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Hello, I’m Howard. I’ve been a financial industry entrepreneur and investor for over 20 years. I am a General Partner at Social Leverage - we invest in seed stage software companies. I was a co-founder of Stocktwits and a seed investor in Robinhood and Etoro. On this podcast, you will hear interviews with great entrepreneurs, investors, venture capitalists, traders, and friends about their companies, their track records, and their new fave ideas and trends. This includes best ideas, worst in ...
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Panic with Friends is taking a break. Today, the world is in a very different place from when we launched the podcast in March, 2020. We are continuing our content endeavor and created Trends with Friends to talk about market trends, dad life, luxury and wellness. Find our new show, Trends with Friends, on your favorite podcast platform. New episod…
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Best of Panic: Jan van Eck of VanEck on Global Markets, Deglobalization, and Rising Interest Rates (EP.273)
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In this re-run of Best of Panic, I had been dying to get Jan on the podcast. After my brief podcast break, I decided to have a lot of my friends on – people I like talking to about markets. Jan will always be one of those people. He’s super smart and well educated. I’m in the lucky position where I don’t have to be in the market, but because I’m fa…
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Best of Panic: Jim O’Shaughnessy on Twitter, Navigating the Current Market, and our Artificially Intelligent Future (EP.272)
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In this Best of Panic re-run from November 22’, Jim O’Shaughnessy came back for a record fourth appearance. The previous time he was on, we talked about the real panic; I’d come back from vacation fired out of a cannon – only wanting to talk to my close friends or pimp some of our companies. But this time around I had a lot to talk to Jim about. He…
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Chris Temple of Optimist, An Award Winning Documentary & Impact Studio, Gives a Behind the Scenes of His Documentary ‘This is Not Financial Advice’ (EP.271)
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On this episode of Panic with Friends, I speak with my good friend Chris Temple. Chris is the co-founder and director of Optimist, an award winning documentary and impact studio. In today’s episode we dive deep into his latest film called ‘This is not Financial Advice’ which I took on the role of being an Executive Producer. In ‘This is not Financi…
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Best of Panic: Panic With ME (Howard)... The Stocktwits Story (EP.270) This Episode was 1st published on February 9th, 2023
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As I mentioned when I covered how I built Wallstrip, I’m doing more origin stories over the next year. I’m covering my own projects as well as those of the ten or fifteen people from the companies I’ve loved and the products I’ve used in Web 2. There were mostly good exits, but there were also a few that we learned from. In today’s episode I’m back…
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Best of Panic: Howard Lindzon - The Wolf of Wallstrip (EP.269) This Episode was 1st published on January 12th, 2023
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No, you haven’t entered the Twilight Zone. Yes, I’m the host of Panic with Friends, but in today’s special episode, I’m the guest. My producer Knut Jensen has turned the tables and put me in the hot seat. With so many questions about how and why I started Wallstrip, I felt it was time to lay it all out. And hopefully this answers a lot of those que…
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Best of Panic: Jeff Richards of GGV Capital on Finding Growth in the Current Market Malaise (EP.268) This Episode was 1st published on May 11th, 2023
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When Knut and I started Panic with Friends at the beginning of the pandemic, it was just that – panicking with a few friends on what was happening in the market. I don’t think either of us knew how successful the podcast would become over three years later. My good friend Jeff RIchards of GGV Capital made several appearances on the show in the earl…
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Best of Panic: Ben Hunt of Epsilon Theory on Rational Optimism and Countering a Coordinated Attack in Narrative on the United States (EP.267) This Episode was 1st published on May 4th, 2023
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Ben Hunt of Epsilon Theory is back on Panic for a record-breaking sixth time! He may be the smartest guy I know, which is why I keep having him on. He’s just an explainer – the way he explains things very easily – and I like complex things explained simply. Ben is a former Professor, a beekeeper, and a market lover. He’s the co-founder and CIO of E…
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Best of Panic: Lewis Johnson of Capital Wealth Advisors - Valuation is Destiny (EP.266) This Episode was 1st published on April 20th, 2023
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My good friend and fishing buddy Lewis Johnson of Capitol Wealth Advisors is back on Panic with Friends for a fourth round, slowly catching up to our leader, Ben Hunt. Way back when Lewis was first on the show rates were zero going to negative. When he was last here in November of 2022, we touched on the Madoff Moment that was FTX, and talked about…
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Best of Panic: Talking Testosterone and Longevity with Hone Health Co-founder and CEO Saad Alam (EP.265) This Episode was 1st published on March 16th, 2023
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There’s a massive unspoken epidemic going on globally in men’s health right now – low T-scores; and practically no one is talking about it. Lots of ‘youts’ are running around on an empty tank and don’t even know it. It’s an interesting and very important topic; and it's at the top of a lot of people’s minds, even if it’s a bit taboo to talk about. …
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Best of Panic: Howard Lindzon - Errors of Omission and other Investing Lessons Learned Along the Way (EP.264) This Episode was 1st published on March 9th, 2023
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In this episode, I’m back in the hot seat again while my producer Knut grills me on what I’m calling my ‘errors of omission’. It’s part of my plan this year to cover various points in my career. Previously I've discussed details on Wallstrip and Stocktwits. Both of those episodes answered a lot of the questions I've been asked over the years. But o…
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Best of Panic: Downtown Josh Brown on the Past, Present, and Future of Finance Media (EP.263) This Episode was 1st published on March 2nd, 2023
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I couldn’t be more excited to have my good friend Downtown Josh Brown on the show! Josh and I go way back to the early, early days of Stocktwits. He’s built what’s probably the biggest financial media brand outside of CNBCq and has managed to thrive amidst the people who like to hate on people who are doing well on social media; so I’ve got lots an…
