Alts

This week Horacio sat down with Billy Galanko from Vint , the popular & growing fractional wine investment platform. He is a professional sommelier who now has an (awesome) role as Vint's Head of Wine. In the chat, we discuss: How Billy parlayed an Upwork ad into an investment into Vint, and later Vint's first full-time role The ins & outs of high quality wine acquisition from merchant par...

This week Horacio and Stefan sat down with Chase Chamberlin and Brian Doxtator , CMO and CEO at Commonwealth , which allows anyone to buy shares in world-class racehorses. In the chat, we discuss: How Rally inspired Brian to think about fractionalized horses What each founder brings to the table (Chase = horses, Brian = business & finance) How horse racing can be intimidating , and how they've...

This week Stefan sat down with Michael Wenner , VP of Marketing at Masterworks ; the world's largest (and arguably only ) platform dedicated to buying fractional shares of high-quality contemporary artwork. In the chat, Stefan and Michael discuss: Artwork as the oldest "newest" asset class How Masterworks digitized decades of sales data ; including activity, research, and other data points How Mas...

This week Stefan sat down with Alex Drew , co-founder of ODYS , a platform for buying high-quality aged domain names. The first half of the chat covers the world of domain investing in general, and the second half dives aged domains, which is Alex's specialty. In the chat, Stefan and Alex discuss: How Alex got started in domain investing What makes domain names such a great digital asset ? Why .co...

This week Stefan sat down with Travis Winn from ZED RUN , the blockchain game where you buy, sell, breed, raise, and race digital racehorses. In the chat, Stefan and Travis discuss: How the lack of accessibility in Australian horse race culture led to the idea of digital horse ownership The otherwordly design of the game & creating the digital sport of the future Navigating the financial and l...

This week Stefan sat down with Charlie Swatkins , whose passion & expertise in investing in Legos has dubbed him "The LEGO Man." In the chat, Stefan and Charlie discuss: How & why Charlie started investing in LEGOs Why LEGOs are a worthy alternative asset What makes a LEGO set valuable What LEGO collectors look for in a purchase How a set's shelf life , design , and theme factor into price...

This week Stefan sat down with Kenny Rose, founder and CEO of FranShares — a unique platform for making fractional investments in franchise businesses. In the chat, Stefan and Kenny discuss: Kenny's background in finance , franchise brokering and being on a game show How the company navigated financial and legal hurdles Why investing in franchises is gaining steam How FranShares' business model is...

This week Stefan sat down with Dovi Spigelman , a dealer of fine watches in Melbourne, Australia. In the chat, Stefan and Dovi discuss: The history of watch collecting What makes watches a good investment The most expensive watch ever purchased How Paul Newman (unwillingly) kicked off a revolution Why it's nearly impossible to buy watches at retail How and when watches got so expensive The top wat...

This week Stefan sat down with Ezra Levine, the CEO of Collectable . Collectable is a new app that lets you own shares of iconic sports cards & memorabilia. In the chat, Stefan and Ezra discuss: Collectable’s history as a sports auction data aggregator Navigating the legal issues in order to get where they are today Emmitt Smith as the first investor How Collectable introduced the concept of r...