Berkshire vs. Bitcoin & Amazon buys MGM with Acquired.FM’s Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal | E1222

In this episode, Jason Calacanis chats with Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal about the recent Bitcoin price drop, the concept of using margin in investing, and the potential of Uniswap. They also discuss the post-pandemic recovery, Warren Buffet's stance on cryptocurrency, and Amazon's acquisition of MGM.

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Jason Calacanis

Host • 59%

David Rosenthal

Guest • 19%

Ben Gilbert

Guest • 20%

Chapters

0:00	Start
0:59	Catching up on Jason's Taylor Lorenz interview E1217
5:55	What the Acquired team make of Bitcoin's price fall
10:08	Tiny Capital - Sell your wonderful internet business
11:38	Does it make sense to use margin when investing?
14:27	How Acquired flips between researching Berkshire and Bitcoin
19:46	David explains Uniswap
23:53	Rippling - Onboard hires in 90 seconds see how
25:50	The post-pandemic release & recovery
29:11	Is Warren Buffet too old to understand cryptocurrency?
32:26	Berkshire's old school portfolio
37:58	OurCrowd - Join for free
39:34	Amazon acquires MGM & the James Bond franchise
48:26	How Amazon's operational capability can make better use of back IP catalog
51:58	World-building
56:56	Just nerding out on Star Wars

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