Bhu Srinivasan, Author, Americana - Is The Entrepreneur More Important Or Is The Movement And Moment More Important? | #325

The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing

The Idea Farm

Business, Investing, Management

4.7 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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In episode 325, we welcome our guest, Bhu Srinivasan, author of AMERICANA: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism and founder and CEO of SCORETRADE, which is developing the fastest and most precise in-game sports prediction experience possible. In today’s episode, we go all the back to the 1400s and hear how venture capital was behind the discovery of America. Bhu talks about some of the most successful entrepreneurs in American history, including Vanderbilt, Carnegie and Rockefeller. We talk about the role the government has played in helping American capitalism thrive, and the history of booms and busts and the role they serve over time. As we wind down, we discuss the future of capitalism in the U.S. and around the globe, and hear about Bhu’s current venture around crypto and sports gambling. ----- Follow Meb on Twitter at @MebFaber ----- This episode is sponsored by AcreTrader. AcreTrader is an investment platform that makes it simple to own shares of farmland and earn passive income, and you can start investing in just minutes online. AcreTrader provides access, transparency, and liquidity to investors, while handling all aspects of administration and property management so that you can sit back and watch your investment grow. If you're interested in a deeper understanding, and for more information on how to become a farmland investor through their platform, please visit acretrader.com/meb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Mepp Faber Show, where the focus is on helping you grow and preserve your wealth.
0:11.0	Join us as we discuss the craft of investing and
0:13.5	uncover new and profitable ideas all to help you grow wealthier and wiser.
0:17.2	Better investing starts here.
0:18.8	Matt Faber is the co-founder and chief investment officer at Cambria Investment Management.
0:23.3	Did it industry regulations, he will not discuss any of Cambria's funds on this podcast.
0:27.2	All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion
0:31.1	of Cambria Investment or its affiliates. For more information opinion of Cambria Investment Management or its affiliates.
0:33.4	For more information, visit Cambria Investments.com.
0:35.8	What's up y'all?
0:40.5	We have a great show for you today. Our guest is the author of American
0:44.3	a 400-year history of American capitalism which is one of my all-time favorite books.
0:49.8	And today's show we go all the way back to the 1400s and hear how venture capital played a role in the discovery and development of America.
0:59.0	We talk about some of the original 50-baggers involving pirates. We also hear about some of the most
1:05.2	successful entrepreneurs in American history, including Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller. We talk
1:10.6	about the role the government has played in helping American capitalism thrive in the history of booms and busts and the role they serve over time
1:17.4	So we wind down we discuss the future of capitalism in the US and around the globe and we hear about our guest current venture around
1:24.4	crypto and sports gambling.
1:27.0	This episode is brought to you by 10 East.
1:29.6	Long time listeners know I've invested in private markets quite a bit myself, but with access to these markets
1:34.9	broadening it can be hard to know where to find vetted high quality offerings.
1:39.1	That's where Ten East comes in.
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