Episode
#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
1:44:42
Published: Fri Nov 18 2022
Description
Val Katayev is a tech and finance entrepreneur. In his high school yearbook, he decided he wanted to make $1,000,000 by the age of 30. He hit it by 19. In this interview, we spoke about some of his businesses, crypto, the looming recession, the power of a personal brand, and much more. (0:00) Intro (0:45) Wealth At A Young Age (2:48) Resourcefulness (4:44) PlayStation Website (11:34) Val’s Secret Weapon (17:55) Google’s 2nd Biggest Advertiser (24:41) Ringtones (39:11) People Don’t Know (41:00) Val’s Current Business (44:55) Mobile (46:58) Going With The Future (48:50) Retirement (52:20) Peer To Peer Lending (59:35) Thoughts on FTX Meltdown (1:05:20) Crypto (1:08:21) Figuring Out Next Business (1:15:45) Arbitrage Opportunity (1:17:39) Young People Having Power/Money (1:23:25) Personal Brand (1:30:21) Losing It All (1:35:24) Recession (1:39:40) Challenge Val Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValKatayev Val’s Lyrics Ad: https://twitter.com/ValKatayev/status/1499053850333904902 My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
Chapters
In this episode, the host interviews Patrick Bet-David, the founder of Valuetainment, where they discuss his journey from hitting his high school yearbook goal of making $1 million before the age of 30, to crossing $100 million shortly after his 30th birthday.
00:00 - 00:50 (00:49)
Summary
In this episode, the host interviews Patrick Bet-David, the founder of Valuetainment, where they discuss his journey from hitting his high school yearbook goal of making $1 million before the age of 30, to crossing $100 million shortly after his 30th birthday.
Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
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00:50 - 06:29 (05:38)
Summary
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Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
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06:29 - 12:34 (06:05)
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Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
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12:34 - 17:36 (05:02)
Summary
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Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
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17:36 - 23:10 (05:34)
Summary
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Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
PodcastThe Danny Miranda Podcast
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23:10 - 32:37 (09:26)
Summary
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Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
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32:37 - 37:21 (04:43)
Summary
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Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
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37:21 - 47:02 (09:41)
Summary
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Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
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47:02 - 55:42 (08:40)
Summary
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Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
PodcastThe Danny Miranda Podcast
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55:42 - 1:08:18 (12:35)
Summary
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Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
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1:08:18 - 1:21:12 (12:54)
Summary
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Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
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1:21:13 - 1:28:05 (06:52)
Summary
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Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
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1:28:05 - 1:35:46 (07:40)
Summary
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Episode#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future
PodcastThe Danny Miranda Podcast
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1:35:46 - 1:44:35 (08:48)
Summary
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