254 Jordan Selleck, from $250 million Investment Banking Deals to Mid-Market Debt Innovation
I’m fairly certain that Jordan is a human, but I’m not sure. He has traveled to 32 countries, lived in China for 18 months, trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is a private pilot, SCUBA dives, and speaks Mandarin Chinese.
He’s also founded Debt Maven, a platform for middle market borrowers, lenders, and service providers to transact with each other for debt capital financings.
Jordan previously spent six years in cross-border investment banking advising global corporates and private equity firms on M&A deals up to $250 million. From pig farms to printers, and car components to cardboard boxes, Jordan worked on deals in a wide array of industries.
In their new book, Elephant in the Brain, Kevin & Robin explore the selfish motives that are driving everything we do. From conversation and consumption, to medicine and religion, evolutionary psychology can explains all of the quirky behaviors we perpetuate through the perspective of self-interest.
Kevin Simler is a writer and software engineer currently living in San Francisco, CA. He writes a popular blog called Melting Asphalt. Kevin joined the Peter Thiel-founded Palantir Technologies in 2006 where he worked for 7 years as an engineer, engineering manager, and product designer.
Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. He has a PhD in social science from Caltech, master's in physics and philosophy from U. Chicago, and worked for nine years in artificial intelligence as a research programmer at Lockheed and NASA. He helped pioneer the field of prediction markets and blogs at OvercomingBias.com.
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Jessica Rhodes is the founder and CEO of Interview Connections, the premier source for booking outstanding podcast guests. The Interview Connections team of Booking Agents works with podcasters to find and book guests for their shows. They also represent dozens of highly qualified guest experts to connect them with podcast hosts for interviews.
Jessica is the host of the weekly web TV show, Interview Connections TV, she’s the host of the Rhodes to Success and she is the co-host of The Podcast Producers, a ten episode audio series about the art and business of podcasting.
Jessica is the author of Podcast Interviews – 5 Proven Strategies to Help You Use the Power of Guest Interviews in Your Podcast, available on Amazon Kindle.
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From 1973-1995, Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood was home to The Decade. What started as a place for up and coming bands to make a name for themselves quickly turned into a national showcase for rock acts like The Ramones, The Police, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pat Benatar, U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and many others.
This explainer video tells the story of the Decade's rise to legendary status and how it became a must-play venue for so many artists.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:59 - The house band days
1:50 - Rise to national showcase
2:20 - Ramones, The Police, and more
3:33 - The discovery of Stevie Ray Vaughan
4:06 - Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, and Bon Jovi
4:31 - Fall of the Decade
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As the co-founder of Piper Creative, Aaron is passionate about leveraging his expertise to help others build healthier company cultures, execute effective storytelling, and master the distribution of their content.
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Hannah is our brilliant visual media artist that produces genre-defining work across digital video, photography, graphic design, and fine art.
From an early age, she developed a love for art and creating, and has grown those passions into hard skills that build businesses.
She started her first media company in 10th grade and was dedicated to growing it part-time throughout high school.
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With the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine and the change in culture following COVID-19, could we be headed for another roaring 20's?
Timestamps:
0:00 - Our Sponsor
0:57 - COVID & the Roaring 20s
18:20 - ATT sells DirecTV
21:05 - Birkenstock sells to Arnault
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Aaron has an obsession with storytelling, business building, and creating media that leads to sales.
Aaron’s experience in media creation and strategy started at the age of 23 when he launched a podcast, Going Deep with Aaron Watson. In the subsequent 3 years, he has built a powerful network, executed profitable events around Pittsburgh, and started a paid public speaking career on the back of his digital media brand building.
As the co-founder of Piper Creative, Aaron is passionate about leveraging his expertise to help others build healthier company cultures, execute effective storytelling, and master the distribution of their content.
??Hannah Phillips, Chief Creative Officer of Piper Creative
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https://www.instagram.com/hpmedia/
Hannah is our brilliant visual media artist that produces genre-defining work across digital video, photography, graphic design, and fine art.
From an early age, she developed a love for art and creating, and has grown those passions into hard skills that build businesses.
She started her first media company in 10th grade and was dedicated to growing it part-time throughout high school.
At Piper Creative, she guides and mentors the next generation of creatives while leveraging their skills to transform brands and drive business outcomes.
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Sony has invested $250 million for a minority stake in Fortnite maker Epic Games. Epic Games has raised $1.83 billion to date. Sony is acquiring a 1.4% stake in Epic, which means the deal values Epic Games at $17.86 billion
Epic first showed the upcoming Unreal Engine 5 graphics running on a PlayStation 5.
In 2012, the company received a $330 million investment from Tencent for a 40% ownership stake.
0:00 July 10, 2020 Piper Rundown
0:35 Sony invests $250m in Epic Games
5:11 Ninja on YouTube?
8:36 Coinbase preps for IPO
Coinbase was valued at more than $8 billion in its latest private fundraising round in 2018. Coinbase is exploring going public via a direct listing instead of a traditional initial public offering (IPO).
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Aaron has an obsession with storytelling, business building, and creating media that leads to sales.
Aaron’s experience in media creation and strategy started at the age of 23 when he launched a podcast, Going Deep with Aaron Watson. In the subsequent 3 years, he has built a powerful network, executed profitable events around Pittsburgh, and started a paid public speaking career on the back of his digital media brand building.
As the co-founder of Piper Creative, Aaron is passionate about leveraging his expertise to help others build healthier company cultures, execute effective storytelling, and master the distribution of their content.
??Hannah Phillips, Chief Creative Officer of Piper Creative
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-phillips-52bb87a3/
https://twitter.com/hannahpmedia
https://www.instagram.com/hpmedia/
Hannah is our brilliant visual media artist that produces genre-defining work across digital video, photography, graphic design, and fine art.
From an early age, she developed a love for art and creating, and has grown those passions into hard skills that build businesses.
She started her first media company in 10th grade and was dedicated to growing it part-time throughout high school.
At Piper Creative, she guides and mentors the next generation o
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Prepare for the Allbirds IPO. #Allbirds is a New Zealand-American company that sells footwear and apparel. Allbirds' first shoe was the Wool Runner, which is made from New Zealand superfine Merino wool.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
04:42 Stats
09:30 Competitors
12:42 Meme Factor
14:26 Bull Vs. Bear
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