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Giving out $150K to Network with Cool People
47:02 - 55:42 (08:40)
In this podcast, the speaker shares his experience of lending money to strangers for networking purposes, attending events, and even growing tomatoes and cucumbers to improve his skills while having conversations.
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The speaker shares how networking, gardening, and car racing all contributed to his entrepreneurial success, including buying a Lamborghini.
47:02 - 51:31 (04:28)
Summary
The speaker shares how networking, gardening, and car racing all contributed to his entrepreneurial success, including buying a Lamborghini.
ChapterGiving out $150K to Network with Cool People
Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
PodcastThe Danny Miranda Podcast
The speaker invested $150,000 into one of the first peer-to-peer lending companies called Prosper in 2006 where people, including strangers, can lend money to each other.
51:31 - 54:07 (02:35)
Summary
The speaker invested $150,000 into one of the first peer-to-peer lending companies called Prosper in 2006 where people, including strangers, can lend money to each other. The concept of peer-to-peer lending, now known as marketplace lending, allows individuals to earn higher returns on their money by loaning it to others.
ChapterGiving out $150K to Network with Cool People
Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
PodcastThe Danny Miranda Podcast
The speaker considered investing tens of millions of dollars in ProsperCon, a company that had started to have issues with the SEC and was ahead of its time.
54:07 - 55:42 (01:35)
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The speaker considered investing tens of millions of dollars in ProsperCon, a company that had started to have issues with the SEC and was ahead of its time. However, due to concerns about the 2008 financial crisis, they ultimately decided against the investment.