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This week, I speak with McKeel Hagerty, CEO and Chairman of Hagerty. We discuss how he transformed the family boat insurance business into a “sexy” driver-forward business. We also discuss our love of collectable cars and his love of his first car, a Porsche, that he bought at the age of 13. Read More The post MiB: McKeel Hagerty, CEO and Chairman of Hagerty Insurance appeared first on The Big Picture.
What a fun conversation! I sat down with Jon Erlichman (formerly of Bloomberg, now at Ticker Take) to discuss the biggest mistakes investors make. Here is the overview: Most investing advice tells you what to buy. Barry Ritholtz would rather tell you what NOT to do. This week on Ticker Take, we sit Read More The post Ticker Take: The Biggest Mistakes Investors Make appeared first on The Big Picture.
This week, I speak with David Risher, CEO of Lyft, about his career path from Microsoft and Amazon to leading the ride-sharing platform. We discuss Lyft’s financial turnaround, cost-cutting measures, and strategies for expanding market share. Plus customer-centric features, the mechanics of ride data, and the decade-long transition toward autonomous vehicle networks. A transcript of Read More The post MiB: Lyft CEO David Risher appeared first on The Big Picture.
The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Mamoon Hamid, Kleiner Perkins on AI Investing, is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube (video), YouTube (audio), and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. Read More The post Transcript: Mamoon Hamid, Kleiner Perkins appeared first on The Big Picture.
This week, I speak with Kleiner Perkins partner Mamoon Hamid. We discuss Mamoon’s thoughts on the AI revolution and his approach to early AI investing. Mamoon also breaks down how he became an early investor in giants like Slack and Figma, and how the firm assesses the investments they missed. He explains how Read More The post MiB: Mamoon Hamid, Kleiner Perkins on AI Investing appeared first on The Big Picture.
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Danish Blend coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: Why You Grieve the End of Summer Before It’s Even Over: If you’re already stressed about the end of the season, you’re not alone. On anticipatory nostalgia and the human knack Read More The post 10 July 4 Reads appeared first on The Big Picture.
At The Money: Building a Bond Ladder with ETFs (July 2, 2026) How can fixed-income investors create diversified, inexpensive bond ladders using Exchange Traded Funds? Full transcript below. ~~~ About this week’s guest: Steve Laipply is Global Co-Head of iShares Fixed Income ETFs. Previously, he was Head of U.S. iShares Fixed Income Read More The post At The Money: Building a Bond Ladder with ETFs appeared first on The Big Picture.
Funny story: I was supposed to have Bobby Bonilla on for Masters in Business, but it did not come to pass.1 That was a shame, because it’s a fascinating cautionary tale about hubris, fraud, misunderstanding risk, and all sorts of other amusing and fun BeFi issues. I went deep down the Bobby Bonilla Day Read More The post Reverse Engineering the Met’s Bobby Bonilla Deal appeared first on The Big Picture.
The transcript from this week’s MiB: Carl Richards on Sketching Wealth Strategy, is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube (video), YouTube (audio), and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ Carl Read More The post Transcript: Carl Richards on Sketching Wealth Strategy appeared first on The Big Picture.
So I’m looking through the midyear issue of “Pollstar” and there’s a chart for “Venues With Capacities Of 5,000 Or Less.” Now if you’re a dedicated follower of the main “Pollstar chart (if not fashion), you know it tends to be dominated by the usual suspects, mostly acts with years under their belts, playing Read More The post Comedy Is Hot appeared first on The Big Picture.