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Rob Koyfman, Co-Founder and CEO of Koyfin, a Financial Data and Analytics Platform, Talks Trends, AI, and Monopolies in Finance (EP.262)
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On this week's episode of Panic with Friends, I speak with Rob Koyfman, the co-founder and CEO of Koyfin, a platform that offers a range of resources for investors, enabling them to conduct stock research and stay updated on market trends. He started his career at Goldman Sachs Investment Research in 2002, where he embarked on a proprietary trading…
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Joe Gagnon, CEO of 1upHealth, on All Things Longevity and Health (EP.261)
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On this week's episode of Panic with Friends, I speak with Joe Gagnon. Joe is a seasoned adventurer, creator, and explorer, combining his entrepreneurial spirit with executive expertise as a COO/CEO for over two decades. Joe is currently the CEO of 1upHealth, a cloud-based data interoperability platform that is revolutionizing healthcare outcomes. …
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Doug Hecht, Co-founder and CEO of Walla - a Modern Studio Management Platform (EP.260)
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On this week's episode of Panic with Friends I speak with Doug Hecht, the CEO and Co-founder of Walla, a modern studio management platform created to transform and simplify studio operations. Doug's entrepreneurial journey began as the CEO of Lymber, a wellness app start-up that was later acquired by MINDBODY. Following the acquisition, he took on …
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Jenny Fielding co-founder and Managing Partner of Everywhere Ventures (formerly The Fund), and a former Managing Director at Techstars (EP. 259)
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On today’s episode of Panic with Friends, I speak to my good friend Jenny Fielding. After attending law school, Jenny found herself falling in love with technology first as a founder of two mobile companies and now as an early stage investor. She then spent nearly 8 years as the Managing Director at Techstars. After her time there, she set out to s…
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Brooker Belcourt, Covey.io Founder, discusses building Covey Legends and his time at Goldman, Coatue, and Citadel (EP.258)
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On this week of Panic with Friends, I speak with Brooker Belcourt, founder of Covey. Brooker is a driven founder with extensive experience in the investment industry and a deep understanding of the needs he is looking to address. Prior to founding Covey, he previously worked at Citadel, Coatue Management, as well as Goldman Sachs, where he acquired…
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Roy Rubin, Magento co-founder/former CEO, Founding Partner at R-Squared Ventures, Entrepreneur, Investor, and Advisor (EP.257)
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On this week's episode of Panic with Friends I speak with Roy Rubin. Roy is the co-founder and former CEO of Magento, a digital commerce solution for merchants and brands. eBay acquired a 49 percent stake in Magento in February, 2011; followed by the acquisition of the entire company in June, 2011. Roy stayed on as the CEO of Magento until 2013. La…
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Jud Valeski, co-founder of Gnip, on All Things Early Internet (EP.256)
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On this episode of the Panic with Friends, I talk to Jud Valeski, co-founder and former CEO of Gnip. Jud started his career at Netscape right out of college, where he worked for three years. He then went on to AOL, where he worked for nearly seven years. Later, in 2006, in the early days of MySpace, Jud had the revelation that social media was goin…
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Sharona Cohen of DSTNC on Endurance Culture, Brand Curation, and The Future of Cycling (EP.255)
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I’m always excited to interview a portfolio company founder on Panic with Friends, so I’m doubly excited to have Sharona Cohen, co-founder (her husband Nave is the other co-founder who I previously had on the pod) of DSTNC (Social Leverage Fund IV) on today’s show. The company is at the forefront of fashion and technology, or as I like to call it, …
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Joe McCann of Asymmetric on Crypto and Unravelling the Current Banking Crisis (EP.254)
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I’m excited to finally have my friend Joe McCann on the show. He’s the founder of Asymmetric, a modern-day crypto fund. Joe’s probably one of the smartest people I follow on Twitter and I usually get caught up reading his monthly letters. I wanted to have Joe on the show and get his thoughts on navigating the crypto space. Nowadays most people have…
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Jeff Richards of GGV Capital on Finding Growth in the Current Market Malaise (EP.253)
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When Knut and I started Panic with Friends at the beginning of the pandemic, it was just that – panicking with a few friends on what was happening in the market. I don’t think either of us knew how successful the podcast would become over three years later. My good friend Jeff RIchards of GGV Capital made several appearances on the show in the earl…
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Ben Hunt of Epsilon Theory on Rational Optimism and Countering a Coordinated Attack in Narrative on the United States (EP.252)
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Ben Hunt of Epsilon Theory is back on Panic for a record-breaking sixth time! He may be the smartest guy I know, which is why I keep having him on. He’s just an explainer – the way he explains things very easily – and I like complex things explained simply. Ben is a former Professor, a beekeeper, and a market lover. He’s the co-founder and CIO of E…
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Oana Manolache of Sequel.io on Empowering Brands with Unique Live Experiences that Connect Customers (EP.251)
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I’m excited to have another one of our portfolio company founders on this episode of Panic. Oana is the founder and CEO of Sequel.io, which allows organizations of all sizes to host live events and webinars right on their own website. It’s a no-code solution that lets marketers turn live video into leads by embedding events on their own websites. C…
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Lewis Johnson of Capital Wealth Advisors - Valuation is Destiny (EP.250)
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My good friend and fishing buddy Lewis Johnson of Capitol Wealth Advisors is back on Panic with Friends for a fourth round, slowly catching up to our leader, Ben Hunt. Way back when Lewis was first on the show rates were zero going to negative. When he was last here in November of 2022, we touched on the Madoff Moment that was FTX, and talked about…
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