investor at Winklevoss Capital, Olympic rower, and one of the early investors in Bitcoin. We talk about why Bitcoin is having such a good run right now, where it’s going in the future, how they launched and grew their cryptocurrency exchange, and their investment philosophy at Winklevoss capital.

SHOW NOTES

00:00:59 Tyler Winklevoss’ introduction to the Growth Manifesto Podcast
00:01:31 What Tyler saw and learned during the early days of Bitcoin
00:03:30 Is Bitcoin a currency or a commodity?
00:05:41 How Tyler feels that Bitcoin is actually better at being gold than gold
00:09:45 Tyler discusses the book “Sapiens” and the “imagined fictions” that man creates including money for currency
00:13:31 Why is Bitcoin a fixed supply and limited at 21 million?
00:15:01 Why do you think Bitcoin is having such a big run right now?
00:17:46 Tyler talks about the early volatile nature of Bitcoin and how it rewards the risk-takers and early adopters
00:20:49 What are other cryptocurrencies besides Bitcoin that people should be looking at?
00:24:37 What do you say to the challenge that there’s too much demand for what Ethereum can actually handle?
00:26:46 Which blockchain would be Ethereum’s biggest threat?
00:29:12 How did you get the idea for Gemini as a crypto exchange and how did it start?
00:37:45 How did you get that initial traction from when Gemini launched?
00:42:47 How were you able to handle the massive growth of Gemini at around 2016-2017 when the whole world came onto it?
00:48:16 Tyler tells us about Winklevoss Capital and the kinds of companies they invest in
00:53:51 Outside of Blockchain, what are some of the biggest trends you’ve seen for the future that you’re excited about and possibly would like to invest in?
00:58:50 If you could do it all over again, what would you have done differently when you first started working on cryptocurrency and Gemini?
01:00:47 Quickfire Questions with Tyler Winklevoss
01:16:06 Tyler explains how Gemini works for people who want to get into cryptocurrency

----

LINKS

Tyler Winklevoss on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerwinklevoss/
Gemini https://www.gemini.com/
Winklevoss Capital https://winklevosscapital.com/
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future https://www.amazon.com/Zero-One-Notes-Startups-Future/dp/0804139296

----

The Growth Manifesto Podcast is brought to you by Webprofits. We interview business leaders, marketers, and entrepreneurs to share inspiring stories of real people who have succeeded in the business world.


Hosted by Alex Cleanthous.

* Podcast: https://www.growthmanifesto.com/podcast/
* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/webprofits/
* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/web-...
* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Webprofits/
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/webprofits
* Agency: https://www.webprofits.io