Halsey Minor, Co-Founder of Salesforce: The Rise of Distributed Computing

The Pomp Podcast

Anthony Pompliano

Business, Investing

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2019

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Halsey Minor is one of the biggest internet and tech pioneers of our day. In 1993 he co-founded CNET, which would eventually be sold to CBS for 1.8 billion dollars. In 1999 he helped Marc Benioff co-found Salesforce. Today, Halsey is working on a bunch of projects, including Videocoin, and in this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Halsey cover everything from distributed computing, crypto currencies, and blockchain technology. ----- Join the Off the Chain newsletter. Pomp's daily email analyzes the crypto market for institutional investors. Simply, it’s the best crypto newsletter delivered to your inbox every morning. No frills. No bullsh*t. Just everything you need to know in a 3-minute read. https://offthechain.substack.com/ ----- BlockFi BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect for helping you reach your financial goals of all sizes. Visit BlockFi.com/Pomp to learn more about putting your crypto to work without having to sell it. ----- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone? This is Anthony Popliano. Most of you know me as Popp. You're listening to Season
0:06.9	2 of Off the Chain, simply the best podcast in crypto. Let's kick this thing off.
0:14.8	Halsey Miner is one of the biggest internet and tech pioneers of our day. In 1993, he co-founded
0:20.1	C-Net, which would eventually be sold to CBS for $1.8 billion.
0:24.0	And then in 1999, he helped Mark Benioff co-found Salesforce. Today, Halsey is working on a bunch of
0:30.1	projects, including Livecoin. And in this conversation, we cover everything from distributed
0:34.6	computing, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain technology.
0:38.5	I hope you enjoy it nearly as much as I did.
0:41.7	Before we get started, I want to talk about one of our sponsors, BlockFi.
0:45.2	These guys are doing really interesting work in crypto lending.
0:48.6	What they allow you to do is keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a U.S.
0:52.9	dollar loan funded directly to your bank account.
0:55.9	They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10 million, and they're perfect for helping you reach
1:00.1	your financial goals of all sizes.
1:02.1	You should visit blockfi.com slash pomp.
1:04.4	Again, that's blockfi.com slash pomp.
1:06.5	Again, one more time, type it in blockfi.com slash pomp if you'd like to learn more about putting
1:11.5	your crypto to work without having to sell it. Definitely do it. Anthony Pompliano is a partner
1:17.3	at Morgan Creek Digital. All opinions expressed by Pomp or his guests on this podcast are solely
1:22.5	their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Morgan Creek Digital or Morgan Creek
1:26.5	Capital Management. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Pomp as a specific inducement to make a
1:32.2	particular investment or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion.
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